Israel's longest serving prime minister Benjamin Netenyahu’s reign has ended after 12 years as Israel gets a new leader Naftali Bennet.

Netanyahu is on trial for fraud, and he fell short of obtaining majority support after the general election in March this year. 

Bennet, is a former tech entrepreneur who made millions before getting deeply involved in right wing politics and religious-nationalist political position.

Residents in three communities in Melbourne's outer east are being warned not to drink their tap water due to storm damage. 

Yarra Valley Water has issued the directive for the towns of Kallista, Sherbrooke, and The Patch and anticipates the warning will be in place for at least three days. 

People are urged that water should not be used for drinking, washing food, preparing baby formula, or brushing teeth, and people should take special care not to ingest the water when bathing or showering. 

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, continues to push Australia to lift its ambition on climate change before a crunch summit in Glasgow later this year. 

Johson put forward the statistics from 2012 to present time, stating that in 2012, the UK had 40% of its power from coal and is now using less than 2% and still reducing. This is in an attempt to reinforce the priority of climate change to Prime Minister Scott Morrison and emphasize that reducing emissions can be done quickly and effectively.

Almost half of the Australian school principals report teacher shortages, with more than half of those managing schools in remote locations and three-quarters in very remote areas.

Data from the Australian Educator Union revealed 47 percent of school principals have experienced teacher shortages in 2020.

One of the biggest prehistoric crocodile species ever found in Australia has been officially recorded in South Australia.

The Gunggamarandu maunala - "River Boss" - is believed to have been up to seven metres long and resided in the waterways of Darling Downs up to five million years ago.

Researchers discovered the formidable reptile by analysing the remains of a skull found in the region in the 19th century. 

Australian swimmer Madeline Groves announced her withdrawal from the Olympic trials, addressing the misogynistic culture of the sport. She states that "You can no longer exploit young women and girls, body shame or medically gaslight them and then expect them to represent you."

Her stance has opened the door for a series of complaints to come to light and questions about the overall culture of swimming, its treatment of female athletes, and the dire lack of female coaches in the elite ranks of the sport. 

In breaking news, Israel has launched an airstrike on Palestenian city, Gaza, ending the ceasefire between the two nations.  

This comes after a protest in Jerusalem which was intended to celebrate the capture of East Jerusalem in 1967, which Palestian officials took as “provocation”. 

Several balloons, designed to cause fires, were sent from Gaza into Israel earlier on Tuesday. 

The ceasefire lasted less than 4 weeks.

Australians under 40 who have received the COVID-19 vaccines have been accused of queue jumping. 

Australians under the age of 40 without underlying health conditions and people who don’t work in high-risk professions are being vaccinated, ahead of prioritized people. 

The Victorian government sent a request to the federal health minister, Greg Hunt, on Friday asking for more vaccines, but the commonwealth has not communicated when these will arrive.