Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Sen, says his country is ‘preparing’ to receive more refugees from Australia in a controversial deal that has cost the Federal Government $50 million.

In 2014, Australia signed a four-year deal with Cambodia, committing an extra $40 million in aid in exchange for resettling refugees from offshore detention centres in Nauru.

The deal has been labelled an expensive failure with just three of seven resettled refugees from Nauru remaining in Cambodia.

An Aeromexico plane carrying 101 people has crashed near an airport in Northern Mexico.

TV images show the tail of a plane bearing an Aeromexico logo emerging from scrubland and a column of smoke rising to the sky.

Aeromexico said it was seeking to verify the information and obtain details about the incident.

A 45 centimeter shark was smuggled out of an aquarium in a baby stroller in the US last night.

Leon Valley police Chief Joseph Salvaggio said two men and a woman stole the shark from an open pool where visitors were allowed to reach in and touch the animals in the tank.

Chief Salvaggio said one of the men had grabbed the shark while the others wrapped it in a wet towel and put it in the stroller.

Police have recovered the shark and returned it the aquarium.

Hundreds of hikers stranded in Lombok, Bali have been rescued following an earthquake on the island.

Retrieval efforts are continuing after 16 people were killed and more than 350 injured by the earthquake triggered by landslides.

Out of the 543 hikers rescued, close to 200 were foreigners.

Parts of south-east Queensland have recorded the hottest July temperatures on record this year, with Australian climatologists warning of more to come.

Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes expert Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick says “we are heading towards an El Nino summer, so are more likely to have hotter weather.”

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) will today release weather figures showing maximum temperatures on record for areas including Brisbane, Oakey, Gatton, and parts of the Gold Coast.  

The Federal Government has confirmed the law will be changed to protect privacy in the My Health Record System following crisis talks last night with the Australian Medical Association.

Amidst concerns police and government agencies could access private health records, Health Minister Greg Hunt says legislative amendments to the online health system will be made that require a court order or warrant in order for documents to be accessed by anyone other than a health professional.

Early-morning construction work has prompted hundreds of Brisbane residents to call for a review into the city’s construction hour times.

Woolloongabba resident, Leah Govorko, launched a petition arguing the construction start time of 6:30am was too early and needed to be pushed to a later time.

The petition has gained over 500 signatures and is open until August 25th.

State schools in Queensland are calling for the state government to make air conditioning a priority, suggesting the quality of student’s learning is negatively affected by poor climate control.

President of the Queensland Teachers’ Union, Kevin Bates, says “it is important students are effective as learners, and that happens when the climate is controlled.”