North and South Korea talked about reopening the joint liaison office and holding a summit in an effort to restore relations.

The discussions signal an improvement in ties that have deteriorated in the past year after three leaders' summits in 2018 promised peace and reconciliation.

In less than 3 years a housing crisis is set to affect Brisbane as the state increasingly runs out of available land to build new homes.

All state government areas should have four years’ worth of approved land that is ready to go on the market. Brisbane was revealed in the budget to only have 2.9 years of approved land supply. 

Griffith University researchers have developed an AI surveillance system to detect social distancing breaches in an airport without compromising privacy.

By keeping image processing gated to a local network of cameras, the team bypassed the traditional need to store sensitive data on a central system. 

Gympie locals are called for harsher land clearing laws fearing koala populations will suffer. 

Temporary Local Planning Instruments (TLPI) were withdrawn by the Gympie Regional Council in December, which allowed owners with large blocks of residentially zoned land to clear vegetation without council approval.

A zoom focus group of “soft” voters locked down in Sydney’s west have voiced their doubts over Prime Minister, Scott Morrison with a high disapproval rating.

The political strategists who regularly run the focus group say “empathy is not his strong suit. He’s just MIA when we need somebody and it’s really hard to trust him”. 

The National Gallery of Australia will return 13 artworks purchased from dealer Subhash Kapoor after concluding many were likely stolen in India.

It is the fourth time the NGA has handed the Indian government antiquities it bought from Mr Kapoor, who is awaiting trial for running a global smuggling ring for artefacts.

 A rare two-headed loggerhead sea turtle was found in Edisto Beach State Park in South Carolina during a routine nest inventory. 

Officials said a genetic mutation was responsible for the turtle's two heads.