New data from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has shown almost two million Takata airbags still need replacing.

While 1.1 million faulty Takata airbags have been replaced over the past 12 months, ACCC chair Delia Rickard says 1.8 million vehicles still have the recalled airbags.

"The airbags degrade over time and can become lethal by misdeploying and firing metal shards at the car’s occupants,” Ms Rickard said.

Queensland's July rainfall was more than 70 per cent below the long-term average and the driest since 2014, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

Despite it being the middle of winter, July was a month with an average temperature nearly 2 degrees higher than the long-term average.

In the second half of the month, some locations reported their highest temperatures on record, including Gatton, Amberley and Archerfield airport.

From the November 1 this year, there will be 230 refund points across Queensland where you can collect 10 cents for each empty drink container you return.

The scheme will be run by not-for-profit group Container Exchange and funded by charging beverage manufacturers 10.2 cents for each container they produce.

The goal is to reduce litter and marine pollution, increase recycling rates, and boost business and fundraising opportunities for community groups.

US President Donald Trump has ramped up his attacks on the Russia investigation by demanding it end "right now".

In a series of tweets, he said Attorney General Jeff Sessions must halt the inquiry into alleged election meddling.

Trump also labelled special counsel Robert Mueller, who leads the probe, "totally conflicted".

His remarks are notable because he himself has previously acknowledged the US Department of Justice should be free from political interference.

Scientists in the UK believe 30m “rogue” waves could be why so many boats have been sunk in the mysterious Bermuda Triangle.

The infamous body of water in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean stretches over 700,000 square
kilometres between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico, and has claimed more than 1000 lives over the past 100 years.

Appearing on the documentary The Bermuda Triangle Enigma, scientists used simulators to re-create the monster water surges.

Regional bank customers are heading to Parliament House to appeal to crossbench senators, making short pitches on their plight to support a bill to extend the time the royal commission spends on regional lending.

Just four farmers spoke at the banking royal commission's hearings into farming issues in Brisbane and Darwin last month.

Tanya Hargraves was not one of them.

She ended up losing her farm just outside Canberra, commercial properties and her business.

An urgent recall has been issued for Durex condoms in Australia amid fears they are faulty.

Durex is recalling its non-latex “Real Feel” range after the company did so in Britain and Ireland.

There is no safety concern for consumers, but those who purchased the “natural skin on skin feeling” condoms may have purchased a faulty batch.

“We recently found that a limited number of non-latex Real Feel condoms made earlier this year may not meet the international standard when they are close to their expiry date,” Durex said in a statement.

Ipswich will not have to wait until 2020 to get a redeveloped mall in its heart, Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said.

Five tenders to begin about $60 million of mall upgrades, $28.97 million cheaper than planned in 2017, have stalled with the council set to be sacked and an administrator to be appointed by the Queensland government.

However, the council still needs to have a new loan approved from the Queensland Treasury Corporation to pay for the work.

Stress and uncertainty about the commercial fishing industry's future are contributing to high levels of depression and poor mental health for many fishermen in Queensland.

A survey of the fishing industry conducted last year showed greater psychological stress and almost double the rate of depression in fishermen than the national average.

The results showed a 19 per cent rate of depression among industry workers compared to the estimated national diagnosis of 10 per cent.