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The ground stop that halted all airplane departures in the United States has now been lifted.
The four-hour-long stoppage, just the third imposed this century, and the longest since the September 11 terrorist attacks of 2001, has caused chaos.
More than 5,000 flights have been cancelled, 827 diverted, and another 10,000 delayed.
Authorities say a telecommunications outage is the cause of what has happened, rather than any kind of nefarious act.
But Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the event highlights the need for US Congress to approve large-scale spending to update out-of-date air traffic infrastructure.
"The President's asked for 30 billion dollars. I want 50 billion dollars. You've covered Congress. They waste a lot of money. What's more important than having an Air Traffic Control system that actually works?"
The leaders of the United States, Russia, and China have organised an unprecedented meeting with one another on the sidelines of the next week's APEC summit in the Chinese city of Shenzhen.
The meeting between Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Jinping will bring together the world's three biggest nuclear powers, and Mr Trump has said the meeting will provide an opportunity to reach an agreement on reducing nuclear stockpiles, as well as discussing the US war in Iran.
The last nuclear arms pact between the US and Russia expired in February.
They are each thought to have more than 5,000 nuclear warheads, while China has around 600.
Two weeks out from the state election, the Victorian government is challenging the opposition on school funding.
The Labor Party is promising more than 1.1. billion dollars for upgrades at 228 of the state's public schools.
They're also promising half a billion dollars for upgrades at non-government schools, including 350 million dollars for Catholic schools, and 50 million dollars for Islamic schools.
Labor is claiming the coalition's proposed 40 million dollars in spending cuts will harm education.
Deputy Premier Gabrielle Williams says Opposition Leader Jess Wilson has to say which, if any, of these upgrades she would cut.
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns is promising his government will open and operate 100 new childcare centres if it gets re-elected at the state election next March.
The ABC is reporting the commitment is for long-day centres for children up to four years old, operating between 7am and 6pm, built on existing primary school sites, and based in so-called childcare deserts, where there are not many services of this type presently available.
Mr Minns admits there is a financial catch, though.
"We need to be upfront about this: it's not free. There is a good subsidy from the Commonwealth government for parents that are in long day care centres, and they'll be able to apply for that, but we can't offer a free service. What we can say is it will competitive, government-run, in childcare deserts."
The United Nations is reporting another ten civilians have been killed and 60 more injured in attacks over the last two days in Ukraine.
UN spokesperson Farhan Haq says children are among the casualties.
He says a humanitarian vehicle has been amongst those attacked this week, but it hasn't halted the organisation's efforts in the country.
"Our humanitarian partners, supported by UN agencies, have provided first aid and shelter supplies to people impacted by the hostilities in the regions of Odesa and Zaporizhzhia."
The Socceroos are aiming high after this morning’s three-nil win over Qatar.
Australia has easily defeated the two-time defending Asian champions on their home turf in Doha, with first half goals from attacking stars Riley McGree, Tete Yengi, and Nestory Irankunda
Yengi says the win is a continuation of the side's development as a top-tier team in world football.
"You know, we see ourselves as a big nation. We've shown that in the last games that we've played in the World Cup, and in the two friendlies against Brazil. And I think we showed it again here tonight. So, we'll continue to build on that. We have top-quality players here playing at a very high level. We have to show that in every game we play. And yeah, we are enjoying doing that."
Four players made their Socceroos debuts off the bench in the second half – Eli Adams, Sam Klein, Kasey Bos, and Diesel Herrington.
Australia will stay on in Doha to play Jordan on Wednesday morning.
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