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Police have charged a man for allegedly making antisemitic comments and a death threat towards a Federal and Victorian state MP.
The 33-year-old Victorian man was charged on Thursday with using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence and one count of using a carriage service to threaten to kill.
Police allege the man used social media to make the threats and antisemitic comments several times in January.
Both charges carry a maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment.
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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order placing sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
The order accuses the ICC of engaging in illegitimate and baseless actions against the US and Israel.
In 2024, the ICC issued arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The warrant includes allegations the pair bear criminal responsibility for intentionally starving civilians in Gaza and wilfully causing great suffering to the Palestinian population there.
Mr Trump's sanctions include barring ICC officials and their immediate family members from entering the US.
Mr Netanyahu claims the arrest warrants against him are biased.
"The decision to issue an arrest warrant against me, the democratically elected prime minister of the State of Israel, and our former defence minister, was made by a rogue prosecutor who is trying to extricate himself from sexual harassment charges, and by biased judges who are motivated by antisemitic sentiments."
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Palestinian health authorities say the Israeli military has killed at least two more people in Gaza today, breaching the ceasefire agreement.
Health authorities in Gaza say the death toll from Israel's assault on Gaza has risen to 61,709, as thousands of bodies are discovered beneath the rubble.
They say they fear at least 14,000 more bodies are yet to be found, either buried in rubble or in areas that are inaccessible to rescuers.
World Health Organisation Representative for the Gaza Strip, Doctor Rik Peeperkorn, says more people will die if there is no access to medical care.
"The functional health facilities and services are scarce. We still talk about 18 of the 36 hospitals partly functional and roughly one-third - 55 of the 143 primary health care centres partly functional and 11 field hospitals operational. Total bed capacity is 1,900, it used to be before the crisis, more than 3,000.”
Meanwhile, in the West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health says Israeli forces have killed at least 70 people since the beginning of the year.
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South Australia has been named the best state at addressing the housing crisis, in a ranking of policy effectiveness over the past two years.
The Housing Industry Association has released a scorecard of all states and territories, determining South Australia is the leader in helping Australia achieve its national housing supply target of 1.2 million new homes' target over five years.
The Australian Capital Territory ranked last on the scorecard, with concerns over a dramatic drop in new dwelling approvals there over the past year.
Federal Minister for Housing, Clare O'Neil, says the federal government is working with all states to alleviate the crisis.
"We've got a housing crisis in our country that's been a generation to making for the first time we've got Commonwealth government and state, and most local governments, stepping up and doing the right thing and that's what's going to see us improve this situation. "
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In a bid to boost electric vehicle sales, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency will spend $2.4 million on more curb side EV chargers.
E-V drivers in New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria will soon be able to charge their cars at an extra 250 locations across metropolitan and regional areas.
The announcement follows Australian EV sales results nearly halving in January, falling from more than 8300 in December to fewer than 4000 in January.
Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen says the new charging locations are a key step in unlocking cheaper-to-run EVs for people who can't charge them at home.
"One of the challenges for those people who are thinking about buying an EV is if they don't have a driveway or a garage, most people with an EV charge at home. I certainly do, charge in the driveway, got a charger in the driveway, but some people don't have that opportunity. So, they're thinking about, well, I'd like an EV, but how could I possibly do that if I don't have access to charging? Well, curb side charging is a very important part of that solution. "
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And in sport, transgender women are banned from competing in women's sports in US colleges, under a new rule imposed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
The policy comes one day after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order, attempting to exclude transgender women from women's sports.
NCAA President Charlie Baker has told a Senate panel that he is only aware of ten transgender athletes among the 530,000 competing, less than 0.002 per cent.
The order also threatens to cut off federal funding for high schools that allow transgender girls to compete in female sports.
Former pro-cyclist and activist Kristen Worley says the decision is not fair.
"Today is another example at the highest level in seat and position in power of the world, watching the President of the United States articulate complete utter nonsense and doing complete harm to the most vulnerable communities in his own society."
