Top USA Swimming officials are being scrutinised by critics for creating a culture of sexual abuse that was allowed to persist for decades unchecked.

A new investigation report published stated since 1997 there have been more than 250 coaches and officials either arrested or charged by USA Swimming for sexual misconduct with the report including interviews with approximately 590 abuse survivors.

The new and improved camera capabilities are the main thrust of Samsung’s pitch for its latest smartphone, the Galaxy S9 and the larger S9+.

With improved low-light photography and a super-slow-motion facility to make it easy to capture moments of action, critics are suggesting that these facilities are just minor upgrades from the Galaxy S8 - especially considering that the S9 strongly resembles the physical features of the previous model.

Dozens of stories of domestic violence victims have been collected for a report to propose an overhaul of Canberra’s domestic violence system through the creation of a new Family Safety Hub.

The final version of the hub’s report, released to the ABC, found family violence services in Canberra were “fragmented”, with children in particular slipping through the cracks and most victims being reluctant to speak up.

Nationals MP George Christensen is calling for an end to the Coalition, after the latest scandal involving former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce threatened to tear the partnership apart.

Christensen has said he wants to see a National party in coalition with regional Australia rather than the Liberal party.

This move would end the century-old partnership the Liberal National Coalition have held.

Eight people were rescued on the Sunshine and Frazer Coasts on Friday due to flash flooding caused by significant rain.

Pedestrians and people in cars that had been swept away by floodwaters had to be rescued by emergency services workers.

Queensland Fire and Emergency's representative Sean Murphy reminded people "if roads are flooded don't drive through it."

A study by University of Queensland’s Molecular Bioscience unit has discovered an insect’s venom could potentially be used to treat epilepsy, stroke and neurodegeneration.

The assassin bug, which is commonly found along the east coast of Queensland and New South Wales, has been found to produce two types of venom; one for hunting and one as a defence mechanism.

Dr Andrew Walker said that “because of its ability to act on specific molecules in the nervous system, the venom can be useful in the treatment of epilepsy or neurodegeneration or stroke”.

A wave of attacks across Afghanistan has left more than 25 people dead, with most being soldiers, officials say.

It has been reported that Taliban militants stormed an army post in the western province of Farah killing 22, with another attack in Kabul leaving 3 officers dead.

There has been a surge in militant attacks during the recent months, often targeting the army.

Over 100 girls are missing following an attack on a school in north-eastern Nigeria, by suspected members of Boko Haram.

“The Federal Government has confirmed that 110 students of the Government Science and Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe State, are so far unaccounted for, after insurgents believed to be from a faction of Boko Haram invaded their school on Monday,” said the information ministry

The information minister has said that police and security officials have been deployed to the area, and efforts were being made to rescue the girls.