The World Today

Tension remains high in Jerusalem a day after Palestinians claimed victory over the Israeli Government, which was forced to back down and remove all new security measures installed at entrances to Al Aqsa mosque. The measures were set up two weeks ago after gunmen hid weapons in the mosque's compound and killed two Israeli policemen. Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, spent today rallying his base, with calls to bring back the death penalty for Palestinian attackers. Concern over Israel's relationship with Jordan deepened after the Jordanian King slammed the Israeli PM's handling of the latest tension.

Australia's long-running cricket pay dispute looks no closer to resolution, following the governing body's sudden proposal to go into arbitration. While not outright rejecting the offer, the Cricketers' Association says its members would rather go into mediation, rather than adversarial arbitration, to find an outcome to the bitter dispute.

The Commonwealth Bank is coming under fire for a new EFTPOS (Electronic Funds Transfer at Point Of Sale) machine that blind people say they cannot use. Around 75,000 Albert touchscreen terminals are now in use around Australia, as point of sale electronic transaction devices. But unlike other EFTPOS machines, the Albert touchscreen tablets do not have a tactile keypad. Blind Citizens Australia is now calling on the bank to stop rolling out the machines until the technology is able to be used by all people, with or without a disability.

The last few years have seen Australia's gold industry undergo a renaissance. Exploration is booming, and mines are being brought into production in record time across Victoria, New South Wales and WA.

The US tech company Amazon is advertising for a linguist proficient in Australian English. The successful applicant will likely work on voice recognition software, helping it understand the quirks of the Aussie language. It's not the first tech company to tackle the Australian vernacular.

It's been revealed today an inquiry probing the activities of Australian special forces in Afghanistan is investigating allegations that an SAS trooper shot dead an Afghan businessman then planted a pistol on the body to make it look like self-defence. The alleged incident took place during a raid on a warehouse in the capital of Uruzgan Province, Tarin Kot, in April 2011. It's one of a growing list of killings that are being examined by the Inspector General of the Australian Defence Force, and overseen by the New South Wales Supreme Court judge, Paul Brereton.

In the space of just three tweets, the US President signalled that a policy shift is coming. It would prevent transgender people from serving, in any way, in the US military. That suggestion has led to condemnation from trans rights activists and sympathisers around the world.

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has defended his deal with Tesla boss Elon Musk for the company to build the world's largest lithium ion battery in the state, after criticism from the Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison.

The end of the road is getting closer for petrol and diesel cars in the United Kingdom. The British government says that sales of cars with internal combustion engines will be banned from 2040. But could the switch to electric work here? Critics say while battery storage technology is rapidly improving, there's still a long way to go.

The Australian dollar has broken through 80 US cents for the first time in more than two years. Signs that the US Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates as fast as first thought sent the US tumbling overnight, and the Australian dollar higher. So could the Australian dollar rise further still from here?