Head of the National Rifle Association Wayne LaPierre accused Democrats and the media of ‘exploiting’ the Florida school shooting to amplify gun control and end US gun rights.

Hundreds of Cambodians living in Australia plan to rally against Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, when he arrives at the South-East Asian Leaders Summit in Sydney next month.

Labor has proposed a review of universities and TAFE if it secures the next federal election after concerns the two institutions should better complement each other.

Living conditions on Australia's offshore processing centre Nauru was found to contain “highly toxic” levels of mould measured up to 76 times the safe level found in rotting tents and buildings in which asylum seekers are forced to live.

The body of missing Brisbane Rower Mark Roome has been found near the South Brisbane Sailing Club in West End yesterday.

Springfield near Ipswich will next week test driverless electric shuttle buses, following trials in Canberra, Darwin and along the Esplanade at Mooloolaba.

BP has forecasted global oil consumption to rise by 10 percent, reaching its peak in the late 2030’s.

It is expected renewable energy will begin to prosper following this peak, with production increasing 5-fold by 2040, as oil demand begins to curb.

The increase in renewable energy will satisfy the Paris Agreement on climate change, with oil demand decreasing from 100 million barrels a day to 85 million barrels globally.

Venezuela’s main opposition party said they won’t participate in snap legislative elections called by President Nicolas Maduro for April 22, the same day as presidential elections

The Democratic Unity movement has labelled the decision to move the elections forward by two years “fraudulent and illegitimate”, demanding the vote be held in the latter half of 2018 under the supervision of independent international observers.

Their decision to boycott means there is only one candidate challenging Maduro, little-known evangelical pastor Javier Bertucci.