A Brisbane art collector has paid almost $3 million for a painting by one of Australia’s best landscape artists, Fred Williams.

Brisbane City Council is moving ahead with its plans to remove cars from Victoria Bridge, but designs for the bridge don’t show any kind of coverage to protect pedestrians from the sun or rain.

In a letter to Kim Jung UN, Donald Trump has said the planned meeting between the countries would be inappropriate, at this time.

Meteorologists are expecting a severe cyclone to strike Oman on Saturday, near Salalah, the country’s third-largest city and home to 200,000 people.

This comes after the cyclone named Mekunu wreaked havoc on Yemen, causing mudslides, heavy rains and even sinking two ships.

At least 17 people have been reported missing in Yemen after the powerful storm, with more than 200 families displaced from their homes.

A bushfire warning has been issued this morning for residents of the Western Australia city of Albany, with officials saying people are in danger and need to act immediately to survive.

The Federal Government will establish a new $8 million taskforce to treat the Virus HTLV-1 that is affecting thousands of indigenous Australians.

Over 7 million dinosaur bones and fossils are being stored in the Queensland Museum’s Hendra warehouse.

A live stargazing event took place in the Roma Street Parklands on Wednesday where astronomical photographs were projected onto the William Jolly Bridge.