The US has launched air strikes against Islamic extremists in northern Iraq, resuming combat operations there for the first time since 2011.
Oscar Pistorius is awaiting his fate over the shooting death of his girlfriend, with his trial wrapping up in South Africa.
A 23-year-old man has suffered burns to 60 percent of his body after his Queanbeyan home caught fire.
And in the NRL, the Rabbitohs are the new premiership favourites, after claiming a 23 to 4 point win over Manly.
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