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Bolton exit follows discussion of Trump -Rounhani meeting
US President Donald Trump and his top officials may ease sanctions on Iran on Monday, in order to meet with Iran’s president, Hassan Rounhani.
Treasure Cay prepares for Hurricane Dorian clean-up
Treasure Cay faces the challenge of recovery and clean-up following Hurricane Dorian.
NAPLAN Review terms outlined
The Queensland, New South Wales and Victorian Governments have organised for a review into NAPLAN with the Education Council to take place tomorrow.
False positives returning for roadside cannabis tests
A recent study raises questions regarding the reliability of roadside drug testing devices to test for cannabis.
Lawyers identify insurance gap for e-scooter riders
Legal analysts warned electric scooter riders that they are not covered by insurance for third party injury or damage.
Two teenagers charged over Peregian Beach fire
Two teenagers were charged with endangering particular property by fire in Peregian Beach on Wednesday afternoon.
Review: SS Mendi: Dancing the Death Drill at Brisbane Festival 2019
SS Mendi: Dancing the Death Drill, which featured from this month as part of Brisbane Festival is based on the book by Fred Khumalo, and is an emotionally commanding music and theatre performance inspired by the real-life traffic maritime tragedy. The S.S Mendi was a British passenger steamship that sunk in February 1917 due to a reckless captain and caused the death of 646 people, most of whom were black South African troops.
Australians detained in Iran
Two British-Australian women and another man, also believed to be Australian, have been detained in Iran.
The arrests come amid increasing tensions between Australia and Iran, after the Australia prime minister, Scott Morrison, said Australia would join a US-led mission in the Strait of Hormuz.
Australia’s foreign affairs department recommends that citizens reconsider their need to travel to Iran citing a “risk of arbitrary detention or arrest”.
Israeli Prime Minister vows to annex large parts of occupied West Bank
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced he will annex large swathes of Palestinian territory in the occupied Jordan Valley if he is re-elected next week.
Mr Netanyahu has announced he will also seek to annex all Jewish settlements in the West Bank, but that this would have to wait until the publication of US President Donald Trump's long-awaited plan for a peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians
Palestinian diplomat Saeb Erekat said such that the proposed annexation would “bury any chance of peace”.