Australian conservative senator Cory Bernardi is calling for the sacking of the ABC executive who allowed a comedy sketch using explicit language to criticize a member of his party on the Tom Ballard show.

The comedy show aired a sketch last week labeling conservative candidate for the Batman by-election Kevin Bailey by a crude obsanity.

An ABC spokesperson has responded by saying they will respond to the Minister and Senator Bernardi in due course, following Communication Minister Mitch Fifield saying the ABC crossed a line.

Young Rohingya girls are being trafficked into prostitution in Bangladesh refugee camps.

A BBC investigation found traffickers promise the girls a better life outside the camps, before forcing them into sex work and to live with their pimps.

A fourteen year old girl, who reported being raped said in the report “I knew what was going to happen to me … But I didn’t have a choice.”

Aid groups are working to help refugees in these communities and prevent the trafficking of young girls

Glacier melting cannot be prevented in this century, according to researchers from the Universities of Bremen and Innsbruc.

Even if global emissions decrease, climate change has already “triggered changes that can no longer be stopped.”

The findings also confirm the risks of rising sea levels caused by melting glaciers the world over.

The Brisbane City Council have spent the past two years secretly buying bushland the size of more than 400 Suncorp Stadiums.

Brisbane taxpayers have been spending 30 million dollars a year to fund the council’s ambition to secure 10 years worth of bushland, equalling 750 hectares, in just four years.

Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk says the council didn’t make the purchase plans public until the purchase had been made.

Worms in far north Queensland are starting to get a daily coffee fix through coffee grinds in their soil.

Mick Kruckow from Eubenangee takes 20 kilograms of used coffee grounds and feeds them to his 120,000 worms to “keep his worms happy,” and keep the grounds out of landfill.

The result has seen an improvement with the farms fertiliser, has doubled organic matter and created greener pastures for the cattle.

Founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg has been called before the British Parliamentary committee to answer questions involving improper access to user data around the 2016 US Presidential election

This comes as Alexandra Nix, CEO of  data mining company Cambridge Analytica was suspended after he was captured on camera bragging about manipulating elections through Facebook.

The government of rugby-mad nation, Tonga has banned women from playing the sport in public schools.

Claims the move is to "preserve the dignity of Tongan women and hold on to Tongan cultural values" has been poorly received, instead being described as a “blow to women’s rights”.

The president of the Tonga Women’s Rugby Association slammed the decision saying, "How can we teach our girls to be independent when we keep making choices for them?"

Google’s vice president for News has defended the company against claims it is harming Australian news media.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is investigating the impact of Google, Apple News and social platforms on the competition in media and advertising.

The inquiry follows concerns raised by former senator, Nick Zen-o-phon, who believes the tech giants are damaging the viability of Australian media companies.

Ed Sheeran fans are slamming Queensland Rail for train delays on the night of one of the biggest concerts this year.

Queensland Rail closed part of the network, replacing trains with buses, between Northgate and Petrie for “planned maintenance”.

Although notice was given, concert-goers questioned why the maintenance was planned to coincide with the event, taking to facebook to express their frustration.