The Public Service Association has also organised a rally today after the new South Australian Liberal Government revealed plans to privatise management of the Adelaide Remand Centre and cut public sector jobs.

PSA’s Neville Kitchin says the Government did not consult with unions or public servants before it made the announcement.

Mr Kitchin says they’re planning to march from the Remands Centre to Parliament and are expecting hundreds of members to take part in the rally.

Russian police have arrested over 800 people in a protest against the Government’s plans of raising retirement age from 60 to 65 for men, and from 55 to 60 for women.

Polling reveals over 80% of Russians are against the arrangement, which has made an impact on President Vladimir Putin’s historically high approval rating. Many Russians say they will not live long enough to receive a pension, given the country’s life expectancy.

North Korea has staged a military parade focused on peace and economic development to mark the 70th anniversary of the country’s founding.

The focus on economic goals of the regime were promoted after joint summits with US President Donald Trump lead to the process of denuclearisation.

This parade is set with the theme of ‘reunification’, as no ICBMs or medium range missiles were showcased, as has been the case with other North Korean parades.

A pair of award-winning Brisbane engineering students are building what they claim is a world-first stargazing app to cater to the vision-impaired community.

The app has been designed using NASA data and allows users to move their phones around and understand where corresponding planets, satellites, stars and comets are, using touch and sound.

Queensland Health have been vocal in the lack of mental health treatment options for killer of Brisbane bus driver Manmeet Alisher in 2016.

The report outlined by the Queensland Government shows that Alisher’s attacker had made attempts to return to a community clinic two months prior to the incident, however was not given adequate care.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants to slow Australia’s migrant intake, and has also suggested cuts to the number of international students studying here.

Ms Wilshire of the Migration Council of Australia is urging the Prime Minister to maintain a long-term view, and consider the economic benefits of migration before making any cuts.

Mr Morrison’s bid would also cut the amount of migrants on temporary working visas.

The Federal Government is spending $220 million in subsidies to Optus and Telstra at more than 850 regional and remote sites across Australia.  

Towns such as Kalumburu, in regional Western Australia, have offered to accept the telecom roll-out and this will see mobile phone coverage in place of the town’s two public phone boxes.

Opinions in the community are mixed, with some residents saying it will improve daily life and connection and others suggesting children may become too focused on social media and texting.

American engineers are deploying a rubbish collection device to corral plastic litter floating between California and Hawaii in an attempt to clean up the world's largest garbage patch in the heart of the Pacific Ocean.

The 600-metre long floating boom is being towed from San Francisco to the 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' - an island of trash five times the size of Victoria, Australia.

At least 21 people have died in South Sudan when a small aircraft carrying passengers from Juba International Airport to the city of Yirol crashed into a lake.

The plane carried a total of 22 passengers, among them were three children.

One of the survivors, an Italian doctor working with an NGO, is in critical condition and undergoing surgery in Yirol Hospital according to State Information Minister Taban Abel. An eyewitness said bodies were recovered from the water.