The World Today

The consumer regulator says its concerned the sale of some over-the-counter gas products has become a serious public safety issue. New figures obtained by the ABC show more than three hundred people have taken their lives over the past decade using the products. Experts say authorities need to start limiting access to these and a range of other avenues as part of national suicide prevention strategies.

In Tasmania, the positions of several Labor MPs have been placed under threat as a result of an ambitious former parliamentarian and a former ABC local radio host, both announcing they're seeking to stand for the party. It's the result of Tasmania's unique electoral system, a system which can leave candidates standing for the same party campaigning against each other.

The end of the mining boom has meant a scarcity of jobs in the resources industry, making times tough for many who were laid off. But according to a job vacancy report by Engineers Australia, demand for mining engineers has almost doubled in Western Australia over the last year. Industry leaders say the turnaround signals growth in mining activity, as small and medium-sized companies move towards production.

Australia's energy market will take centre stage as politicians return to Canberra. It follows the release of Dr Alan Finkel's report into the sector. There has been mixed response from MPs and senators. Industry groups are urging all political parties to work together, to ensure that both power prices and emissions drop.

On Thursday, chief scientist Alan Finkel will face a cross-party parliamentary inquiry that's been looking into problems with the energy sector. Labor frontbencher Pat Conroy says he'll use the session to grill Dr Finkel about why his report last week outlines a conservative trajectory to zero net carbon emissions.

The Australian Energy Market Operator is sounding out the nation's most energy-intensive businesses about a plan for them to switch off during extreme heatwaves this summer. It's calling for expressions of interest for a tender, designed to bolster Victorian and South Australian energy reserves.

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton will this week ask Federal Parliament to give him more power over citizenship laws. Currently the Administrative Appeals Tribunal can overrule his decisions about whether someone gets Australian citizenship. But Mr Dutton will introduce legislation to Parliament this week to stop that happening.

Nearly 900 Australians have been recognised for their contributions to the community in this year's Queen's Birthday honours list. One of them is fashion designer Collette Dinnigan, who is being recognised for her distinguished service to the industry as both a designer and entrepreneur on the world stage.

Stephen Page, the artistic director of Bangarra Dance Theatre, has been recognised in the Queen's Birthday honours, being made an Officer in the Order of Australia for his distinguished service to the performing arts and contemporary dance and for presenting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts to the world.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to convince both the Conservative Party and the British public that she will deliver stable government and serve a full term: shuffling her Cabinet, promising to tackle the nation's housing crisis and talking tough on the upcoming Brexit negotiations with the European Union. Her position, however, is massively weakened after last week's election saw her party lose 13 seats and majority government. Former Conservative chancellor George Osbourne has called her a 'dead woman walking'.