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Good morning. Here's what's happening now: CSIRO boss Dr Larry Marshall has defended his shake-up of the organisation's climate division, saying there is so much emotion in the debate that it "sounds more like religion than science". The CSIRO will front Senate Estimates to further explain the changes this afternoon Nationals leader Warren Truss will tell his party today when he plans to retire. Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce is his likely successor which means he would also become deputy prime minister Same-sex couples in South Australia will now be allowed to include both names on their child's birth certificate. Previously they had to prove they had lived together for three years before conception, a rule not applied to heterosexual couples Belief in a punitive God who is all-knowing and monitors an individual's behaviour motivates people to be more charitable towards strangers, research has confirmed. This interesting story describes an experiment involving different religions, dice and money Here's what's coming up: 9:00am AEDT: Senate Estimates hearings continue in Canberra 10:00am AEDT: Australian of the Year David Morrison and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda will speak at the Australian National University 10:00am AEDT: Talal Alameddine, the man accused of supplying the gun used to kill police employee Curtis Cheng, is expected to apply for bail 11:00am AEDT: Australian basketball star Lauren Jackson will address the media and possibly make an announcement about her future 1:45pm AEDT: CSIRO officials are listed to give evidence at Senate Estimates. The restructuring of the climate division is expected to feature heavily Top Stories Politics of climate 'more like religion than science': CSIRO boss The CSIRO's chief tells the ABC the backlash from his decision to restructure the organisation has made him feel like an "early climate scientist in the '70s fighting against the oil lobby" and that there is so much emotion in the debate it almost "sounds more like religion than science". Joyce likely to be next deputy PM after Truss retires Nationals leader Warren Truss will announce his retirement date today, making way for a likely succession to Barnaby Joyce and potentially sparking an unpredictable battle for the deputy position. Australian IS fighter's wife dies in Syria, leaving children 'stranded' Tara Sharrouf, the widow of Australian Islamic State fighter Khaled Sharrouf, dies in Syria from complications after an appendix operation, leaving her five children and a grandchild stranded. Anger over NT Aboriginal living conditions sparks legal action Unrest over the state of accommodation in the "utmost despair" in NT Aboriginal town camps is spreading, with unprecedented legal action underway and a call for a parliamentary inquiry from angry residents. Fear of vengeful gods may have helped human societies expand Belief in an all-seeing punitive god motivates people to be more charitable towards strangers outside their own family and community, particularly to those of similar beliefs, researchers find. Police officers in hospital after van rammed head-on by 4WD Two police officers are injured when their vehicle is deliberately rammed head-on by a four-wheel drive with stolen plates in the early morning in Lalor, Melbourne. Police arrest 17 alleged Rebels bikie gang members after raids Fourteen men and three women will face court after NSW Police raid the homes of alleged Rebels motorcycle gang members on the Central Coast. Man with MS says tram driver refused to deploy ramp A Melbourne man with MS says that when a Yarra Trams driver would not deploy a ramp for his mobility scooter, a bunch of "burly blokes" stepped in to help in an "embarrassing" episode repeated over three days. Hair-thin condoms made with native spinifex grass Australia's native spinifex grass can make latex strong enough to make the "thinnest, most satisfying prophylactic possible" without sacrificing any durability, Queensland researchers say. Backpackers allegedly kidnapped, raped at isolated campsite An Adelaide man faces court charged with allegedly raping, assaulting, kidnapping and attempting to murder two young foreign backpackers at an isolated stretch of the Coorong National Park. Mobile banking customers targeted in 'persistent' SMS scam Australians who use mobile phone banking are being targeted in a "persistent and sophisticated" SMS phishing scam containing URLs that redirect users to fake websites. 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