Hairstylist and philanthropist, Jak Vaessen, who has previously raised more than $1 million dollars for local charities, was left disgusted, after a 24 hour sleep out in Brisbane’s CBD.

Vaessen said the sleep out was in response to the upcoming St Vinnies Sleepout.

Instead of sleeping with city leaders and other activists at the Brisbane Powerhouse for a night, Vaessen slept in the CBD and was surprised when only one person offered to help him.

The president of South Sudan and his former vice president signed a peace deal Wednesday in a bid to end their country's protracted civil war.

A mystery object called Oumuamua that passed through our solar system has been identified as a comet after much debate and investigation from astronomers.

Woolworths customers in NSW, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia will be provided with free reusable bags from today until July 8.

A joint standing committee on Northern Australia published more than 30 recommendations on improving tourism in remote parts of Australia, including the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.

An outback cafe in south-west Queensland has cooked up camel burgers to help diversify drought-hit livestock industry.

Gold Coast uni student, Sophie Curnow, will run 52km in 24 hours to raise dementia awareness when she competes in two races at the Gold Coast Marathon.

English LGBT group Three Lions Pride claimed their rainbow flag was confiscated at England's World Cup match against Panama.

The group claims that their flag was taken down in the stadium while they left to get a drink, only to then be handed back after texting and putting pressure on a FIFA official.

In Russia, it is illegal to show the rainbow flag in public, but exemptions have been made for the World Cup, allowing it to be displayed in stadiums for matches.