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A global push for a more liberal interpretation of the Koran that acknowledges homosexuality and empowers mosques to welcome sexual minorities is making its way to Australia. Meet the imams opening their doors to LGBT Muslims

Here's what's coming up:

  • 9:30am AEST: The Federal Court is due to deliver its sentence in the Nurofen case, which saw the drug's manufacturer prosecuted for selling the same pain killer in different packages and suggesting it could target different types of pain

  • 9:30am AEST: A man is due to face court charged with the murder of a woman in her home at Bundeena, south of Sydney

  • 10:00am AEST: The Queensland Supreme Court is due to hand down its ruling on whether the 'postcard bandit' Brenden Abbott should be released on parole or extradited to Western Australia

  • 2:30pm AEST: Convicted killer and rapist Edward Horrell will be sentenced for escaping from a prison work camp in the Northern Territory last year. His escape led to a major police manhunt and ultimately the resignation of the NT corrections commissioner

  • 4:20pm AEST: South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill will tour the DCNS shipyard in France to discuss the submarine contract

 
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Gun modification beats ban on high capacity Adler shotgun
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Politics
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