Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says Nauru has room for 850 men who must be moved from the Manus Island detention centre after the PNG Supreme Court ruled the facility was illegal. Mr Dutton said the Government was also looking at options within Papua New Guinea. Locals on Manus Island say they are concerned about the economic impact of closing the island's largest employer
8:30am AEST: A South Australian Senate hearing will investigate oil and gas drilling plans for the Great Australian Bight
9:30am AEST: Four men are due to face court in Goulburn on fresh charges over the death of NSW Police employee Curtis Cheng
1:00pm AEST: Aboriginal leader Pat Dodson will be officially endorsed as the Senate replacement for Joe Bullock in Western Australia
12:15pm AEST: A memorial ceremony will be held at Port Arthur to mark 20 years since the massacre. The Prime Minister is due to speak at the event, which will be broadcast live on ABC 1 and News 24
6:30pm AEST: The Alannah and Madeline Foundation will hold a candlelight vigil at Melbourne's Federation Square to mark the Port Arthur anniversary
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says there is space on Nauru for the 850 men who must be moved from Manus Island after Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court ruled the detention centre was illegal.
Federal Cabinet Secretary Arthur Sinodinos refuses to appear before a Senate committee investigating political donations, slamming it as a "political stunt".
After her first bid to escape North Korea failed, Soo-jung Ra knew she was being monitored by the secret police. But she felt she had no choice but to try again.
Philippine presidential frontrunner Rodrigo Duterte jokes about his penis and vows to pardon himself for mass murder, as he takes his profanity-laced campaign to the nation's business elite.
Hundreds of people are expected to attend a memorial service honouring victims of the Port Arthur massacre, 20 years to the day since 35 innocent people were gunned down.
A French court charges Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam over his role in the November 2015 carnage that left 130 dead, just hours after his extradition from Belgium.
The struggle over the Chatree mine and its impacts on local health come down to a lack of clarity in Thailand over what levels of naturally occurring toxic substances are considered safe.
Rolling out his foreign policy, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump vows that if elected president he would make US allies in Europe and Asia take on more of the financial burden for their defence.
The United Nations' cultural agency says that despite the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra having suffered significant damage at the hands of Islamic State militants, the archaeological site retains much of its authenticity.
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