Koala safety shields are being trialled in Queensland. 

If the trial is successful, metal guards will be affixed to posts along the M1 motorway between Brisbane and Gold Coast to prevent the claws of koalas and other nocturnal wildlife from getting a grip on the poles. 

A skyscraper-sized container ship is blocking one of the world's busiest trade routes.

The Ever Given ran aground yesterday, and has become wedged across Egypt’s Suez Canal.

Dozens of vessels are waiting for rescue boats to free the 400m-long ship, which was knocked off course by strong winds.

Experts say an Icelandic volcano could continue to erupt for years.

Lava has been steadily seeping from the volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula, about 30 kilometres south-west of the capital, since it first erupted last Friday. 

The lava has been flowing at a rate of between 5 to 10 cubic metres per second, which is strong enough to ensure the lava does not solidify and close the fissure. 

Local Aboriginal groups will be a part of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, aiming to amplify regional voices. 

The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Ken Wyatt, appointed Aboriginal leaders Marcia Langton and Tom Calma to lead design options for an Indigenous advisory board.

Recent rainfall has missed Brisbane’s main water supply catchment. 

While other catchments in the region were saturated, Wivenhoe Dam largely missed out on the rainfall and is at just 37 per cent capacity.

"So, that's only seen a rise of about 1 per cent in storage capacity over the past week," SEQ Water spokesperson Chris Owen said.

Wildlife experts in Far North Queensland say people feeding wild cassowaries has contributed to at least five deaths of the bird on local roads. 

In 2014, conservationists estimated there were fewer than 1,000 of the birds remaining in the wild. 

Veterinarian and cassowary expert Graham Lauridsen said the endangered birds are becoming less fearful of humans and vehicles because they are being fed. 

"It is 100 per cent the reason those birds have died," Dr Lauridsen said.

Protecting populations of native fish has been a key part of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan since it was implemented in 2012.

However, fish, fingerlings, eggs, larvae and other water life are being sucked into the thousands of irrigation pumps throughout the Murray-Darling river systems.

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority has found a standard 30-centimetre pipe sucked up about 240 fish a day. 

With 4,546 irrigation pumps operating in New South Wales alone, up to 97 million fish are being lost each year.

Myanmar has freed over 600 coup detainees who arrested during nationwide protests and rallies. 

Local media shows the released prisoners flashing the three-fingered salute sign, a sign of anti-coup resistance.