Global Warming to Exceed 1.5 Degree Rise

A new United Nations report has warned that global warming will exceed 1.5 degrees by roughly 2040.

The report comes after the United States pulled out and weakened the Paris climate change agreement last year.

The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states that only “rapid and far-reaching” transitions in the world economy could prevent global warming of more than 1.5 degrees Celsius.

LGBT Rights Activist Arrested in Moscow

Australian born British gay rights activist, Peter Tatchell, has been detained by Russian Police and charged with breaking the law for holding a one man protest in Moscow.

Tatchell was protesting the human rights abuses of gay men in Chechnya, where dozens of men have come forward and spoken out against the use of torture in prison facilities.

He has been charged with violating Federal Law 54 and the Presidential Decree 202, which ban all protests around the Kremlin during the World Cup.

1 Billion Dollar Investment for NSW Ambulance Service

The New South Wales state government announced a $1 billion dollar investment into the state ambulance service ahead of the NSW budget next Tuesday.

The investment will see 750 new paramedics and call centre staff added to the service, with the first 200 being deployed in the next 12 months.

Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said that the investment will mean more paramedics in Sydney’s West and South-West regions.