An ABC report has revealed over $20 million in compensation payments have been provided by the federal government over the past decade, due to the provision of incorrect advice from public servants.

The payouts include a million-dollar payout to an agriculture company who were required to destroy tonnes of meat headed for export under faulty advice from the Australian Quarantine inspection service.

US President Donald Trump has claimed new documents relating to the wiretapping of his former campaign advisor, Carter Page, show intelligence agencies misled the courts in order to obtain a warrant.

The claim comes months after Republicans claimed the FBI misrepresented evidence to obtain warrants to monitor Mr Page as they looked into collusion between Trump aides and the Russian government.

Mr Page has denied being a Russian agent and has not been charged with any crimes.

The UK is offering asylum to some of the 500 members and relative of Syrian volunteer civil defence force, White Helmets who were evacuated to Jordan.

British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said rescue operation was requested by a number of countries including the UK and Canada, with evacuation plans made after the recent Nato summit.

Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu called their transfer an important humanitarian gesture with Germany and Canada also offering some in.

Queensland’s economy may be positively benefitting from an oversupply of housing, copping a full boom and bust property cycle over the next few years.

The June 2018 Business reports said the large increase in supply relative to demand meant house price growth never reached the heights seen in Sydney or Melbourne.

As a result, more people are looking north with Queensland now having the third-fastest rate of population growth behind Victoria and the ACT.

Queensland’s coldest town has unveiled the big thermometer as its newest tourist attraction, with the 10-metre high structure switching on in Stanthorpe.

Josh Cavallaro, a board member on the Stanthorpe and Granite Belt Chamber of Commerce, said there are talks ongoing with the weather bureau to use the thermometer as the official temperature of Stanthorpe, as temperatures are currently recorded at nearby Applethorpe.

The big thermometer becomes the latest addition to the 150 ‘big things’ located across the country.

Documents obtained by the ABC shows Canberra Hospital radiology unit is failing to meet 28 of the 32 criteria needed to keep training radiologists due to a negative working environment.

Radiology which has previously held A-level training for 25 years has now dropped to the lowest level of D resulting in an “unacceptable level of risk to the trainees’ training and wellbeing.

Seven of the 16 recommendations made will be completed in three months with another seven in a timeframe of 6 months.

Federal Health Minister has ordered the government stop paying social media influencers through the “girls make your move” campaign after the Daily Telegraph revealed the government had spent more than $600,000 over the last 18 months.

The social media campaign was aiming to address lower levels of physical activity along with other barriers faced by young Australian women, with the Government paying influencers to encourage their followers to do a variety of different physical activities.

The Vice President of Afghanistan has avoided a suicide bomb attack at Kabul airport after arriving back from a year of exile in Turkey.

Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum was in exile for allegations of torture and abuse against political rivals.

The bombing has killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 50, Islamic State group affiliates have claimed responsibility for the attack.

A draft of Cuba’s new constitution excludes and aim of building communism, recognises private property and may even open the door to gay marriage.

The change in constitution aims to reflect political, social and economic changes, these changes have also included the creation of a Prime Minister position to decentralize power after the country was ruled by Fidel Castro and his brother Raul for nearly 60 years.

Although, the new constitution would keep a single party system where the communist party still holds power.