| Good morning. Here's what's happening now: A man charged with fraud as part of an investigation into the suspected funnelling of millions of dollars in Australian taxpayer money to Islamic State was authorised to care for children in his home, despite being convicted of threatening to kill someone with a sword at a Sydney shopping centre Australia has failed to secure a hockey medal at the Olympics for the first time since 1984. New Zealand defeated the Hockeyroos 4-2 in the quarter-finals overnight, while the Kookaburras lost to the Netherlands in the quarter-finals a day earlier Australia's women's water polo team has bowed out of the Olympics, losing 5-3 in a penalty shoot-out to Hungary. Meanwhile, track cycling great Anna Meares has finished 10th overall in the women's sprint in what could be her last ever Olympics race Ever come across the idea that chronic pain is all in the head? Dr Tasha Stanton says that's one of the five common myths about the condition that affects one in five Australians. Here are the other myths. Here's what's coming up: 9:30am: Australia's former world champion Dani Samuels will take part in the women's discus qualifying rounds 9:35am: The men's pole vault final will be held in Rio 10:20am: Speaker Tony Smith will deliver a speech to introduce new members to the House of Representatives 11:25am: The final of the men's 800m will take place in Rio 11:45am: The women's 400m final will be held 4:00pm: BHP Billiton is expected to report a full year loss approaching $10 billion | Alleged fraudster allowed to work with kids despite sword attack | | A man charged with fraud as part of an investigation into the suspected funnelling of millions of dollars in Australian taxpayer money to Islamic State was authorised to care for children in his home, despite being convicted of threatening to kill someone with a sword at a Sydney shopping centre. | | | Victorian MP Jane Garrett assaulted in Carlton | | Former emergency services minister Jane Garrett, who resigned from Cabinet in a row over the bitterly disputed enterprise bargaining agreement for firefighters, is assaulted on a street in Melbourne's inner north. | | | 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 |
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