An empty government building Brisbane’s inner-city will be used for counter-terrorism training exercises.

Child sex offenders, murderers and drug dealers are among 220 foreign nationals living in Queensland who have had their visas cancelled in the past year.

British cyber security experts and ex-spies have warned the West against banning the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei.

Former director of Britain’s intelligence and security organisation GCHQ, said in the future, the best providers of new technologies might be Chinese and the risk of using Chinese companies should be managed instead of avoided.

Vanuatu has reimposed a state of emergency and ordered compulsory evacuations as thick volcanic eruptions blanket the island.

The threat level of Manaro volcano on Ambae Island was raised from two to three on Saturday by the country’s Meteorological and Geo-Hazards Department.

Numerous villagers have already been evacuated, with Vanuatu’s Red Cross reporting several villages have become uninhabitable.

South Australia's new Economic Advisory Council is to meet for the first time as part of Premier Steven Marshall's promise to grow the state economy.

The council has been drawn from a range of industry backgrounds and will be a crucial decision making machine for the direction of the South Australian economy.

Mr Marshall said that the meeting will set the agenda for ongoing discussions with business leaders about how we to best stimulate strong economic growth and jobs creation in the state

Early risers across Australia are set for a celestial showcase of what scientists have predicted as the longest long moon eclipse of the century.

Starting from 4am on Australia's east coast and from 2am in the west, the moon will gradually become darker and grow progressively red over the next hour and a half.

East coast viewers will see the blood moon at its fullest at about 5:30am, with the Earth, moon and sun in perfect alignment.

Stage three of the Gold Coast light rail to Burleigh has been given the green light, with potential extensions across the border in years to come.

Member for Tweed, Geoff Provest, believes extension of the light rail across the border would revolutionise transport into the future and beyond.

Study and public consultation regarding this potential phase is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

Councillor Paul Tully has written a submission to the parliamentary committee to compensate Ipswich city councillors who are about to sacked.

In a bill being pursued by Local minister Stirling Hinchliffe, the entire Ipswich council would be sacked follow a corruption scandal including staffed workers and elected officials.