A Renoir painting stolen by the Nazis during World War Two has finally been returned to the granddaughter of the original owner.

Do Farmeh Don Un Jardin - translated to “Two Girls in a Garden”, was painted in 1919, just a year before French Artist Renoir died.

The original owner, Alfred Weinberger, lost the painting to the Nazis, and spent decades after the war trying to get it back.

It was returned to his sole air, Sylvie Sulitzer, in a ceremony at the Museum of Jewish History in New York.

On Thursday, Minister for Women Kelly O’Downer will introduce legislation to parliament that offers five days of unpaid domestic violence leave. However, the Australian Council of Trade Unions says it need to be 10 days of paid leave.

Union President Michelle O’Neill believes this should be the minimum, as women need time and money to find a new home, school, and to deal with both police and court matters.

A further $545,000 will be spent on fixing the slippery surface on Goodwill Bridge, which cyclists have been sliding on for almost a year.

Although more than $23,000 has already been spent on this problem in 2017, the bridge still remains a hazard. The Department of Public Works received 33 complaints from October 4, 2017 to August 23, 2018. 14 of these included claims for compensation.

The German Catholic church has revealed a shameful statistic after a study was leaked, claiming thousands of children were sexually abused by Clerics over the past 70 years.

The leaked document revealed that over 1600 clerics and priests had abused 3677 minors between 1946 and 2014.

Bishop of Trier, Stephen Ackerman, said the statistics were “depressing and shameful”.

A Gold Coast School is urging children who have not been vaccinated against Whooping Cough to stay at home after a spike in children displaying symptoms of the illness.

Palm Beach School has written to parent and carers that all students who are unvaccinated or experiencing symptoms of the respiratory infection to remain at home say Professor Paul Van Buynder as it can potentially be life threatening to children, particularly school aged children

The Sri Lankan government has agreed to ban the sacrifice of animals, including birds, at Hindu temples on the island, after growing protests from the Buddhist majority and moderate Hindus.

This new plan was announced yesterday. The cabinet approved a proposal put forward by the Hindu Religious Affairs Minister to outlaw the ancient practice, which is still observed at multiple temples across the country.

Despite coffee playing an important role in people’s daily lives, the same cannot be said for Rwandans. Rwandans aren’t big on drinking coffee, but the country is big on exporting it.

Although Rwandans prefer drinking tea, soft drinks or a cold beer, coffee is the country’s second-largest export earner.

According to Clare Akamanzi, executive director of the Rwanda Development Board, more than 80 percent of its coffee is exported; on the contrary, only 16 percent of all homegrown product is consumed domestically.

Recently, more and more lawyers and legal professionals have been coming forward and reporting the high incidences of sexual harassment and assault within their workplace.

An unnamed former lawyer said that there was a “jaw-dropping” amount of unwanted sexual advances and propositions in her workplace, and that the #metoo movement has inspired her and many others to come forward and talk about the abuse.

The Australian Human Rights Commission recently found that sexual harassment in the workplace is on the rise.

Thousands of children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome are missing out on National Disability Insurance Scheme Benefits and funding due to the lack of specialists diagnosing and assessing the impact of the disorder.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is thought to affect approximately 5% of the population, with severity ranging from mild behavioural disturbances to severe brain impairment.