This is the latest from your news feed. It's Thursday, the twentieth of June. An eight year old boy took an illegal replica assault rifle to a Sydney school, forcing a class into lockdown and sparking a police investigation into how it ended up in the boy's hands. Staff at the primary school in the city's Hills district called police on Tuesday afternoon when teachers saw the boy take the large item from his backpack to show friends. The Daily Telegraph has been told the boy did not threaten anyone and no one was harmed, but that he told his class teacher that he took it to school to show his mates. Elite private schools are exempting poorly performing students from National Naplan tests in a bid to improve their overall scores. A new research paper from the University of Melbourne says pupils who receive low grades in nap Plan were much more likely to be pulled out of the tests in subsequent years, mainly at the request of their parents. This is twice as likely to happen in private schools than state schools, and researchers say it's consistent with them attempting to gain the system and protect their brands. We'll be back after this. Queensland's political leaders are bitterly divided over the state's nuclear future, with all levels of government at odds over the safety and economic viability of the controversial energy plan. Federal Opposition leader Peter Dutton's plan to build seven nuclear power plants across Australia, including two in Queensland, was rejected by Premier Stephen Miles and the LNP leader, and cameras to catch Adelaide drivers distracted by mobile phones has now been switched on, with hefty fines for those court breaking the law. More than seventy thousand drivers were called using their mobile phones in two months of testing, with motorists given a three month grace period. We'll have an update to your newsfeed tomorrow

This is the latest from your news feed. It's Thursday, the twentieth of June. An eight year old boy took an illegal replica assault rifle to a Sydney school, forcing a class into lockdown and sparking a police investigation into how it ended up in the boy's hands. Staff at the primary school in the city's Hills district called police on Tuesday afternoon when teachers saw the boy take the large item from his backpack to show friends. The Daily Telegraph has been told the boy did not threaten anyone and no one was harmed, but that he told his class teacher that he took it to school to show his mates. Elite private schools are exempting poorly performing students from National Naplan tests in a bid to improve their overall scores. A new research paper from the University of Melbourne says pupils who receive low grades in nap Plan were much more likely to be pulled out of the tests in subsequent years, mainly at the request of their parents. This is twice as likely to happen in private schools than state schools, and researchers say it's consistent with them attempting to gain the system and protect their brands. We'll be back after this. Queensland's political leaders are bitterly divided over the state's nuclear future, with all levels of government at odds over the safety and economic viability of the controversial energy plan. Federal Opposition leader Peter Dutton's plan to build seven nuclear power plants across Australia, including two in Queensland, was rejected by Premier Stephen Miles and the LNP leader, and cameras to catch Adelaide drivers distracted by mobile phones has now been switched on, with hefty fines for those court breaking the law. More than seventy thousand drivers were called using their mobile phones in two months of testing, with motorists given a three month grace period. We'll have an update to your newsfeed tomorrow