A 15-year-old girl walking in wet socks through Sydney's George Street suddenly fell to the ground with pins and needles coursing through her legs after suffering an electric shock.

Most of the debris from containers that fell off a cargo ship last month has been cleaned up but extra help is needed to search for the containers still missing.

Former ABC Sydney presenter Deb Cameron, who signed off her radio show with 'Hoo Roo', has died after suffering from cancer.

Treasurer Jackie Trad will use her first state budget to devote money from Queensland's new waste levy to foster the development of waste to energy projects.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten vows to restore $83.7 million dollars in funding, saying Labor will "fight against the conservatives' ideological war against our public broadcaster".