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Good afternoon. Here's what's happening now:

  • The Defence Department has warned French shipbuilding company DCNS, which won the $50 billion bid to build submarines in Adelaide, to keep designs for the project safe. Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne ordered the warning after 20,000 pages of plans for one of its projects in India were leaked

  • The Greens will vote against legislation for a same-sex marriage plebiscite when it is brought to parliament, voicing fears that a "hateful" campaign could lead to suicides among the young LGBTIQ community

  • The former general manager of a Sydney hospital has been suspended over a gas mix-up that left one newborn baby dead and another injured

Do you usually ignore your iPhone when it tells you it has a software update? See why you might want to reconsider with the next one.

Here's what's coming up:

  • 6:00pm AEST: NSW Senator Sam Dastyari will be on Radio National's Drive program

  • 7:30pm AEST: Greens leader Richard Di Natale will be on 7.30

  • 8:00pm AEST: Round 23 of the AFL will kick off with the Adelaide Crows vs West Coast Eagles

  • 8:00pm AEST: The Miles Franklin Literary Award winner will be announced at the Melbourne Writers Festival

 
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Former Brother 'made a lifestyle of preying on young students'
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Bankstown hospital manager suspended over gas mix-up
The former general manager of Sydney's Bankstown Hospital is suspended over a gas mix-up that left one newborn baby dead and another with suspected brain damage.
 
Violent aftershocks hamper rescue efforts in Amatrice
Aftershocks hamper rescue efforts in the Italian town of Amatrice, as rescue workers desperately race against time in the search for survivors from the earthquake that has so far claimed 250 lives.
 
Smail Ayad remanded in custody over youth hostel stabbing
Accused murderer Smail Ayad is remanded in custody after charges relating to a youth hostel stabbing that left a woman dead and a man fighting for his life were heard in a Townsville court today.
 
Brewery worker agreement was voted on by three casuals
The enterprise agreement that sparked the ongoing industrial dispute at the Carlton and United Breweries Abbotsford plant in inner Melbourne was voted on by just three casual workers in Perth, two years ago.
 
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