The OVO Energy Women’s Tour of Britain in June will employ the same prize money structure as the men’s Tour of Britain.

London 2012 Olympic road race Silver medallist Lizzie Deignan has praised the move saying cycling is almost unrecognisable in terms of gender equality from when she highlighted the issue at the 2012 London Olympics.

Deignan said it is something she has fought for, saying that if the Tour of Britain can do it, so can other races.

Coles is set to move away from price based marketing, perhaps signalling an end to the “supermarket price wars”.

For the past 7 years, competition between the two businesses has been characterised by price reductions, however recent years have seen Woolworths move away from this strategy, consequently increasing earnings, and now it looks like Coles will no longer be foregrounding value-for-money in their marketing.

Prices at these two chains are likely to remain as they are for the foreseeable future, with further decreases unlikely.

A warm winter is forecast for Australia, despite the recent cold temperatures in other parts of the globe.

Weatherzone meteorologist Max Gonzalez said Australia is predicted for a warmer than average June to August period.

Gonzalez also predicted that warmer than usual winter weather is ahead for the central and south-eastern parts of Australia.

The Electoral Commision of Queensland could issue more than $900,000 in fines after research shows almost 25 percent of resident failed to vote in Brisbane City Council byelection.

On January 20 the Morningside byelection saw over 7000 people failing to cast a vote, an ECQ spokeswoman confirmed it may issue apparent failure to vote notices to electors who failed to vote at a polling booth, pre-polling centre or through the postal service.

A queensland coffee-grower has allowed for consumers to partake in his coffee-bean harvests at Mount Tamborine.

Sam Williams of Green Lane Coffee Plantation says that he wants to educate people on the production process of coffee from bean to cup.

Harvesting season begins in late August, with over 650 trees to be picked each season.

The US Holocaust Museum is stripping Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi (CHI) of a prestigious human rights accolade for her courageous leadership and great personal sacrifice in advancing the freedom and dignity of the Burmese people."

The Museum said it is rescinding the award due to Suu Kyi’s inaction to condemn and stop the military’s brutal campaign targeting the Rohingya population.

In the United States, the Harvard Medical School and The Foundation for Research and Education in Eating Disorders are collaborating to establish a storage facility for the brains of recently deceased persons with eating disorders.

It is hoped that this will become an invaluable resource for researchers worldwide seeking to understand how eating disorders alter the structure of the brain.

The South Australian Labour Party has promised to extend the tramline along O'Connell Street into North Adelaide, if successfully re-elected.

The new tramline would include 8 new trams to service the new route with a 10-minute frequency.

Premier Jay Weatherill said this project will not only create construction jobs but also reinvigorate O'Connell Street, helping to attract more visitors and investment, boost economic activity and encourage urban renewal.

94 train services will be cut in Sydney as of Monday, to allow for tweaks to the rail timetable following the network meltdown experienced two months ago.

The changes will mainly affect the Northern, North Shore, Bankstown, Cumberland and Carlingford lines and won’t affect peak hours.

These changes come as a result of the high-level report released last month, that looked into the networks ability to recover from major incidents.