Brisbane is set to go greener, with Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner announcing a 10 year vision to create more green space in Brisbane.

The plan was reflected in his first budget which was announced on Wednesday.

The lord mayor says he has committed $42 million of the budget to create new parks and playgrounds throughout Brisbane.

Telecommunications experts are accusing the NBN of misleading Canberra residents, with warnings that internet services could be cut off unless they make the switch.

Robin Eckermann, chief architect of the TransACT network rollout, says customers have no need to make any changes and these letters are not true.

Tens of thousands of homes are already connected to the VDSL2 Service, which is not yet being replaced by the NBN.

The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, blames Iran for the attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman based on the weapons used.

There were no casualties after the attack on the Japanese tanker Kokuka Courageous and the Norwegian tanker Front Altair.

Oil prices have increased as much as 4 per cent after the incident on Thursday.

Kenyan MP Rashid Kassim has been arrested for allegedly slapping fellow MP Fatuma Gedi for not allocating money to his area.

The alleged assault took place in the parliament building car park after confronting her, a picture of Ms Gedi with blood in her mouth was widely spread on Twitter.

MP Sabrina Wanjiru Chege says that plenty of the male MPs make fun of the women colleagues and they should know how to treat men.

Researchers say the fossils of a giant new species of sea creatures found on Kangaroo Island were likely the ‘terror’ of other creatures on the seafloor.

University of Adelaide PhD student James Holmes says the fossils, called Redlichia rex, was named because of its giant size, formidable legs and spines used for crushing and shredding food.

The species was described as one of the most successful animal groups, surviving for almost  270 million years.

Queensland Wildlife Hospital at Wacol in western Brisbane is now one of the busiest facilities of its kind in the world.

The Wacol facility was built to support 10,000 animals each year, but by the end of last year it had cared for almost 21,000.

Sheilla Collecott from Animal Focus RSPCA Queensland said that they have outgrown their hospital and now have to look at how they are going to cope in future.

The Queensland government is investigating the removal of a chimney on the heritage listed Broadway Hotel after the latest fire in September 2018.

An environment department spokesman says the chimney is believed to have been dislodged by the owner whilst removing damaged roof framing and sheeting after the fire.

The hotel has been a major community concern since the fire, with many locals worried that the building is too damaged for restoration.