Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer has stepped down as director from a number of his real estate companies and handed the reins over to his wife Alysha, a former beautician. She has been appointed as the head of 12 businesses in her husband's embattled property portfolio, so he can step away from the responsibility and study to become a doctor.

Jordy Hurdes, 20, from Wangaratta in Victoria, posted the 3-minute clip to Facebook on Monday, which shows him stuttering his way through a heartfelt plea for people to stop taking party drugs. 'It's a waiting game at the moment to see whether I'll have a permanent jerking like I have now as you can see and with my stutter I'm not sure whether it will get better any time soon,' he says in the footage.

Shoeless, unkempt feet on the seats, a fellow passenger exposing his bottom through the partition - even sex on the platform in broad daylight. Strange, disturbing and downright disgusting behaviour from passengers on public transport across Australia has been captured by fellow commuters and uploaded online for all to see. The Facebook page Melbourne Train Stories continues to grow and claims to be a place where angry commuters can vent their frustrations about the peculiar sights and smells they experience on the rail network night and day. Some of the photos (bottom right) are impossible to explain.

The latest series of The Block has certainly not been short of unexpected twists. As viewers wait to find out the results from Saturday's auction of the competing couples' renovated Melbourne apartments (inset), many of the contestants have already suffered their fair share of sadness and even scandals. Fan favourite Suzi Taylor was rushed to hospital after collapsing 'from exhaustion' just days before racy topless photos of her dancing on a boat emerged (pictured left). Meanwhile, Dean and Shay (pictured top left) suffered a tragic miscarriage as Whitney and Andrew (bottom right) decided to call time on their relationship.

A 23-year-old Sydney man (left) accused of severely burning a ten-month-old boy after placing him under scolding hot water while he smoked a cigarette and charged his phone has been refused bail. He allegedly told attending police he 'f--d up' and showed little remorse about the baby only worrying about his own welfare. The boy is in a critical but stable condition in hospital (top left).

A landlord has been forced to pay $11,000 in compensation to a tenant because his rental flat was inhabitable due to a smoking neighbour. Lynette Laming (pictured) moved into an apartment in Sydney's Potts Point with her teenage daughter last December but made complaints to the managing agent and the building manager after a few weeks because the smell was so toxic. Ms Laming (left) is the mother of model and business owner Natasha Oakley (right). They are pictured together inset.

Jonah Lomu's former doctor, John Mayhew, has said the rugby great likely died from a blood clot which could have formed during his long haul flight to New Zealand. The discussion of the star's possible cause of death came as plans were unveiled to honour Lomu with a public memorial. Over the weekend a service was held to farewell Lomu at the church near where he grew up in Auckland.

The 24-year-old niece of Princess Diana has spent several weeks in Australia attending society events and enjoying the company of new friends including Australian weather presenter James Tobin. Lady Kitty spent the weekend basking in the sunshine of Bondi Beach, wearing a striking pink bandeau bikini. (Pictured from left: Lady Kitty Spencer emerges from the surf on Bondi Beach, Lady Kitty listening to her iPhone and carrying a beach bag)

Central Brussels, usually bustling on a Sunday evening, was virtually deserted, with police and troops on patrol. Belgian police opened fire on the driver of a vehicle during raids targeting terror suspects across the city last night in which 16 people were arrested. Authorities raided 19 properties in the coordinated police operation, arresting 16 people who are set to appear before a judge today. The prosecutors office said it was during a raid on a snack bar in Molenbeek that the man drove at police, who opened fire on his vehicle.

Russia's strongman Vladimir Putin has been overseeing the daily airstrikes in Syria from a colossal three-floor war room in Moscow. Long rows of identical desks and computer terminals are crammed into the enormous space, filling up three floors with analysts monitoring activities in the conflict zone. Sitting at a desk on the central level of the first floor, the Russian President can be seen observing every detail. Putin is surrounded by his trusted military advisers, who have been working hard to shore up the Assad regime in Syria.

