A Sri Lankan family granted asylum in Australia has been split up because of the negative security assessment by ASIO. ASIO has assessed their father as a security risk. He’s in Villawood Detention Centre and could stay there for years or be sent to another country. It’s the 13th time that ASIO has given a negative security check to someone who’s already been granted refugee status.

 

A teenage suicide bomber has killed at least 31 soldiers at an army base in north-west Pakistan. About 40 other people were injured in the attack. Pakistani police said the bomber was dressed in a school uniform and blew himself up as dozens of army recruits took part in the morning training session. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.

 

A small passenger plane has crashed in Ireland, killing six people. Six other people have been injured; four of them in a serious condition in hospital. The plane crash-landed at Cork Airport in heavy fog and burst into flames. The airport remains closed as investigations get underway.