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Good afternoon. Here's what's happening now: In developing news, a pregnant asylum seeker in Australia for medical treatment is being returned to Nauru after declining a termination. Advocates say the woman - who claims to have been raped - "has been to hell and back". She is moving into processing at Villawood Detention Centre ahead of a transfer to Nauru Two men involved in the Parramatta shooting have been refused bail. Both Raban Alou, 18, and Talal Alameddine, 22, are due back in court in December. Alou is headed for Supermax at Goulburn prison There are reports WA police have made a breakthrough in the Claremont serial killer investigation by linking the murder of Ciara Glennon with an unsolved rape. They're not commenting on the link for "operational reasons". Here is what we know. Weekend reading: Quiz time! Think you followed the news well this week? Want to catch up things you missed? Take three minutes to do our quiz Check out the pics of the week from ABC Open Planning on using Uber this weekend? FactCheck answers the question: Does Uber need the law to change? Barrie Cassidy for The Drum: Labor's tax haven attack on PM falls flat Here's what's coming up tonight: 5:00pm AEDT: Malcolm Turnbull is due to arrive in Auckland as part of his first overseas visit as Prime Minister. We will hear from the ABC's political editor Chris Uhlmann who is there. Here's a preview to the visit 9:00pm AEDT:: We're due to hear from Russian leader Vladimir Putin and regional leaders at a terrorism summit in Kazakhstan Top Stories Suspects in Parramatta terrorism shooting refused bail Two Sydney men charged over the Parramatta terrorist shooting of NSW police accountant Curtis Cheng are formally refused bail. Pregnant asylum seeker to return to detention, advocates say A pregnant asylum seeker who was transferred to Australia for an abortion after being allegedly raped is in the process of returning to immigration detention, the ABC understands. Rebels boss Alex Vella loses bid to return to Australia Alex Vella, the president of Australia's biggest bikie club, loses a legal bid to challenge the visa cancellation that has left him stranded in Malta. Baby deaths in Victorian hospital 'may have been avoidable' An investigation into the above-average number of stillborn and newborn deaths at a regional Victorian hospital finds most of them could have been avoided, prompting the sacking of the hospital's entire board. CFMEU, MUA enter merger talks to create 'Australia's most powerful union' Two of the country's most high profile unions enter discussions to consider merging. Anti-Islam group leader quits after 'being mocked by other patriots' The leader of anti-Islam group the United Patriots Front quits his position after claiming he was mocked by other "patriots" on video. EU, Turkey strike deal to control flow of refugees European Union leaders meeting in Brussels say they have agreed on a broad plan with Turkey to help control the flow of refugees into Europe. Claremont serial killer investigation breakthrough reported Police in Perth have reportedly made a breakthrough in the Claremont serial killings, linking Ciara Glennon's murderer to the unsolved rape of a teenage girl two years earlier. Australian survivor of Kunduz attack 'severely traumatised' Relatives of the only Australian who was in the Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz when it was bombed by US forces speak for the first time about their outrage at the incident. Gough Whitlam ordered ASIO to stop talking to CIA Gough Whitlam ordered ASIO to stop talking to its US counterparts, the CIA, in the turbulent period leading up to the dismissal of his Labor government in 1975, the second officially sanctioned volume of the history of ASIO reveals. Balibo Five relative calls for AFP to reopen war crimes probe A relative of one of the five Australian-based journalists killed 40 years ago today in the town of Balibo in East Timor calls for the AFP to re-open its war crimes investigation into the deaths. 'Ambitious' new NBN roll-out timetable released A new timetable for the National Broadband Network is ambitious but achievable, the Federal Government says. Malcolm Turnbull to discuss deportation of Kiwis during NZ visit With an average of one New Zealander being deported from Australia every day, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull might find the reception across the Tasman a tad cooler than usual when he arrives in Auckland tonight. Danish zoo dissects lion in front of children A Danish zoo publicly dissects a lion in an educational event for children, sparking criticism from an animal rights group, which branded the initiative "a macabre spectacle". Analysis and Opinion: The Drum How we can honour the 'Balibo Five' 40 years on By Damien Kingsbury Want to live to 1,000? 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