All passengers and crew travelling on a Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 have had a lucky escape after their plane slid off the runway as it tried to land in dense fog in Kathmandu, Nepal.
While Tony Abbott faces question time Margie Abbott opens the Kirribilli House doors this morning to raise funds for a disease which took her friend and Sydney journalist, Deb Bailey.
Brave young Tyrique Tomarra celebrated his seventh birthday at the Mckay Base Hospital after beign stung while frolicking in the water at Bucasia beach with his family on Sunday.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop confirmed she has asked Indonesia's attorney-general for a 'prisoner swap' in the 11th hour of Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan's looming executions.