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Coming up: At 8.00am AEST. Attorney-General George Brandis is on AM. Also at 8.00am AEST, Canberra cabbies start a three-hour strike over competition from Uber. At 9.30am AEST, a motorcyclist is challenging a $289 fine for wearing a GoPro on his helmet. At 12.30pm AEST, NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow is at the National Press Club. And at 4.30pm, PNG caps a day marking 40 years of independence culminate with a concert in Port Moresby.

Don't miss: This week's political intrigue has sparked speculation about when Australia will head back to the polls. Here's ABC analyst Antony Green on how he prepares for election night.

 
Top Stories
Calls for unity as ministers await fate under Turnbull
Federal Government ministers are waiting to find out if they will keep their jobs in the wake of Malcolm Turnbull becoming Prime Minister.
 
Hungary arrests 200 asylum seekers breaching border laws
Hungarian authorities say they have arrested close to 200 people for breaching new laws aimed at stopping asylum seekers flowing through the country.
 
Motorcycle helmet camera fines to be challenged in Victorian court
A Melbourne motorcyclist is going to court to contest a fine for wearing a camera on his helmet in a case lawyers hope will stop police from issuing similar penalties.
 
Charlie Hebdo stirs new controversy with drowning boy cartoon
French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is courting controversy again by running cartoons satirising the plight of asylum seekers.
 
Contractors terminated after developer investigated workers
The developer at the centre of allegations of fraud and secret commissions involving a Queensland union boss investigated some of the same matters two years ago, terminating the contracts of about 20 people as a result.
 
Defender hospitalised by horror tackle in champions' league clash
Manchester United full-back Luke Shaw has been taken to hospital after suffering a horror injury a quarter of an hour into his team's 2-1 Champions League loss to PSV Eindhoven.
 
Palestinians, Israeli police clash at holy shrine for third day
Israeli police armed with stun grenades and tear gas continue to clash with rock-throwing Palestinians at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque for the third day.
 
Janis Joplin's psychedelic Porsche to be auctioned in New York
The famous psychedelic Porsche convertible driven by late singing legend Janis Joplin is going up for sale in New York.
 
Seven dead after French Alps avalanche
Seven people are killed when an avalanche sweeps them away in the French Alps, the deadliest snowslide to hit the popular mountain range this year.
 
At least eight dead as flash floods hit Utah
At least eight people are killed in a town near Utah's border with Arizona after flash floods triggered by heavy rain sweep them away in their cars.
 
Bangkok bomb revenge for trafficking crackdown, police say
The perpetrators of last month's deadly Bangkok bombing are a network that trafficked Uighur Muslims and launched the attack in anger at Thailand's crackdown on the trade, local police say.
 
Snakes in loos amid search for water in Townsville
Snakes on a search for water are slipping into suburban toilets in Townsville in north Queensland.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Annabel Crabb Tony Abbott: In the end, there was poetry
By Annabel Crabb
By Terry Barnes Libspill: Turnbull must reach out to conservatives
By Terry Barnes
By Ben Oquist Conservatives across the world are tackling climate change - will Turnbull?
By Ben Oquist
By Chris Berg Libspill: Without economic nous, Abbott was doomed
By Chris Berg
 
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World
Strike at Chilean airports grounds tens of thousands
German border closure leaves thousands stranded in Austria
Mexico calls on Egypt to investigate tourists attack
 
Business
Business wants Turnbull government to step up policy reform
Local shares fall on weak commodity prices
Confidence is the trick for Turnbull, economists say
 
Politics
Muslim community hopes for fruitful relationship with new PM
German border closure leaves thousands stranded in Austria
Hungary arrests 200 asylum seekers breaching border laws
 
Sport
Dockers star Fyfe picks up second consecutive MVP award
I'll learn from mix-and-match NFL debut, says Hayne
Cowboys star Thurston wins RLPA award for third straight year
 
Science and Tech
World-first operation implants 3D-printed titanium ribcage and sternum
'Treasure trove' of New Horizons images show Pluto's surface in greater detail
Apple wows IT crowd, but investors nonplussed
 
Environment
Dutton apologises for 'vulgar' climate change joke
Shorten wants Dutton axed from Cabinet over climate joke
Kiribati president lashes Dutton for 'vulgar' joke about rising sea levels
 

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