South Africa is marking the 30th anniversary since its first democratic elections in which all South Africans could vote. But as another election looms and many South Africans are struggling to make ends meet, questions are being raised about how far the country has progressed since the 1994 vote.

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the event, condemning both Joe Biden's handling of the Hamas-Israel war and the Western news media's coverage of it.

Australians are paying more than ever for petrol; Guinea-Bissau cancels registries of Freedom Flotilla ships preventing departure to Gaza; and Rafael Nadal defeats Alex de Minaur at the Madrid Open.

New research from Monash University has identified the Australian Local Government Areas with the highest rates of cardiac arrest and lowest rates of bystander CPR. Experts say it calls for a targeted educational approach, as survival is doubled when C-P-R is given by bystanders.

Russia is the most sanctioned country in the world, with a number of countries, including Australia, rolling out restrictions against some individuals and entities in an effort to curb Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. But recent challenges to Australia’s autonomous sanctions regime has experts calling for more enforceable sanctions.

The fresh defence package brings Australia's total assistance for Ukraine to more than $1 billion.