The UN claims that guards opened fire on migrants and refugees fleeing airstrikes that killed at least 60 people, and wounded 77 at a detention centre in Libya.

Guards at the facility denied the accusations on Thursday when they were interviewed by Al Jazeera journalists.

Two attacks hit the facility late on Tuesday, according to a report from the UN, and about 500 people are still being detained there. 

The Pacific Alliance in Latin America want to turn their regional bloc into a global powerhouse. 

The Pacific Alliance is a regional trade bloc including Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, plus 55 observer states like Argentina. 

The leaders of the four countries will meet to discuss their Strategic Vision 2030, consolidate their trade alliance, and consider integrating new members such as Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Singapore. 

Independent Senator Cory Bernardi said it was a safe bet he would retire within three years.

Senator Bernardi deregistered his Australian Conservatives party on June 28, meaning the ex-Liberal senator's South Australian seat would go back to the Liberals should he retire via a casual vacancy. 

Mr Bernardi’s departure means the Coalition will increase its numbers in the Senate from 35 to 36, reducing its reliance on the crossbench.

Prime Minister, Scott Morrison promises to consult with Labor to work on the promised religious discrimination act which he pledges to introduce to parliament this year.

The government has suggested that the religious discrimination act will be similar to Australia’s other discrimination laws, which protect from discrimination based on age, race, gender, sexuality or disability. 

Morrison says he hopes the debate is sensible and not derailed by extreme examples. 

A fire burned through a home in Brisbane’s north overnight.

Five firefrucks were called to the corner of Samford Rd and Lorne St, in Alderley at 11:30pm, to a two story home consumed in flames.

By 1:00am the fire was extinguished with no neighbouring properties affected.

Legendary military vessel USS Ronald Reagan is expected to arrive in Brisbane this weekend in the lead up to Australia’s largest joint-military training exercise. 

The gigantic aircraft carrier will bring thousands of sailors to the city, expected to hit the streets before beginning the Talisman Sabre series of exercises. 

The training focuses on the planning and conduct of mid-intensity ‘high end’’ warfighting.

The UN accused Venezuela of using death squads to promote fear after a shocking number of alleged extrajudicial killings.

The UN will be presenting a report today with findings about the deaths the Venezuelan government has attributed to resisting arrest. The number goes up to 1569 by May this year.

The UN stated that Venezuela should end the grave violations of economic, social, civil, political and cultural rights. Nicolás Maduro’s administration has not responded to the report. 

Over 80 migrants are feared dead after their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia.

The boat was carrying over double its capacity when it sank. 

Lorena Lando, head of the International Organization for Migration in Tunisia says fishermen were able to rescue four men from the water, however one died while receiving emergency treatment.

A $581 million Federal Government plan to change capital gains tax arrangements for expats has lapsed, but Treasurer josh Frydenberg says the Coalition is committed to its policy change. 

The Coalition Government’s May 2017 budget announcement to deny the main residence exemption for Australians who sell their homes while living abroad caused a stir after it was announced. 

The proposed change was a retrospective denial of the exemption that goes as far back as 1985, when capital gains tax was introduced.