The Australian Crime and Corruption Commission is suing Google for allegedly misleading customers over the collection of location data.

The ACCC has argued users were not able to make an informed choice about how to stop Google obtaining and retaining their personal data and location information.

Although new Google accounts have the “location history” setting turned off, users are still currently tracked by default through the “web and app activity” function, which is automatically turned on.

Jinibara people in Sunshine Coast have been fighting for the closure of Mount Beerwah, the highest of the Glass House Mountain in Queensland, after the closure of Uluru.

They suggest the closure after the reopening to climbing for the first time in 2016 after rock instability issues were addressed.

Indigenous elder Ken Murphy, described the mountain as the ‘mother’ of the range and a sacred birthplace for many Jinibara people in generations gone by.

A Carseldine couple have been left surprised after a two-meter-long beehive containing 10 kg of honey and more than 60,000 bees was found in their home.

The couple said they had been stung by bees while leaving the home, and could even hear them inside.

Beekeeper Paul Wood explained that bees park in a tree for a few days before they migrate to a new home during springtime, but when they cannot find a space due the limited trees left standing, they choose the cavities of houses.

Iraq securities wearing masks and plainclothes have shot protestors in the Shi’ite holy city of Karbala, leading to the death of 18 people and wounding hundreds.

The protestors were fighting against their government’s corruption, and have been attacked by tear gas and bullets, in one of the deadliest single attacks since anti-government demonstrations erupted earlier this month.

Karbala is currently suffering from serious unemployment and unstable political conditions as protestors ask for reformation but not just the government’s resignation.

Hong Kong Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been disqualified from participating in the upcoming district elections on the grounds that his call for Hong Kong self-determination breaks the electoral law.

Mr. Wong says the government is giving excuses for not letting him run in the office.

He is the only person disqualified out of more than 1100 candidates in district councils set for this year.

Residents near Port Macquarie in NSW remain on high alert this morning as a bushfire continues to burn close to homes.

Firefighters worked overnight to subdue the blaze near the village of Lake Cathie on the state’s Mid North Coast, but were hindered by gusty winds which fanned the flames as homes came under threat.

The fire has burnt through 1700 hectares of land and came right up to gardens in some homes, forcing residents to flee their homes with any possessions they could carry.

Activists are continuing their protests today outside the International Mining and Resources Conference in Melbourne, where they are expected to continue ridiculing delegates as they approach the conference centre.

Yesterday saw 50 protesters arrested after rowdy scenes in which police horses were allegedly punched, while three police officers were taken to hospital and four were left injured. 

The climate change activists are already beginning to gather in Melbourne’s CBD this morning, and police officers are already out in force outside the centre. 

A Brisbane parent has slammed booking website Schoolies.com, after it was announced that it would be partnering with Tinder to promote the event.

Brisbane mother Libby Marshall fears that the partnership would put vulnerable teenagers at risk, after e-mails from Tinder promoting Schoolies were widely circulated.

Schoolies.com CEO Matt Lloyd said that the safety of school leavers was the company's top priority and that the platform would only be available to those over 18 years of age. 

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has hailed the end of large donations to political parties, after a series of wide-ranging electoral reforms were announced yesterday.

Under the new changes, public funding to political parties and candidates in Queensland elections will increase by $23 million, political parties will not be allowed to spend more than $92 000 in a single electorate, and  individual donations to political parties will be capped at $10 000 over a parliamentary term.