Australia

The call comes after new aid data released by the OECD showed Australia slipping from 16th to 17th among the 29 wealthy OECD nations that provide aid.

At 0.22 percent of national income Australia's international aid budget is the lowest in its history.

But World Vision Australia's chief advocate Tim Costello said the upcoming foreign policy whitepaper is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to change that.

Local journalists were excluded from attending a press conference when Mr Turnbull visited a war memorial at Bomana and a joint press conference with his PNG counterpart, Peter O'Neill.

About 60 asylum seekers and guards came to blows in the running battle, as the governments of PNG and Australia met in Port Moresby to discuss refugee resettlement.

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"You're only as good as your last training session," said sports scientist Tony Boutagy.

"In other words, you only get health benefits from a session for up to about 48 hours afterwards."

The search uncovered something else: a 6ft-long jungle python showing visible signs of addiction. It had apparently absorbed drug fumes and particles through its skin.

Seven months later, the "very aggressive" snake has returned to normal behaviour under the care of 14 prisoners selected to work in a wildlife care programme.

It is one of about 250 animals cared for at a minimum-security prison in Sydney which houses kangaroos, wallabies, possums, wombats and native birds.

 A slow-moving tropical storm is gathering strength in the Arafura Sea between Australia and Indonesia.

It is likely to become a cyclone on Tuesday before possibly intensifying into a category two system, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said.

Small island and coastal communities have been warned to prepare for heavy rain, gale-force winds and storm tides.

"The centre of the system is likely to cross the western Tiwi Islands sometime later on Tuesday afternoon," forecaster Craig Earl-Spurr told the NT News.

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The Fitzroy River rose to 8.75m (29ft) in the central Queensland city on Thursday.

It comes nine days after Cyclone Debbie made landfall in northern Queensland, causing floods along a 1,200km (745 miles) stretch of coast.

Authorities said Rockhampton would face a "major flood" for at least a day.

"This body of water is incredible," Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said.

The Western Force is reportedly set to be the Australian franchise axed from next year's Super Rugby competition if SANZAAR pushes forward with a proposed restructure.

An announcement on the restructure is expected this week.

McGrath said the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) needs to protect its' five Super Rugby teams even if it means forging a new competition with sides from New Zealand and Asia.

McGrath oversaw the introduction of the Melbourne Rebels into Super Rugby in 2011, Australia's fifth side.

Terry Pareja, from the Philippines, was visiting relatives when he became ill a month ago, according to his daughter, Jeffmarey Pareja.

The family believes Mr Pareja's bug was caused by a spider bite, but doctors have said this link is not supported by evidence.

"It's eating him alive, literally," Ms Pareja told the BBC.

"He needs to stay in hospital for about 12 to 18 months."

She said Mr Pareja, 65, had been diagnosed with necrotising fasciitis.

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