Bernie Sanders, a candidate for the US presidential election, has labelled a mass raid on immigrant workers in Mississippi as ‘evil’. 

The raids are believed to be the biggest in US history, as about 700 undocumented migrant workers were arrested. 

Bernie Sanders says the community must end the terror inflicted upon migrant communities and bring families together instead of tearing them apart. 

The United Nations has voiced its concern after India revoked Kashmir’s special status in its constitution, a move which is escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.

On Monday, the Indian government revoked article 370 of the constitution which guaranteed special rights to the Muslim-majority state of Kashmir, including its autonomy to make laws on all affairs except defence, communications and foreign affairs. 

Refugee advocates say that the government’s plans to deport foreign criminals risks refugees lives as they are sent to countries where they face persecution or serious harm.

The government re-introduced legislation to deport or block entry to non-citizens who have committed crimes with sentences of at least two years. Under these rules, a visa holder has to be jailed for 12 months before the cancellation of their visa.

Chinese officials have condemned Liberal MP Andrew Hastie after comments he made suggesting Beijing’s rise is comparable to the failure to contain the advance of Nazi Germany.

In an interview with The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, he said that China’s influence is being underestimated and Australia will face its biggest democratic, economic and security test in the next decade.

The Chinese Embassy in Australia made a statement where they described the comments as “Cold War mentality” that is detrimental to both countries' relationship.

The Royal Commission into Aged Care has heard half of the residents of troubled Gold Coast nursing home Earle Haven were being physically restrained in the weeks before it closed last month.

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission report from June 25 showed not only were 50 per cent physically restrained, 71 per cent were also being chemically restrained with psychotropic medication.

Emergency talks are underway over the supply of water to towns in southern Queensland that are just a few months away from running dry.

Without a major downpour to top up supplies, The Granite Belt city of Stanthorpe is expected to run out of water by December. 

Southern Downs Mayor Tracy Dobie says local council will launch a new advertising campaign to encourage people to adopt simple water-saving measures, such as turning off the tap while brushing teeth.

Monsoon rains in Myanmar have caused raging floods, forcing tens of thousands of people out of their homes in recent weeks.

Emergency services are helping people get to safe ground, many of them have looked for shelter in local monasteries.

The UN’s Office for Coordinated Humanitarian Affairs said that around 89,000 people have been displaced from their homes in the last few weeks but many have managed to return home.

The United Nations has warned efforts to minimise the impact of climate change will be ineffective while attempting to feed a growing population.

As the global population is predicted to increase, how land is managed by governments, industry and farmers will be a core part of limiting or accelerating the effects of climate change. 

A family from the Maldives, who have been living in Australia for six years, are facing deportation and are concerned that their three-year-old disabled son won’t survive if his visa application is rejected.

The family, who moved in 2013 to Western Australia, received a notification from the Department of Home Affairs that all of their visas had been approved except their three-year-old son who requires round-the-clock medical care.