Australian firefighters and bushfire survivors have called on world leaders at COP26 to take a stronger action in reducing emissions by 2030. 

Jo Dodds who is president of the group Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action, was one of the two Australians to speak at the event co-hosted at the Climate Council at the COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow. 

Jasmina Baryaktaravitch Hayward has been elected as new president of the Refugee Council of Australia, the first time the position has been held by a refugee in the council’s forty year history.

Ms Baryaktaravitch Hayward immigrated to Australia  from Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1993 during the Bosnian war, and was placed at risk as a child of mixed-ethnicity parents.

The United Nations says 16 of its staff members have been detained in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

The UN spokesperson has said the the worldly body is actively working with the Ethiopian government to secure the immediate release of those who are in detention. 

The Chinese Military has conducted a display of combat readiness in the Taiwan strait, testing their ability to operate across multiple forces.

The display comes after an unknown number of US delegates visited Taipei on Tuesday, which the Chinese Military described as seriously wrong amidst the possibility of pro-independence discussions in Taiwan. 

A gastroenteritis outbreak at Inskip point could lead to the closure of the popular campsite unless effectively contained soon. 

Authorities in the region have received reports of more than a dozen campers being struck ill with gastronomical distress since the weekend, which the Sunshine Coast hospital confirmed as cases of norovirus. 

A Brisbane man is fighting for life after a crash between his e-scooter and a black sedan in fortitude valley yesterday evening. 

The 26 year-old e-scooter rider was taken to the Royal Brisbane Hospital in a critical condition, while the driver of the sedan was uninjured. 

The Australian Council of Trade Unions is raising concerns over the federal government’s new Agriculture Visa, which could see migrant workers exploited by labour employers. 

The Agriculture Visa currently has no limits on the number of workers an employer can bring in or the list of jobs these workers can do, and also offers no pathway to permanent residency in Australia.

Car manufacturers have found themselves in the unusual position of asking the Australian government to impose limits on how much their cars can pollute. 

After announcing the long-awaited Future Fuels strategy, Scott Morrison promised his government would make sure there is infrastructure to support the change to electric vehicles. 

Tuvalu’s foreign minister has garnered worldwide attention after delivering a plea to the COP26 summit standing knee-deep in seawater. 

The pre-recorded speech begins with Simon Kofe standing at a lectern with a standard blue backdrop typical of press conferences, however as the camera pans out audiences see the reality of the situation facing Tuvalu and other nations as sea levels continue to rise due to global warming.