An academic has gone viral after they attacked onlookers who filmed them tearing down posters for kidnapped Israelis who were taken hostage in the shock Hamas attacks.

The former Nine News political editor said he thought the entire debate around the referendum was ‘pretty bad’, and said it may damage the Prime Minister’s reputation with the public.

Hundreds of children have been evacuated from a Sydney primary after a fast-moving grass fire was heading in their direction.

Heidi Klum did not disappoint with her Halloween costume, as she made a grand entrance at her 22nd annual Heidiween celebration in New York on Tuesday.