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An Israeli air strike on a Gaza hospital has killed 20 people, including five journalists.
The attack has been roundly condemned, including by U-N spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric.
"The Secretary-General recalls that civilians, including medical personnel and journalists, must be respected and protected at all times. He calls for a prompt, impartial investigation into these killings. He reiterates that medical personnel and journalists must be able to perform their essential duties without interference, without intimidation and without harm."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel deeply regrets what he has called a tragic mishap.
The PM says the war is against the militant group Hamas, and his government values the work of journalists, medical staff and all civilians.
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Students who experience gender-based violence on university campuses will soon have clearer pathways to make a complaint.
Legislation has passed the House of Representatives that government MP Carol Berry says will establish a national higher education code.
"This legislation will provide a pathway to justice for survivors, while pursuing the end of gender-based violence. And institutional leaders will be expected to actively lead change. Vice-chancellors and CEOs will be expected to confront these issues head-on."
The legislation must now pass the Senate to become law.
More than 14,000 sexual assaults occur on university campuses each year.
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Prosecutors have told the Supreme Court in Melbourne that Erin Patterson should never be released due to the horrific nature of her crimes.
The court is currently hearing submissions at a pre-sentencing hearing after her three murder convictions.
Several family members of her victims have already given emotional statements to the court about the impact of her crimes.
Sole surviving lunch guest Ian Wilkinson offered his forgiveness to the 50-year-old for trying to kill him and asked her to confess.
But she continues to maintain her innocence.
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Tens of thousands of residents have been evacuated from the coast in Vietnam.
Authorities say more than 325,000 residents in five coastal provinces have been brought to safety as Typhoon Kajigi makes landfall.
The national weather agency says the storm has brought torrential rain that's triggered flash flood and landslide alerts.
State media VTV says the typhoon is packing winds of up to 117 kilometres per hour, blowing away billboards and the roofs of buildings, uprooting trees and knocking down electric poles.
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The Federal Court says it won't order the federal Environment Minister to make a decision on safeguarding Indigenous rock art in Western Australia's Burrup Peninsula.
That's despite finding he has taken too long to assess the protection application.
Justice Angus Stewart has told Mardathoonera woman Raelene Cooper there was little to be gained in making such an order.
He says instead, Ms Cooper could bring the matter back to court if the minister fails to make a decision by September the 12th.
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Meanwhile, Murray Watt says Australians won't have to wait for fast-tracked environmental reforms to get quicker approvals to build housing.
Mr Watt says last week's economic summit showed there is broad and strong support for stronger environmental protections, faster and simpler project approvals or rejections, and more transparency in environmental regulation.
"There are changes that we can make before the laws get changed, and then there are, of course, a whole range of changes that can be made under the reforms. What we are trying to do before the laws get changed is prioritise our resources so that we are focusing more on housing approvals and getting them done much more quickly."
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A man has been arrested over a spate of graffiti attacks at a Melbourne synagogue.
The 37-year-old man has been bailed to appear in court in November.
He will face six counts of criminal damage and making offensive graffiti.
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The Coalition has criticised a plan to introduce an alternative support scheme for autistic children.
Assistant NDIS spokesperson Phil Thompson says Thriving Kids has been introduced without enough consultation.
Mr Thompson says the quick change and lack of consultation has terrified him as a father.
"Labor's changes to the NDIS are causing real anxiety for real families. We all agree that the scheme must be sustainable, but this way the government is handling reform is leaving families behind and anxious about the future. The parents at the AEIOU Centre, we are not asking for luxury, they are asking for time for answers, and for the basic dignity for knowing their children wouldn't be forgotten."
