Northern Territory gas field puts Paris commitment in doubt

An inquiry that examined the risks with fracking has found that a gas boom in the Northern Territory would contribute as much as 6.6 per cent to Australia’s annual emissions.

The inquiry found a single onshore shale gas field in the Northern Territory would produce double the amount of emissions as the entire Australian waste sector and increase overall emissions by 4.5 per cent.

Experts said increased emissions would jeopardise the commitment Australia made to the landmark 2015 Paris climate change agreement.

Erdogan claims Turkish election

Recep Yayyip Erdogan has claimed victory in the turkish presidential election while ballot counting is still underway.

The official agency reports that 95.5% of votes have been counted with Erdogan winning a 50.72% share of the national vote.

The results will be a disappointment for the opposition that had hoped to push control of the legislature from the AKP party who have governed unopposed for 16 years.

Ethiopian prime minister sticks to reforms after rally explosion

Ethiopian prime minister, Abiy Ahmed has voweed to continue with his reforms despite an explosion at a rally on saturday.

A grenade is thought to have been thrown on stage after the Prime Minister finished speaking, injuring over 100 people and one person confirmed dead.

The attack is seen to be in opposition of progressive reforms undertaken by Ahmed such as opening state owned companies to private investment and dramatically loosening restrictions on media.

Experienced Uber drivers call for cap on ridesharing licenses

An experienced Brisbane uber driver has called for a cap on ride sharing licenses as number increased to triple the taxi licenses.

The anonymous driver claimed the oversaturation resulted in a drop of income and a cap should be considered if the trend continues.

Shadow transport Minister Steve Minnikin said the issue should be considered by the Palaszczuk government through the post-implementation review period currently underway.

Local brisbane charity trying to meet high demand for winter

Local Brisbane charity, Knitting for Brisbane’s Needy, has been trying to keep up with highest demand seen for blankets, jumpers and beanies to warm the city’s homeless.

Charity founder Karen Croke said this year alone they’ve seen a huge rise in demand due to more homelessness, an increase in domestic violence and more people struggling.

The charity has asked for community support to help get a new set of wheels to continue its work.

Coalition to press for corporate tax cuts

The Coalition will push for their corporate tax rate changes this week and will have to lobby at least four more votes from minor parties and independents in the upper house in the final week of sitting before a winter break.

Opposition leader Bill Shorten has remained opposed to the policy, he said big business does not need any more help.

The changes to corporate tax would cut corporate tax for businesses with more the $50 million in turnover.

Liberal party members attack ALP ads against Turnbull

Coalition members have criticised ALP ads which draw attention to the Prime Minister corporate past as the main reason for the coalitions new plans to cut corporate tax rate.

LNP backbencher Scott Buchholz said no one cares how much Malcolm Turnbull is worth, although federal opposition members are saying the ads are fair game.

The ALP ads said the Prime Ministers financial interest register show he directly owns shares in 32 companies worth over 50 million dollars.

Protesters call for new Brexit Vote

Thousands of people have marched through the streets of London demanding a new Brexit vote, related to the terms of Brexit.

The Protests were organised by Open Britain who say 100,000 protesters flooded the streets waving European and Irish flags calling for a “people's vote”.

Hundreds of people also joined pro-brexit protests, carrying union flags and St. George’s flag.

Trump calls for deportation without court appearances

US President Donald Trump has called for the US to deport people without facing court, conflicting with current immigration laws.

The President's comments come after he signed an executive order stopping the separation of children from their parents at the US-Mexico border.

A lack of judicial proceeding for Illegal immigrants would forgo the need for Judges and would be an overhaul of the current immigration process.