European ministers have voted through a plan to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers across all member states. Romania, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia voted against the plan; Finland abstained. The UNHCR says 120,000 is nowhere near enough.
Pope Francis has arrived in the US for an official visit. ABC correspondent Stephanie March says he was given the rare honour of a tarmac welcome from President Obama, Michelle Obama and Vice-President Biden.
Volkswagen has lost 30% of its value as its vehicle emissions scandal widened to include 11 million cars worldwide. Its set aside billions of dollars for a recall and faces billions more in fines.
Peta Credlin, chief of staff to former PM Tony Abbott, says her gender played a part in criticism she faced in the role. "If I was a guy I wouldn't be bossy, I'd be strong".
And a teddy bear has gone on a mini-adventure in Canberra after being left in a hotel room. Teddy's now safely home with his family.
Here's what's coming up:
9.00am AEST: a new section of the Australian War Memorial will be dedicated, honouring war correspondents
10.00am AEST: Former governor-general Quentin Bryce is due to speak at a gender equality conference
12.00pm AEST: Treasurer Scott Morrison is due to hold a press conference after visiting the Reserve Bank
1.45am AEST Thursday: Australia begins its rugby World Cup campaign against Fiji
2.00am AEST Thursday: EU leaders start an emergency summit on the migration crisis.
And now here's the news in detail on your topics of interest.
Peta Credlin, the controversial chief of staff to former prime minister Tony Abbott, says she will not run for politics and rounds on "insider gossip from unnamed sources where no-one has the guts to put their name to it".
The removal of CFMEU Queensland head Dave Hanna would give some union officials "a chance to be legit", a senior colleague tells Mr Hanna in a secretly recorded conversation.
South Sydney pair Dylan Walker and Aaron Gray are showing signs of improvement in a Sydney hospital after overdosing on prescription medication on Tuesday.
EU ministers overcome fierce opposition from eastern states to push through a hotly debated proposal to force countries to take a share of thousands of new asylum seekers.
Receiving regular text messages about healthy living can help people who have had a heart attack significantly reduce their chances of having a second one, new research finds.
German auto giant Volkswagen reveals that 11 million diesel cars worldwide are equipped with devices that can cheat pollution tests, a dramatic expansion of a scandal that immediately sends its shares plummeting by another 20 per cent.
A United Nations group is to begin investigating whether to include a toxic chemical, linked to a contamination case involving the RAAF Base in Williamtown, on a global list potentially banning its use.
Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old Muslim teen who was arrested after his homemade clock was mistaken for a bomb, reportedly follows through on a threat to withdraw from his Texas high school.
Bodyguards for Kosovo's prime minister rush to shield him with an umbrella after politicians pelt the leader with eggs to protest against a deal with former master Serbia.
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