Tensions over China and national security are increasingly becoming politicised as Prime Minister Scott Morrison declared that he would “never be their candidate” and called a Labor frontbencher “the Manchurian candidate”.

Brisbane is now the most expensive city in Australia to buy fuel, with prices at a record high and expected to continue rising with motorists back on the roads and restrictions easing.

Prince Andrew and his accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre will settle a sex abuse civil case against him out of court with the British royal to donate to a women’s charity and avoid trial.

And Queensland’s brightest and most passionate minds will be recruited within weeks for a unique Olympic Games committee tasked with securing long-term benefits for the state.

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