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Good morning. Here's what's happening now: Cardinal George Pell is again giving evidence to the child abuse royal commission from Rome. ABC Europe correspondent Lisa Millar is there and says at least one survivor will meet with the Cardinal and that the group as a whole is still hopeful of a papal audience. Follow the testimony on our live blog Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Abbott were seated opposite each other at an event to honour John Howard last night. The encounter comes as tensions in the Government are flaring over the leaking of classified defence documents. Mr Abbott denies he has anything to do with it. The AFP is investigating Been thinking about a trip to Tasmania? You're not alone. The number of international tourists visitng Tasmania has increased more than in any other part of the country. A tourism boss in the state says momentum has been building for years and now "it is just our time" Australian writer Helen Garner just won a major literary prize in the US. The Windham-Campbell Prize is worth $200,000 and the author told the ABC, when she received an email telling her of the win, she thought it was spam Here's what's coming up: 8:30am AEDT: Julie Bishop will open the Australia and PNG Ministerial Forum 8:30am AEDT: Ken Wyatt will open the Young Men's Health Forum 9:00am AEDT: The trial of Marcus Rappel begins. He's accused of murdering his former partner Tara Costigan 12:30pm AEDT: PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill will address the National Press Club About 10:00pm AEDT: Australia's entrant in the 2016 Eurovision contest will be announced Top Stories PM close to striking $7bn health and education 'hush money' deal Malcolm Turnbull is on the verge of striking a $7 billion deal with premiers and chief ministers to settle a long-running health and education funding dispute before the federal election. Live: Pell appears at final day of royal commission Cardinal George Pell is giving evidence at what is likely to be his fourth and final session at the royal commission on child sex abuse in Rome. Defence white paper leak a 'serious issue', Fifield says Cabinet Minister Mitch Fifield describes the leaking of classified defence documents as "unhelpful", as the former prime minister Tony Abbott denies he is behind the papers going public. Tsunami threat downgraded after earthquake near Indonesia A powerful and shallow earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island, sending panicked residents rushing from their homes in a region hit hard by quakes and tsunamis in the past. EU announces historic emergency funding for migrant crisis The European Union announces unprecedented plans to provide Greece and other member states with $1 billion in emergency humanitarian aid to cope with the migrant crisis. Matildas enjoy goal boost in Vietnam rout Australia's goal avalanche at the expense of a hapless Vietnam provides an important boost says Matildas captain Clare Polkinghorne. Refugees team gets Rio Olympics boost IOC's executive committee give approval for team of up to 10 refugees to take part in the Rio Olympics. Trump, Clinton score key Super Tuesday wins Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton turn their sights on each other after recording big wins on the biggest day of state-by-state primary voting in the 2016 campaign. The spam email that made Helen Garner $200,000 richer When the email first arrived, Australian writer Helen Garner thought somebody was "having her on". Astronaut Scott Kelly touches down on Earth US astronaut Scott Kelly touches down on Earth, with a triumphant fist pump, after spending almost a year in space in a ground-breaking experiment foreshadowing a potential manned mission to Mars. Man punches truck windscreen in Queensland road rage attack Queensland Police are looking for a man who repeatedly tried to punch a truck driver during a road rage incident north of Brisbane. The oldest-known fossil of a land-dwelling organism is a fungus The beautifully preserved filaments from a fungus that lived 440 million years ago are the oldest-known fossils of a land-dwelling organism yet found, according to a new study of tiny fossils found 30 years ago in Sweden. 'Allah ordered' child beheading, Moscow nanny says A nanny accused of decapitating a young girl in her care and then walking through the street brandishing the head says "Allah ordered" the killing, as she appears at a Moscow court. Mummified sailor on drifting yacht 'died of heart attack' A German sailor whose mummified body was found on a yacht adrift last week died of a heart attack about a week earlier, an autopsy report says. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Is Morrison right about a spending problem after all? By Greg Jericho Super Tuesday played according to script - now everything changes By Nicole Hemmer George Pell and the power of indifference By Cathy Humphreys Is the Safe Schools and same-sex marriage debate harmful? 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