The owner of Rankins on the Mall which has been slated for demolition, has started an online petition to save his shop.

The owner of the Queen street mall news agency, Ross Peterson, is determined to save his business which has been open for 35 years.

Peterson says the petition has already received over 1000 signatures since it launched last Thursday.

Winnie Mandela, South African anti-apartheid campaigner and former wife of Nelson Mandela, has died at age 81.

Winnie has been hailed as a mother of the ‘new’ South Africa and a ruthless ideology prepared to sacrifice laws and lives in pursuit of revolution.

Her spokesman says she died after long illness, which had her in and out of hospital since the start of the year.

Hours after is was announced, Israel has suspended a deal with the United Nations to resettle thousands of African migrants in Western nations, an ongoing issue that has divided Israel for over a decade.

Originally, the migrants were to be expelled, however Israel will now resettle half the migrants, while the rest remain in the country.

The deal is now on hold and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu will meet residents of South Tel Aviv to discuss a solution today.

A vegan trend is taking hold in Australia, according to market research firm Euromonitor International.

The research predicted Australia is the third fastest growing vegan market in the world and the packaged vegan food market will be worth $215 million by 2020.

Sydney dietitian, Nicole Dynan, said both social media and the hype around gut- and micro-health have been a big influence in the Veganism trend.

Tropical cyclone Iris is expected to reach category three by Wednesday as it moves along the Queensland coast.

A cyclone warning has been issued from Ayr to Mackay with heavy rain and gale force winds.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she is comfortable with preparations made by authorities and urges people to take care on the roads.

A conservation park received an Easter delight with bilby triplets emerging from their mother’s pouch for the first time.

The bilby conservation facility is located in Charleville, eight hours west of Brisbane and is managed by Save The Bilby Fund.

The triplets will be released once grown into Currawinya National Park, a part of a partnership between the fund, the Queensland Government and Dreamworld.