A U.S Supreme Court has upheld the controversial ‘Muslim travel ban’, which currently blocks most people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen from entering the United States.

The ruling means the ban will remain in effect and allows President Donald Trump to potentially add more countries.

The U.S Government is rejecting the idea that the ban is representing unconstitutional and religious discrimination saying it is needed to protect the country against attacks by Islamic militants.

A four-year-old boy in Taiwan has been rescued after he was left dangling off his fifth-story balcony for half an hour.

The boy, who was left home alone by his parents, went to the balcony and slipped through the security grille, with his head caught between the bars.

According to a local doctor, the child suffered only minor injuries to his head and ears.

A Harley-Davidson rider has escaped serious injury after he collided with an emu on a remote Queensland road on Tuesday.

The 21-year-old rider was travelling about 100km/h on a road in Mackay when the large native bird ran out in front of him.

An RACQ rescue helicopter crewman said the man, who was earning a full-face helmet and leathers was ‘incredibly lucky’ to escape serious injury after the freak accident.

The emu died at the scene.

A three-year investigation into worker exploitation by Australia’s workplace watchdog has found some foreign workers on Australian farms are ‘bonded like slaves’ due to dodgy labour hire contractors.

Australia’s national multibillion dollar fruit and vegetable sector has been under intense scrutiny following revelations of poor working and pay conditions for some foreign workers.

Brisbane property buyers are in luck in 2019, with the market expected to turn positive in the coming year.

According to apartment data fostered by the CoreLogic-Moody’s Analytics Australian Home Value Index Forecast, last year’s growth was at a negative -2.9 percent for units, while 2018 is expecting to see a 0.8 percent growth, and 2019 to bloom with a massive 6.5 percent rise in unit values.

Dreamworld’s Thunder River Rapids Ride inquest is still ongoing, with ride instructor and operator Amy Crisp saying she “never questioned” the training she gave Courtney Williams the day of the tragedy.

Miss William’s told the inquest last week that she felt unprepared to operate the control panel and was not told what some buttons were used for.

Ms. Crisp continues giving her evidence today.

A six year old child has fired a loaded handgun found in the couch of an IKEA store in Indiana.

The gun had been misplaced and wedged between the cushions after its owner sat down on the couch.

Sergeant Tom Weger from the Fisher’s Police Department says upon the firing of the gun, “the gun owner quickly identified himself … and fully cooperated with the investigation”.

Author of ‘China’s Great Wall of Debt’, Danny McMahon, says China’s eerie ghost cities are a ‘symptom’ of the countrys' economic troubles and housing bubble.

There are currently over 64 million empty apartments in China, with many people buying the properties as an investment with no intention of ever moving in.

Experts say Australia is missing out on billions in potential short-term health savings which could come with tougher greenhouse emission targets.

Professor of Planetary Health at the University of Sydney, Tony Capon suggests the energy and transport sectors alone cost Australia at least $6 billion a year in heath problems.