Former Liberal Queensland Premier, Campbell Newman, is expected to make a bid running for the federal senate after his resignation from the party yesterday morning. 

A statement through twitter made by Newman expressed his dissatisfaction toward the LNP claiming the party and leadership, “never stand up for anything”.

Almost 50,000 hotel, cruise and alternative accommodation rooms have been secured in light of the upcoming 2032 Olympic Games. 

The State Government’s olympic taskforce has secured the rooms in multiple locations all over Queensland, such as Toowoomba, Cairns, Townsville and the Gold Coast which will house International Federations members, sponsors, media and governing officials.

Is Tiktok reinforcing a positive attitude towards vaping and e-cigarette usage?

That’s according to the University of Queensland’s National Centre of Youth Substance Use Research, who have analysed the portrayal of vaping and e-cigarette usage on Tiktok videos.

In 808 videos done in the sample, positive portrayals of e-cigarette use were viewed over one billion times, making up to 63 percent of the total sample. 

A 10km link on the Sunshine Motorway is a key section identified for an upgrade to accommodate population growth. 

This link running from David Low Way interchange to the north of Yandina-Coolum Road will double its lanes to combat the congestion. 

The preliminary evaluation is expected to be completed in late 2022 with consultancy firm SMEC conducting the process.

If you’re a baker, fruiterer, florist, deli specialist, dairy expert or work in customer service and you are looking for work, you may be in luck. 

The family-owned Harris Farm Markets will open their first Gold Coast store on the Isle of Capri and will host a two-day recruitment pop-up at Pacific Fair on Friday July 30 and Saturday 31 between 9am to 5:30pm.

The independent grocery store chain says they will offer 90 jobs ranging from permanent, temporary or part-time work.

Perth and the South-West regions of West Australia are experiencing the most rainfall since 2000, with intense rain and dangerous winds of up to 70 to 120 kph in the Bunbury and Bremer Bay areas. The rainfall has continued for 17 days consecutively, producing 184ml this past month

Protesters in Colombia have toppled a statue of Christopher Columbus in the coastal city of Barranquilla. The demonstrations were originally against tax reforms that its government said would be key to handling the country's economic crisis – reforms its president has since withdrawn.

However the protest movement has grown to include calls for improvements to the country's pension, health and education systems.

The protests in Colombia have now gone on for two months and four weeks.

The Brisbane City Council and state government will purchase Riverside land at South Brisbane for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner confirmed the seven hectares of land on Montague Road will host the Games’ International Broadcasting Centre, and would later become a parkland site.

The Riverside land is one of the last remaining portions of land open for redevelopment, with Mayor Schrinner believing its overhaul is the 2032 equivalent to World Expo 88.