As school holidays end and students return to classrooms, Queensland's weather will return to the seasonal norm with warm sunny days and minimal rain.
Mexico and England are locked in a tense World Cup match. England took the lead with a Harry Kane penalty, but Mexico equalized through Raúl Jiménez. England were reduced to 10 men after Jarell Quansah's red card, and Mexico were awarded a penalty after a VAR review, which Jiménez converted.
The Australian Space Agency has confirmed that objects found on a north Queensland beach are likely pressure vessels from a space launch vehicle. The debris, discovered in Forrest Beach, has prompted a multi-agency investigation and warnings for the public to avoid touching suspected space junk.
Nigel Farage is under investigation by the UK's parliamentary standards watchdog for allegedly failing to declare support from George Cottrell, a cryptocurrency investor with a criminal past. This follows a previous probe into undeclared donations. The government is also tightening rules on overseas political donations.
Isaac Thompson, 26, with alleged links to the Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang, escaped from custody in Darwin on Sunday night. He is the third such individual to escape NT custody in a month. Police are urging the public not to approach him.
FIFA has suspended Folarin Balogun's one-game ban, allowing the US striker to play against Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16. The decision, praised by President Trump, has drawn criticism from Belgium.
New South Wales whale rescue crews reported an unprecedented weekend with five entanglements along the coast. One humpback was successfully freed from fishing lines on the Central Coast, while a stranded melon-headed whale at Stockton Beach could not be saved.
