- The medical evacuation bill has passed the Senate after securing the support of Senator Derryn Hinch. The legislation will make it easier for asylum seekers in offshore detention to be transferred to Australia for medical treatment.
- Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Christmas Island detention facilities will be re-opened. Mr Morrison says a range of measures has been put in place to strengthen Operation Sovereign Borders following briefings from Australia's security agencies.
- Two UN agencies warn that more than a billion young people are at risk of hearing loss. The World Health Organization and International Telecommunications Union have unveiled new guidelines for the manufacture and use of personal audio devices.
- In Korea, three Liberty Korea Party lawmakers are under fire for disparaging remarks about 1980 pro-democracy movement.
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