A Chinese-Australian businessman has been awarded nearly $600 000 after a judge found an ABC program defamed him in 2017.

Philanthropist Chau Chak Wing sued a Four Corners episode which allegedly portrayed him as a spy and a traitor to his country. 

Central Queensland University’s Vice-Chancellor has condemned a lack of planning and coordination in regard to the return of international students to Australian universities.

Vice-Chancellor Nick Klomp is calling for a national strategy to revive the thirty eight billion dollar international students industry, which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The president of the Venezuelan National Assembly has accused exiled opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez of planning to blow up the country’s parliament building.

Jorge Rodriguez, a staunch ally of President Nicolas Maduro, says Mr Lopez planned the attack with the help of former Spanish ambassador to Venezuela Jesus Silva.

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has filed a legal challenge in the Supreme Court seeking to annul the results of the country’s January elections.

Wine claims the election, which kept incumbent Yoweri Museveni in power, was rigged and has called for the poll to be ‘cancelled and repeated’.

Bushfires burning out of control near Perth Hills in Western Australia are destroying homes with authorities working through the night trying to control it.

A bushfire warning is in place in various suburbs as 800 hectares have already been burnt and 3 houses lost.

A Brisbane city councillor will face a disciplinary hearing after calling for renters and landlords be put in direct contact to resolve property issues

The Gold Coast’s rental market has become increasingly competitive with less than one per cent rental vacancy rates.

The premier has called for a youth justice review after a number of recent incidents involving young people driving stolen cars.

Police say the targeted group are repeat offenders between the ages of 12 and 17.

This follows an incident last week where a minor crashed a stolen car in Brisbane, killing two people in the process.

Ms Palaszczuk will meet with youth justice minister Leanne Linard and police minister Mark Ryan over the matter this week.