Newsflash: 31 July 2023

A new report examining the backlog of more than 137,000 parent visa applications has described the system as "dysfunctional"; Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has ruled out an early election if the government fails to secure the crucial support needed for its signature housing policy; doctors are preparing to evacuate patients to safer locations as fighting continues in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp near the southern port city of Sidon.

Source: SBS