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The United States is offering to rescue the Australian families of Islamic State fighters trapped in Syria as it ramps up pressure on countries to repatriate their citizens from the war zone. Eight Australian IS fighters are believed to be imprisoned in Syria, and more than 60 women and children are currently in the al-Hawl refugee camp.
Firefighters are continuing to battle blazes along the eastern seaboard. Total fire bans are in place for much of Queensland, where there are still five Watch and Act blazes burning. In New South Wales all bushfires have been downgraded, thanks to cooler conditions.
And Britain's prince Andrew has broken his silence on the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking scandal claiming has no recollection of ever meeting an American woman who alleges she was forced to have sex with him. Speaking to the BBC, the Duke of York said he "let the side down" by staying with Jeffrey Epstein by staying friends with him after the disgraced financier's under-age sex conviction.
