Online rental homes company, Airbnb, has cracked down on its rental homes that have been turned into ‘pop-up brothels’.

After reports of temporary brothels appearing across British tourist resorts and sites, UK MPs launched an inquiry into the scandal.

Airbnb say they are working with anti-trafficking charity, Polaris, to train its staff and stop potential exploitation.

The echidnas at Sydney's Taronga Zoo helped authorities in their attempts to trace illegal shipments of the world's most trafficked mammal, the pangolin.

Ecologists in Sydney were hoping the Australian creatures could help out their fellow anteaters, whose scales were made of the same substance as the echidna's quills.

Thanks to the echidna's donation of their quills, researchers have mastered reading the chemical record inside the keratin and are now able to identify the diet of the animal the quills or scales belonged to.

Australian dentists have become increasingly frustrated with performing tooth extractions on children as young as two years old.

The National Child Oral Health Study said sugar is to blame and tooth decay is the most prevalent oral disease in Australian children.

Dr Beaumont of the Royal Dental Hospital said that early prevention and education about hidden sugars in food and drink is key to stopping what can be a distressing experience for a young child.

The value of Brisbane taxi licenses has dropped by 80 per cent over the last three years due to increased popularity of Uber services.

In 2014, taxi licences sold on average for more than half a million dollars and have now dropped to an average of $113 000 (one hundred and thirteen thousand dollars), according to Queensland Government open data.

The fall in value is attributed to the introduction of Uber to Brisbane in 2014 and legalisation in favor of ride-sharing services in 2016.

Heavy rains in the Mozambique capital of Maputo have triggered a garbage mound collapse, killing 17 people according to Radio Mocambique.

Half a dozen homes have been destroyed, and residents have evacuated the area in fear of another collapse.  

Authorities continue to search through the debris for survivors.

A Brisbane Woman has lodged a complaint with the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Commission after a barbershop refused to cut her hair because of her gender.

Vivienne Houston was denied service at her local Jimmy Rod’s Barbershop due to a lease agreement which prevents the business from competing with other women’s salons in the centre.

Barbershop Manager James O’Brien says his ‘hands are tied’ due to the lease agreement and would be seeking legal advice.

Leading cycling groups say it is a mistake for Brisbane’s newest bridge to not allow bicycles.

The proposed Neville Bonner Bridge, which would run from the fourth floor of the new Queen’s Wharf casino to South Bank, is planned to be pedestrian only.

Bicycle Queensland and Space for Cycling both say not adding cycle paths to the new bridge is a ‘golden opportunity being lost.’

Darwin’s rural residents are concerned about their water supply due to the Noonamah Ridge plan which aims to bring 4000 new residents to Darwin’s rural area over the next 30 years.

The Noonamah Ridge plans to create a new village centre for rural living which is built around a lake with a variety of small and large blocks.

Locals have declared war on the proposal as they are concerned about the basics of it, including its reliance on groundwater and a lack of access to electricity.