A caravan park owner called police when two geologists, who regularly stayed at her park, didn't return from a day out prospecting. She's described them as friendly, conscientious and dedicated to their work.

The new megaport is 992 hectares in size and creates a direct link between Shanghai and Peru and will cut shipment times down by 20 days on some routes. 

The prime minister will use a week-long trip to South America to pitch Australia as a safe and reliable country to invest in, especially if the incoming US president follows through on his climate threats.

The Office of the Work Health and Safety Prosecutor has laid charges over the deaths of Dylan Langridge and Trevor Davis at an underground zinc mine in Queensland.

An exclusion zone has been issued ahead of next weekend's Rising Tide protest and festival. Anyone caught in the water faces an $1,100 fine.