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Same-sex marriage legislation has unanimously passed through parliament without amendment.

Same-sex couples will be able to get married in Australia from early next month with the changes to the law coming into effect at midnight. (Saturday, Dec 9)   

One month's notice has to be given which means the first marriages can take place on January 9.

Labor or crossbench M-P who potentially has citizenship doubts will be refer to High Court

The Prime Minister says he will use the government's numbers in parliament to refer to the High Court any Labor or crossbench M-P who potentially has citizenship doubts

Malcolm Turnbull says the move is a matter for conscience, and not about targeting political opponents.

But Labor says it is unacceptable that only government ministers can refer M-Ps to the High Court.

Federal parliament is poised to legalise same-sex marriage during the final sittings of the year.

But the prime minister says he'll back changes to the legislation to allow for a number of religious protections.

Malcolm Turnbull is set to support changes to same-sex marriage legislation in the Lower House.

The amendments aim to make sure celebrants don't have to preside over same-sex weddings and religious organisations don't lose charity status, if they believe marriage should be only between men and women.

The world's largest lithium ion battery promised by Tesla boss Elon Musk has been switched on in South Australia.

The battery is designed to ensure a constant power supply to the state during extreme weather events.

In Jamestown, north of Adelaide, the world's largest lithium ion battery is officially up and running.

Built at South Australia's Hornsdale Wind Farm, the Tesla energy storage system was launched on Friday - more than a month ahead of deadline.

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill unveil the giant battery.

It is getting more and more difficult to accommodate the ever-increasing number of displaced Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar. The refugees have already destroyed a significant stretch of hilly lands and forests.

According to Cox’s Bazar district administration, the local population of Teknaf and Ukhiya is around 500,000 to 700,000, while more than one million Rohingya have taken shelter in the region.

The tide of forcibly displaced Rohingya is impacting in the economic, social and environmental sectors of Cox’s Bazar, which is a top tourist spot in Bangladesh.

To bring the refugee crisis under control Bangladesh Navy began to work the rehabilitation project in Bhasan Char since September this year.

A firm was tasked with creating a master plan for the project.

Amnesty International has expressed grave concerns about the plan.

"It would be a terrible mistake to relocate the Rohingya refugees to an uninhabitable island that is far from other refugee settlements and vulnerable to flooding," spokesman Biraj Patnaik said.

Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh), is being observed in the country on Saturday with due religious solemnity.

On this day in 570, the 12th of Rabiul Awal of the Hijri calendar, Muhammad was born in Makkah of Saudi Arabia with divine blessings and messages of peace for mankind. He also passed away on the same day.

Pope Francis celebrated an open-air Mass in Suhrawardy Udyan on the second day of his visit to Bangladesh.

About 80,000 Catholics from around the country were estimated to have joined event.

The pope presided over a sacramental ceremony in which several Catholics were ordained to priesthood.  

The 80-year-old pontiff arrived Bangladesh on Thursday after his diplomatically sensitive trip to Buddhist-majority Myanmar, where he made no direct reference to the over half a million of Rohingya Muslims who fled the country’s Rakhine state and crossed into Bangladesh.

New South Wales Deputy Premier John Barilaro has called on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to quit.

It has Mr Turnbull's colleagues rallying around him and Labor enjoying the apparent disunity.

t. John Barilaro is on the same side of politics as Malcolm Turnbull, although today that may have been hard to tell.

The leader of the National Party in the New South Wales state parliament appeared on Sydney radio station 2-G-B.

He's said Mr Turnbull's claim that the Queensland state election last weekend wasn't affected by federal issues is ridiculous.

Finger pointing is underway in the aftermath of the Queensland state election.

Labor is predicted to return to form a majority government, with the L-N-P expected to fall short as counting from Saturday's election continues this week.

Current counting shows Labor on 43 seats, with predictions the A-L-P will win 47, while the L-N-P is predicted to take about 40. (check for updates)

But a definitive result could still be several days away, with many seats down to preferences on pre-poll and postal votes.

Myanmar and Bangladesh have signed an initial deal for the possible repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled violence in Rakhine state.

The Rohingya have been the target of communal violence in mainly Buddhist Myanmar for years. The governments everely restricts their movement and access to basic services

Bangladesh has been overwhelmed by the influx of people, with crowded refugee camps growing drastically in the southern Cox’s Bazar region.

More than 620,000 Rohingya have crossed the border into Bangladesh since August, running from a military crackdown