An extreme cold snap will hit the South East later this week, with snow and frost predicted in areas as far as the tropics for the first time in 6 years.

The Bureau of Meteorology's Matt Marshall said, “a renewed pulse of cool air will drop temperatures to 4 to 8 degrees below average from Wednesday.”

The cold snap comes after Victoria and New South Wales have seen big dumps of snow and the weather system travels north.

A cat in Queensland is recovering from a sore stomach after an x-ray found it had swallowed 61 hair ties. It was later determined the cat suffers from a conditioned called Pika, where animals are inclined to eat inedible objects.

After 15 years of excavation, Eronmanga Natural History Museum has unearthed the largest dinosaur ever found in Australia. 

Located in south-west Queensland, the Australotitan Cooperenis measured up to 30 metres long, stood up to 6.5 metres high and was part of the Titansaurus family. 

The extinct herbivore’s remains were first discovered on a family property in 2006.

The world’s largest gold rock specimen is on display at the Perth Mint after it was purchased for $3 million.

The 94 kg rock is dubbed the King Henry after miner Henry Dole discovered it in a West Australian mine 3 years ago. It is displayed in the rare gold specimen collection alongside the famous Australian Kangaroo One Tonne gold coin.

Crown, StarCity, and Sky City Casinos are under formal investigation of money laundering and an investigation into casinos over a potential breach of money laundering laws by anti-laundering regulators across 5 states is being expanded. 

The investigation has stalled the opening of a new Sydney Casino which cost NSW $2.2 billion to build, with the commissioner of the inquiry saying it was unlikely the casino would be fit to hold its operating license in time for its scheduled opening date.

The deaths of a muslim family of 4 in London, Ontario is being reported as an act of terror by Canadian police after a vehicle mounted the curb and struck the pedestrians on Sunday.

The victims were 2 women, a man and a 15 year old girl, the only survivor being a 9 year old boy who is in hospital with serious injuries. A 20 year old Canadian man has been charged with 4 counts of murder and 1 count of attempted murder. 

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has defended pay rises for Queensland politicians as the economy rebounds after the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last year in August, Ms Palaszczuk declared there would be no pay rises for Queensland MPs until 2023, amid the pandemic.

However, from September MPs are expected to receive a gradual pay rise under the Independent Remuneration Tribunal’s decision.

She claimed that the MP’s pay rise is less than that granted to public servants, and has been frozen since 2017.