Nationals Ministers David Littleproud and Barnaby Joyce have come into conflict over the planned inland railroad from Melbourne to Brisbane.

Several Nationals MPs have accused Mr Littleproud of breaching cabinet guidelines and undermining Mr Joyce by lobbying privately to have the rail route changed.

Japan’s rigid hiring system and male dominated leadership remain large hurdles to increasing the number of educated women in leadership roles.

The country missed its deadline for its Womenomics program last year and the country faces a large number of under-employed ex-housewives due to COVID-19. 

According to Urban Utilities, large sewer-clogging wet wipe blockages cost south-east Queensland sewerage providers around $1 million per year. They say though many products are marked ‘flushable’, it does not mean they should be flushed down the toilet. 

There has been no nationally agreed standard between makers, retailers and utilities to what equates flushability...until now.

COVID-inspired interstate migration to the Gold Coast is being estimated to reach 25,000 people in the next year as those in NSW and Victoria continue to relocate to the sunshine state. 

Premier Anastasia Palaszczuk has put a two week pause on new immigration in order for the hotel quarantine system to cope with the influx into QLD from ACT, NSW and VIC.

Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young announces the state’s blood stocks are running low, and wants to remind Queenslanders of the importance of donating blood, plasma and platelets (plate-lets). 

 WA's Health Department has confirmed that elective surgeries at public hospitals in Perth, Bunbury and Geraldton will be postponed for a month to cope with increasing pressure on the system, despite the lack of COVID-19 in the community.

No metropolitan public hospital will take further bookings for multi-day non-urgent category two and three elective surgeries from Wednesday.

Hurricane Ida claims a life and has shut down power across the US states of Louisiana and Mississippi. Many water systems are out and emergency services in New Orleans have not been available.

The death toll is likely to increase, with around 1,600 search and rescue personnel deployed. 

China will ban children from playing video games for more than three hours a week amidst a crackdown on tech giants such as Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group.

People under the age of eighteen will only be allowed to play games between 8pm and 9pm on Fridays, weekends and public holidays starting this Thursday.