Australia's target of a 26 to 28 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 2005 levels by 2030 remains unchanged, but the Paris climate deal will put pressure on the Government to do more.
The Government lifts a ban on wind farm investment first introduced by former prime minister Tony Abbott, but wants a focus on projects developed offshore.
This year's Geminids meteor shower is set to provide a spectacular finale to the International Year of Light, with an estimated 150 meteors an hour expected to light up the moonless night skies.
A number of Australian brands are falling victim to "trademark squatters" in China, who register company names and block the real owners from using them there.
A 40-year-old man faces a raft of charges relating to dangerous driving and animal cruelty after an incident on the Gold Coast which saw a police dog locked in the alleged offender's car.
The British graffiti artist's mural of late Apple founder Steve Jobs as a refugee on a wall in the Calais migrant camp in northern France will be protected, along with two other Banksy works in other parts of the city.
A Northern Territory-based Royal Australian Air Force pilot who took part in the first airstrikes against Islamic State militants in the Middle East says missions have been called off due to the risk of civilian casualties.
Three Gladstone locals round up more than 65 utes and trucks to drive everything from hay bales to Christmas presents to farmers and graziers struggling through the drought.
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