Israel’s opposition leader Yair Lapid is rallying against veteran prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Lapid has informed the country’s president Reuven Rivlin that he has successfully formed a new government.  

Warning: this story contains names of deceased members of the Indigenous community.

Today is Mabo Day, the momentous victory led by Eddie Mabo to overturn terra nullius concept on which Australia’s invasion was premised. 

Coal and Gas giants are receiving more in government subsidies than what they pay in royalties.

Michael West Media has reported the fossil fuel industry paid 7.3 billion dollars in royalties in 19-20, and received 10.7 billion in the 20-21 sector. 

The Neroli Storytelling Colvin Foundation says the Minerals Council of Australia has inflated tax and royalties payments by $45B over the past decade. 

A protester who was last night taken to hospital following their arrest at the Land Forces Expo, has been released from custody on bail. 

They're one of the 8 protesters arrested last night. 

A fellow arrestee, Andy Paine told 4zzz they make no apologies for disrupting the expo, which they say allows companies to profit from war and conflict around the world. 

Queensland Police have been contacted for comment on yesterday's protest. 

Nominations for Queensland's next Australian of the year awards are now open.

The state government is encouraging Queenslanders to nominate people making a positive difference. 

The Queensland 2022 Australian of the Year award recipients will be announced this November and the national ceremony will be held on the eve of Australia Day where the winner will be announced. 

Brazil’s Amazonian rivers are swelling to 100-year highs, causing large-scale floods across the region. 

Rivers around the biggest city in Brazil's Amazon rainforest swelled to levels unseen in over a century of record-keeping, according to data published by Manaus' port authorities.

The Rio Negro river is at its highest level since records began in 1902, with a depth of 29.98 meters at the port's measuring station.

Bars and restaurants are set to reopen throughout Italy, bringing some normality back to the country. Italy was one of the first countries hard hit by the coronavirus in 2020, with Lombardy to be the first region declared a national hotspot.

Italy's last remaining rules are set to be lifted over the next month and almost all measures have been dropped in three regions that were declared 'low risk'. 

The Chinese government is rejecting claims made by an Australian writer who claims he was tortured while in detention on espionage charges. 

Australian citizen Yang Hengjun has been imprisoned in China since 2019, and is asking trial judges to disregard an earlier confession because it was made under duress.

The Chinese foreign minister has denied the torture claims and has accused the Australian Government of unfounded provocation, marking a continuation of poor relations between the two countries.