Brian Houston, leader of Hillsong Church in Australia (bottom right), should have reported his father to police for child sex abuse offences, a royal commission has found. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse released its final findings on Monday, which said Mr Houston (left) had a conflict of interest when allegations after his father, Frank (top right), surfaced. The commission said Mr Houston should have stepped aside once claims were made against his father in 1999.

The Deputy Liberal party leader, 59, wore a rather pricey pair of Louboutin pumps (right) stamped with bright red love hearts to Question TIme in parliament (left) on Monday. Ms Bishop has worn some eye-catching outfits over the past few days, looking elegant on Sunday in a tailored black and white jacket and simple black suit pants for the Australia-Japan Foreign Defence Ministerial Consultations in Sydney.

Mother-of-two Kristy (right), from NSW, was pinned to the ground while she was pregnant with her first son by her ex-partner. She turned into a shell of her former self, cried every day and took the drug ice during her abusive relationship with Logan (bottom left with Kristy). Things came to head a year ago when he hit her in the back of the head and punched her in the face (top left are her bruises), forcing her to flee from the car and fearing for her life. Kristy's story is one of many that are shared on ABC's Hitting Home with Sarah Ferguson (inset).

An Adolf Hitler impersonator has been spotted casually spending time among the crowd at a heated anti-Islam rally on Sunday. More than 200 Reclaim Australia protesters showed up to the Brisbane rally at Emma Miller Place and footage shows the Hitler lookalike smiling as he rolled up his sleeves and casually leaned against the police barricade. The man, dressed in a purple button-up shirt and grey trousers, had his dark brown hair swept to the left hand side and an infamous toothbrush moustache visible on his upper lip. He appeared to be enjoying the attention of smiling supporters in the crowd.

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission in New Zealand said cliff rescue staff attached to ropes could be called on to descend into the icy mountain to recover the seven bodies. A total of six tourists and the pilot were killed when the helicopter crashed nto Fox Glacier on the western coast of New Zealand's south island. Among the British victims were a couple, who had been celebrating their 50th birthdays as part of a 'trip of a lifetime'.

While the Schoolies experience may be a fuzzy memory for some, other school leavers have taken to social media to document their messy celebrations with cheeky selfies. More wild photographs have emerged on Twitter of teenagers celebrating their graduation by drinking excessively, passing out, wearing little or no clothing, and even riding in shopping trolleys. With Schoolies celebration well underway on the Gold Coast's notorious Surfers Paradise, many have turned the camera on themselves to capture their every move and are sharing for all to see.

Lauren Crouch, 28, from Islington, London, was approached by a stranger on Twitter who offered to pay £55 for a dress she liked 'on behalf of decent men everywhere' (right). The website content manager said she accepted the kind gesture and wore the outfit to an awards ceremony at the weekend. It came after she wrote a viral blog about how a Tinder date had demanded she return the £3.50 he spent on a coffee after she refused to go back to his place.

The Zarnowiec facility (main), in northern Poland, was supposed to be the country's first nuclear power station - but it was never completed because of a public outcry after the Chernobyl disaster. Pictures show deep chambers filled with water (bottom right) - making it dangerous for visitors - and trees and bushes growing up around its crumbling walls (left). Motorcyclist Laurens Corijn stumbled across the power plant whilst on a road trip through Europe.

A 1,400-year-old tree has become the centre of attention in the city of Xi'an, central China's Shaanxi Province.  Stunning photos taken recently of the ginkgo tree - also known as the maidenhair tree - show its majestic sea of golden leaves (pictured right and inset).  According a recent report it's said to have been planted during the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907), and people have been travelling from all over China to visit the spectacular site. 

There's only 16 in the world but one of the prestige sports car, the 1959 Maserati Tipo 61 (pictured) will go under the hammer in Melbourne on Monday night. Expecting to fetch over $600,000 it will also be accompanied with a three-digit Victorian number plate that were first seen on the roads prior to the First World War (top left).

New scenes released from the latest advert for Star Wars: The Force Awakens appear to show stormtroopers in the evil army known as The First Order giving their leader a Nazi salute. They are also stood beside officers in a black uniform similar to that of the Gestapo (right). It's not lost on fans, with one writing 'They're really going for that Nazi imagery' (top) and another saying 'check out the stormtroopers' gesture' (bottom).

