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

  • British man Tom Jackson, who was critically injured trying to save Mia Ayliffe-Chung during a stabbing attack at a north Queensland hostel last week, has died in hospital

  • Tributes have flowed for actor Gene Wilder, who died of complications from Alzheimer's aged 83. Here are some of Wilder's best quotes

  • At least one police officer was injured and car and building windows were smashed at a protest over the death of an Aboriginal teenager in Kalgoorlie

After cutting last night's Australian Story program about the new AFL Women's League, Melbourne-based editor Steven Baras-Miller decided to edit a clip with the women's AFL stars to the iconic football song 'Up There Cazaly'. Take a look for yourself.

Here's what's coming up:

  • 6:00pm AEST: Liberal senator James Paterson will speak on Radio National's Drive program about why he is putting his name on a bill to amend the Racial Discrimination Act

  • 6:00pm AEST: Former prime minister Paul Keating will discuss his time in office at the Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney

  • 8:00pm AEST: On Catalyst, Graham Phillips goes into the desert on a meteorite hunt to investigate whether there is life on Mars

 
Top Stories
Coalition, One Nation senators join in push to change race hate laws
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull faces an early test of his authority, with every Coalition backbench senator, except one, along with seven crossbenchers supporting the latest push to remove the law that makes it illegal to insult or offend a person on the basis of race.
 
British man stabbed at backpacker hostel dies in hospital
Tom Jackson, who was critically injured trying to save a 21-year-old backpacker in a stabbing attack at a north Queensland hostel last week, dies in hospital after his life support was turned off.
 
Willy Wonka star Gene Wilder dies
Hollywood star Gene Wilder, who delighted audiences with his comic turns in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and several Mel Brooks classics including Blazing Saddles and The Producers, has died age 83.
 
Kalgoorlie calm after violent protest over teen's death
Calm returns to the streets of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia after riot police were forced to move in when a protest over the death of an Aboriginal teenager turned violent.
 
Live: MPs sworn in to new parliament
Australia's 45th parliament is born, as federal MPs and senators are formally sworn in and take their seats in parliament.
 
Rector confronts Shorten over 'brutal' gay marriage comments
Bill Shorten is accused of intolerance and "brutal" language towards people opposed to same-sex marriage, in a confrontation with a rector outside a church service this morning.
 
ICAC flags Tripodi, Hartcher for prosecution
The NSW Director of Public Prosecutions should consider charges against former Labor minister Joe Tripodi and former Liberal minister Chris Hartcher, the state's corruption watchdog says.
 
Islamic State facing defeat within a year in Iraq, Australian commander says
The new commander of Australia's training mission in Iraq predicts the Islamic State terrorist group will be defeated in the war-torn country within a year.
 
Online schoolgirls pornography ring re-emerges
An online pornography ring targeting thousands of Australian schoolgirls re-emerges after police had closed it down earlier this month.
 
Victoria moves to ban coal seam gas, fracking
Victoria will move to ban the exploration and development of unconventional gas in the state — including coal seam gas and fracking — with first-of-its-kind legislation to be introduced into State Parliament later this year.
 
Thousands of Australian computer log-ins up for sale on dark web
Computers from a federal research network, a peak sporting body, a school and a local council are among tens of thousands of machines which have been hacked and had their login details put up for sale in a dark web marketplace, a Four Corners investigation has revealed.
 
6,500 asylum seekers rescued off Libya in one day
About 6,500 asylum seekers are rescued off the coast of Libya in a coordinated effort, the Italian coastguard says, in one of its busiest days of life-saving in recent years.
 
'Perfection doesn't exist': Aussie stars reveal letters to their teen selves
Some of Australia's most prominent identities have revealed what they would say to their teenage selves if they were given the chance, in a new project inspired by the struggles of a 15-year-old Melbourne girl.
 
Bali murder accused to be confronted over conflicting accounts
Bali police say an Australian woman and a British man accused of murdering a local police officer could be brought together in the days ahead and confronted with their accounts of what unfolded on the morning of the death.
 
'Strong signal' stirs interest in hunt for alien life
A "provocative" signal from the direction of a star about 95 light-years from Earth is detected by a radio telescope in Russia that is scanning the heavens for signs of extraterrestrial life.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By political reporter Anna Henderson Political benefits of 'taking out the trash' as Parliament returns
By political reporter Anna Henderson
By Europe correspondent James Glenday Is there a Brexit lesson for Australia?
By Europe correspondent James Glenday
By Ian Verrender Paradox of plenty strikes again as resources boom squandered
By Ian Verrender
By Sarah Macdonald How should we talk to boys about respecting women?
By Sarah Macdonald
 
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World
Dotcom wins right to live stream US extradition appeal
Car explodes near Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan
Bangladesh Islamist leader loses final appeal against execution
 
Business
Renewed apartment surge drives building approvals up
Slater and Gordon crashes to a $1b loss
East Timor wants oil and gas treaty with Australia torn up
 
Politics
PM praises Indigenous politicians, but accused of ignoring 'crisis' conditions
'Welcoming, but not affirming': Being gay and Christian
ICAC flags Tripodi, Hartcher for prosecution
 
Sport
'No badge of honour': Athletes join forces to tackle concussion culture
GWS midfielder investigated over alleged drug test avoidance
Two-point scoring zone will not be introduced into revamped netball comp ... yet
 
Science and Tech
Dotcom wins right to live stream US extradition appeal
Zuckerberg gifts model solar-powered drone to Pope
Victoria moves to ban coal seam gas, fracking
 
Environment
Samarco dam disaster probe reveals construction and design flaws
Victoria moves to ban coal seam gas, fracking
Climate change 'could halve coffee production by 2050'
 

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