Consumer group Choice’s latest quarterly Australian household survey found that private health insurance costs are now the biggest household spending worry as costs now exceed electricity bills.

The survey exposed that 77 per cent of of Australian households are concerned about electricity bills while 82 per cent are concerned about health insurance costs.

Australians could soon be paying even more for the same cover of private health insurance as the industry prepares to undergo its biggest change for decades from April 1.

Google has announced plans to launch a streaming platform, Stadia, which will change the video game industry in a revolutionary bid.

Users won’t need a console to play, instead it will be a cloud-based service that will allow anyone to play games across any google based devices.

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, explains that Google based systems, including Youtube, will have a play now button that will simplify how consumers can access video games.

Apple has announced they will unveil new versions of the iPad Air and iPad mini for the first time in years.

The iPad air will come with a bigger 10.5-inch display while the iPad mini will have the same 7.9-inch screen, with both devices being compatible with the Apple Pencil, using a processor three times faster than previous models.

This announcement comes ahead of their spring event which is to be held on March 25 which will be focused on streaming according to Lauren Guenveur who is a senior research analyst at the International Data Corporation.

The coalition is pressuring Labor to release the full details of its climate change policies.

An economic modeller has suggested the opposition’s target to cut carbon emissions could be detrimental to farming, mining, electricity, and transport industry revenue.

Labor leader, Bill Shorten, has dismissed this and promised to release his party’s policies soon.

It could take years to hire 200 new train drivers for Queensland Rail following a shortage of drivers and an unsustainable reliance on overtime.

Only 66 new drivers have been recruited, amounting to one new driver every 12 days from October 21, 2016, until February 1 this year, taking into account natural attrition - meaning at the current rate, it would take until September 19, 2023 to reach the goal of 200 new drivers on the network.

Brisbane councillors have been put on notice to be careful of what they say if council meetings become livestreamed, proposed to begin on the 7th of May.

A trial of the stream will occur at the meeting next week and, if successful, will mean every meeting is streamed once council returns from autumn recess.