Researchers have found a link between freckles and moles appearing in the iris of people’s eyes and an increased risk of developing melanoma.

The Dermatology Research Centre’s Associate Professor Rick Sturm said the presence of pigment lesions in irises is an effective predictor of susceptibility to melanoma, particularly in people aged under age.

Professor Sturm explained despite recent advances in medical treatments for melanoma, long-term prognosis was still poor for patients and early detection is crucial.

The French President has claimed French charities are using ‘lies and manipulation’ to encourage migrants to move to Britain for a new life.

In a speech at the Channel Port, President Emmanuel Macron said that charity workers were dissuading migrants from seeking asylum in France.

He has since stated the accusations were just lies fueled by charities to discourage migrants from seeking asylum in France and manipulate them into believing they could reach the UK.

The US President’s former chief strategist has been asked to testify before a grand jury about the alleged ties between Russia and the 2016 Republican Presidential campaign.

Steve Bannon was summoned by special counsel Robert Mueller last week however, some commentators believe it could be a pressure tactic to induce Mr Bannon to co-operate fully with the investigation

Mr Bannon was a champion of the America First agenda and a close associate of the President during the election campaign and Trump's first few months in office.   

Marine scientists have found the overfishing of sharks is leading to physical changes in some species of fish.

The research team from the University of Western Australia and Australian Institute of Marine Science examined several species of fish from two neighbouring coral reefs off North West Australia.

Although the reefs are biologically very similar, one is protected from fishing, while commercial fishing for sharks has been permitted at the other for more than a century.

Australia Day celebrations are dividing the Australian population and excluding Indigenous people, according to one of the Prime Minister’s key Indigenous advisors.

Professor Chris Sarra said the division, animosity and hate created over the day lead to a lack of integrity.

This comes after Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull labelled calls to change the date as a denial of history.

Nearly 120,000 electronic signatures have been recorded in an online petition to ban an app with the potential to be used for cyberbullying.

The petition, started by Queensland mother Katrina who does not want to disclose her last name, follows in the wake of the suicide of Northern Territory teen Amy “Dolly” Everett earlier this year.

The petition aims to ban social networking app Sarahah, which allows users to give anonymous ‘feedback’ to users.

Queensland’s ageing population is struggling to afford rent, according to data released by a tenancy advocacy service.

Tenants Queensland released the Rental Vulnerability Index (RVI), which examines the vulnerability of tenants based on socio-economic factors including disability, education, age and employment status.

CEO of Tenants Queensland, Penny Carr, said the findings show that regional areas of the state are the most vulnerable, particularly elderly people in areas around Gympie, Bundaberg, Moreton Bay and the Fraser Coast.

Three in four Australian homes connected to the national broadband network via neighbourhood node are unable to access it’s top speeds.

NBN Co has estimated only 24 percent of homes connected to NBN at the end of the scheme’s rollout will actually be able to access 100 Megabits per second or more.

Homes that are connected via fibre or through existing pay TV cables will be able to access high speed internet.