A recent Productivity Commission report has found nearly 300,000 Australians have received support from homelessness agencies in the past year.

The report found federal, state and territory governments spent approximately $817 million tackling homelessness over 2016 and 2017.

In Australia, one in three people in need of shelter are unable to secure accommodation through homelessness services, calling for the government to implement new measures to combat the rising issue.

Pauline Hanson will reportedly ask the Senate to refer Fraser Anning to the High Court in a ploy to regain a One Nation seat.

Anning had separated from One Nation on the day he swore into Senate.

According to The Australian, Hanson reportedly suggested Anning is not fit to sit in the Senate as he was an ‘undischarged bankrupt or insolvent’ in a letter to President of the Senate Scott Ryan.

If Anning is found unfit for Senate, Hanson’s sister Judy Smith would likely replace him, giving One Nation back their four seats.

A missing five year old girl has been found petrified and banging on the doors of her school bus after falling asleep on her ride home from school.

This follows the girl's mother Bobbie Langdon contacting authorities after her daughter failed to get off the bus on her way home from Jimboomba State School, south of Brisbane

A spokesperson for Logan Coaches confirmed the the matter is being investigated but refuses to elaborate further.

Pope Francis has apologised for insisting victims of paedophile priests need to show ‘proof’ to be believed.

He said he realised his words hurt many, but went on to defend Chilean Bishop Juan Barros, who is accused of covering up sexual abuse.

Pope Francis said Barros will remain a Bishop, as there is no evidence for his involvement in the cover-up, despite victims confirming Barros witnessed the abuse.

More than 27,000 people around the danger zone of Mount Mayon in the Philippines were evacuated, after ash and lava spilled out of the mountain.

Local authorities have set aside about 5.5 million pesos (around 135,000 Australian Dollars) worth of assistance for evacuees affected by the volcano.

Mayon, which has erupted 47 times since 1616, making it one of the world’s most active volcanoes, is a popular tourist destination for its symmetrical cone shape.

A recent survey by the LiveLighter campaign has found more than two in three Australian children are being driven to school.

This follows the results of recent studies finding that almost 60 percent of parents say their children’s schools are too far to walk, with 35 percent saying time was a factor and one-quarter of parents believing there is a lack of safe routes.

A recent investigation by an international housing affordability think tank, has discovered Australia’s five biggest cities have 'severely unaffordable' housing markets.

In its 14th annual report, Demographia found Sydney was ranked ‘second worst’ in the world, with house prices almost 13 times higher than the median household income.

Head of CoreLogic Tim Lawless agrees that under the urban-containment policy, the boom in apartment buildings across many of the states isn’t helping with affordability.

A hardware incubator is opening its doors in Fortitude Valley this February, offering Brisbane startups the opportunity to develop and commercialise their products.

Partially funded by a federal government grant of $268,000, the incubator offers a space for creative individuals to bring their creations to life and features labs for developing and testing product ideas, tools like 3D printers, and support staff.

Commuters were left sitting on stationary buses for up to 40 minutes last night, after a breakdown in Brisbane’s inner-city bus network.

Passengers were reportedly not informed as to what was going on, and not given the option to get off the buses.

A TransLink spokesperson said the gridlock was caused by a broken down bus at an outbound platform of the Cultural Centre.