The World Today

Emotions were high at Sydney's Martin Place, as some of the homeless people living there packed up their belongings. The tent-dwellers have been camped in the heart of Sydney's financial district for several months and last week their presence led to a stoush between the City of Sydney and the New South Wales Government. Yesterday the State Parliament voted to give police new powers to shut down the settlement. Faced with the prospect of the police moving in, many living there have decided to head elsewhere.

There has been widespread disruption and confusion for passengers at Adelaide Airport as taxi drivers protest against Uber offering its services there. The airport announced yesterday that it reached a deal to allow ride-sharing services to collect people from the terminal, ending a monopoly by the taxi industry. But with most taxi drivers refusing to accept fares, weary passengers are being left stranded and told to catch buses or find other transport.

The Victorian Government is starting a trial today to test the ability of automated cars to cope on busy Melbourne roads. The Government says the trial, involving already available technology from four different manufacturers, is the next step in preparing for a future of driverless cars. Motoring groups and the police are supporting the initiative, but say nationally consistent standards will be crucial to the success of driverless cars in Australia.

Kenya's electoral commission has declared the Kenyan election free and fair, a verdict backed up by international observers. But the main opposition party has dismissed the poll results and is demanding that its candidate, Raila Odinga, be declared president. Tension is increasing as the final votes are counted and voters are being urged to accept the election results.

A British Labour MP has claimed the fear of being labelled racist has prevented UK authorities from investigating child sex abuse cases. Sarah Champion, Labour's shadow minister for women and equalities, made the comments after 17 gang members of mostly Pakistani and Bangladeshi background were convicted of drugging girls and raping them in the north of England. The claims come as a former director of public prosecutions in the UK said there had been a reluctance to investigate Asian gangs who had targeted young Caucasian girls.

Victims of the 1965 Indonesian anti-communist massacre have warned that a new presidential decree targeting radical Islamic groups could also be used to silence them. Last week a private gathering of about 25 victims, their families and advocates was shut down by the military and police in east Jakarta. They had gathered to discuss the findings of a Hague investigation into one of the worst massacres of the 20th century.

The last remaining participants in the UK programme 'Eden' emerged from the Scottish wilderness in March to discover that the year-long social experiment they had been part of had not been on air for months. The rest of what happened in that forest is finally being broadcast.

Argentinian palaeontologists have confirmed that there is a new heavyweight champion among dinosaurs. A study published this week has revealed the name of a recently discovered species that makes the Tyrannosaurus Rex look like a kitten.

Australian Federal Police officers have broken up another organised crime syndicate - the third this week. The latest syndicate allegedly included corrupt Border Force officials. Police made the arrests here and in Dubai after seizing 200 kilograms of ecstasy.

The North Korean regime has announced it intends to finalise plans for an attack on the US Pacific territory of Guam by the middle of this month. State media says the plan will then be presented to leader Kim Jong Un, who will make a decision on whether to proceed. At the same time, senior figures within the Trump Administration have been refining the message from the White House.