Sri Lanka have begun shifting its naval base to a port built and controlled by China.

Powerhouse governments across the world have expressed concerns China may utilise the port as a naval base.

Sri Lanka and China governments have denied any ties, with the contract explicitly stating the base cannot be used for military purposes.

A Thai soccer team were found alive nine days after being trapped in a cave during floods.

The rescues teams must now assess whether to wait for the water to recede or to teach the twelve boys and their coach to use basic diving gear.

The group’s medical condition remains unclear.

Australia will no longer provide direct aid to the Palestinian Authority.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says the funding was cut with aims to prevent politically motivated violence.

The 10 million dollars of aid Australia sends to Palestine will now be directed through the United Nations.

Alternative schooling programs such as home-schooling could provide better learning opportunities for struggling students, according to a study from the University of South Australia.

Researcher Dr Thomas Stehlik says the alternative programs are excelling worldwide as the “one size fits all” schooling approach is not working.

The not-school movement continues to grow in Australia, in the wake of 2018 Gonski findings concerning student wellbeing.

The ABC has been banned by the government of Nauru from entering the country, avoiding their coverage of the Pacific Islands Forum which takes place over September.

The ABC had been accused of harassment towards the president, as well as interfering with the politics of the small nation.  

It is reported no journalist or representative from the ABC will be granted a visa into Nauru. The nation has promised one Australian network will be given entry whilst the forum takes place.

A large selection of contemporary Indigenous art will be displayed at the University of Queensland Art Museum.

The works of over thirty contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists will be displayed, including Brooke Andrew  and his exploration of white ideas in Aboriginal culture.

The exhibition will open on the 28th of July.

Parents and playgroups are calling for Queensland state school playgrounds to remain open over school holidays.

New South Wales government allowed 42 schools to keep their grounds open over christmas break last year, Education Queensland currently have a hire system for holiday periods.

Everton MP Tim Mander has expressed interest in implementing a similar policy in the sunshine state, calling the current system a waste of resources.

The US State Department announced a campaign of economic and diplomatic pressure on Iran to drive the nation towards a better nuclear deal.

Director of Policy Planning Brian Hook says Washington’s goal is to get as many countries as possible down to zero Iranian oil imports.

The move comes two months after US President Donald Trump announced a withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.