Experts are claiming lyrebirds are damaging Tasmania's forests following an explosion in population throughout the state's wetlands. 

The birds, best known for their mimicking abilities, were introduced to Tasmania in the 1930s and 1940s as it was believed the mainland population was under threat. 

Youth living on the pacific islands are growing up with fear as climate change is threatening their homes and futures. 

Shannon Sogavare, a 16 year old girl from the Solomon Islands says she has already seen how rising sea levels have swallowed parts of her country's landscape. 

A mother who has been locked outside the Queensland border has had to exchange her kids over the top of the border barrier. 

Young New South Wales mum Jess Abble had to visit the border barrier in Tweed Heads yesterday to carry out an exchange to get her kids back, after they had been spending time with their grandparents in Queensland.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns of more wet and wild weather for southern Queensland which is expected to last all week. 

Heavy rainfall of up to 200 millimetres is forecast throughout the whole week with today being the wettest day across parts of the south-east, including Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

Police are seeking missing money after a fake lawyer on the Gold Coast lost more than $430,000 of their clients money. 

Nerise Dawn Moore, who formerly operated a Mudgeeraba law firm known as Stenton and Moore, has been disqualified by the Queensland Supreme Court from managing a corporation that is a legal practice.

First Nations communities are asking for more resources to be put forward for investigations into missing Indigenous children. 

Families elated by the news of missing child Cleo Smith being found safe are asking for help finding their children amidst the mammoth effort to find the missing child. 

Trials for touchless crossing buttons in Melbourne's CBD have proved successful, sparking international interest. 

Melbourne businessman Con Liosatos saw the effects the pandemic had on the public and through his company, designed a crossing button that doesn't require any contact. 

Protests of the military coup in Sudan have been met with violence, as Sudanese police forces fired tear gas at protestors. 

Overnight demonstrators protesting the coup to overthrow the democratic transition by military forces have been arrested with teachers participating in the peaceful demonstrations arrested and detained.