Brisbane is still dealing with an oversupply of apartments but after a long period of drops in rental returns rents have now stabilised.

Some areas have actually shown a slight rise.

Kevin Turner from the 4BC Real Estate show tells Mark that there may been good news on the horizon for investors and developers.

Australians now have three months to decide whether to opt out of having their records available on a national digital health database.

The My Health site will allow your doctor or medical practitioner to access your entire health history.

Dr Steve Hambleton from the Australian Digital Health Agency tells Mark people can be confident their information will be protected.

Goldicott House has been one of the jewels of Toowong since around 1885.

Now there is a proposal to subdivide the heritage site for a facility including 600 aged care beds.

Local residents are up in arms.

One local Rebecca Kenny tells Mark that aside from protecting the site’s heritage values it would create a traffic nightmare.

From next year girls attended Queensland state schools will be able to wear shorts and pants if they like.

The Palaszczuk Government has announced it will revamp the Department of Education’s Student Dress Code.

Queensland Secondary Schools Principals Association President Mark Breckenridge tells Mark it is a welcome development but the change must wait until next year.

The Palaszczuk Government has floated the possibility of selling the naming rights to the Gabba.

The money would be used to pay for much needed improvements to the stadium and it’s thought they could be worth $2,000,000 a year.

Sports marketing expert Adam Hodge from Octagon tells Mark that market forces will decide but it can be a real win-win for everyone.

We often question the way governments spend our tax dollars and with good reason.

The Palaszczuk Government has used a chunk of its Advance Queensland fund to lure a hitech firm from New Zealand that specialises in holograms.

Holospace has moved its headquarters to Ipswich and owner Chris Mather tells Ben it has big plans for the local community.

The decision to name retiring Queensland great Billy Slater the State of Origin man of the series has sparked a storm of controversy.

Slater was the judge’s pick even though he only played two of the three matches.

One of the judge’s was Kangaroo’s coach Mal Meninga who tells Ben he absolutely stands by his decision.

If you’re sitting down to do your income tax return you may not want to ‘gild the lily’ too much.

The Australian Tax Office has released figures that show dodgy claims cost the budget almost $9 billion and it will be close attention to people’s claims.

The figure is more than three times the tax avoided by multinationals.

The head of Tax Policy for CPA Australia Paul Drum tells Ben many dodgy claims are accidental but by no means all.

The 12 boys and their coach who spent 18 days trapped underground in a cave in northern Thailand are all now safe and recovering in hospital.

The rescue operation that captured the world’s attention was nothing short of incredible with everyone involved, including some amazing Australian heroes.

Watching the developments every step of the way was Channel 7’s chief reporter Chris Reason who tells Ben he’s managed to get inside the cave complex.