US Republican Senator John Mccain has passed away on Saturday the 25th at the age of 81, after a year long battle with brain cancer.

Mccain is survived by his wife Cindy and his mother, Roberta.  He was well-known due to his five year experience as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.

He is receiving deep condolences from both sides of the political spectrum, including 2008 running rival Barack Obama.

A boat of asylum seekers was abandoned in Tropical North Queensland, above Cairns .

Border Force officials are now currently searching the crocodile prone area of Daintree Rainforest for the group, having already detained eleven.

This would be the first illegal boat to arrive on Australian shores since 2014.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has now revealed details of his cabinet, after his election against challenger Peter Dutton on the 24th, against Malcolm Turnbull.

Mr Dutton has resigned as Home Affairs Minister, as well as being stripped of certain responsibilities from his portfolio, such as immigration.

Former Defence Minister Marise Payne has taken Julie Bishop’s role as Foreign Affairs Minister, as the Morrison cabinet goes into its fourth day.

Calls have been made for one of Brisbane’s most well known inner-city shopping streets to be redesigned, with the local councillor concerned the precinct had been left unloved.

Green’s councillor Jonathan Sri has launched a petition calling for the council to allocate funding in the 2018-19 budget to upgrade Boundary Street in West End.  

Up to 50MM of rain has hit parts of Central Queensland, along with ‘golf-sized’ hail across many parts of the state.

Drought-stricken towns such as Surrey and St George have experienced over 50mm over the weekend, giving relief to several areas in need of rain.  

Some areas of Central Queensland, however, have not benefited from these downpours.