According to the United Nations, the number of Ethiopian refugees arriving into Sudan has increased from about 400 a day to more than 800. 

A new round of fighting has been reported between the Ethiopian army and rebel forces loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in the area of Shire, west of the regional capital, Mekelle.

A little pygmy possum has been found on Kangaroo Island almost a year on from bushfires that were feared to have destroyed its habitat. 

The discovery has been labelled as very exciting by fauna ecologist Pat Hodgens as there have only ever been 113 records of the animal. 

The Northern Territory government banned news outlet, NT Independent in April from media conferences and refuses to answer their questions. 

Media freedom advocate Peter Greste believes this ban should be reversed and the NT government has a responsibility to be "open, transparent and accountable to all news organisations"

A recent survey of Job Keeper payment recipients shows some were left with as little as $7 per day after paying rent.

Anglicare Australia surveyed around 600 Centrelink recipients from the past 5 months to find 72 per cent were skipping meals each week. 

Welfare groups are concerned about what effects upcoming cuts to the payment might have.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk refused to say if she used a private email account for ministerial business before a ban on using personal accounts for government work came into effect in 2018. 

An ally and former lawyer of Donald Trump has failed an attempt to decertify Joe Biden’s election victories in Michigan and Georgia.

Mr Trump and his allies have filed lawsuits in states won in his 2016 campaign, making unfounded claims of fraud. 

The Mapuche communities, one of the poorest and most discriminated-against groups in Chile have been fighting increased militarised police presence and violence.

In recent months, Mapuche groups have been attacking and torching trucks, farms, homes and forest lands owned by lumber companies in an attempt to reclaim their ancestral lands.

Labor have called for a parliamentary inquiry to evaluate the rise and threat of right-wing extremism in Australia. 

Labor’s Home Affairs spokesperson Kristina Keneally said it’s a growing and real threat in Australia that needs both laws and tools to address.

The party will vote today as they move towards referring the matter to Parliament.

Queensland will open its borders to South Australia, as the state recorded no new coronavirus cases in the last week. 

Queensland's Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said the decision was made on the condition that there are no additional cases that can be linked to the Parafield COVID-19 cluster