The Northern Territory is looking into farming and processing of feral donkeys after 50 genuine enquiries from Chinese investors.

Donkey products are in high demand by nations such as China, particularly for the gelatin in their hide, and suppliers are reducing world-wide.

The Northern Territory government says it does not support the live export of donkeys now or in the future as their behaviour is unsuitable for shipping.

Johnson and Johnson, a pharmaceutical giant, is being dragged into a land-mark court action by hundreds of women.

The women are suing them over the impact of Johnson and Johnson’s vaginal mesh, which is used to support organs where muscles have weakened or been injured, commonly used in women recovering from childbirth complications.

A report has been released by Gun Control Australia that revealed firearm theft has doubled in Australia over the last decade.

Gun advocates were concerned by the initial reaction to the report, and claimed this wasn’t a major issue to be launching tougher gun ownership laws at and the report publisher, a not-for-profit, has a clear agenda.

According to the Shooters Fisher and Farmers Party, 72% of stolen gun are recovered and those guns stolen are often from inner-city homes where irresponsible owners are disobeying current gun laws.

The chief of one of China’s largest animal feed producers has explained how his industry would absorb the shock of a 25 percent tariff from the United States.

Liu Yonghao said China’s animal feed industry would diversify by importing their soybeans from Brazil, Russia, India and Argentina, rather than the US, and this wouldraise their domestic output and change the feed’s formula.

The reveal of this plan showed many middle-income countries could benefit from the large US agriculture industry being handicapped.

American federal agents raided the New York offices of Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen.

The documents seized during the raid were relevant to the $130,000 payment Cohen made to Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election to keep her quiet about a past relationship with Trump.

Trump angrily denounced the actions and described it as a “witch hunt” and “a whole new level of unfairness”.

Promotion for a video game tournament planned at an RSL club which features the game Call of Duty: World War II prompted a complaint to the New South Wales Liquor and Gaming minister.

The complaint came from a veteran at the Castle Hill RSL club, who said the promotion for the event is “distasteful”.

Michael Morgan, whose business was organising the event, said the goal for the tournament was to get younger people into RSL clubs.

The Crime and Corruption commission lay more charges against former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale.

The charges listed for a hearing Monday morning included official corruption.

The former mayor has been charged previously with extortion, attempting to pervert justice and six other charges.

A mandatory speed limit of 40 km/h around stationary emergency vehicles with their lights on was explored after urging by the Queensland police union.

Similar laws exist in the other states, but the Queensland government said it prefers educating motorists to keep slow around roadside emergency vehicles rather than passing new legislation.

The Queensland Police Union said it is important to remember that the roadside is often a police officer’s workplace.