Deputy Premier Jackie Trad has been referred to the State Parliament’s Ethics Committee over her purchase of an investment property at Woolloongabba.

The committee will examine whether Ms Trad failed to include the property on her register of interests within the correct time frame.

The property had the potential to grow in value due to its proximity to the Cross River Rail Project, which Ms Trad was overseeing.

The Northern Irish driver pleaded guilty to assisting illegal immigrants and obtaining criminal property when he appeared in London's Old Bailey Criminal Court on Monday (local time).

Robinson was also charged with 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic in human beings and money laundering, but he has not been required to enter a plea for these charges.

Prosecutor William Emlyn Jones said at the hearing that this could be a large and complex case.

Transport authorities in London have refused to renew Uber's business license, putting the future of up to 45,000 London drivers at risk.

The Transport for London (TfL) says Uber's system has changed to allow unauthorised drivers to upload their photos to other driver's accounts, which means they can pick up passengers just like a reserved driver.

As a result, it considered Uber "not right at the moment."

Although Uber immediately said it would appeal, the process could include court proceedings that could last months.

An Australian shopper has taken to Facebook to share how “furious” she is that an online delivery from Coles would include so many plastic bags. 

The woman said every single type of fruit or vegetable she ordered was covered in plastic, even though she ticked the option for no bags.

“Get with the program guys,” she wrote. “The general public are becoming way more vigilant about saving the planet. It’s time for you guys to start making some changes too.”

A new survey shows there has been a significant increase in concern about the environment over the last year.

Monash University researchers asked more than 3,500 Australians what they believe to be the most important problem facing Australia today, and 19 per cent of respondents named environmental issues like climate change and water shortages.

This percentage has almost doubled from 10 per cent in 2018, and comes second only to economic issues as Australia’s most pressing issue.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said that the government would "seriously reflect" on the pro-democracy candidate's victory after the local democratic election.

According to local media reports, 17 of the 18 district councils are now controlled by pro-democracy councillors.

The election, the first since the wave of anti-Beijing protests began, saw an unprecedented turnout of more than 71%.

This was seen as a severe condemnation of Ms. Lam's leadership and expressed support for the protest movement.

Burglars stole three sets of diamond jewellery from one of Europe's largest treasures, the Dresden Green Vault in eastern Germany.

The historic sets each include 37 parts, and there are fears that the thief might try to break them down.

Officials are still trying to determine exactly how much was stolen in the break-in early on Monday.

Saxony's ruler, Augustus the Strong, created the series in 1723 in one of the oldest museums in the world.

Rubbish bin auditors in Noosa Shire are leaving sad face emojis on bins of residents who have not been recycling correctly. 

The eight-week trial will see council officers checking bins, leaving a happy or sad face sticker and information on how to separate waste correctly.

Subcontractors have been unpaid for work on the renovation of Maryborough City Hall after the contracting company they were working for went into voluntary liquidation a few months ago.

GSG Contracting, a Sunshine Coast based company, won the tender for the $550,000 renovation on the heritage-listed building. 

Paul Keightly, who owns and runs Wide Bay Floor Sanding, says he worked on the hall for two weeks and is owed payment for half of his contract, worth $21,000.