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Good afternoon. Here's what's happening now: Engineer and entrepreneur Dr Alan Finkel will be our new chief scientist. During a lively press conference with the PM, Dr Finkel spoke about his vision for a world "where we don't have to use any coal". Malcolm Turnbull quickly clarified, saying coal would be around "for a very long time". Dr Finkle is described as the "electric planet" visionary. The death toll from the earthquake in South Asia is expected to rise as aid organisations in Afghanistan and Pakistan reach the worst affected areas After a day of bacon bashing, some specialists have responded to the WHO's decision to list processed meats as a group 1 carcinogen alongside tobacco smoke and asbestos. They say the move "doesn't mean you need to stop eating any red and processed meat". Maybe just consider cutting back. We're somewhat relieved... NASA's Cassini spacecraft is due to make the "deepest ever" flyby of Saturn's Enceladus moon on Wednesday. The plan is to fly through an icy plume of ocean water just 49 kilometres from the moon's surface Here's what's coming up tonight: 10:35pm AEDT: Lateline revisits Foreign Correspondent's story on Italy's asylum seeker rescue operation one year on 2:00am AEDT: Angela Merkel is visiting Paris and is due to meet Francois Hollande and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker The US women's soccer team - and World Cup champions - will take up Barack Obama on his invite and visit the White House overnight Top Stories Murder victim's identity stolen, mobile phone used after death Murder victim Karlie Pearce-Stevenson's bank account was used to access $90,000 and her phone used to contact her family to make it look like she was still alive, police reveal. Bacon and other processed meats cause cancer, WHO says Processed meats like bacon, sausages and hot dogs can cause colon cancer and red meat is also a likely cause of the disease, World Health Organisation experts say, in a potentially heavy blow for the global meat industry. US destroyer to 'challenge territorial limits' around Chinese islands The United States has sent a guided-missile destroyer to challenge 12-nautical-mile territorial limits that China claims around artificial islands it built in the South China Sea, a defence official says. Rescuers search rubble for survivors of massive South Asia quake Rescuers pick their way through rugged terrain and pockets of Taliban insurgency searching for survivors after a massive quake hit Pakistan and Afghanistan, killing at least 277 people. Fugitive father and son likely heading to 'where they feel comfortable' Fugitives Gino and Mark Stocco would be under a significant amount of pressure and most likely heading somewhere they feel comfortable, New South Wales police say. Incoming chief scientist touts vision for coal-free Australia The Federal Government's new chief science advisor, Alan Finkel, advocates for an end to the use of coal for energy but acknowledges the change will not happen "overnight". Australian tip-off led to arrest of India's most-wanted criminal A tip-off from Australian authorities led to the arrest of one of India's most wanted gangsters in Bali, the Australian Federal Police says. Bill Shorten records worst-ever Newspoll result A second major national opinion poll this month returns a healthy lead for the Government, while the Opposition Leader's personal popularity appears to be dwindling. Australian missing after whale-watching boat capsizes in Canada The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says it is providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian man missing after a boat sank in Canada, killing five people. Cardiff University rejects petition to ban Germaine Greer lecture Cardiff University has rejected a petition to uninvite Australian expatriate academic Germaine Greer from giving a lecture, despite efforts by some of the university's students to have her banned. 'It's a shemozzle': Baseball assault case waste of time and resources, lawyer says The assault case against an American baseball player is a waste of "police time and resources" and the criminal proceedings before an Adelaide court are being used as leverage for a compensation claim in the United States, a lawyer claims. 'I don't think anyone is listening': Daughter of anti-CSG campaigner blasts politicians The daughter of an anti-coal seam gas farmer who took his own life uses the ABC's Q&A program to condemn Australia's politicians for what she sees as a lack of empathy on the issue. NASA to conduct 'deepest ever' flyby of Saturn moon to sample alien ocean NASA scientists are conducting a flyby to sample an extraterrestrial ocean on Saturn's moon Enceladus to investigate whether it could be habitable. May the police force be with you: Chewbacca arrested at Ukraine polls A man dressed as Star Wars character Chewbacca is detained for disobeying police during local polls in Ukraine, but says he cannot pay his fine because his "intergalactic bank" does not have a branch on Earth. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Super tax breaks must be addressed - and here's how By Sheryle Bagwell Germaine Greer and the scourge of 'no-platforming' By Claire Lehmann Carcinogenic bacon: Ignoring expert diet advice is an Australian tradition By Dominic Knight What good can come of Tony Blair's apology for Iraq? 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