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.

Traditional owners of Yuin, along with the New South Wales south coast, have lodged a native title claim in the Federal Court to fight for cultural fishing rights.

The claim covers approximately 17,000 kilometers, includes land south of Sydney, from the Royal National Park to Eden, and extends five kilometers into the ocean.

Yuin man, Walley Stewart, says he is excited to ‘test the waters’ and keep his culture alive in the fight for traditional fishing rights.

Dozens of American high school students have held a ‘lie-in’ in front of the White House to demand presidential action on controversial gun control laws.

Following the shooting of 17 students at a Florida high school early last week, the students were joined by teachers and parents who lay draped in American flags with their arms crossed.

According to the White House, President Donald Trump is open to supporting a bipartisan effort to revise federal background checks for prospective gun buyers.

The Malaysian Government has faced ridicule after using a barking rooster in an advertisement to promote the Year of the Dog.

The Malaysian trade ministry has since apologised for the advert, and claimed it was a technical error, however many people believed it could have been a result of a complicated view held by Malaysian Muslims that dogs are unclean animals.

The couple who took in Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz after the death of his adoptive mother have finally spoken out.

In her words, Kimberly Snead told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that she was shocked to have the shooter living under her roof with no idea of what he was planning..

Kimberly and her husband, James Snead have said they did not notice anything unusual about the 19-year-old’s behaviour ahead of the Valentine's Day massacre.

Australian Federal Police arrested 3 men and seized 313 kilograms of ice in what they are calling the largest haul of the drug in South Australia.

The Federal Police reported that there was no indication of involvement by outlaw motorcycle gangs and that the investigation surrounding the uncovering of the shipment was now a multi-agency one.

The drugs were located following a search across three suburbs by the Australian Federal Police last Friday that ended with the arrest of three men aged 64, 61 and 45 at an address in Waterloo Corner.

Prime Minister Turnbull said he will fire any minister in breach of his new ban on sexual relationships with staff.

When queried on whether Barnaby Joyce currently commands majority support in the Nationals Party room, the Prime Minister said he is unsure where the politician stands with his colleagues.

The query follows the release of a recent poll that showed that the majority of Australians believe Joyce should resign his leadership of the National party.

5 teenagers were charged following an alleged armed carjacking in Brisbane’s south.

Four of the five teens charged allegedly brandished a hammer and knife when they approached a man in Sunnybank and forced him to hand over the keys to his Mercedes.

The incident sparked a lengthy police chase however all five teens were captured, including one who drove a separate getaway car, and were charged with three counts of armed robbery and two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle.