Israel begins deportation of African asylum seekers

Israel has begun issuing deportation notices to asylum seekers from African countries.

On Sunday the first notices were distributed to men in the country without families, with up to twenty thousand people from Eritrea and Sudan being asked to leave within sixty days.

The notices were part of a new ‘voluntary removal’ scheme from the Israeli government to settle refugees in Rwanda, with the possible of more forceful measures taking place in the near future.  

Turkish soldiers killed in continuing conflict with Northern Syria

Eight turkish soldiers have been killed in the continuing conflict against Kurdish radicals in Northern Syria.

Turkey launched an offensive operation two weeks ago in an attempt to clear Kurdish militants and religious extremist out of Syria’s Afrin district.

The Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has promised retaliation and increased force in his public statements.

Sunny Queen 'eggcels' in ethical farming

One of Australia's largest Egg Production companies invested tens of millions of dollars into a new free range egg farm in order to cope with Australia's changing dietary ethics.

Sunny Queen spent over a decade planning the new facility in order to cope with increased demand for free range eggs over caged.

The company also opened a new meal solutions factory in Ipswich that focusses on repurposing misshapen or cracked eggs that won’t be put up for commercial sale.

Uncertainty about Australia's 'dingo fence'

Ecologists believe Australia’s 5,000 kilo meter ‘dingo fence’ is no longer the best defence for agriculture or the environment.

The belief came after researchers such as Biologist Dr David Paton, said the predator population on much of mainland Australia remained unbalanced.

A similar program conducted in the United State’s that returned wolves to the habitat created in Yellowstone National Park to reduce the numbers of deer saw astonishing environmental changes.

Police whistleblower faces trial

An alleged Queensland police whistleblower’s misconduct trial is set to get underway at a Gold Coast court in coming weeks.

Former police sergeant, Rick Flori, was accused of leaking footage in 2012 to the media, which featured police beating a handcuffed man in the basement of a Gold Coast police station.

Flori resigned from the Queensland Police Service in November after 28 years in the job, and said he had "no confidence" in the force's management.

Brisbane's last video hire closes its doors

There’s bad news for anyone looking to spend their evening on the couch with a rental video this weekend, after Brisbane’s last video hire store decided to closed its doors.

The Network Video store in Oxley will shut its doors next week, marking the beginning of a new streaming era.

The owner of Oxley’s Network Video, Brenton Snell, was still in good spirits, and even made a dig at the streaming giants, saying  Australia’s poor internet service means there remains “a few years” for remaining video shops.

Elon Musk's Tesla to bring power to South Australia in a big way

A state government has joined forces with Elon Musk to supply 50,000 homes with solar panels, in a bid to build the world’s largest virtual power plant.

South Australian Premier, Jay Weatherill, unveiled the project with Tesla, and claimed the cost of the project will be financed through the sale of electricity, generated by the panels.

Weatherill said the solar panels will generate energy for the South Australian grid, and offers participating households with significant savings on their energy bills.

Protests in Greece over Macedonia title

Massive protests have broken out in Greece over a squabble between the countries government and the government of Macedonia.  

Tens of thousands of Greeks marched in protest, regarding negotiations between the two countries about the name Macedonia.

A nationalist contingent of Greeks claimed the name Macedonia was deliberately named after the Greek region of Macedonia, and the young country was corrupting history and harbouring territorial designs.  

Maldives President resists impeachment

The Maldives government said it would resist all attempts made by the Supreme Court to impeach President Abdulla Yameen for disobeying orders to release jailed opposition leaders last week.

Tensions in the island nation’s capital have risen, after Yameen's government continued to ignore the court ruling overturning terrorism and corruption convictions against nine high-profile politicians.

Yameen called on the people of the nation to travel to the capital and protest against the government’s “illegal actions”.