Peppa Pig takes the stage at the Sydney Opera House this week PETA is asking that the venue take pork off the menu.

PETA recently sent a letter to the venue’s kids and performing arts representative, urging her to honour the character by taking animals off the Opera Bar menu during the show’s run.

As an added incentive, PETA offered to supply vegan ham or sausages for the opening show.

US President Donald Trump has declared North Korea no longer poses a nuclear threat, even though there is no clearer definition of denuclearisation or a timeframe added for it to be done.

In North Korea, the state media has praised the summit between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump as a resounding success, while downplaying the agreement to work toward complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.

An Uber driver has had his license suspended after he forced two kissing women to get out of his car in New York City.

The couple were traveling from Brooklyn to Manhattan on Saturday when they exchanged what they described as a "peck" on the lips.

The driver, who told the couple that kissing in an Uber was illegal, has been criticised by regulators and the company itself.

Queensland's agriculture lobby groups have criticised the state budget as lacking vision, despite an overall rise in the amount of money spent on agriculture.

The Queensland Agriculture and Fisheries budget is $481.7 million for 2018-19, up $57 million compared to last year, and will focus on biosecurity and drought relief.

Mango farmer Malcolm Green says the current spell of dry weather may severely affect his mango crop later this year.

"If we don't get rain before the flowers bloom next month the trees won't produce as much fruit," he said.

"On the bright side, we've still got plenty of frozen mangos from last year."

Brisbane residents will have to put up with the roadworks on Kingsford Smith Drive for another 18 months, and some suburbs will be slugged with a six per cent rate rise, the council budget has revealed.

The timeline was included as part of Brisbane City Council's 2018-19 budget of $3.1 billion with another $200 million left to spend on the project.

Upgrades to Kingsford Smith Drive have caused rolling lane closures, a slowed speed limit and significant congestion.

A pair of Australian army veterans are helping returned soldiers transition back into civilian life one wave at a time.

The Association of Veteran Surfers is a surfing club founded by two 29 year old men, following their discharges from the defence force.

Both men said they found solace in the ocean as they struggled to re-adapt after their military careers.

More than 4000 people remain homeless in Guatemala after last week’s eruption of Mount Fuego. 

Most of the victims are now living in temporary shelters.

The Guatemalan government has said it will provide housing for those impacted, but there may be a long wait.