Fewer than one third of a projected 21 000 passengers are actually using the Redcliffe Peninsula rail line.

Queensland Rail Chief Executive Nick Easy said only Translink can explain why so few people are using the service.

Public Transport advocacy group, Rail Back on Track, said the lack of express services and poor bus connections are contributing to commuters avoiding the service.

Over $15 million dollars worth of gold specimens have been uncovered in an outback mine in Western Australia.

Underground miners in the Beta Hunt mine near Kambalda, situated 630km from Perth, discovered the gold encrusted rocks 500 metres below surface level.

Senior geologist Zaf Thanos said this is a once in a lifetime discovery, with this sort of bonanza zone being “incredibly unique” in Australia.

A group of war veterans who served in Afghanistan are campaigning to urge Peter Dutton to grant humanitarian visas to Afghan translators who helped Australian soldiers overseas.

In an ABC interview, ex-Army Captain Jason Scanes said people should make sure they stand up for their mates if they can see an injustice.

Peter Dutton continues to face backlash for granting visas to two au pairs who had breached their visa conditions.

Up to one million residents on the eastern coast of the United States will be evacuated ahead of Hurricane Florence’s predicted arrival.

With warnings of inland flooding, high winds, and widespread power outages, the National Hurricane Centre said Florence could be an extremely dangerous meteorological event.

Florence is expected to hit South Carolina or North Carolina on Thursday.

The Cambodian National Rescue Party leader has been released from prison, but is still awaiting trial for treason.

Kem Sohka was arrested for allegedly conspiring with the United States to overthrow the Cambodian government, which both parties deny.

The CNRP was seen as the only viable challenge to the 30-year rule of the Cambodian People’s Party, and was dissolved along with Sohka’s arrest last September.

The Brisbane City Council has committed $55,000 in the 2018-19 financial year for cat desexing.

This subsidised service will be introduced to 30 Brisbane vets to reduce the amount of stray cats. Under the proposal, the owner will pay $35 to desex a male cat and $55 for a female.

Lifestyle and Community Services chairman Peter Matic has commited to one financial year, however is open to extending it. This funding will subsidise an estimated 850 cats.

23 projects are yet to be completed in the transition of North Stradbroke Island from sand mining to a tourism hotspot.

Residents are concerned that a whale watching platform at Point Lookout has not yet been adequately prepared for. This is due to the lack of outlined plans being given to members of the community.

The $20 Million transition was designed to reinvigorate the economic benefit of the region, however the lack of engagement with the public has left many feeling concerned.

New ABC statistics have revealed that Australians are losing almost $24 billion a year to gambling.

Over $5.1 Billion is lost through the casino industry, with around 2 million a year lost through both lottery and TAB betting. These statistics confirm that Australians lose more per capita than any other nation.  

This does not include online, interactive gambling, as the Howard Government’s legislation, the Commonwealth Interactive Gambling Act 2001, has banned these services.