Finally, in the UK, Prime Minister Theresa May has held off a revolt of Conservative MP’s, passing the EU (Withdrawal) Bill.

Peers in the House of Lords have accepted amendments to the bill sent from the House of Commons. Rebel MP’s had wanted the ability to reject a ‘No deal Brexit’.

Before the Commons vote, Dominic Grieve, leader of the would-be rebels, wanted to ensure MPs had the power to stop the UK leaving without a deal.

The New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has gone into labour with her first child at an Auckland hospital, early this morning.

The  New Zealand PM will be the second elected leader to give birth in modern times. Asked by reporters on how the couple had been faring on choosing a name, Ardern responded: “Terribly. Do you have any suggestions?”

One Nation Leader, Pauline Hanson has told the ABC this morning her party of two senators would support the entire three stage, seven year plan.

Senator Hanson has conceded that the reforms are a gamble, having previously argued that the third stage was unaffordable.

The third stage does not become law until the financial year 2024-25, six years away. She hopes that the government can “get the budget back on track”

Staff at the Baptist Church Op Shop in Vincentia, on the South Coast, were going through an anonymous donation when they discovered two timeless pieces of art.

Someone recognised the artist’s signature, Marian Ellis Rowan, and, after some Googling, they realised they had found national treasures.

The small watercolour paintings, Flowers on the banks of the lake and Ducks in the lake, are almost 110 years old.

Services will be temporarily cancelled from a ferry terminal in Brisbane's west so a multimillion-dollar upgrade can be completed.

A development application for the upgrade to the 1996-constructed Guyatt Park ferry terminal was lodged on Monday.

Brisbane City Council has been gradually upgrading its terminals to meet disability standards and increase flood resilience following the 2011 floods.

The maximum penalties for driving offences which cause death or grievous bodily harm have been increased under laws passed by the State Government.

The laws closely follow community outrage over the sentence handed down in December to the man who fatally struck Camp Hill woman Yasmin McAllister.

The driver, who pleaded guilty to one charge of careless driving, was handed a three-month wholly suspended prison sentence and allowed back on the road in six months.

Scientists have created gene-edited pigs that are immune to one of the world's costliest livestock diseases.

The team edited the animals' DNA to make them resist the deadly respiratory disease- a move that could prevent billions of pounds in losses each year.

The genetic edit is permanent, so disease resistance will be passed down the generations through natural breeding.

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to end the separation of immigrant families at the US-Mexico border, which has sparked outrage in the United States and abroad.

While signing the document he said that he did not like the sight of children being separated from their families.

"It's about keeping families together while at the same time making sure that we have a very powerful, very strong border," Mr Trump told reporters.

Australian Musician Nick Cave’s hometown of Warracknabeal in Victoria's wheatbelt has announced a crowdfunding campaign to build a larger-than-life statue of it’s most famous resident.

The small town plans to use the statue of the lead singer of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds to draw tourists to the town.

The sculptor, Corin Johnson, is hopeful the project will get off the ground despite some objections.