Japan is facing a number of water quality issues ahead of the 2020 Olympics, with construction costs soaring to about $16 billion.

Former South Korean lieutenant general In-Bum Chun, is warning that removing Kim Jong-un from North Korea is like trying to get rid of Allah’ from the Middle East.

The Federal Government will propose an extra $30 billion for public hospitals over five years for the state governments, although some Labor states are unwilling to agree to the deal.

Australian emergency services used drones to assist in retrieving the drowned body of a swimmer at a New South Wales beach.

The Brisbane City Council has launched an investigation after six instances of dingoes being illegally registered as pets were revealed.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is warning residents to prepare for a severe to extreme heatwave set to hit Queensland this weekend.

In a recent statement, Amnesty International claims that Prime Minister Turnbull has ‘failed’ indigenous children in his response to the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened an investigation into the President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, for alleged crimes against humanity committed during his ‘war on drugs’.

Powerful earthquake tremors have killed at least 10 people near the Taiwanese city of Hualien. (Hoo-a-lee-in)