Lime has increased their prices of their scooters even though a new competitor will arrive this month.

The original price of renting a scooter was 30 cents per minute, but the price has been raised to 38 cents per minute.

On July 22,  Lime will reduce its fleet of scooters from 700 to 400 scooters.

Electrical engineer, Phil Best, chairman of the Mount Coot-tha Local Residents action group, has spent years investigating the effects he believes the nearby Brisbane City Council-owned quarry is having on his house.

Mr Best, expressed his concerns about the quarry explaining that he had felt blats inside his house saying they would last up to 30 seconds.

Greens MP Michael Berkman, whose Maiwar electorate includes western suburb said the residents have raised legitimate concerns. 

Sudan's ruling military council and opposition leaders have signed a power-sharing accord after all-night talks.

Sudan's ruling military council, Mohamed Hamdan "Hemeti" Dagolo,  said it is a historic moment for the country.

The terms of the transitional period, which will be laid out in a constitutional declaration, are yet to be agreed.

Sudan has been in turmoil since the military ousted President Omar al-Bashir in April.

The US House of Representatives has voted 332 to 95 to set aside an impeachment resolution against President Donald Trump.

The resolution's sponsor, Democratic Representative Al Green, was seeking to capitalise on growing criticism of Trump after the president's recent attacks on minority congresswomen.

Mr Green had failed twice before to get an impeachment resolution passed, but Wednesday marked the first time the full House had addressed the matter.

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will meet Victoria's premier and governor when she visits Melbourne to deliver a speech.

Ms Arden will deliver her address titled 'Why does good government matter?' at Melbourne Town Hall on Thursday night.

It has also been reported she will meet with Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his wife.

A Sydney man and his wife allegedly;  had their Filipina nanny working for just for $2 for 106 hours  a week and only giving her 2 days off in an entire year.

The Fair Work Ombudsman is pursuing the couple for more than $155,000 in unpaid wages under Australia's workplace laws.

The nanny was allegedly hired in the Philippines and lived with the man and his wife and their two children in the Sydney CBD.

A thousand complaints were made about local councillors in the past financial year to Queensland’s new councillor conduct watchdog.

The Office of the Independent Assessor was established late last year by Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe under new legislation to monitor and hold Queensland’s local councils to account.

Since its establishment, 917 complaints were made about councillor conduct, 240 of which were made in the last quarter.

The Clem 7 tunnel is currently under lock down,  as police negotiate with a man armed with a knife at the top of the tunnel. 

Police were called about 6.50am on Wednesday and officers have also closed Shafston Avenue northbound in Kangaroo Point because of the standoff.

Drivers who planned to use these routes have been asked to find alternative routes from authorities .