The Nigerian government began repatriating more than 600 of its citizens from South Africa following a series of xenophobic attacks.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called the general election for October 21st. 

Trudeau is stressing the importance of gender equality and the environment but will face an electorate more concerned with the economy and affordability. 

"We've done a lot this past four years, but the truth is we're just getting started," Mr Trudeau said. 

Recent polls strongly suggest Mr Trudeau may not win enough seats to govern by himself after a series of missteps that called his leadership into question. 

Australia is facing a shortage of medicine vital for cancer diagnoses due to a mechanical fault at the Lucas Heights nuclear medicine facility.

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation insists there are no safety implications from the failure, but admitted Australia was experiencing significant impacts on availability of nuclear medicine. 

The shutdown comes three months after two workers at the facility were exposed to an unsafe dose of radiation. 

Health insurance provider Bupa is failing to meet basic standards of care in more than half of their nursing homes.

22 of Bupa’s 72 nursing homes have been declared as putting the health and safety of residents at “serious risk”. 

The Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians Richard Colbeck said the Department of Health are closely monitoring Bupa’s performance with weekly progress meetings.

Aged Care Crisis member Lynda Saltarelle belive Bupa will not be taken down. 

The world's best intellectually impaired athletes are preparing to compete in Brisbane at the INAS Global Games. 

The chief executive of the INAS Global Games Robyn Smith, said many of the athletes will go to compete at the Paralympics in Tokyo next year, but INAS is a good stepping stone.

"Australia is leading the way with inclusion and accessibility to elite-level sports," Ms Smith said. 

Australian officials believe the games will boost Brisbane 2032 Olympic bid. 

The University of Queensland had jumped three places in the highly regarded Time Higher Education World University Rankings.

UQ celebrates its climb up to 66th in the world, maintaining fourth position in Australia.

The five performance indicators for the 2020 T.H.E World University Rankings were teaching, research, citations, international outlook, and industry income.

UQ Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Aidan Byrne said “the achievement was gratifying in an increasingly competitive sector.”

Astronomers have discovered water in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting within the habitable zone of a distant star.

Lead scientist Professor Giovanna Tinetti of University College London says this “mind-blowing” discovery is "the first time that we have detected water on a planet in the habitable zone around a star where the temperature is potentially compatible with the presence of life".

US President Donald Trump has announced a plan to ban flavoured e-cigarettes after an increase in vaping-related deaths.

There have been six deaths and 450 cases of lung illness connected to vaping across 33 states in America