Dodgy tertiary education businesses have been given unknowing TAFE students a debt without their knowledge and delivering poor educational results.

Vocational Education Minister Michaelia Cash says the ombudsman has been receiving complaints and it is believed 25000 students to date have claims totalling around $50 million.

The scheme introduced in 2012 by the Labor government, was later replaced by a tighter regulated loans program which Ms Cash assures will keep dodgy businesses out.

Two more Brisbane City councillors are set to retire before the next local election in March 2020, with their positions rumoured to be replaced by female candidates.

Ian McKenzie from Coorparoo and Norm Wyndham from McDowall, both from the Liberal National Party, have announced they will not seek preselection for their wards, adding on to the resignation of Councillor Julian Simmonds who is now contesting the federal seat of Ryan.

Liberal Democrats Leader Senator David (Lionhelm) Leyonhjelm says he will pursue Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young’s defamation lawsuit after rejecting a settlement offer.

Senator (Lionhelm) Leyonhjelm says he rejected the settlement as he would have been forced to make a public apology to his colleague. He has copped further criticism from the Greens Senator’s lawyers, who say it’s difficult to update the suit because (Lionhelm) Leyonhjelm’s defamatory conduct occurs on a daily basis.

Locals are calling for clarity after new proposed eligibility zones for Brisbane State High School have been released in order to make way for the new school planned to open in Dutton Park by 2021.

Residents in the area say the education department have failed to address confusion of which residents are in the eligibility zone with some streets being cut in half.

Eligibility zones have been a major issue for families in the area, with some lying about where they live in order to enroll their children.

A hair salon in Taiwan has covered up their street signs and taken down their advertising after their logo was deemed too similar to the Nazi Swastika.

Unlike the Buddhist symbol of peace, the Taipei hairdresser's logo is a right-facing swastika at a 45 degree angle, almost identical to the Nazi hate symbol.

The store’s owner claimed innocence and ignorance to the historical genocide, and claimed the logo was merely four razor blades.

Ugandan politician Bobi Wine has returned home after receiving medical treatment in the US following his beating by government soldiers last month.

Analysts are saying the thirty-six year old is a serious challenger to President Museveni, who has led Uganda since 1986.

Mr Wine, who was a reggae star before he entered politics, faces a trial for treason next month.

Melbourne-based medicinal cannabis supplier, Althea Group, has raised $20 million in their initial public offering as it looks to build its own production facility.

The proposed ten-acre facility in Victoria would grow about three tonnes of cannabis annually.

Medicinal cannabis was legalised in Australia in 2016, but is yet to be widely prescribed by medical professionals.

A twelve-year-old girl has arrived at Mackay Hospital in a critical condition after having been bitten by a shark in the Whitsundays’ Cid Harbour.

It is the second shark attack in the area within twenty-four hours.

The Fisheries Department is installing three temporary drum lines across Cid Harbour today to prevent further attacks.

The State Government is looking towards burning rubbish to generate electricity, as it plans a new 400 million dollar incinerator in Swanbank, west of Brisbane.

The Plant would power 50,000 homes, and serve to reduce landfill.

The Ipswich City Council has expressed reservations about the project, saying any waste-to-energy facility must meet the highest international standards.