The Palaszczuk government have been criticised by Queensland’s anti-discrimination Commissioner Kevin Cocks for running new Queensland trains that fail disability laws.

Cocks has issued a submission to the Human Rights Commission arguing that the trains have major design flaws such as aisles and toilets being too narrow and small for passengers with disabilities to access.

The government has issued an application for an exemption from disability access laws as they argue the trains are urgently needed for the Commonwealth Games.

In an update to an earlier story, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released from prison after being detained at a protest supporting boycotts of the presidential election.

Navalny was arrested three times last year at protests, and is barred from running for Office by a criminal conviction he claimed was politically motivated.

The election will take place on the 18th of March and President Putin is currently expected to win another six year term.

Dozens have been injured and at least 10 people have died as separatists in southern Yemen seize government buildings in the city of Aden amid fierce clashes with forces of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.

The separatists have backed the government against Houthi rebels, but long-simmering tensions have flared in recent weeks, with the separatists accusing the government of corruption and discrimination.

The development further complicates an already dire situation in Yemen, where millions are in need of aid. 

A recent poll revealed the majority of Australians support the resettlement of refugees in New Zealand.

The Sky News ReachTEL poll results showed 58% said they support the resettlement, 19% were opposed and 23% undecided.

New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern re-stated an offer first made in 2013 to resettle 150 of Australia’s refugees, but was turned down by Malcolm Turnbull.

Customers in three suburbs across Brisbane have lost mobile coverage today until mid-next week, including an inability to call 000.

A text sent by Telstra to residents in Gaythorne, Mitchelton and Everton Park said the 000 outages would only apply between 6am and 6pm, Monday to Friday.

However one resident called the company out on Facebook saying people would have to hope they had no emergency “outside office hours''.

The Northern Territory Government will soon reach the deadline for an inquiry into mining practices and fracking in the state that could see the practice banned.

Many members of the Northern Territory public called on the government to ignore conclusions that fracking could go ahead with minimal risk, and said that fracking is not safe, not trusted and not wanted.

An anti-immigration, far right leader has had a decisive victory over his liberal opponent in Europe.

Milos Zeman, the Czech Republic’s populist president, called for referendums on the Czech Republic’s membership of the EU and Nato, and has the potential to tilt politics in an anti-western direction.

The outcome followed a campaign in which Zeman, who had carved out a reputation as a fierce critic of Islam, painted his opponent as weak on immigration.

Sensitive information about military bases and spy-outposts in the US, including their location and staffing, came risk of exposure by soldiers who used the fitness tracking app ‘Strava’.

The app allowed people to share their exercise online with others and record exercise routes, which involved uploading data visualisation maps of where people had been.

Military analysts discovered that military personnel who used the app had created visualisation maps that were detailed enough to potentially pose a security risk.

The federal government proposed a crackdown on foreign political donations which means that donors who give less than $5 per week will have to sign statutory declarations to ensure they are valid and legal donors.

Progressive activist group GetUp criticised the proposal as they believed the declarations would damage revenue streams of minor parties and grassroots groups.

If the new laws pass, failure to comply will result in 10 years imprisonment or a fine of $210,000.