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Top Stories Live: PM takes responsibility for campaign as Labor claims he's plotting a fresh election Bill Shorten claims the Prime Minister is considering calling a fresh election as he stares down the barrel of a hung Parliament. Follow live. Mining controversy on land bought by Qld Government to protect reef The Queensland Department of Natural Resources is considering two controversial applications to mine a river on a sprawling Cape York cattle station, despite the same cattle station being bought last month by the state's environment department. NASA Juno's spacecraft slips into Jupiter's orbit It's taken five years and $US1 billion, but NASA's Juno spacecraft has successfully placed itself into the orbit of our solar system's largest planet. 'We have very little in common': Hinch on Hanson Incoming senator Derryn "Human Headline" Hinch lambasts the anti-Islam policies of his new Upper House colleague, Pauline Hanson, mocking her call for CCTV cameras in mosques. Consumer advocates question court decision on Aboriginal funeral insurance Consumer advocates are dismayed by a Federal Court judgement allowing a notorious Gold Coast funeral insurance company to access the Government's Centrepay system. Reserve Bank leaves interest rates on hold The Reserve Bank leaves interest rates on hold at 1.75 per cent, in a move widely expected by financial markets. Couple accused of faking Everest climb photos Nepalese authorities investigate an Indian couple for fraud after they received a highly sought-after certificate for climbing Mt Everest. Man dies in hospital after alleged one-punch attack by son A 53-year-old Gold Coast man allegedly assaulted by his son in a one-punch attack dies in hospital. Hyundai recalls 17,000 Tucson SUVs to fix bonnet safety latch Hyundai says it has voluntarily recalled 17,000 of its Tucson SUVs in Australia after an incident in New Zealand saw a bonnet lifting suddenly and blocking the front vision of a driver. Boa constrictors, venomous snakes among 30 reptiles seized from WA home Police seize 30 reptiles, including two endangered boa constrictors, from a property in Perth's south, but authorities euthanase the animals after they are found to be carrying parasites. Fiji murder case twist as NZ tourist finds human head A New Zealand holidaymaker stumbles across a human head on a Fiji tourist beach in the latest apparent twist in the gory case of a Russian couple murdered and dismembered in the island nation. Superman's 'Lois Lane' dies aged 95 Noel Neill, who played the original role of Lois Lane and remained on screen for a decade, passes away after a long illness. No more boots on ground in Middle East, former war planner says Western nations will never again commit large numbers of ground troops to conflicts in the Middle East, a former top British military planner says ahead of the release of a major report on the Iraq War. Sharpshooting US veteran frees trapped bald eagle in Minnesota A US Army veterans uses his sharpshooting skills to sever a rope tangled around a bald eagle's foot in a Minnesota tree. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum The two-party duopoly became too clever by half By Jonathan Green Where did it go wrong for Turnbull? The budget By Chris Berg This isn't the calm before the storm, it's the sound of a political vacuum By Mungo MacCallum Turnbull is a leader besieged on all sides By Paula Matthewson Just In China should prepare for 'military confrontation' in South China Sea: report July 5, 2016 - 5:00 pm Man dies in hospital after alleged one-punch attack by son July 5, 2016 - 4:59 pm Calls to renegotiate CityCycle deal following $500,000 net loss in past year July 5, 2016 - 4:46 pm World • China should prepare for 'military confrontation' in South China Sea: report • Seventeen jailed pending trial over Istanbul airport attack: local media • Food arrives for drought-stricken PNG Highlanders Business • Election victory may prove poisoned chalice as recession risks rise • Reserve Bank leaves interest rates on hold • Hyundai recalls 17,000 Tucson SUVs to fix bonnet safety latch Politics • Turnbull takes 'full responsibility' for Coalition campaign performance • Mining controversy on land bought by Qld Government to protect reef • Election victory may prove poisoned chalice as recession risks rise Sport • Kyrgios: I'm too soft to win slams • Radradra pleads not guilty to domestic violence charges • Bogut traded to Dallas Mavericks as Durant moves to Warriors Science and Tech • NASA Juno's spacecraft slips into Jupiter's orbit • NASA's Juno spacecraft poised for one-shot try to orbit Jupiter • Are we preparing our children for the workplaces of the future? Environment • Mining controversy on land bought by Qld Government to protect reef • Mass fish kill in Vietnam solved as Taiwan steelmaker admits pollution • Labor, Coalition reef promises fall short: environmental groups Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com. Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Add or remove topics | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2016 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters