The second Pacific Military and Police Women's Rugby Sevens Tournament (PACMIL 7s) will run from 25 to 26 October in Canberra, aimed at promoting participation among Pacific nations.

Assistant Defence Minister and Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon Alex Hawke said the PACMIL Cup provided an excellent opportunity to recognise regional female military and police personnel，and the role they play in the security of their nations.

Despite a 15-year campaign organised by neighbouring residents, work will commence this week on the expansion of the Mt Cotton base.

Barro’s Rohan Cox signed and issued a letter to nearby residents stating the construction on the southside quarry would be between 7 am and 6 pm Monday to Friday. 

Resident Anthony Moloney, whose property is less than 200m from the site, believes state regulations are not tough enough.

“The quarry is allowed to make noise up to three times the levels of background noise,” said Mr Moloney.

Days after Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn removed his royal consort for ‘disloyalty against the monarch’, he has fired six officials for ‘extremely evil’ conduct.

Among the six were a woman, a senior police official and two royal guards accused of ‘exploiting their official positions for their own or other people’s gain’.

The Royal Gazette announced the six “didn't comply with royal regulations, which has brought severe damage to the royal affairs”.

The US president, Donald Trump, announced the US will lift all sanctions against Turkey after it agreed to halt its attack on Kurdish-led-forces.

Trump emphasized that US troops were “safe” and saying, “let someone else fight over this long-bloodstained sand”.

Meanwhile, the presence of Russian troops across north-eastern Syria has expanded as a result of an agreement between Ankara and Moscow.

New South Wales Police has refused to discuss secret spyware with the potential to hack smartphones to the Government.

Mick Fuller, Police Commissioner, was questioned at Budget Estimates regarding officers deploying spyware to monitor criminal defence lawyers through smart devices. 

Commissioner Fuller defended the use of high-tech surveillance, including the Finfisher software marketed as ‘spyware’, for operations requiring a warrant.

"We cannot use those sorts of powers without a legal right," he said.

Australia is deploying a Royal Australian Navy frigate, HMAS Parramatta to support implementing United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea.

Australia will work with international partners, maintaining pressure on North Korea to take concrete, verifiable and irreversible steps towards denuclearisation.

Since 2018, Australia has supported international efforts to deter and disrupt North Korea’s illicit trade and sanction-evasion activities.

Despite bullying reports going down, there is increased concern regarding fatigue in trainee doctors working excessive hours.

The latest AMA Queensland public hospital report surveyed 882 junior doctors across the state.

Chair of the AMA Queensland Council of Doctors in Training，Dr Hash Abdeen says it is very troubling that only a quarter of bullying incidents are being reported and 57% of junior doctors fear negative consequences from speaking up.

“22 per cent said they had felt unsafe at work," said Dr Abdeen.

A 17-year-old girl was among over 20 Extinction Rebellion activist strip-searched by the Brisbane police.

Police warned the girl she would be strip-searched if she was arrested again.

The founder of the organisation Sisters Inside, Debbie Kilroy, said that strip-searching this girl was a “sexual assault by the state”.