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Good morning. Here's what you need to know now: A magnitude 7.5 earthquake has killed more than 200 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The toll, which includes 12 girls killed in a stampede to flee their school, is expected to rise as rescuers reach remote areas. A man in his 50s and a four-year-old boy have been injured when shots were fired into a house in Melbourne. ABC reporter Gloria Kalache says one of the rounds hit and critically injured the man. Eating 50g a day of processed meats such as bacon, ham or sausages raises the risk of colon cancer by 18 per cent, the WHO says. They're now listed in the same category as tobacco, but an expert says "that doesn't mean eating meat is the same as smoking cigarettes". (Phew...) Put down your phone. Your selfies will never match this guy's. Here's what's coming up today: 8:00am AEDT: Senate hearings into the Murray-Darling Basin Plan begin in Griffith, NSW 9:00am AEDT : We're due to hear from Malcolm Turnbull. It could be to name Australia's next top scientist 10:00am AEDT: The deadline passes for nominations to succeed Sepp Blatter as president of FIFA 10:45am AEDT: We're due to hear from Bill Shorten in regional Victoria. He'll no doubt be asked about his numbers in the latest Newspoll 12:30pm AEDT: The National Film and Sound Archive will warn that we're in danger of losing film stock forever - unless it is digitised quickly Top Stories Scores dead as major quake rocks South Asia A powerful earthquake strikes the remote Afghan north-east, killing more than 200 people in Afghanistan and nearby northern Pakistan and sending shock waves as far as New Delhi. Sausages and ham cause cancer, red meat probably does too: UN agency Eating sausages, ham and other processed meats causes colon cancer, and red meat "probably" does too, an arm of the World Health Organisation says, in a potentially heavy blow for the global meat industry. Bill Shorten records worst-ever Newspoll result The Coalition pulls ahead of Labor in a new opinion poll, recording its strongest result in almost two years, as Malcolm Turnbull extends his lead over the Labor leader. Man critically injured, child in hospital after Melbourne shooting A man in his 50s is critically injured and a four-year-old boy hurt after shots are fired into a home in Thomastown, in Melbourne's north. Call for young Australians to build 'human firewall' against cyber attacks More young Australians need to be encouraged to consider a career in cyber-security to help build a "human firewall" against online attacks, according to the Federal Government's eSafety Commissioner for Children. Woman takes on insurance giants in row over mental illness claims Four years ago Ella Ingram was unable to travel on a school trip to New York because of depression. The resulting legal tussle with her insurance company could become a watershed for an industry which routinely refuses to cover people with a mental illness. Labor, Coalition silent on Hockey parliamentary pension debate Both major political parties are distancing themselves from a call to stop parliamentary pensions while ex-MPs and senators hold diplomatic posts. Australian soldier turned Al Qaeda recruit possibly resurfaces in Syria An Australian soldier turned Al Qaeda member who dropped off the map years ago appears to have dramatically resurfaced as a senior combat commander fighting against Western forces in Syria. Bernie Fraser says Government's 'moral case' for coal mines is 'nonsense' The former head of the Reserve Bank and Climate Change Authority says it is "nonsense" and "obscene" for the Federal Government to argue there is a "moral case" to open new coal mines. Australia's first 100pc renewable energy utility company to launch in SA A South Australian company will launch the country's first 100 per cent renewable energy utility business, the latest in an energy revolution sweeping across Australia which could spell the end of the power grid as we know it. Nationals senator calls for farmers to be able to ban CSG exploration In response to a question from the daughter of a farmer who took his own life after battling coal seam gas companies, Nationals senator Fiona Nash calls for law changes to allow farmers to block exploration on their properties. India's most wanted criminal arrested in Bali after 20 years on the run One of India's most wanted gangsters, sought by police since 1995 for running a crime syndicate that engaged in extortion, arms smuggling and contract killing, is arrested on the Indonesian island of Bali. Rubbish haul found in stomach of dead whale Taiwanese marine biologists discover a mass of plastic bags and fishing net in the stomach of a dead whale, underlying the dangers posed by floating ocean trash. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum School funding: Stop subsidising the haves and start investing in the have nots By Jane Caro Turnbull is starting to push his progressive hand By Paula Matthewson The post-traumatic moment in Australian politics By Tim Dunlop 'Killer robots' are a reality in future battlefields By Hitoshi Nasu Just In Musicians' brain waves dance to the beat October 27, 2015 - 7:18 am FIFA transfer for 2006 World Cup was a mistake, says Beckenbauer October 27, 2015 - 7:16 am Queensland infrastructure plan welcomed as 'positive first step' October 27, 2015 - 7:05 am World • Indonesia's president cuts short US trip over haze crisis • Two Turkish police killed in deadly shootout with Islamic State suspects • Bolshoi appoints new ballet director after acid attack scandal Business • Retailers call on RBA to cut interest rates ahead of Christmas • BlueScope Steel's Port Kembla plant in NSW to stay open • Bernie Fraser says Government's 'moral case' for coal mines is 'nonsense' Politics • Bill Shorten records worst-ever Newspoll result • Indonesia's president cuts short US trip over haze crisis • Labor, Coalition silent on Hockey parliamentary pension debate Sport • Man City sign Luke Brattan and loan him to Bolton • Pocock ready to back up for McCaw battle • FIFA transfer for 2006 World Cup was a mistake, says Beckenbauer Science and Tech • Call for young Australians to build 'human firewall' against cyber attacks • Mars, Jupiter and Venus in 'planetary dance' over Earth • Alan Finkel expected to become Australia's next chief scientist Environment • Indonesia's president cuts short US trip over haze crisis • Rubbish haul found in stomach of dead whale • Bernie Fraser says Government's 'moral case' for coal mines is 'nonsense' Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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