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Top Stories Ever been knocked back for credit? It may not be your fault Australia's biggest credit reporting bureau, Veda Advantage, is accused of providing incorrect information and refusing to fix its errors on consumer finance records. Live: Parties to go head-to-head on regional issues Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce, Labor's Joel Fitzgibbon and Greens leader Richard Di Natale gear up for tonight's regional leaders' debate, with mobile blackspots, foreign farm ownership and the dairy crisis on the agenda. Follow live. Aurukun teachers evacuated again over safety concerns Teachers in the Indigenous community of Aurukun in far north Queensland are being evacuated after children as young as six tried to steal a car. Melbourne man arrested in US on child sex charges An Australian man on a rugby trip to the United States has been arrested in California for allegedly trying to arrange sex with a six-year-old boy, authorities reveal. Aussies want it, but euthanasia still a 'great untouched issue' The major parties are opposed to it, but Vote Compass results show Australians are overwhelmingly in favour of euthanasia for the terminally ill. Dairy farmers converge for nationwide rally over industry crisis Tractors, buses and hundreds of dairy farmers make their way from rural Australia into major cities to join a nationwide rally about the industry crisis, with the Federal Government's new relief package doing little to appease farmers. 'Still alive, very scared': Cafe manager texted family during siege The manager of Sydney's Lindt Cafe being held hostage in December 2014 texted a warning that Man Haron Monis was becoming more agitated minutes before the gunman shot him dead, an inquest hears. One dead after boat capsizes off north Queensland One person is dead and two others are injured after a boat capsized near Bowen, in north Queensland. Schrodinger's Bird: The art of mind-bending physics Schrodinger's Bird brings the mesmerising concepts of quantum quirkiness to life in a new animation and exhibition. Afghan Taliban appoint new leader after Mansour's death The Afghan Taliban names Haibatullah Akhunzada their new leader in a statement that gives the terrorist group's first official confirmation that their former leader had been killed in a US drone strike. Convicted murderer 'played the system' while on parole Serious violent offenders should be supervised in the same way serious sex offenders are once their parole period has expired, a Victorian coroner recommends, after finding a convicted murderer was not adequately monitored before he killed again. Pink batt businesses to take Government to court over lack of compensation The botched Home Insulation Program, which dogged Labor during the last federal election, is now shaping up to be a headache for the Coalition Government. Spot the difference on policy Have a look at the key areas in which the Coalition, Labor, and the Greens hold different policies, including negative gearing, same-sex marriage, and climate change. 'I'm Depp's Hannibal Lecter' says 'inbred tomato' Joyce The battle between Johnny Depp and Barnaby Joyce re-ignites, with the star saying Mr Joyce looks like he was "inbred with a tomato" and the Deputy PM declaring himself to be "Depp's Hannibal Lecter". Victorian Premier apologises for weight remark to fellow MP Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews apologises to Liberal MP Andrew Katos for commenting on his weight during Question Time. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Turnbull and Jones, happily ever after By Annabel Crabb Deconstructing Malcolm: Why Labor should focus on policies, not the PM By Peter Lewis We're stuck in the past and afraid of the future By Shirley Stott Despoja Dear journalists, get off the campaign bus By Greg Jericho Just In Hiding your period a sign menstruation still taboo: researcher May 25, 2016 - 5:18 pm Make-up artist from country SA dreams big as awards finalist May 25, 2016 - 5:11 pm Driver 'sneezed' before fatal car crash in country SA May 25, 2016 - 5:07 pm World • US-backed Kurdish and Arab forces launch offensive to take IS stronghold Raqqa • Student protests in PNG's second city to continue • Indonesian kids working in tobacco fields being poisoned: Human Rights Watch Business • Ever been knocked back for credit? It may not be your fault • Regional markets near major cities rise as buyers spill over • Residential building boom fails to offset mining bust Politics • Austria's new President faces difficult task of healing divided nation • Victorian Parliament votes to suspend Gavin Jennings for failing to produce documents • Hitchhiking for democracy: The view from the road of election 2016 Sport • NRL trio consorting with criminals 'a bad look for the game': Greenberg • NSW finalises 17-man State of Origin squad • O'Neill has fire in his belly after smart choices lead to Maroons jersey Science and Tech • Schrodinger's Bird: The art of mind-bending physics • Conroy claims parliamentary privilege on seized documents • Investigators search Google's Paris HQ over tax case: prosecutors Environment • Poland begins logging primeval forest despite activist pleas • Animals to light up Taronga Zoo for Sydney's Vivid festival • Insect poo is turning the Taj Mahal green Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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