Hello Australia!! - History is made in the London Mayor election - It may already be too late for many of Queensland's Koalas - Boaty McBoatface gets the short shrift - And more in your CareerSpot Worldy McNewsFace:

The Koala population in southeastern Queensland's Koala Coast and Pine Rivers region have plummeted over the past two decades and are "effectively extinct", according to a new report.  "There may be some tough decisions we need to make about where we prioritize the protection of koalas," said the leader author of the report, University of Queensland Associate Professor Jonathan Rhodes.  "If there are populations we really cannot do anything about, we should acknowledge that and focus on the populations where we can have success," he told the ABC.  Professor Rhodes blames habitat loss, disease, and dog attacks.

UK Labour's Sadiq Khan has been declared teh winner of the London Mayoral election, which makes him the UK capital city's first Muslim mayor.  Mr. Khan is the son of a Pakistani-British bus driver and rooted in Labour's Social Democratic wing.  He beat Tory candidate Zach Goldsmith, whose campaign is under intense criticism for "appalling" dog whistle politics comparing Khan to Islamic extremists - which was a pretty ridiculous tactic, considering the former councilor was well-known for his support of Marriage Equality and other lefty touchstones.  Outgoing conservative mayor Boris Johnson is reportedly so upset that he combed his hair.

The Philippines will have its presidential election on Monday, with ultra-right candidate Rodrigo Duterte holding a ten point lead over his competition in the polls.  Duterte has frequently boasted of ordering the deaths of his enemies while mayor of Davao City, caused a rift with Oz a couple of weeks ago by joking about wanting to have taken part in the gang rape and murder of an Australian missionary, and has been linked to a widening graft and corruption scandal.  But crime and poverty are out of control, and desperate people are often fooled by the loudest voice.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is threatening to stop working with Europe on combating terrorism and stopping the flow of refugees:  "We'll go our way, you go yours," he said, a day after his Europe-friendly PM Ahmet Davutoglu said he was stepping down.  The EU wants Erdogan to narrow Turkey's definition of terrorism for its citizens to qualify for visa-free travel - which is part of a larger deal between the sides aimed at easing Europe's migration crisis that was negotiated by Davutoglu.  Erdogan (who once had his balls kicked by a horse) more and more is using the word "terrorist" to refer to his political opponents, journalists, academics, and law abiding Kurdish citizens.

Two of those running afoul of Turkey's clampdown on press freedoms say they will appeal their five year prison terms for "revealing state secrets" - a case that has been lambasted by international observers.  Can Dundar and Erdem Gul are the editor and Ankara bureau chief of opposition daily Cumhuriyet.  They reported that Erdogan's Turkey had tried to ship arms to rebels fighting the Syrian government.  Before the verdict, a gunman yelling "Traitor!" took several shots at Gul and Dundar, slightly wounding another reporter instead.  Mr. Dundar said the sentence, and the assassination attempt, were "not given only to suppress and silence us" but to "intimidate the Turkish media and make us scared of writing".

The giant bushfire in Alberta, Canada grew bigger and badder, and blocked a 1,500 vehicle convoy of people from Fort McMurray trying to evacuate from shale oil camps in the territory's north to the cities of Calgary and Edmonton to the south.  There are fears that the an oil facility will explode as the flames creep nearer.  Meanwhile, a family cleared out of the fire zone watched helplessly over a smartphone app linked to their home security system as their home burned.  Luckily, from a very safe distance.

The UK government missed a golden opportunity, and named polar research ship the RRS Sir David Attenborough in honor of the famous naturalist - instead of RMS Boaty McBoatface, which got the most votes in a now-famous internet contest.  Just think, the UK could have sold zillions of plushy toys, model kits, posters and other ephemera patterned after the big red boat - and the profits might have funded the UK Natural Environment Research Council's (NERC) polar research.  Oh well, they should have talked to me first.  Anyway, the name Boaty McBoatface will live on as the remotely operated vehicle aboard RRS Sir David Attenborough.