Previously declared endangered one-horned rhinos now have an upgraded population status of ‘vulnerable’. 

This follows a census of Rhino numbers in Nepal this year, where it has been found their numbers have increased from 645 to 752 since 2015. 

Nepal is one of just a few countries where one-horned rhinos are found. Their numbers declined dramatically in the 1970’s due to civil unrest and deforestation but numbers are beginning to increase in recent decades because of conservation efforts.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny  is suing a prison for withholding the Koran which he intended to study while serving time in detainment outside Moscow.

Mr Navalny is serving two-and-a-half years in prison for violating the terms of his probation from a 2014 embezzlement conviction which Mr Navalny has rejected as fabricated, and the European Сourt of Human Rights found it "arbitrary and manifestly unreasonable".

Moorooka Ward councillor Steve Griffiths is calling for greater penalties for developers after a pre-1946 home was completely demolished after an agreement was made between the council and the developer that it would only be a partial demolition.

Brisbane City Council says they are investigating the matter, however, Mr Griffiths says the Council is weak in terms with how they enforce this, and even weaker when they come to fining Developers.

Questions have been raised over links between Liberal MP Andrew Laming's office and a Redland Bay rugby club.

The Southern Bay Cyclones Rugby Union Club was promised half a million dollars in the federal government's Female Facilities and Water Safety Stream Program.

The southern bay cyclones don’t have any female teams listed on their website The secretary of the rugby club is James Eaton, whose wife Stephanie works in Andrew Laming's electorate office.

A report released by Griffith University has found that less than one percent of the Murray-Darling basins water is owned by Aboriginal people.

Tati Tati man Brendan Kennedy, says governments must act urgently to help First Nations people access water for cultural, spiritual, environmental and economic benefits.

Antarctic supply ship MPV Everest has sailed into Fremantle port after a fire broke out in the ships engine room on Monday.

Some expeditioners had spent 18 months in Antarctica due to the pandemic disrupting travel schedules.

No crew members or expeditioners were injured in the fire, the Maritime Safety Authority will investigate the incident.

A derelict Australian oil platform north of Darwin could cost taxpayers up to one billion dollars, says independent Senator Rex Patrick.

The Northern Endeavour is a floating oil production storage and offtake facility in the Timor Sea oilfields, 550 kilometres north-west of Darwin.

Responsibility for the Northern Endeavour fell to the federal government last year after the safety authority found Structural issues exist due to advanced corrosion in multiple areas onboard

Satellite imagery have revealed visible pollution caused by the cargo ship Ever Given’s blocking of the Suez canal.

The ship leak caused a spike in sulphur dioxide levels which is known to have detrimental effects on human health and the environment.

The Ever Given was jammed in the Suez canal in the Mediterannian Sea, a high-traffic shipping route, for six days before it was dislodged on March 29.

Bundaberg billionaire Lex Greensill is to become the subject of a UK government investigation following reports that former British Prime Minister David Cameron used his personal connections in government to lobby on Greensill’s behalf. The Australian banker owned financial services firm Greensill Capital until the company went into insolvency on March eighth while still owing more than a combined $1 billion to 36 different entities. As Greensill Capital was based in Bundaberg, local businesses are expected to take a hit due to the firm’s collapse.