A clerical error has left a Brisbane couple in financial limbo despite their repeated calls to authorities to help clear their names. 

The couple was listed in court as debtors instead of creditors which threatened their financial reputation. 

Court Registrar, Craig Chapman, has said that the mistake was likely made during an “electronic transfer of information” and wrote to the couple apologising for the error. 

Now to national news

5.4 magnitude earthquake hits Western Australia

Lake Muir in Western Australia has been hit with a 5.4 magnitude earthquake just after 5:00am this morning, with residents reporting the tremor up to 150 kilometres away. 

Residents are claiming it is the largest tremor they have felt in more than 15 years in the area. 

It is the second earthquake in as many months after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit the area in September.