Research shows Hong Kong remains the most expensive place to rent accommodation in Asia for expats.

The international employee consultancy firm released their annual accommodation reports, which ranks rental costs of more than 240 locations around the world to assist companies in housing mobile employees.

Regional Director of ECA International’s Asian branch, Lee Quane, says high population density and a consistently limited supply of accommodation contributed to Hong Kong topping the list.   

The Australian Federal Police have issued approximately 20 arrest warrants for Australians who have travelled to fight in Iraq and Syria.

It is believed the AFP are working with Turkish authorities to arrest terror suspects who are now attempting to return home to Australia after the fall of ISIS.

The AFP has reason to believe that since 2012, over 210 Australians have travelled to fight in Syria or Iraq.

Manchego cheese has become the centre of a standoff hindering a major trade deal between Mexico and the European Union.

Manchego makers in Spain argued their nation was the origin of the cheese, and want Mexico to stop using the same name, claiming it ruins the authenticity of the cheese.

Ismael Alvarez de Toledo, president of the Spanish Brotherhood of the Manchego Cheese said their cheese is made from the milk of sheep only found in the elevated region of La Mancha, unlike their Mexican counterpart.

Australian Islamic State terrorist Neil Prakash has been connected to a failed plan to attack New York’s Statue of Liberty, according to court documents.

Prakash was identified by US federal prosecutors as an ‘attack facilitator’ during the sentencing of ISIS extremist Munther Omar Salek.

Director of George Washington University extremism program, Seamus Hughes, said it may take years to uncover the full number of terrorism plots Prakash was involved in.

Australia has experienced a tropical cyclone, snow, severe thunderstorms, and some unusually chilly evenings - and now we are in for another heatwave.

Residents should brace themselves for a heatwave that could reach as high as 40 degrees for the next five days across South Australia, south-west Western Australia and western Victoria.

Weatherzone however said the heatwave will not be as fierce as the one that hit Australia at the beginning of the year.

Hobart has been identified as the next location for the federal government’s City Deal, just months out from a state election.

The City Deal, which will be the fourth under the federal government’s Smart Cities Plan, will provide up to $400 million in funding for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) facilities, to be added to Hobart’s CBD.

Mr Turnbull said the City Deal will help guide and sustain the long-term development of Hobart, and ensure the city’s livability is not compromised.

Queensland Police Minister Mark Ryan has attacked Deputy Opposition Leader Tim Mander’s openness to weakening Australia’s strict gun laws.

Mr Mander said in a March 2017 video that he wants ‘less regulation’ and is ‘an open canvas’ regarding access to semi-automatic rifles.

Mr Ryan today responded to the video, saying he will not stand for watering down of John Howard’s gun laws.