Israel - Lebanon ceasefire extended

The Israel - Lebanon ceasefire has been extended for three weeks as thousands of Lebanese civilians return home.

The Government has defended plans to overhaul the NDIS despite criticism from disability advocates. 

The Health Minister has announced plans to reduce the number of participants in the National Disability Insurance Scheme by 150 000 by the end of the decade to cut costs.

Iran is yet to confirm it will attend fresh peace talks with the US as the ceasefire deadline approaches.

Iran has threatened to retaliate after the United States Navy attacked an Iranian container ship.

A fragile 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is in place, but it is not clear if the Iran-backed group Hezbollah will abide by it.

With the nation's fuel supplies under threat because of the Iran war, the Federal Government has described a fire at a Victorian oil refinery, as "a setback".

The American President, Donald Trump, says peace talks between the US and Iran could resume in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad in a matter of days.

The Federal Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has announced the first part of his "Australian Values Migration Plan."

After the failed peace talks between the US and Iran, Donald Trump is now planning to use US navy ships to blockade Iranian ports.