An investigation by the Ombudsman found that former South Australian Minister Stephen Knoll committed misconduct by attempting to sack members of the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority board without authorisation.

Only the governor can dismiss members, but Mr Knoll tried to sack several members as well as its chair lawyer Ester Huxtable.

The findings were found last August but could not be released publicly until now, as Mr Knoll tried to challenge the decision in court but has now discontinued the case.

An iceberg the size of Greater London has “kissed” the coast of Antarctica this week, narrowly missing the UK’s Halley research station.

Scientists say the A74 iceberg made only the faintest of contacts with the coast and they have been keeping a keen eye on it recently due to the station’s uncertain survival.

The station is left unmanned in the winter months due to the high risk nature of the area making any evacuation very difficult and scientists say if the knock was any firmer the station may not have survived.

The Brisbane city council has met to discuss the future of the East Brisbane bowls club and their occupants Backbone, as Councilors voted down an urgency motion by Kara Cook not to tear down the club and make more green space.

Arguments escalated after the Labor team was called “out of line” for sharing a photo of the Deputy Mayor, Krista Adams, acting aggressively to a Backbone patron.

The Moreton Bay Regional Council is seeking ideas on a name for their newest suburb.

Mayor Peter Flannery said “its current nickname, ‘Caboolture West’ doesn’t really cut it.”

The council is calling on the local community to help put a name on the map that captures the essence of the area and the future city it will be. 

Mr. Flannery says locals can complete a short online survey, from which the Place Naming Committee will compile a recommended list of names for the Council to review.

With September’s Week For Leukemia on the horizon, Leukemia Support Queensland (LSQ) has launched a campaign to build a state-of-the-art pathology lab at Redcliffe Hospital, Caboolture Hospital or North Lakes.

Currently it can take up to 5 days for a Moreton Bay patient to receive blood results after a serious diagnosis of Leukemia or other life threatening diseases, and with the region having two of Brisbane’s largest hospitals, LSQ President Jane McMillan has said it is time the region has consulting pathologists.

The Federal Health Department has faced criticism after the ABC discovered that the government’s advice on Covid-19 was wrong in a number of languages on their website.

Culturally and linguistically diverse Australians were being given out-of-date information about vaccines.

Health professionals who checked the federal government’s website said these people were being told AstraZeneca was the preferred vaccine for over 50s, despite that advice being updated in June to reflect the risk posed by extremely rare blood clotting disorders.

Regional authorities in Sicily recorded temperatures of 48.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, which if confirmed would be a new Italian and European record.

A spokesman for Italy's national meteorological service said the result still had to be validated.

Sicily's governor, Nello Musumeci, called for a state of emergency to be declared for the mountainous regions which have been battling fires. 

Southern Europe has experienced intense heatwaves and fires this summer and experts warn climate change increases the intensity and frequency of such extreme weather events.

A cargo ship broke into 2 pieces after running aground in a northern Japanese port.

The ship survived hitting the seabed, but suffered a crack which later widened and ultimately split the ship.

All 21 Chinese and Filipino crew members were safely rescued by the coast guard.

Officials said that they are still trying to clean up the oil spill from the 36,200 tonne carrier.