The United Nations and the Red Cross have withdrawn their staff from Al Hudaydah, fearing an imminent attack from the Arab coalition.

Approximately 80% of foreign humanitarian aid entering Yemen comes through the port city, with over 75% of the Yemeni population is dependent on food aid.

US Representative Ted Lieu says another attack on the city would plunge Yemen into further humanitarian crisis.

Traces of asbestos are being found on beaches in Darwin.

Locals believe the asbestos has been on the beaches for years, following the dumping of household debris near the coastline.

There are signs on beaches that warn people of the potential asbestos hazards, but locals consider these to be insufficient warnings.

No extensive effort has been made to remove the asbestos, but a representative of the Darwin Council has encouraged people to report large pieces to the Northern Territory government.

An environmental campaigner is calling for warnings to be placed on takeaway coffee cups in the style of tobacco packaging warnings to reduce the number of coffee cups that end up in landfill.

Campaigner Anna Warren aims to get signatures from 25,000 supporters to her online petition to present it to Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg.

Ms Warren suggests that a warning should be placed on disposable cups, especially cups with a waterproof coating as they cannot be recycled.

A loophole within the Queensland blue card system will be closed, with applicants not able to begin work with children until their applications are finalised.  

The system will be given $17 million over the course of the next three years to ensure a new ‘no card, no start’ law is introduced.

Previously applicants could start work with children as long as they had begun the application process. 

However, the priority of protecting children has resulted in the states new laws.

A marketing video promoting tourism for Rockhampton was pulled from social media this morning following criticism over ‘whitewashing’ the Indigenous history of the city.

The video was criticised for failing to represent Indigenous and South Sea Islander communities who are a huge part of Rockhampton’s population and history.

The Rockhampton Regional Council has released an official apology for not recognising the diversity of its community in the advertisement.

Sydney will host the largest Tutankhamun exhibition to leave Egypt in 2021, featuring 60 artefacts that have never been seen by the public. 

Preparations for the exhibition include a $50 million upgrade for the Australian Museum, which will boost the economy for the arts and culture sector of New South Wales.

The museum upgrades will also improve education facilities and allow more school students to visit the museum.

Australia’s largest private property developer Walker Corporation has proposed plans to dredge and reclaim a wetland in Brisbane's south to construct 3,600 homes.

The Queensland government states Toondah Harbour is a “priority development area”, but the project is being criticised as the wetland is home to endangered shorebirds.

The proposal would also require the approval of the federal and Queensland governments.

This is the third attempt in three years to dredge the Ramsar-listed wetland. 

In New South Wales, a legal loophole which prevented child sexual abuse survivors from suing religious institutions has been removed after new legal reforms.

NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman says the reforms will ‘make it easier for child sexual abuse survivors and all child abuse survivors to take action against those who have failed them in the past.’

Religious institutions will now be held accountable for the actions of officials who used their position to abuse children