The Queensland Parliament has passed new legislation dubbed “lemon laws” making it easier for vehicle owners to make claims on faulty vehicles.

The law has raised the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal’s previous jurisdictional limit from $25,000 so that the Tribunal can now hear claims for up to $100,000 on new and used cars, motorbikes, motor homes and caravans.

A 78-year-old Hobart woman with a broken foot, split lip, cut nose and a strained wrist was told she was too old to be admitted to Hobart Private Hospital.

The 78-year-old, who asked to remain anonymous, was in desperate need of medical care and her daughter-in-law, Sheree Morriss says she had been paying for private health cover for years but when she was rushed to HPH following a “nasty fall” she was turned away.

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has resigned from office following weeks of mass protests.

The 82-year-old has been in office for twenty years but has rarely been seen in public since his stroke in 2013.

Algerian Defence Ministry called on Tuesday for the President to quit “‘immediately”. The ministry says, "there is no more time to waste" after six weeks of nationwide protests against the chief of state and his inner circle.

Solomon Island locals say they are not worried by recent rumours of electoral interference and electoral blockades as they head to the polls surrounded by tight security this morning.

Around 1,600 local police officers have been deployed across the country while Solomon Islanders cast their ballots to choose 50 members of Parliament from 333 candidates and 15 different parties.

Billions of dollars will be allocated to disaster relief as part of the 2019-2020 budget, and farmers can expect a boost to drought support.

Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, announced the Government will commit $3.9 billion to the Emergency Response Fund and more than $3 million to increase access to the Farm Household Allowance.

Mr Frydenberg says the fund would, "ensure additional resourcing is available to support future natural disaster recovery efforts."

New council data has highlighted spots on Brisbane’s southside where speeding occurs most, including a school zone in Yeronga wherein 61% of motorists speed.

The data was collected from council-implemented “slow for SAM” signs which display a commuter’s speed as they drive past, telling them to slow down if necessary.

Data from SAM, the Speed Awareness Monitors program, has been referred to police to set up mobile speed patrols in speeding hotspots.

A truck has been involved in an incident causing 50 litres of diesel to spill from its ruptured fuel tank during Brisbane’s peak hour traffic this morning.

At 7:30am, emergency services were called to Beaudesert Road and Sussex Road in Brisbane’s south and the City Council were notified so chemical absorption materials could be brought to clear the scene.