Today is R U OK Day, a national day of action encouraging Australians to reach out to others who may be struggling. 

Australia's suicide rate sits at 12.9 per 100,000 people, which is above the World Health Organisation's global average and is far more prevalent among men than women.

If you need someone to talk to, call Lifeline on 13 11 14. 

The first Chinese-born Australian MP Gladys Liu was targeted by the Labor party over whether she was a "fit and proper" person for parliament.

The shadow attorney general, Mark Dreyfus led the attack over Liu’s alleged connection to the Chinese communist party.

Liu said, "I am a proud Australian, passionately committed to serving the people of Chisholm, and any suggestion contrary to this is deeply offensive".

A community rally will be held today in Bulimba to pressure the council to install traffic lights at Riding Road after two schoolgirls were injured while crossing.

Morningside Councillor Kara Cook said, “the girls are among hundreds of students at the nearby Morningside State School who use the crossing regularly. It’s also heavily used by adults and children to access Hawthorne Park”.

Townsville’s Tobin Fish Tales will represent Queensland at the National Fish and Chips Awards after fighting off tough competition from across the state.

Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries, Mark Furner says shops in the top five spanned from Redland City to Brisbane, and Gold Coast to Townsville, but Tobin Fish Tales came out on top.

US President Donald Trump and his top officials may ease sanctions on Iran on Monday, in order to meet with Iran’s president, Hassan Rounhani.

Treasure Cay faces the challenge of recovery and clean-up following Hurricane Dorian. 

The Queensland, New South Wales and Victorian Governments have organised for a review into NAPLAN with the Education Council to take place tomorrow.

A recent study raises questions regarding the reliability of roadside drug testing devices to test for cannabis.