Three people have been treated after a chemical spill at Sydney’s Lucas Heights nuclear facility.

According to a spokesman for Australia's Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, the workers were exposed to sodium hydroxide when a cap came off a pipe in the nuclear medicine manufacturing building.

NSW Ambulance said the chemical splashed onto the arms and faces of the victims who have all been taken to Sutherland Hospital for further assessment.

Australian housing prices have fallen by 0.7% last month as the property price downturn has now become nationwide, extending beyond just Sydney and Melbourne.

Although Sydney and Melbourne suffered the worst fall of the past year, Darwin and Perth lead the monthly decline in prices, decreasing at 1.5% and 1.7% respectively.

Hobart was the only capital city to have an increase in prices, with even the Brisbane market seeing prices fall over the past quarter.

Regional electricity consumers could see their power bills drop by $58 and small businesses by $180 next year resulting in two years of falling prices.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the draft determination showed her Government’s energy policy was pushing prices lower.

The Premier said her Government has an unwavering focus on continuing to push power prices lower for Queensland households and businesses in an initiative to support more job growth.

Townsville council members have urged insurance companies to not overlook local contractors in the rebuilding of Townsville’s flood damaged areas.

Townsville Local Content Sub Committee Chair Glenys Schuntner wants to ensure that local contractors are involved in the immense amount of work ahead, instead of sitting by idly as companies from out of town are given repair contracts.

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho has rejected President Donald Trump’s claims that he was asked to lift all sanctions against North Korea.

The Foreign Minister stated in a news conference that only a partial lifting of sanctions was requested at the Hanoi Summit during talks between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Mr Ri also stated North Korea had offered a realistic proposal towards denuclearisation.

The Australian Government have advertised health service jobs on Christmas Island, listing the benefits of the job as ‘tropical location’.

Department of Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo said the government intends to send medical transfers to Christmas Island unless specialised treatment is needed that can only be provided by the mainland.

A Medevac bill passed in February will see the detention centre reopened, allowing asylum seekers on Manus and Nauru to come to Australia on the recommendation of two doctors.

US Shares have fallen despite the expansion of the GDP by 2.6 percent, according to the US Commerce Department.

The GDP missed the Trump administration's target of 3 per cent, in the face of increased government spending and $US5.1 billion in tax cuts.

Despite the US-China trade dispute, consumer spending is shown to remain strong.

Organisers of Sydney’s Mardi Gras Parade have announced they're phasing out the use of single-use plastics, including glitter.

Instead, organisers are encouraging floats to make use of “fairy lights, fluorescent paints and fabrics, lanterns and other light-reflecting materials.

Stephen Cotton, a chemical engineer who has helped to create bio-glitter says that compostable and biodegradable glitters are a part of the solution in tackling plastic pollution.

A Palaszczuk Government program to encourage businesses to employ more Queenslanders has reached a milestone with 18,000 people getting a job.

Minister for Employment and Small Business Shannon Fentiman said the successful Back to Work program is giving businesses the confidence they need to be able to create more local jobs.

Ms Fentiman says the Queensland Government have been committed to improving job prospects for Queenslanders, and this milestone should be celebrated.