Malaysian airlines disaster update.
All victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH 17 disaster have now been identified.
The Australian death toll stands at 28 -
• 10 from Victoria
• 7 Queenslanders
• 7 from Western Australia
• 3 from New South Wales
• and 1 from the Northern Territory
At the latest update, the remains of at least 180 bodies had been recovered. They've each been marked with a stick and a single white flag.
In other updates today:
• Investigators have been denied access to the crash site.
• Pro-Russian forces are believed to have the plane's black box.
• Prime Minister, Tony Abbott is expecting a call from the US President Barrack Obama today to discuss the tragedy. One American citizen is confirmed among the fatalities.
• Australia Federal Government is vowing to get to the bottom of what, or who, caused the downing of the plane in Eastern Ukraine. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop's in discussions with governments around the world about the possibility of an independent investigation.
• Flags throughout Australia, and parts of the rest of the world, will fly at half-mast today as a tribute to those who lost their lives.