A newly discovered dinosaur may be re-writing China's geological history, according to a recent finding of new giant sauropod, Lingwulong shenqi lived in the north of the country about 100-74 million years ago.

At this time, East Asia was thought to have split from the supercontinent Pangaea, but Lingwulong may be evidence that that was not the case.

Officials have announced South Sudan's warring leaders have agreed to share power once again in the latest effort to end a five-year civil war.

The agreement initialled on Wednesday will be signed on August 5, Sudan's Foreign Minister Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed said.

President Salva Kiir will lead South Sudan's government during a transitional period and armed opposition leader Riek Machar will return as first vice-president.

Researchers have found that inexpensive magnets can reduce the number of sharks caught in fish traps and increases the amount of fish caught.

University of Newcastle marine ecologist Vincent Raoult said researchers experimented with small magnets on fish traps to create an electromagnetic field over trap entry points, with the hope of deterring sharks.

Your latte might be helping farmers across the country make rich, healthy compost for future harvests.

'Closed loop' growers are part of a movement making exactly that happen, partnering with cafes and restaurants nationwide to turn waste into produce.

By repurposing organic yields from kitchens like peels, coffee grounds, and eggshells, farmers can create different composting systems to fuel the farm at different stages of production.

Brisbane City Council has released tenders for the two main projects of the anticipated Brisbane metro, with the tender for vehicles and an estimated 315 million dollar upgrade to the Cultural Centre Station.

Cr Adrian Schrinner said the overall project would likely change following input from businesses, but stressed the importance of putting forward ideas for the station upgrade that would "wow people".

Queensland’s newest fleet of trains, which have been plagued by disability access issues will be examined by a government inquiry.

Hundreds of problems need to be rectified across at least 35 trains, including braking, air-conditioning, ventilation and sightlines for train drivers.

The $4.4 billion trains also failed disability access tests, with the Human Rights Commission refusing the Government an exemption from disability compliance laws.

Pakistan has been hit by violence on the day of its general elections - with at least 31 dead in the worst attack.

According to unofficial results, the PTI party is currently leading in 109 national assembly seats, while PML-N is ahead in about 67 seats, with only 26% of the votes have been counted so far, according to local media

The campaign has been overshadowed by concerns of fraud and violence, and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan says there have been "blatant" attempts to manipulate the polls.