Several Iranian woman have revealed they disguise themselves as men to attend football matches.

Wearing wigs and fake beards, they went to the matches to support their favourite team.

Although there is no outright ban on women for attending the sporting events, they are often refused entry to the venues.

India's supreme Court is urging the government to seek foreign aid in stopping the Taj Mahal from changing colour.

The Court justices believe the government either doesn't have the expertise or doesn't care about the issue.

The justices say the famous tomb is turning from yellow to brown and green and believe pollution, construction and insect dung are among the causes.

Germaine Greer, recognised Australian writer, intellectual and feminist has stirred up controversy as she claims women are responsible for driving the depiction of on screen sex and violence.

Ms Greer referenced a study conducted by the University of Texas which says a third of women regularly fantasies about being violated and then linked it to female viewers of crime drama who consume 60-80% of the genre.

Sturt National Park is preparing for the return of seven native creatures after being  locally-extinct for more than 200 years.

Construction has begun on the two 20-square kilometre enclosures for the animals, with volunteers busy collection samples and mammals.

Animals that are returning include bandicoots, the greater stick-nest rat, burrowing bettongs, the crest tailed mulgara, the western quoll and, the first mammal to be introduction in 2-19 - bilbies.

More than fifty Brisbane cyclist staged a “die-in” protest near the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital at 8:25 this morning.

Led by Greens councillor for the Gabba, Jonathan Sri the protest was sparked after a nineteen year old was hit at the same intersection two weeks ago.

Councillor Sri acknowledged the act was controversial, but says “after years of advocacy, it's clear that evidence-based arguments and rational debate alone are not working to shift the cultural biases within the bureaucracy, so we need to take a more assertive approach.”

The Volunteer Marine Rescue crew are repeatedly asking the government for dredging as improve time response to emergencies.

The sand that surrounds the VMR base has shifted so much over the past years that the water is at times too shallow for the rescue boat to be taken out and it causes delays.

Queensland MP Andrew Laming has slandered the new Gonski school recommendations saying teachers need fewer holidays and more work because their time is unquantified and invisible.

Mr Laming’s brash comments which suggested the regulation of teaching hours put him at odds with fellow Liberal party members and teachers unions.

Correna Haythorpe, president of the Australian Education Union says the backbencher’s arguments are flawed as teachers work is "dictated by the reality of education across Australia".

French President, Emmanuel Macron has challenged Malcolm Turnbull to lift his game when it comes to tackling climate change

During a dinner with the Prime Minister, President Macron urged him to show the power of conviction and display courage in confronting climate change.

The French president also believes that Australia’s neighbours are feeling the effects of climate change and believes the change in climate is an absolute priority.

Air pollution inequality between the worlds Rich and Poor is getting worse as a new report from the World Health Organisation reveals seven million people die every year from airborne contaminants.

In 2012, one out of every nine deaths were from air pollution and the report reveals that in South and South-East Asia, more than 70% of poorer cities suffered worsening air quality.

The Americas were the only region where a majority of people breathe air that meets the W.H.O’s guidelines, where in Asia and the MIddle East it was close to zero.