English police reported there was a shooting in the portside city of Plymouth where a number of people died.

Local MP Johnny Mercer says the shootings were not terror related.

The police confirmed there were a number of fatalities at the scene and that several other casualties are receiving treatment. 

The police are asking people to not speculate and to not share pictures from the shooting scene online.

A Senate inquiry has issued a 211 page report which provides 26 recommendations to fix the failures of the management of the Inland Rail project.

This is the largest freight rail project in Australia, and it aims to construct a 1,700 kilometre rail line connecting Brisbane and Melbourne.

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee chair and WA Labor Senator Glenn Sterle described the "nation-building" project as rushed and half-baked.

Amid a worsening Covid-19 outbreak in Dubbo, it is warned the efforts to contain the virus are being hampered by a shortage of doctors.

The outbreak is the first to happen in a remote area with a high number of unvaccinated First Nations People, with elders calling for urgent additional vaccine and mask supplies and medical staff.

The Dharriwaa Elders Group in Walgett say the impacts could be devastating on their community.

NSW Health says they are rescheduling mobile community vaccination clinics to the area after they were put on hold last week.

An investigation by the Ombudsman found that former South Australian Minister Stephen Knoll committed misconduct by attempting to sack members of the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority board without authorisation.

Only the governor can dismiss members, but Mr Knoll tried to sack several members as well as its chair lawyer Ester Huxtable.

The findings were found last August but could not be released publicly until now, as Mr Knoll tried to challenge the decision in court but has now discontinued the case.

An iceberg the size of Greater London has “kissed” the coast of Antarctica this week, narrowly missing the UK’s Halley research station.

Scientists say the A74 iceberg made only the faintest of contacts with the coast and they have been keeping a keen eye on it recently due to the station’s uncertain survival.

The station is left unmanned in the winter months due to the high risk nature of the area making any evacuation very difficult and scientists say if the knock was any firmer the station may not have survived.

The Brisbane city council has met to discuss the future of the East Brisbane bowls club and their occupants Backbone, as Councilors voted down an urgency motion by Kara Cook not to tear down the club and make more green space.

Arguments escalated after the Labor team was called “out of line” for sharing a photo of the Deputy Mayor, Krista Adams, acting aggressively to a Backbone patron.

The Moreton Bay Regional Council is seeking ideas on a name for their newest suburb.

Mayor Peter Flannery said “its current nickname, ‘Caboolture West’ doesn’t really cut it.”

The council is calling on the local community to help put a name on the map that captures the essence of the area and the future city it will be. 

Mr. Flannery says locals can complete a short online survey, from which the Place Naming Committee will compile a recommended list of names for the Council to review.