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Good morning. Here's what you need to know to start your day: In breaking news, police are raiding multiple properties in Sydney's west this morning. Last night the home of the student arrested for allegedly threatening police on Facebook was raided and laptops were seized. One man is reported missing and 12 homes are at immediate risk from a bushfire in central Victoria. In all, 250 homes are under threat from the blaze which grew overnight to more than 3,000 hectares despite cooler conditions. US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter says the Pentagon "deeply regrets" the strike on a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital in Kunduz which killed 22 people. "When we make mistakes, we own up to them," he said. Here's what's coming up: 9.20am AEDT: Bill Shorten is due to outline a plan to ease the costs of switching to renewable energy 10.30am AEDT: Malcolm Turnbull will be at the launch of an investment app 11.00am AEDT: The Defence Force will give an update on Australian operations in the Middle East 11.00am AEDT: The High Court will begin hearing a challenge to the government's role in offshore detention on Nauru 12.30pm AEDT: Universities Australia chair Professor Barney Glover is at the National Press Club 8.45pm AEDT: The winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be announced 9.00pm AEDT: The head of MSF will address the media about the US air strike in Kunduz Top Stories Police raid properties across western Sydney Police are raiding properties across western Sydney after a raid overnight on the home of a 17-year-old student who allegedly threatened a police station on Facebook. One man missing as Victorian bushfire threatens hundreds of homes One man is reported missing as Victorian fire crews battle to protect hundreds of homes still under threat by a bushfire in the Lancefield and Cobaw areas. Peter Garrett in about-face over alleged Clubs NSW money offer The former Labor minister retracts a claim he was offered "hundreds, if not thousands of dollars" by Clubs NSW shortly after entering federal politics. Australia's gun laws 'childish', Fox News anchor says An American Fox News anchor claims Australians "have no freedom" while lambasting Australia's gun laws during a live discussion on the recent Oregon shooting. NATO rejects Russian explanation on Turkish air space violation NATO rejects Moscow's explanation that its warplanes violated Turkish air space by mistake, as Russia denies reports that it bombed Islamic State forces in the ancient city of Palmyra. Australia's offshore processing policy to be examined by High Court The future of Australia's offshore detention regime will be under the spotlight in the High Court of Australia in Canberra today with lawyers for a Bangladeshi woman arguing it is illegal to pay for offshore detention in a third country. Palestinian president says he does not want violence with Israel to escalate Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas says he does not want the ongoing deadly clashes in East Jerusalem and the Israeli-occupied West Bank to spiral into armed confrontation with Israel. Hooper 'gutted' to miss Wales World Cup clash Despite receiving a 'very fair hearing' and a reduced ban, Wallabies vice-captain Michael Hooper admits he is gutted to be missing the clash with Wales. Europe-US data transfer deal used by major firms ruled invalid A deal that allows thousands of companies to transfer data from Europe to the United States is ruled invalid, in a landmark decision that follows revelations of mass US government snooping. Two people treated in Tas hospital for shellfish poisoning Two people are admitted to hospital in Tasmania with paralytic shellfish poisoning after eating mussels they harvested from east coast areas affected by algal blooms. Neutrino scientists win Nobel Prize for Physics Japan's Takaaki Kajita and Canada's Arthur McDonald win the Nobel Prize for Physics for their discovery that neutrinos, labelled nature's most elusive particles, have mass. Sneezing monkey, 'walking' fish found in Himalayas: WWF A monkey that sneezes when it rains and a "walking" fish are among more than 200 species discovered in the fragile eastern Himalayas in recent years, according to conservation group WWF. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum The tide is turning on penalty rates, but how far will Turnbull go? By Chris Berg The TPP deal protects old companies at the expense of the new By Matthew Rimmer Don't hang all religions with Islam's radicalisation problem By Michael Jensen Bitcoins are a waste of energy - literally By John Quiggin Just In Police raid properties across western Sydney October 7, 2015 - 7:06 am Palestinian president says he does not want violence with Israel to escalate October 7, 2015 - 6:50 am Tasmanian senior public servants 'resistant to change': Integrity Commission boss October 7, 2015 - 6:48 am World • Ex-UN general assembly president John Ashe charged in US bribe scheme • Afghan hospital 'mistakenly struck': US general • Record floods kill 11 in South Carolina, leave thousands without power Business • Turnbull heaps praise on 'win-win' TPP deal • China hopeful TPP deal will promote Asia-Pacific trade • Interest rate left unchanged at 2 per cent Politics • US Admiral takes swipe at China over South China Sea conflict • Privatising Australian Hearing will exacerbate 'cowboy' industry, audiologists say • Australia's gun laws 'childish', Fox News anchor says Sport • Hooper 'gutted' to miss Wales World Cup clash • Folau in doubt for crucial Wales clash with ankle injury • Aloisi opens up on Brisbane Roar turmoil Science and Tech • Neutrino scientists win Nobel Prize for Physics • Sneezing monkey, 'walking' fish found in Himalayas: WWF • Volcanic eruptions affect flows of major rivers, study shows Environment • Sneezing monkey, 'walking' fish found in Himalayas: WWF • Tourism, coal shipping turning Vietnam's Ha Long Bay into an 'ecological disaster' • Australian deserts only 1.5 million years young, study shows Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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