Cuba’s dissident protests on November 20 will be met with a military exercises for civilian defence preparedness that same day. 

It’s a move that has drawn outcry from protesters who say they are marching against state violence and for democracy and freedom of political prisoners. 

Gladstone is set to host the world’s largest hydrogen equipment manufacturing plants.

On Sunday, mining magnate Andrew “twiggy” Forrest, head of Fortescue Metals Group announced an initial $140 million stage of an expected 1 billion facility alongside Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.

After criticising the Premier’s Olympic plans, LNP MP Ted O’Brien has been called out by Health Minister Y’vette D’ath.

Mr O’Brien’s federal colleagues declined to support his comments regarding funding slashes saying he would ask Prime Minister Scott Morrison to withdraw $5 billion unless the Australian government had a stronger say in the Brisbane Olympic Organising Committee. 

The state government is launching “get ready Queensland week” this week in preparation for the Summer natural disaster season ahead.

The efforts aim to increase Queenslanders’ preparedness for the upcoming wet season through three household steps: understanding risks, making an emergency plan, and packing an emergency kit. 

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbot has come under fire from the Chinese embassy over comments on his recent visit to Taiwan.

In Taipei, Mr Abbot raised concerns about possible aggression from Beijing amid growing tensions between Taiwan and China. 

Less than a month after it was legalised, a second person has been killed while diving for Beche-de-Mer in the Solomon Islands.

Both deaths came from separate crocodile attacks while the men were diving for sea cucumbers, a culinary delicacy in high demand in China and South-East Asian nations.

Power is back up and running in Lebanon, following a blackout of the nation’s two biggest power stations on Saturday.

Fuel shortages were cited as the cause of the nationwide power outage, with the energy ministry now announcing it has secured 136 million dollars in credit to import fuel.