Queensland Fire and emergency Services have responded to a chemical leak in Ipswich over the weekend. 

Crews have remained on the scene since Saturday to mitigate damage.  

The leak was caused by 75 1000 litres containers of nitric acid, one of which had ruptured, spilling onto the others. 

Residents in the area took to social media to share their experience with one user writing, “the smell and eye-stinging was crazy." 

Residents in nearby suburbs have been asked by QFES to keep all windows and doors shut.

The first cyclone of the season has hit parts of North Queensland. Tropical cyclone Tiffany has made landfall with Queensland as it heads to the east coast of the Northern Territory. 

The cyclone is expected to lose power as it travels west, however severity will increase as it moves over warmer waters. 

Senior Meteorologist Dean Narramore says they are closely monitoring cyclone Tiffany. He says they expect heavy rainfall, damaging winds and a risk of flooding as the system progresses.

A bushfire is threatening parts of Western Australia’s Margaret River Region. 

The Department of Fire and Emergency services issued a warning yesterday morning to those still in the region, saying it was too late to leave, and they needed to act immediately to survive.

Residents are being urged to keep all windows and doors closed and stay in a room furthest from the fire front. 

The department says, "If your home catches on fire and the conditions inside become unbearable, you need to get out and go to an area that has already been burnt."

The Turkmenistan President is ordering what's known as the ‘gates of hell’ to be extinguished.

The gas crater which opened up in the early 70s in Darvaza has been burning for decades. 

It is believed a soviet drilling operation went awry in 1971, and the gas field was intentionally set alight in the 1980s to stop the spread of methane. 

President Berdimuhamedow says, “We are losing valuable natural resources for which we could get significant profits and use them for improving the well-being of our people." 

Brisbane residents have been told the earthy taste of tap water is set to continue.

Queensland’s bulk water supply authority seqwater says some residents in Brisbane, Ipswich and Logan have noticed a difference in smell and taste. 

Seqwater says, “this is due to an increase in naturally occurring organic compounds… following recent weather”

This is set to stick around as the wet weather continues into the weekend.

A gold coast based rocket company could soon be sending bushfire detecting satellites into space.

In talks with the Australian Space Agency and the Canadian Government, the local company is on track to launch its first rocket later this year. 

The technology will be able to detect bushfires, help fertilise crops and improve phone and internet coverage. 

The decision to cancel tennis star Novak Djokovic’s visa has been overturned by the Federal Circuit Court yesterday. 

Djokovic’s parents took to social media saying his human rights were taken away and he was “tortured” while he was detained.  

As a result of this, many people have taken to social media to thank the tennis star for exposing the conditions of Australian detention centres. One user wrote “Glad Djokovic is exposing the Australian Government’s treatment of the trapped asylum seekers.”