A landmark inquiry has revealed abuse and misconduct within Australia's banks and financial institutions was driven by ‘a culture of greed’.

The country's highest form of public inquiry, the royal commission, has exposed widespread wrongdoing in the industry.

The commission released an interim report on Friday, condemning an industry which it said valued profit over people.

The Australian government, however, called the report a "scathing" assessment.

New statistics indicate Queensland has received more cruise ships than any other Australian state, with the cruise industry rising to an estimated $500 million.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has accepted plans for an upgrade to the cruise ship terminal within the Port of Brisbane.

A total of 520 cruise ships and 860,000 passengers have been recorded within the last two years, seen as an 11 percent yearly increase.

State Tourism Minister Kate Jones has declared Queensland the ‘cruise capital’ of Australia.

Fad diets might seem like a good idea, but some of them are actually harmful to you.

So are there any that actually work?

Kate de Prima, an accredited practicing dietitian, recommends a 12 hour overnight fast to limit snacking and allow time for your body to digest.

The Syrian conflict is now in its eighth year, with more than 360,000 deaths and millions more uprooted from their homes over that time.

Syria’s Foreign Minister, Walid al-Moualem, told the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday that the country was ready for the voluntary return of refugees who fled during the conflict.

He urges and calls upon the “international community and humanitarian organisations to facilitate these returns".

A typhoon has hit Western Japan, making landfall near Tanabe City, southwest of Tokyo.

Typhoon Trami is rated category 1 out of a possible 5 by the Tropical Storm Risk.  

The Japan Meteorological Agency has downgraded the typhoon from “extremely strong” to “strong”.  The agency also warns of risk of landslides and flooding as a result of storm surges.

Airlines have cancelled over 1,200 flights, with airports and train services stopped in Tokyo and Osaka.

An Australian research centre has produced the world’s first evidence-based guideline for managing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome making it easier for doctors to diagnose and manage the condition.

Affecting one in 10 Australian women, the condition is caused by a hormone imbalance in the brain and ovaries, which causes the ovaries to make extra amounts of the male hormone, testosterone.

The ‘Listen Out’ music festival in Sydney has seen 159 arrests for drug offences over the weekend.

The event attracted 34,000 festival goers, with 154 charged with drug possession and five charged with supplying drugs.

This comes two weeks after an expert panel was formed, following two deaths from drug overdoses at Sydney festival Defqon 1.  

The Queensland Government is undertaking a state-wide consultation in reforms to residential tenancy laws for renters and property owners.
 

This is a key part of the Palaszczuk Government's ‘Open Doors to Renting Reform’ consultation process announced on Sunday. The process will begin this week with renters, landlords and real estate agents being contacted and asked how the market is changing and how well the current system is working.

Two fire front’s within Central Queensland’s Blackdown Tableland National Park have seen heavy engagement from the state’s fire services and paramedic units.

Yesterday, Queensland Ambulance Service assessed 13 injured, 12 of which were trapped by bushfire.  The RACQ Lifeflight helicopter has now been ‘stood down’ after the successful rescues.

This comes as an emergency warning has been issued for the Walsh River in Queensland’s north, stating it is now ‘too late’ to leave the area.