A seven member team from the University of Queensland is preparing to travel to Switzerland next month to represent Australia at the International Physicists’ Tournament, the physics olympics.

For the last eight months they’ve been working on the answers to 17 mind bending problems which they will have to present to a panel of international judges.

Team leader Andrew Penton from UQ’s Physics Club tells Mark that it is like debating, but with a whole lot of maths thrown in.

Pauline Hanson’s chief of staff James Ashby and One Nation’s Queensland leader Steve Dickson have been caught on video talking about trying to get millions in donations from America’s National Rifle Association in return for weaking Australia’s gun laws.

The pair were filmed secretly by an investigative team from Al Jazeera as part of two part TV documentary called How to Sell a Massacre.

James Ashby has explained that the video was the result of having too much to drink after arriving in the US after a long flight.

QUT political scientist Adjunct Professor John Mickel tells Mark the controversy is unlikely to convince most One Nation supporters to question their vote.

NBN Co has released figures showing a major surge in the numbers of people contacting it worried they are being targeted by scammers.

Since October last year there’s been an 84 per cent increase in enquiries to the NBN’s contact centre and almost 20 per cent have come from Queensland.

Head of NBN local for Queensland Ryan Williams tells Mark people need to know NBN Co will never call customers asking for money or personal details.

The discovery of an exotic stink bug in Queensland around the end of last year triggered a major response from Biosecurity Queensland amid fears it could wreak havoc on our agriculture industry.

In Europe, Asia and North America the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug attacks more than 300 different plants and crops causing widespread damage and economic loss.

Biosecurity Queensland Principal Policy Officer Rebecca Sapuppo explains to Mark officers have managed to get on top of three discoveries around southeast Queensland and the region is now stink bug free.

Health authorities are warning people to be on the lookout for measles symptoms after a man in Brisbane was confirmed to be carrying the virus recently.

The man was infectious between the 13th and the 21st of March and frequented a number of bars, a gym and the cinema in the Spring Hill and Valley areas of the city.

Metro North Public Health Physician Megan Young tells Mark anyone who develops symptoms within the next week or two should stay home and contact their GP.

Australia has an aging population and increasingly people are looking for alternatives to the traditional retirement village.

Seven years ago entrepreneur Natasha Chadwick hit on the concept of the “microtown”.

It recently earned Natasha the title of 2019 ­Telstra Queensland Business Woman of the Year and she explains her revolutionary aged care approach to Mark.

It’s been 15 years since the cult classic Napoleon Dynamite debuted on cinema screens around the world and made actor Jon Heder a star.

He’s a since appeared in films such as the Benchwarmers, School for Scoundrels and Blades of Glory.

Jon will be on the Gold Coast next month for the Supanova Comic Con and he tells Mark it feels like the release of Napoleon Dynamite was only yesterday.

Figures show a quarter of all children today are classed as overweight or obese.

It’s manifesting in increases in the numbers of children suffering sleep disorders, type-2 diabetes and even mental ilnness.

Brisbane will host a Childhood Summit in Brisbane next week organised by Nature Play Queensland and spokesman Hyano Moser tells Mark there needs to a movement to get kids moving.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has promised money in next month’s federal budget to work up a business case for a fast-rail link between Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

He says it’s part of a wider program of easing population pressures on our capital cities by making easier for people to live in satellite cities.

Robert Dow from Rail Back On Track welcomes the initiative and tells Mark the numbers should stack up.

The Rocky Mountaineer is considered one of the world’s great train journey’s combining spectacular scenery with top class comfort and service.

It’s been awarded the "World's Leading Travel Experience by Train" at the World Travel Awards seven times and has been recognised by National Geographic Magazine as one of the world’s best journeys.

Journeys Worldwide Senior Travel Consultant Kirtsen Wallis tells Mark it was a bucket list trip.