Hello Australia! - Malcolm is sworn in, Tony whinges - An Aussie is killed in the Grand Canyon - Thailand's military dictatorship oppresses journalists - And more in your CareerSpot World News Things:

Malcolm Turnbull has taken the oath office a day after ousting his predecessor Tony Abbott - swearing allegiance to a monarch he doesn't believe the country should have - and has become Australia's 29th Prime Minister.  Mr. Turnbull pledged to hold the line on existing Liberal government policies on climate change and gay marriage, so it's not like anything is actually going to change.  In his last news conference as PM, Tony Abbott said he wasn't going to gum up the works for his successor, but he lashed out at what he called a "febrile media culture" that "rewards treachery".

A lightning strike in America's Grand Canyon killed a young Australian.  A witness called park officials to report the tragedy on the South Kaibab hiking trail.  Emergency first responders got out there to find 21-year old Jonathan Crowden of Ballarat, VIC unresponsive, and attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. September is the deadliest month for lightning strikes in the Grand Canyon.

The wildfires raging in northern California have claimed a life.  72-year-old retired teacher Barbara McWilliams lived alone while dealing with multiple sclerosis, unable to walk or runaway from the advancing flames.  Her carer called rescuers to to evacuate her from her home in the fire zone, but by the time they got there the building was in flames.  More than 23,000 people have been evacuated from the fire in Middletown north of San Francisco, and from an even larger one southeast of the state capital Sacramento.  It's all made worse by the record busting drought.  A new report says the Sierra Nevada Mountains snowpack - from which California gets the vast majority of its water - is at the lowest point in 500 years.

Thailand's junta is launching a fresh crack down on journalists, throwing columnist Pravit Rojanaphruk for an "attitude adjustment".  Yeah, apparently they say that out loud.  Pravit works for the English language Nation newspaper. These "attitude adjustment" sessions can tend to last up to a week, but it's not clear if it could be longer for Mr. Pravit because he has already been hauled in for one once before since the coup. 

The Taliban attacked a prison in central Afghanistan, freeing some 350 inmates and killing four police officers.  The attackers wore uniforms to sneak up close enough to the gates of the prison, where one of their suicide bombers blew open the entrance.  About 150 of the escapees were convicted of terrorism-related offenses.  it's the fifth mass jailbreak in Afghanistan since 2008.