Traffic between Surfers Paradise and Southport has worsened despite a direct light rail line running between the two Gold Coast suburbs.

Car trips on the Gold Coast Highway on some streets have increased by up to 23 per cent since 2011, in comparison to a 44.4 per cent drop in traffic near Australia Fair shopping centre in the same time.

110 documents by renowned physicist Albert Einstein are being revealed to the public, some for the first time, at Israel’s Hebrew university.

The documents include handwritten mathematical notes and an appendix on unified field theory, previously considered ‘lost’, the university said.

The documents also contain letters, which the university said reveal glimpses of the physicist’s personality.

Indian author, sexual assault survivor and former rape crisis centre worker Sohaila Abdulali, who will be speaking in Australia this week, is certain that the increase in conversations about sexual assault is a positive thing.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics released data last year showing the number of people reporting sexual assault had reached an eight-year high.

Abdulali added that it is not the survivor’s job to end rape by speaking out after an assault, but when they do speak out, language is important.

A small Australian energy company has partnered with a Chinese company to submit a proposal for two new coal-fired power plants in New South Wales.

Cavcorp and the China Energy Engineering Corporation proposed to develop in the disused Hunter Valley area, by creating two 1000-megawatt power plants.

Greens MP Adam Bandt said Australians will fight to stop the proposal and ensure that these power plants will never happen.

The proposal followed the Coalition’s announcement on a series of policies to cut emissions.

Employers have warned against increasing the minimum wage after Opposition Leader Bill Shorten indicated his willingness to adhere to union requests for a "living wage".

In a speech delivered to business leaders on Wednesday, Mr Shorten declared that the upcoming federal election would be "a referendum on wages" and that the current minimum hourly rate was based on an out-dated understanding of the cost of living.

Queensland dentists and doctors have reported extensive tooth decay among children and elderly in Queensland communities without fluoride in their water.

A recent report by Queensland’s chief medical officer found a quarter of Queensland children admitted to hospital require treatment for a dental condition.

The rate of tooth decay in Indigenous children is about 70%, with the Australian Medical Association reporting that dentists are often having to perform multiple tooth extractions.

A Far North Queensland town has planned a public memorial after an iconic local crocodile was found dead in a creek with bullet wounds.

Locals of the small seaside community Cardwell, south of Cairns, have described the local icon named Bismarck as a “gentle giant" who was never aggressive.

Both police and Queensland’s Department of Environment and Science are investigating the crocodile’s killing.

The United States is stopping multiple Venezuelan officials and family members from entering the country as part of the latest measure at bringing down Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

US Vice President Mike Pence said the State Department is revoking 77 visas, including many officials of the Maduro regime and their families, as a way of holding the regime accountable until democracy is restored.

This comes after a similar action last week when Washington revoked 49 visas of Venezuelan figures.