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The Prime Minister has condemned the vandalism on a Synagogue in Sydney's south after several swastikas were spray painted on the walls on the building.
Police are investigating an incident at the Allawah synagogue which they believe occurred in the early hours this morning.
The attack is the latest in a chain of recent anti-Semitic incidents in Sydney.
On Monday, a car in Queens Park, an area with a significant Jewish population, was defaced with a racist slur.
Anthony Albanese says there's no place for such behaviour in Australia.
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A UN committee has found Australia violated a human rights treaty by detaining asylum seekers on Nauru after granting them refugee status.
The UN Human Rights Committee ruled Australia breached provisions against arbitrary detention and denying the right to challenge detention in court.
Australia has argued that the alleged violations did not occur within its jurisdiction, but the committee ruled that the Nauru facility falls under Australian jurisdiction due to its role in constructing and financing the centre.
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A new fire has forced authorities in the western U-S state of California to call for further evacuations, as firefighters continue their struggle with the already burning wildfires.
The fire started in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, and has grown rapidly.
It ignited close to a school in which people who were affected by the Pacific Palisades blaze have taken shelter.
Over 180,000 people have been displaced from their homes due to the natural disasters across Los Angeles, with the aftermath beginning to come into vision.
Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone says thousands of buildings have now been lost to the fires.
Meanwhile, speaking from Florida, U-S President-elect Donald trump has taken aim at California governor Gavin Newsom for his poor handling of the situation.
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The federal government says it has reached out to the U-S to provide support in its fight against the deadly wildfires affecting Los Angeles.
Emergency Services Minister Jenny Mcallister has told Sky News that it is up to the Americans as to whether they accept any help.
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The debate over the cost of living is heating up, with a federal election imminent.
Opposition Treasury spokesman Angus Taylor claims the average Australian is $8000 worse off than 18 months ago.
But Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is visting marginal seats in several states, refutes that, saying the Opposition did not back Labor's $300 energy rebate for households, and has yet to propose its own cost-of-living plan.
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Multiple states are experiencing a heatwave, with some areas expecting temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius.
Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia are preparing for severe summer conditions this weekend.
W-A and Queensland have endured heat for weeks, but the Bureau of Meteorology's Miriam Bradbury says the heat is now spreading to the southeast.
Although not as intense as last weekend, severe heatwave conditions are expected in parts of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, central Australia, and W-A.
Tasmania will see daytime highs in the low 30s and nighttime temperatures in the high teens.
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Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic claims he was poisioned during his stay in Melbourne for the 2022 Australian Open.
In an interview published overnight, he claims he realised he was poisoned in the first few hours after he left Melbourne.
The 37-year-old has said the reasons for his deportation were mainly political, after he refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The government has not released an official response to Mr Djokovic's accusations, with Australian player Nick Kyrgios pointing out that the Serbian was treated poorly.
