Giuseppe Conte, a former law professor, has been named as the Italian Prime Minister after surviving accusations he overstated his academic credentials.

Mr Conte has been under close scrutiny by both the Italian and international press after it was claimed that he inflated his experience at prestigious universities.

Mr Conte, who is unaffiliated with any formal political parties was chosen as a compromise between the left-leaning Five Star Movement and the far-right League.

Water that flooded North-West Queensland 2 months ago have now travelled more than 1000kms to Lake Eyre in South Australia.

Outback residents say it’s refreshing flood waters are bringing relief to the drought conditions in the stations and towns.

The Australian Wildlife Conservancy says it has been several years since Lake Eyre last had a flood this big.

The conservancy's Atticus Fleming said waters would encourage endangered species to the area, along with unwanted feral animals.

Coles have reissued the recall of its own brand of ice creams after the supermarket discovered pieces of metal may be in the product.

On Wednesday, Coles put out another statement on its website saying that it was to be recalled in NSW and Queensland.

“The recall is due to the potential presence of metal fragments. Customers should not eat these products,” the notice said.

“Food products containing metal may cause injury if consumed.”

A woman whose accused rapist was acquitted despite causing her shocking injuries said she feels betrayed by Queensland's legal system and sexual consent laws need to change.

The woman underwent emergency surgery after a sexual encounter on a beach took a disastrous turn.

The Queensland Women's Legal Service said the case is a prime example of why the state's rape laws are the worst in Australia and need reform.

A Brisbane student has put out a call across the South-East for cat poo as part of a research project to determine the impact of domestic cats on the local environment.

Griffith University student Hannah Piccolo wants Brisbane and Gold Coast residents to participate in an online survey to reveal the roaming and hunting patterns of local felines.

Ms Piccolo said “the data will hopefully be able to provide better information to cat owners and to local councils to inform the development of strategies to manage urban native wildlife populations.”

Former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has been sentenced to two years in prison for corruption.

A court found he had unlawfully influenced officials over the purchase of a luxury bulletproof Mercedes Benz worth $700,000 in 2012.

Prosecutors used secret recordings to show that Gruevski had influenced a member of a tender commission to promote a particular car dealer to supply the vehicle for his personal use.

Gruevski was eventually forced out of office because of a wire-tapping scandal.

Upstate New York parents have won a legal battle to evict their 30-year-old son.

Syracuse judge, Donald Greenwood reportedly said to Mr Rotondo, “I want you out of that household” and that his bid to remain with his parents was “outrageous”.

Mr Rotondo told reporters he would appeal against the ruling, and that he had planned to move out of the home in within three months anyway.

Queensland doctors are concerned about a new pharmacy push to allow for low-risk medications to be dispensed without new prescriptions.

Health Minister Steven Miles says the first priority is patient safety, but in rural and regional areas where it’s difficult to get to a doctor ... it may be safer for them to go to a pharmacy.”

Australian Medical Association Queensland, chair of general practice, Dr Richard Kidd says the ethics of pharmacists prescribing and dispensing medication is concerning.

The ABC have spoken to an employee of the Tasmanian Child and Youth Services who alleges that Total Support Services have failed in their care of duty.

It is claimed that a child in their care has been admitted to the Royal Hobart Hospital Psychiatric department because of treatment by staff.

The DHHS employee said that the department has reported “multiple concerns” about the treatment of children by TSS placed into their care when other, not-for-profit providers were unavailable.