Nine people have been killed in a shooting at an historic black church in charleston in the US state of south Carolina.
Police say eight of the victims were killed inside the Emanuel african methodist episcopal church while another person died shortly afterwards.
Police believe it was a hate crime and are searching for a white male suspect in his 20's.
Labor has again sought to highlight cabinet divisions over the federal government's proposed changes to citizenship laws.
The opposition leader Bill Shorten has used question time to draw attention to leaked information revealing a revised draft of the legislation won't been given to the full cabinet.
The prime minister hit back, challenging the labor's position on the issue.
The chief minister Adam Giles has reacted to Robyn Lambley's decision to resign from his government by saying he will not respond to personal attacks.