A new format will see the Brisbane International tennis championship attracting ‘exclusive’ female talent, according to a new statement by Queensland Premier Anastasia Palaszczuk.

The championship will become a women’s only event from 2020 and combine with the first leg of a new international men’s team event, the ATP Cup.

Brisbane tennis fans will now receive ten full days of action from top international players instead of the usual seven.

North Korea is committed to closing the door on 70 years of war and hostility with the destruction of plutonium and uranium sites, according to US Special Envoy for North Korea Stephen Biegun.

The US and North Korean governments must first reach an agreement on expert access and the mapping and monitoring of key sites before North Korea can achieve full denuclearisation.

History is being made at the 53rd Superbowl in Los Angeles with the first ever male cheerleaders participating in the event.

Napoleon Jinnies and Quinton Peron became the first ever male cheerleaders in the NFL in March 2018, and, almost a year later, they will make history again as the first male cheerleaders to perform during America's most-watched event.

While male cheerleaders are relatively common in high school and college teams, up until now they have been largely missing from professional squads.

The growing electric car industry is calling on Canberra policy makers to develop a comprehensive plan for the rollout of a national public charging network.

Professor Iftekhar Ahmed says further infrastructure must be implemented and electrical networks fortified to allow the popular uptake of the electric car and the potential boost to the nation’s renewable energy system.

Australia’s big banks have launched a public mea culpa acknowledging they have failed their customers, and arguing these findings from the banking royal commission is a chance to reset the sector.

New research reveals more than 200,000 cancer cases could be avoided if Australian adults maintain a healthy weight and meet physical activity guidelines.

The forecast released for World Cancer Day is prompting calls for individuals and government to do more to reduce our cancer risk.

CEO of the Cancer Council, Professor Sanchia Aranda, says too many Australians are overweight and need to take steps towards a healthier lifestyle.

The opposition council has criticised Brisbane City Council for jumping the gun in claiming victory after the development application for the controversial Mt Coot-tha zipline project was approved, because they’re still awaiting approval by the state government.

The wreckage of the plane that vanished with the footballer Emiliano Sala on board has been found within hours of a search starting in the sea off the Channel Islands.

A search boat hired privately by Sala’s Argentinian family – thanks partly to a crowdfunding appeal – located the wreckage yesterday morning.

Peace talks aboard a United Nations ship anchored in neutral Red Sea territory could build on a landmark ceasefire agreement between the Yemen government and Houthi rebels.

Security fears and disputes over meeting locations have prevented leaders of the opposing forces from addressing the UN brokered agreement that would see a new security force taking over the city of Hodeida.

The UN says progress on the ceasefire is critical to opening humanitarian corridors, preventing famine and halting further violence in Yemen.