In this bulletin;
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he doesn't regret the delay in calling a Royal Commission into the Bondi terror attack;
- New findings about microbes in bark that could fight climate change;
- And in football, an A-League player allowed to keep playing during his racism probe.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he doesn't regret how he's handled the issue of a Royal Commission into the Bondi terror attack.
Mr Albanese has announced a Royal Commission into the attack, after weeks of resisting the idea.
Former High Court Virginia Bell will be the Royal Commission, and the commission will report back by the one year anniversary of the attacks in December.
Mr Albanese claims he couldn't agree to a Royal commission straight away because there were several competing issues to consider, such as the New South Wales's government’s now-abandoned Royal Commission, and the upcoming criminal trial of one of alleged perpetrators of the attack.
But he has told the Seven Network he has listened to community concerns, and taken the time to do things properly.
"I understand, because I've listened, that grieving families and others in the Jewish community wanted a broader consideration of the issue of antisemitism, how we deal with it. People in the community, as well, wanted to deal with social cohesion. And we've done that with a proper announcement, with proper terms of reference."
This comes as Opposition leader Sussan Ley says federal ministers should be forced to tesfity at the Royal Commisison into the Bondi terror attack.
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Authorities in Iran have restricted internet and telephone access amidst the ongoing protests in the country.
Internet monitoring organisation NetBlocks is reporting a total poutage of the country's main internet provider in the western province of Kermanshah, ands residents in other parts of the country are reporting restrictions.
Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last Shah of Iran, who was overthrown in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, has called on more people to join the protests, which have been triggered by a deepening economic crisis.
At least 38 people have been killed in clashes with authorities since the protests began eleven days ago.
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The European Union says the humanitarian situation in Gaza is still grim- and that's the fault of both sides of the conflict there.
The EU's Foreign Policy Chief, Kaja Kallas, has met with her Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelatty, in Cairo to discuss Gaza.
The pair have discussed the EU possibly again playing a role to facilitate the Rafah broder crossing between Gaza and Egypt, through which humanitarian aid could be delivered to Gaza.
Ms Kallas says Israel must allow non-govermental organisations to deliver aid to Gaza... but Hamas isn't helping matters, either.
“In Gaza, the situation is extremely severe. Still, Hamas refuses to disarm. It blocks progress to the next state of the peace plan at the same time Israel is also restricting the international NGOs that are putting humanitarian aid access at serious risk. There's no justification for the humanitarian situation in Gaza to have deteriorated to the current level."
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Australian researchers have discovered microscopic life forms living inside tree bark that could be crucial to fighting the effects of climate change.
The tiny microbes consume gases- including methane, which is a big driver of global warming.
It was already known they existed in soil, but this is the first time they've been confirmed as living in trees as well, with the paperbark tree found to be particularly rich in them.
That means there are a lot more microbes worldwide than first thought.
The study authors, led by Bob Leung from Monash University and Luke Jeffrey from Southern Cross University, studied 80 different Australian species over five years.
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In football, Melbourne City player Medin Memeti will remain available for selection for Sunday's match against Newcastle while he's investigated for an alleged racial slur.
Memeti and Brisbane Roar striker Justin Vidic were part of a melee at the end of game between their respective teams on Tuesday night.
Mememti, who is of Albanian backgorund, is accused of calling Vidic, who is of Serbian background, a gypsy... which is a term that has racially derogotory connotations in the Balkan region.
In 2017, City goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis received a five-match suspension for using that term against an opponent during a match.
