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.

Brisbane fuel prices are expected to rise almost 20 cents in the coming days.

The average price of petrol at service stations was predicted to rise to almost $1.50 per litre, if the current round of price hikes continues.

Renee Smith, an RACQ spokeswoman has said that 25% of Brisbane service stations have put their prices up as the city begins to approach the expensive phase of the petrol price cycle.