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.

Scott Morrison will today deliver a plea to Donald Trump to put an end to the trade war between China and the US. 

Mr Morrison and the Reserve Bank of Australia governor are growing anxious over the suppressive effects of current and threatened trade tariffs the Trump administration has slapped on Chinese imports to America. 

Mr Morrison talked about the trade war between the US and China and said the collateral damage is spreading.

Nicaraguan Police officers  have arrested four men who are suspected to have links with ISIS.

The four men, two from Egypt and two from Iraq where planning to head to Northern Mexican border Nicaraguan officials said. 

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed on Tuesday that Mexico was on alert over the situation after Mexican officials were warned by U.S. officials.

Australian anti-money laundering experts have warned the country is lagging behind when it comes to combating the flow of illegal money entering the housing market.

Professor of law at Latrobe University in Melbourne, Louis de Koker said money from international drug trafficking and other crimes is flowing into the Australian housing market and potentially distorting prices for everyday Australians looking to buy a house.

A nationwide truck driver shortage is having serious implications for Australia’s economy and could raise the cost of transport.

Australian Trucking Association board member Julie Russell said reasons for the shortage include an ageing workforce and young people not being able to get licensing permits straight out of school.

 She said the industry is trying to work on ways to improve training, pathways from school, and the licensing system to create the next wave of skilled truck drivers.