A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has hit a remote part of Papua New Guinea on Saturday afternoon after the same area was still recovering from a 7.5 magnitude earthquake earlier this year.

Emergency helicopter response teams were flown to the area where landslides have devastated parts of the landscape.

PNG’s emergency controller, Bill Hamblin, said the landslides may exacerbate the water pollution problem which was already affecting hundreds of thousands of people.

New CCTV footage in Pakistan showed a car belonging to the US embassy running a red light, killing a motorcyclist and injuring another.

The father of the deceased motorcyclist has called for the driver to be arrested and punished.

The US embassy expressed its sympathy towards the families of the motorcyclists and said they are cooperating with local police to investigate the incident.

Agriculture minister David Littleproud, took steps to launch an investigation into his own department and punish unethical operators further than legislation currently allows.

This came after a concerned crew member on a live-export ship captured footage of sheep being kept in unacceptable conditions by one of Australia’s largest exporters.

Mr Littleproud was only appointed to the job four-months ago, replacing Barnaby Joyce.

Charles Sturt University in Port Macquarie evicted six international students from a library last month after it was discovered the students were sleeping there overnight.

CSU Deputy Vice-Chancellor Jenny Roberts said the students were given choices of accommodation through the University.

President of the National Union of Students, Mark Pace, said with Australian universities attracting more international students and the demand for affordable housing increasing, he is not surprised these students found they had to sleep on campus.

Ipswich hospital joined a trial to study and improve the handling of domestic and family violence in the health profession.

The trial studies data collected by emergency departments showed how many suspected patients are admitted, how many go on to contact social workers, and if the current method is adequate.

At the moment, clinicians do not screen patients for domestic and family violence, only getting involved in cases that raise red flags.

Measles has infected a fifth person in the Brisbane region, according to Queensland health.

The most recently infected person visited the Fortitude Valley entertainment precinct on Easter weekend.

Public Health physician Dr Bhakti Vasant said  it is vital for everyone to be vaccinated and anyone who is unaware of their immunity should speak to their GP.