A former chief of staff in the Egyptian army has been detained after announcing his intention to run for the Presidency.

Sami Anan who served between 2005 and 2012 had announced his intention to run against incumbent President Sisi on social media earlier this month.

However, he has been accused of a number of indiscretions by the military including violating Egypt’s military code, running for the post without permission and forging documents.

The South Australian government has been criticised for its policy to fine hospital departments if they exceed waiting time targets.

No patient should spend more than 24 hours in the emergency department according to the policy.

In his annual report, principal community visitor Maurice Corcoran questioned whether imposing $1000 fines on the mental health ward at Adelaide’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital was any value, saying it created problems further downstream.

The Federal Government will invest $26 million into 19 clinical trials in an effort to improve the low survival rate for rare cancers and other diseases.

The amount set to be invested into the trials is double that initially flagged by Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt when he called for applications last year.

Only 12 percent of the available research funding is given to solving rare cancers, despite them being responsible for more than half of all cancer deaths in Australia.

The Queensland state government’s promise to begin construction on a youth mental health facility by the end of 2017 remains unfulfilled.

Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles says the construction of new car park facilities at The Prince Charles Hospital which commenced last November have delayed construction on the new mental health centre.

According to Queensland Health, the new mental health facility for adolescents will cost between $12 million and $15 million dollars, and is expected to be ready by 2020.

More than 80 people have been arrested since a crackdown on youth and property crime in Cairns was launched in September 2017.

Police Minister Mark Ryan said the intelligence based operation is designed to target crime hotspots, while also praising the various arms of the police force involved in the crackdown.

Statistics gathered by the police shows the outcome of this crackdown, with a decrease in the number of robberies, property damage, drug offences and trespassing in the first quarter of the 2017-18 financial year.

An environmental activist is obstructing the path of coal trains to a port owned by Adani in Far North Queensland.

Earlier this morning, Brisbane student and member of Frontline Action on Coal, Tayla Jay Haggarty, suspended herself above train tracks running to the Abbot Point Coal Port, north of Bowen,in a bid to protest Adani’s coal mining.

There has been heated discussion over  what is an acceptable age to allow children to catch public transport alone after a five year old was found locked inside a bus at a southside depot after falling asleep

Associate professor Allan Ralph from Triple P Parenting states it depends on the individual child, while chief executive of Parents and Citizens Queensland Kevan Goodworth says the incident shows the need for vigilance.

Mr Goodworth continued by stating his belief that catching a bus is an exercise which can build resilience.

Federal Transport Minister Barnaby Joyce is opposing a move to prohibit the sales of new petrol and diesel cars, following debate within the government whether to endorse the electric car industry in Australia.

Earlier this week, Environment and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg stated his strong support for the future of electric vehicles industry, despite opposition from conservative fellow party members.

Australia and 10 other countries will sign a revised Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal later this year in Chile.

Federal Trade Minister Steve Ciobo states it will create new jobs and drive Australian exports with the new deal to eliminate more than 98 percent of tariffs in a free-trade zone.

This new deal known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership will include bilateral trade deals for Australia with North American countries Canada and Mexico.