A ceasefire designed to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah comes into effect today.
The United States helped broker the deal which will see Hezbollah withdraw from Lebanon's border with Israel.
President Joe Biden says it's designed to be a permanent stop of hostilities.
He says the Lebanese army would take control of its territory again and Hezbollah's infrastructure in southern Lebanon would not be allowed to be rebuilt.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the ceasefire will isolate Hamas.
"Hebrew then vo: Hamas relied on Hezbollah to fight alongside it. With Hezbollah out of the picture, Hamas will be left on its own. Alone on the battlefield, we will exert greater pressure and that will help the sacred mission of returning our hostages and releasing them."
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has welcomed the ceasefire.
Senator Wong hopes a similar agreement can be forged in Gaza.
"The people of Lebanon will welcome this ceasefire. The people of Isreal will welcome this ceasefire. What I would say, is that we hope this is a catalyst for a broader ceasefire in the region and we look forward to the day when there is a ceasefire too in Gaza."
The bodies two 19-year-old women, who died from suspected methanol poisoning, have been flown to Melbourne as their grieving relatives welcome news of arrests by police in Laos.
The police have arrested eight people for questioning as part of an ongoing investigation into the deaths of six tourists.
Local media is reporting all those detained are Vietnamese nationals and include the manager and seven staff of a backpacker hostel.
The bodies of Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones have been flown to Melbourne from Thailand with their fathers on board the flight.
Bianca's father, Mark Jones, welcomed news of the arrests.
"We want to grieve. We miss our daughters desperately. I was happy to hear there's been some movement over in Laos. We cannot have our girls' passing and it's continuing to happen."
New South Wales Health is urging people to take hot weather seriously as parts of Sydney's west are expected to endure temperatures in the high 30s.
On the coast, Sydney is tipped to reach a maximum of 34 degrees but it could get to 39 degrees in Greater Western Sydney.
New South Wales Health says extreme heat can cause severe illness and can be life-threatening.
The Bureau of Meteorology says a cold front will bring some rainfall late tomorrow and into Friday, with a significant drop in temperatures.
The world's oldest man has died at the age of 112.
John Alfred Tinniswood died in the United Kingdom at the Southport care home where he lived.
The lifelong Liverpool football fan became the world’s oldest living man in April this year, when Juan Vicente Pérez Mora died at the age of 114.
His family says Mr Tinniswood's final day was "surrounded by music and love".
