The Ukrainian government spokesman says pro-Russian rebels have placed landmines on the roads leading to the MH17 crash site. Australian and European monitors have been locked out of the area for four days now. The Foreign Minister Julie Bishops says the remains of up to 80 victims could still lie around the site and she is continuing to lobby for access. 

 

We have to remember there is a full-scale war going on. There is heavy weapons, artillery missiles; the sides, and there are a number of sides, are fighting each other. 

 

Athletics Australia has suspended head coach Eric Hollingsworth over his scathing attack on hurdles Champ Sally Pearson. Hollingsworth accused the athlete of setting a bad example by not attending a training camp ahead of the games. 

 

And the Immigration Minister Scott Morrison had hit back at claims by the Human Rights Commissioner that most of the children being held in detention on Christmas Island are sick. Mr. Morrison says Julian Trigs is not a doctor and asylum seekers on the island are receiving adequate medical care.