The RAAF's E-7A Wedgetail aircraft has returned home following a full-year deployment in the Middle East with Australia’s Air Task Group 630.

Qatar has said it will refer “those responsible” for the invasive search of female passengers at Hamad Airport to its prosecutor.

WA Premier Mark McGowan has surprisingly announced his state will drop its entry restrictions and replace them with what he’s terming a “controlled border”.

The bushfire royal commission’s final report has recommended Australia creates a new national aerial firefighting fleet funded by state and federal governments.