The Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Australian woman Justine Damond last July has turned himself in on charges of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

The officer shot Ms Damond minutes after she called 9-1-1 to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home.

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman says the officer recklessly fired his handgun from the passenger seat in disregard for human life.

A family who believed their two dogs had died in the Tathra bushfire have cried tears of joy after finding their pets had survived.

The dogs were left behind after the family evacuated their home just a street away from where the blaze took hold.

Kristy Lee Kelly says one of the dogs is her companion dog helping her deal with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, but thankfully the dogs have returned to her safe and sound.

A human skull has been discovered in the Kimberley Region in Western Australia.

A quad biker at La Grange Bay spotted the skull and reported it to police who enlisted local Karajarri man Frankie Shoveller to help collect it.

Officer in charge, Senior Sergeant Chris Fox, said the skull is not being investigated as a crime, as the skull is most likely from pre-colonial times.

An ABC analysis has shown a correlation between the increase in ice usage and the number of children being removed from homes.

Ice usage sharply increased between 2010 and 2013 while the number of children in out-of-home care also dramatically increased by 33.5% according to the Australian Institute of Health.

The analysis also found that Indigenous children are up to 10 times more likely to be admitted to out-of-home care.

Sudan, the last male northern white rhino has unfortunately been euthanized at his home in Kenya.

Following our story last week on his hopeful recovery, Sudan took a turn for the worst and due to age-related complications his condition drastically deteriorated.

Scientists are now developing in-vitro fertilisation for the two surviving female northern white rhinos, attempting to save the species.

‘Mr Brightside’, The Killers’ iconic anthem has officially spent 200 weeks in the UK top 100.

Fifteen years after the song’s release it’s still “doing just fine” being streamed 45 million times last year.

No one’s falling asleep or calling a cab on this classic, as each week in 2018 it’s been streamed an averaging 878 000 and fans are waiting with eager eyes as destiny calls ‘Mr Brightside’ to make it four years straight in the charts with only eight more weeks to go.

The Gold Coast City Council will be offering free wifi to those attending the Commonwealth games, however people’s Facebook data will be mined in the process.

The data will be used for tourism marketing by the council, and they’re spending $5 million on improving their internet speed in preparation.

To access the faster wifi, users have to log in through their Facebook, although there is another option to use slower internet access by just using their email.

An investigation has proven Brisbane pet owners have falsely classified their pet dingoes as dogs on council documents.

The apparent dingoes were registered in Ashgrove, Bardon, Bald Hills, Chelmer, Murarrie and Tingalpa.  

Under the Biosecurity Act 2014, dingoes cannot be legally kept as pets.

Brisbane motorists are struggling to hit 30 kilometres an hour on the road during during peak times.

On the weekdays during 7am to 9am, motorists travel on average at 28 kilometres an hour, that’s one kilometre less than last year.

Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk says the decrease in travel speeds on the Inner City Bypass coincided with reduced maximum speeds due to roadworks.