The state government and local council want to move Cultural Centre station, upon the arrival of Brisbane City’s metro system. 

The State Government has decided not to sign off on the initial plan to have the metro system run beneath the Cultural Centre bus station in South Brisbane. 

The $944 million project will be delayed to begin design plans for a new metro stop beneath the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

A gunman opened fire at a mosque in Brest, France on Thursday afternoon, wounding two people, he was later found dead.

There is still not a clear motive for the attack and the two injured men didn’t receive any life-threatening wounds.

The Interior Minister, Cristophe Castaner says he has issued orders to increase security measures around places of worship across the country.

Japan has cautioned the two candidates fighting to become Britain's next Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, against a no-deal Brexit. 

Japan’s Foreign Minister, Taro Kono, warned that Japanese investment in the country would be affected if Britain decides to leave the European Union without a deal in place. 

Kono says Japanese companies are already moving out of Britain and more will follow if a no-deal Brexit goes ahead.

Power prices are going down around Australia as there is more competition in the energy sector according to the Australian Energy Market Commission. 

As stated by the annual report from the AEMC, there has been an improvement on the energy markets in 2019 across the country except Tasmania.

The AEMC Chairman, John Pierce, says the report indicates a more engaged consumer market and the entry of global battery providers like Tesla present welcoming development.

Climate experts have labelled Australia’s stance on renewables as a ‘policy vacuum’ which is costing Australia jobs and impacting the economy. 

Martin Rice, head of research for the Climate Council, warned that Australia’s reliance on coal is causing Australia to fall behind other countries and could cost the economy, as renewables are cheaper. 

Rice says Australia’s carbon-based economy will kill the Great Barrier Reef, threatening tourism jobs.

Gold Coast Marine Animal Release Teams have rescued a humpback whale after it was caught in a sharknet off the Gold Coast. 

Queensland's shark control program manager Jeff Krause said successfully releasing whales is dangerous work and today's release was complicated by choppy sea conditions.

Animal conservation groups are calling for shark nets to be removed during whale migration season.

Caloundra MP Mark McArdle announced he will not contest his seat in the 2020 state election.

In a statement released last night, Mr McArdle said “the time has come to move on and provide for younger ‘blood’ to step up to the mark and take Caloundra into the forward years.”

Mr McArdle has been the member for Caloundra for over 16 years.