A joint standing committee on Northern Australia published more than 30 recommendations on improving tourism in remote parts of Australia, including the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.

An outback cafe in south-west Queensland has cooked up camel burgers to help diversify drought-hit livestock industry.

Gold Coast uni student, Sophie Curnow, will run 52km in 24 hours to raise dementia awareness when she competes in two races at the Gold Coast Marathon.

English LGBT group Three Lions Pride claimed their rainbow flag was confiscated at England's World Cup match against Panama.

The group claims that their flag was taken down in the stadium while they left to get a drink, only to then be handed back after texting and putting pressure on a FIFA official.

In Russia, it is illegal to show the rainbow flag in public, but exemptions have been made for the World Cup, allowing it to be displayed in stadiums for matches.

A small plane crashed into a construction site in Mumbai yesterday, killing five people, four of which were on-board and one on the ground.

India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation has said the plane was on a test flight but that weather conditions did not appear to be a factor in the crash. A team is currently investigating the nature of the crash.

Former Indian Aviation Minister Praful Patel praised the pilot for the guiding the plane into an open area, saving many lives at the cost of her own.

The Federal Parliament has passed new legislation which aims to prevent foreign interference  in Australian elections, by strengthening espionage offences and forcing those working for overseas companies or governments to declare their actions.

Critics to the bill included The Greens spokesman Nick McKim, who said the legislation was not only “draconian” but would “clamp down on dissent”.

The new laws have been introduced before a number of by-elections are expected to occur across the country.

Bureau of Meteorology staff have hijacked the weather bureau’s website and media appearances to step up their campaign in protracted pay negotiations after a five-year pay freeze.

In online weather forecasts across Australia this week, staff wrote the message, “Bureau staff have been fighting for years to hold on to the conditions we have, but they are under attack.”

While the Committee for Brisbane’s Liveability Survey indicated trams were a highly requested transport method by residents, it’s unlikely trams will return to Brisbane.

Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk acknowledged the “romance” surrounding trams, but said that it wasn’t a realistic transport method for Brisbane streets.

Standard trams require a width of 7.5 metres for the tracks, and 14 metres for the stations, a distance which would close many of Brisbane’s narrow streets, including Anne Street.

A new report shows although Brisbane may be one of the cheaper cities in Australia to buy a house, first-home buyers are still likely to spend at least five years saving for a 20 per cent deposit.

However, the good news is those wanting to buy a unit will only need to save for about 4 years.

Place New Farm agent, Steve Yates, says it’s crucial first time buyers keep on track of rising house prices to keep up with changing market prices.