You could never accuse Ronda Rousey of being yellow, but you can't say the same about her feet. After she was knocked out after a kick to the jaw from Holly Holm in Melbourne, her feet appeared to turn a bizarre shade of yellow and purple as she sat dazed on the canvas. It has sparked a furious online debate - with theories ranging from jaundice to mere dirty floors.

As a founding member of the children's entertainment group Hi5 (inset), Tim Harding (left) is used to making kids smile. But today Tim's focus has shifted to his own daughter, four-year-old Arielle (left of left and right), who suffers from epilepsy. Arielle was just 15 months old when she had her first seizure, and can suffer anywhere from 50 to 100 episodes a day. Tim hopes a new cannabis-derived drug, being trialed by the New South Wales government, could 'be the answer' for not just Arielle, but all children who suffer from the condition.

Sky News reporter Jayde Cotic was reporting on the Reclaim Australia rallies in Melbourne at the weekend when a man rushed towards her. Cotic was doing a live cross back to the Sky News studio with anchor Vanessa Grimm when the incident occurred. 'F**k her right in the pu**y,' he yelled as he pushed Cotic out of the way. The man's expletive-ridden phrase stems from pranks posted online in 2014 where people tried to target news reporters who were being filmed on live television.

Crown Princess Mary paired a figure-hugging red dress with an elegant black Prada coat, patent T-strap heels and a pink clutch for the TV2 Christmas show taping in Aalborg, Denmark. The 43-year-old Australian-born royal was presented with a sweet bouquet as she arrived at the festive event (right), where she was guest of honour.

Experts believe the housing boom has come to an end and investors are waiting to see what the future holds for interest rates. However, despite the outcomes investors can still expect to have a fatter wallet within one year if investors chose the right location. Properties in Byron Bay NSW (top and bottom left) can expect to see a 12 per cent increase and suburbs within Victoria will be a standout compared to other states (top and bottom right).

Foxie, who lives at a sanctuary in Washingotn, will not be parted from the Dora The Explorer doll and two trolls that she has adopted as her babies. She is so enamored with them that she has no interest in any other activities. But staff say that while it is endearing, it is also a sad reminder that she was never able to keep any of the four children she gave birth to during years in animal testing labs, which were taken from her just days after they were born.

The cancellations will affect evening flights from tomorrow until Thursday, when Thailand celebrates the Loy Kratong festival by launching lanterns into the sky, due to fears over the danger they may pose to aeroplanes.

Chief executives, A-list actors and supermodels will be spending their winter holidays on these extravagant yachts as they sail from island to island in the Caribbean. One of the most expensive is Kismet (inset), which has a weekly rate of $1.2million (£790,000). My Seanna (top left) boasts an outdoor cinema and swim-up bar, while Skyfall comes with a wine refrigerator (top right) and cigar humidor. A stunning master bedroom awaits those who charter Callisto (bottom left), and for the ultimate party boat Christina O (bottom right) can accommodate 34 guests.

A photographer who used to watch kingfishers as a boy with his grandfather spent six years and took 720,000 photos trying to get the perfect shot (pictured left) of the bird in memory of his late relative. Alan McFadyen, 46, was taken by his grandfather Robert Murray to see the kingfisher nesting spot at the beautiful lakeside location near Kirkcudbright, Scotland, 40 years ago. As he grew up, Mr McFadyen never forgot his boyhood visits and so when he took up photography six years ago, he decided to make the spot the focus of his attention, taking hundreds of photos per day (some pictured right) trying to capture a kingfisher's flawless dive.

Alex Bernasconi has travelled the world capturing images of mother nature at her best, and now has compiled some of his most stunning photographs into a new book, Blue Ice. The breathtaking panoramas reveal the spectacular beauty of the Antarctic landscape which is shaped by its extreme climate. Images include shots of the phenomenal ice arch near Paulet Island (left), a stand-off between an elephant seal and a king penguin (top right) and Gentoo penguins standing tall on an ice-capped island (bottom right).