Clive Palmer has announced he is going to make another tilt at winning a seat in Federal Parliament with his rebranded United Australia Party.

He has already managed to convince former One Nation senator Brian Burston to join the fold.

The seat Clive is thinking of targeting is Herbert which is home to his troubled Yabulu Nickel Refinery.

The sitting member for Herbert Cathy O’Toole tells Ben that Clive should ‘bring it on’.

The tragic death of six year old Indie Armstrong in Nambour at the weekend has again focused attention on elderly drivers losing control of their vehicles.

The driver in that case is 86.

Russell White the head of the Australian Road Safety Foundation tells Ben it’s a tough but necessary conversation for families to have with elderly relatives.

The deaths of two pedestrians on Brisbane streets in less than a fortnight has promoted calls to reduce speed limits in all built up areas.

The Pedestrian Council of Australia wants the 50km/h limit slashed to just 30km/h.

Its chairman Harold Scruby tells Ben it’s the norm in Europe and would definitely save lives.

State Transport Minister Mark Bailey is under pressure following revelations he used not one, but two private email accounts to conduct ministerial correspondence.

Under Right to Information the State Opposition uncovered a gmail account the minister used to send messages to a department head and a union official.

The Australian’s Michael McKenna broke the original story and he tells Ben Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is running out of options when it comes to her trouble prone minister.

The days of the disposable plastic supermarket bags are quickly drawing to an end.

They disappear from Woolies next Wednesday and Coles at the start of next month.

Shoppers will have the option to buy biodegradable bags for 15c each.

Scott Morton, a manufacturer of biobags, tells Ben the move by the supermarket giants might not be as green as it appears.

Politically correctness has reached levels of absurdity with university students being marked down for using words such as chairman and workmanship in assignments.

The Katter’s Australian Party has flagged it intends to table a bill in parliament to protect people from prosecution if they run foul of the PC police.

Robbie Katter tells Ben it’s unlikely the state government will support it but it’s time to take a stand.

The record $4.5-million defamation payout to actor Rebel Wilson has been reduced on appeal.

Bauer Media, the publisher of Woman’s Day, will now be required to pay just $600,000.

Entertainment reporter Peter Ford tells Ben the court decided she didn’t deserve such huge economic damages.

The Palaszczuk government has increased maximum prison sentences and fines for drivers who kill people or cause grievous bodily harm.

For Glynn Harnell, who lost his daughter Yasmin to an out of control driver at Camp Hill just a year ago, it’s a welcome step forward.

He tells Ben he thinks the government needs to go further and he will continue to keep the pressure on.

Diesel cars now account for one in five new car sales in Australia but many first time owners may be making a costly mistake.

It’s a error that is slugging some owners as much as $10,000.

Wheels motoring writer, Daniel Gardner, tells Ben the owners of diesels actually need to drive their cars much harder to keep them healthy.

The Palaszczuk Government has caved in to pressure from the opposition and angry drivers and ordered a parliamentary inquiry into Brisbane’s tolls roads.

It will report back in September and will cover everything from pricing to complaints.

For motorists with an issue the last port of call is the Tolling Customer Ombudsman Michael Arnold.

Ben wanted to know why he handles more complaints from SEQ drivers than anywhere else.