A Senate Committee has recommended Australians be given another year to opt out of three Federal Government's My Health Record Program.

The program has sparked criticism by privacy advocates as it would allow doctors to view the entirety of a patient's healthcare records, even if those records are irrelevant to the patients current matter.

The Health Minister Greg Hunt says the Government has no plans to extend the opt out deadline past November 15.

The United States and Great Britain have pulled out of a major economic forum in Saudi Arabia in response to the alleged murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Khashoggi, a journalist often critical of the Saudi Royal Family, was last seen entering their embassy in Turkey, and security footage since then has revealed black vans departing the building.

A spokesperson for the UK Government said Trade Secretary Liam Fox’s decision to decline the invitation was explicitly tied to events in Turkey.

Malaysia’s former Deputy Prime Minister has been arrested following an investigation into his suspected misappropriation of funds from a family-run charity foundation.

The Malaysian corruption watchdog says the former Deputy PM, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, abused his power and his actions were a breach of trust.

Ahmad Zahid’s arrest follows a string of arrests since the election, including the ex-premier and his wife over more money scandals.

Activists in Austria are calling for a balcony in Vienna’s town hall to be destroyed as it was where Nazi Leader Adolf Hitler gave a speech in 1938.

The artists collective group ‘Memory Gaps’ have argued the balcony should be destroyed as part of the 80th anniversary of the ‘Anschluss’ or the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany.

Whilst the city authorities were caught off guard by the proposal, Vienna’s top cultural official Veronica Kaup-Hasler said she welcomed the debate into forgotten details of the cities history.  

A doctor suspected to have been involved in the alleged murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey previously studied at a Melbourne medicinal institution.

The ABC reports Dr Salah al-Tubaigy attended the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine in 2015 under Saudi sponsorship.

Turkish authorities allege the doctor was one of 15 men who entered the Instambul Saudi consulate in order to murder Mr Khashoggi.

Menswear chain Roger David will enter voluntary administration, after years of pressure from international competitors and online shopping.

The move will see the chain’s 57 stores across Australia close, affecting more than 300 staff.

Meanwhile, earlier this morning chocolate shop and cafe Max Brenner was saved from liquidation by investment office Tozer & Co, who have committed to keeping existing locations operating.

A Melbourne landmark has been nominated for heritage protection in a bid to prevent the site from hosting a landmark Apple store.

Federation Square has been put forward by the National Trust, with Heritage Victoria placing an interim protection order on the site while it considers the square’s future.

Apple announced plans for the flagship store in late 2017 to much criticism, having since redesigned the store in response.

An engineering consultant who deemed Dreamworld’s Thunder River Rapids Ride as mechanically and structurally sound, days before the fatal 2016 accident, has said he didn’t place ‘a great deal of importance’ on Workplace Health and Safety.