| Good morning. Here's what's happening now. The Russian plane crash in Egypt which killed 224 people was not due to pilot error or a technical fault, the airline says. It's blamed "external" factors instead, but has not elaborated on what those might have been. Immigration minister Peter Dutton has toured a refugee camp in Jordan overnight. He's described the scene on the ground as "confronting", but has said it reinforced his belief in Australia's boat turnback policy. The Vatican has arrested two members of a papal commission on suspicion of leaking confidential documents. The Vatican has described the leak as "a serious betrayal of the trust bestowed by the Pope". It's forecast to be sunny in Melbourne today. A mostly dry day is expected at Flemington for this afternoon's Melbourne Cup. Check out our form guide, virtual race, or Cup randomiser as you pretend to do work until race time. Here's what's coming up today: 8.30am AEDT: Bill Shorten begins a day of engagements during his visit to Papua New Guinea 10.30am AEDT: Australia's cricketers will hold a training session ahead of Thursday's first Test against New Zealand at the Gabba 11.00am AEDT: A coroner is due to hand down findings into the death of a four-year-old girl who went to hospital three times after she swallowed a battery 2.30pm AEDT: The Reserve Bank will announce its decision on interest rates 3.00pm AEDT: The 155th running of the Melbourne Cup | New evidence 'could solve' infamous cold case murder | | A retired Queensland forensics boss who worked on an infamous 1989 murder in which a teenage girl was beaten to death urges police to prioritise the investigation, saying new evidence makes the crime "solvable". | | | Orangutans forced out of habitat by peat fire haze | | Indonesia's threatened orangutans are being choked by the haze from the land-clearing fires burning on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, and being driven out of their habitat into farmland, where they risk being shot. | | | About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com. Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Add or remove topics | Unsubscribe | Contact Us |
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