A new police operation targeting children is currently underway in Mount Isa after public outcry over children as young as eight being charged with crimes.

Police officers are stopping the children, taking their photograph and even driving them home.

Sergeant Brad Inskip says the police are notifying the parents of the kids that their children are out and about while also offering assistance to the families by referring them to support agencies.

Queensland Rail has asked the Australian Human Rights Commission for a temporary exemption from discrimination laws while making changes to its New Generation Rollingstock trains to comply with standards.

The changes include the layout of onboard toilets which were previously too small for wheelchairs.

The Queensland Rail Accessibility Reference Group says an exemption from the discrimination laws would only strengthen public opinion that the needs of people with disabilities are secondary to everyone else.

QANTAS has been branded as the worst airline for fuel efficiency and carbon emissions on trans-Pacific flights according to the International Council on Clean Transportation.

The results show QANTAS burned on average 64 percent more fuel per passenger-kilometre than the top-ranked airlines from China and Japan

Furthermore, it was suggested that QANTAS used four-engine planes on those routes which consume more fuel than the twin-engine planes used by most other airlines.

Police in the UK have confirmed the death of The Cranberries lead singer is not being treated as suspicious.

Dolores O’Riordan was found dead on Monday morning, while she was in London recording vocals alongside LA rock band Bad Wolves.

Dan Wait of Eleven Seven music label said O’Riordan called him leaving a voicemail earlier on Monday, saying she was excited about the recording.

O’Riordan’s case has been passed on to the coroner to determine her cause of death.

Research shows Hong Kong remains the most expensive place to rent accommodation in Asia for expats.

The international employee consultancy firm released their annual accommodation reports, which ranks rental costs of more than 240 locations around the world to assist companies in housing mobile employees.

Regional Director of ECA International’s Asian branch, Lee Quane, says high population density and a consistently limited supply of accommodation contributed to Hong Kong topping the list.   

The Australian Federal Police have issued approximately 20 arrest warrants for Australians who have travelled to fight in Iraq and Syria.

It is believed the AFP are working with Turkish authorities to arrest terror suspects who are now attempting to return home to Australia after the fall of ISIS.

The AFP has reason to believe that since 2012, over 210 Australians have travelled to fight in Syria or Iraq.