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Good morning. Here's what's happening now: Cardinal George Pell has met with Australian survivors of clergy sex abuse hours after he finished testifying before the royal commission. Cardinal Pell described it as a "hard ... honest and occasionally emotional meeting". Survivor Philip Nagle said the group focused on the future, particularly suicide prevention for victims A Senate inquiry will today be presented with research that shows one in three families would be worse off under the Federal Government's planned changes to childcare. The Australian National University research found about half of those families would lose out due to proposed changes that mean parents have to work at least eight hours a fortnight to receive subsidies Aid groups have warned that 120,000 Fijians are in urgent need of shelter with up to 90 per cent of homes on outer islands destroyed by Cyclone Winston. The ABC is running an appeal today to encourage people to donate to the relief effort ICYMI X Factor winner Dami Im has been selected to represent Australia at Eurovision in Sweden this year. The South Korean-born Australian performer will reveal her chosen song next week Here's what's coming up: 11:00am AEDT: The Australia v USA Davis Cup tie will be held in Melbourne 11:30am AEDT: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will attend an NBN event on the Central Coast of New South Wales 2:00pm AEDT: Kodi Maybir is due to be sentenced for the murder of his girlfriend's seven-year-old son. The court heard he initially lied to police and said the child fell off a pogo stick 3:00pm AEDT: Mr Turnbull will open the Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence 9:35pm AEDT: The Matildas play South Korea in an Olympic qualifier in Japan Top Stories Pell holds 'hard and honest' meeting with abuse survivors Cardinal George Pell holds what he calls a "hard and honest" meeting with Australian survivors of clergy sex abuse in Rome, hours after he finished testifying at the child abuse royal commission. Turnbull passes on chance to pull double dissolution trigger Malcolm Turnbull's chance to use the Australian Building and Construction Commission bill (ABCC) as a trigger for a double dissolution election appears to have faded. Speeding Australian warship damages NZ boats Residents near a tranquil New Zealand waterway want an apology after a speeding Australian warship caused damage to boats and a fish farm. In pictures: Fiji in Winston's aftermath Nearly two weeks after Cyclone Winston smashed into Fiji, killing 43 people and levelling entire communities, aid agencies are struggling to provide relief to tens of thousands of people. 1,000 Queensland coal workers could have black lung: union Unions are predicting 16 per cent of current and retired coal mine workers will have black lung, as the Department of Mines admits more than 100,000 X-rays have not been processed. Carr rejects Labor's call to send warships into South China Sea Former Labor foreign affairs minister Bob Carr knocks down the Opposition's call for Australian warships to test China's resolve in the South China Sea. Pistorius faces return to jail after appeal bid fails Oscar Pistorius faces a return to jail after losing a final bid to appeal his murder conviction for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Perth woman 'badly burned' after Thermomix 'bursts open' A Perth woman says she suffered severe burns to her chest, stomach and arms when a popular kitchen appliance burst open. One in three families 'worse off' under planned childcare changes One in three families will be worse off because of the Federal Government's planned changes to child care, according to Australian National University research. Arrest warrant issued for Australian 'aid worker' in Syria The Australian Federal Police issue an arrest warrant for Toowoomba teenager Oliver Bridgeman, who claims to have been in Syria doing aid work since May 2015. Michael Lawler quits Fair Work Commission The Fair Work Commission vice-president resigns, just 24 hours before he was due to respond to a report that was commissioned after he took sick leave for more than nine months. Dami Im named Australia's 2016 Eurovision star Australia's Eurovision Song Contest chances lie in Dami Im after the X Factor winner was announced as the Australian artist for the 2016 extravaganza in Stockholm. Female flies may seek out semen to nurture another male's offspring A male's seminal fluid can influence the size of a female's future offspring even when he's not the father, a study of neriid flies finds. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum What we need is truth and reconciliation, but can the Royal Commission deliver? By Greg Barns Marriage equality is being attacked on two fronts By Michael Bradley No, we don't need income tax cuts By Ben Oquist Is Morrison right about a spending problem after all? 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