Sudan protesters and generals agree in landmark decision

Sudanese ruling generals and protest leaders have agreed to establish a joint sovereign government in a landmark decision which could end months of political turmoil.

African Union mediator Mohamed Lebatt said the new council was last for at least three years and consisted of rotating representatives for the military and civilians.

The agreement comes after two days of negotiations between Ethiopian and African Union mediators.

Greece's new democracy has won the election

Greece’s centre-right opposition party New Democracy has won the country’s general election with a projected outright majority.

The prime minister-elect said he has a strong mandate for change and seeks to be a president for all Greeks.

The election turnout was the lowest in two decades at 57 per cent, despite all citizens being technically required to vote.

 

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Anti Adani protesters label protest as 'Minor Inconvenience'.

Protesters in opposition to Adani say Brisbane peak hour march was only a minor inconvenience compared to if the mine goes ahead. 

Rally organiser Catherine Robertson says the protest was angry, loud and occupied major intersections for quite some time with some activists wearing hazmat suits to display the "crime scene" which would unfold in the Galilee Basin and Great Barrier Reef if the mine was not stopped.

The protest was organised by the same groups behind a similar protest on June 21 which occupied the Victoria Bridge.

Boat registration stickers made redundant.

Boaties will no longer be required to display registration stickers on their boats once they are made redundant from October this year.

Transport Minister Steven Miles says the boat stickers were a source of frustration since they regularly peeled and faded when exposed to harsh weather.

Mr Miles says all other boat registration requirements will remain the same despite the stickers being phased out.

Record high child immunisations.

The number of immunised Australian children has reached record highs, with nearly 95 per cent of five year olds vaccinated according to updated data.

Health Minister Greg Hunt says he is delighted the public health campaigns and immunisation are resonating with parents and successfully protecting all Australians.

Indigenous children beat the national average with nearly 97 per cent immunised against deadly diseases.

$750,00 Bob Hawke home renovation.

The Federal Government has set aside $750,000 to purchase and renovate the South Australian childhood home of former-Prime Minister Bob Hawke.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says preserving the heritage-listed building will allow current and future generations to celebrate the life of Mr Hawke.

The Hawke House is a stone cottage and was the home to the former-Prime Minister from 1929 to 1935.

Australian student detained in North Korea.

North Korean media claims an Australian student was detained last week for spying on the North Korean government by having ‘anti-state’ data and images published in Western media.

Alek Sigley was studying a masters degree in the country before being arrested last week and released from North Korea on Thursday after Swedish intervention.

CEO of the Korea Risk Group Chad O’Carroll says Mr Sigley’s articles represented North Korean life in a positive light and rejects North Korea’s claims they were ‘anti-state’.

  

State secret submarine fire kills 14 naval officers.

Russia has buried 14 naval officers killed in a nuclear submarine fire whilst details remain ‘state secret’.

The officers died in the Barents Sea on Monday, but the accident was only made public a day later with the Russian media reporting the ship was a top-secret nuclear-powered mini-submarine.

The funerals on Saturday were closed to the media and President Vladimir Putin awarded state honours to the 14 navy officers killed in the fire.