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Good morning. Here's what's happening now: There are calls for an inquiry into the decision that led to Australia joining the US in the invasion of Iraq in 2003. A group of Federal MPs and former military chiefs are also pushing for changes to the war powers invested in the Prime Minister and Cabinet Rescue efforts are turning into acts of retrieval in the Italian town of Amatrice after a deadly earthquake this week. There are fears the official death toll, which sits at 250, could rise significantly An Australian-first trial will use CT scans to determine how soon a heart attack could occur in a patient. The trial uses 3D-generated images of the heart to rate how bad calcium build up is What is it like to be a cancer scientist? There's frustration and melancholy, but also curiosity and hope. This is what keeps our medical researchers going during the tough times. Here's what's coming up: 11:00AM AEST: Julian Assange will appear on Fox News in America for part two of an interview to discuss the possibility of a Wikileaks "October surprise" that could impact the US presidential campaign 11:00AM AEST: Queensland Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls will deliver the keynote speech at the Liberal National Party's Queensland convention Top Stories Former military chiefs push to broaden war powers beyond PM A group of Federal MPs and former military chiefs is ramping up calls for an inquiry into the decisions that led to Australia joining the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, with some pushing to change the war powers invested in the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Sara Connor was trying to protect slain Bali policeman, lawyer says The lawyer for Sara Connor, the Byron Bay woman accused of murdering a policeman in Bali, says she was trying to protect the victim from her British boyfriend. One Nation's Rod Culleton faces court challenge over eligibility for Senate seat Former associates are expected to challenge the eligibility of One Nation's Rod Culleton to take up his Senate seat. Italy earthquake death toll hits 250 The death toll from the powerful earthquake in central Italy reaches 250, amid fears many more bodies remain buried in the rubble of devastated mountain villages. Turkey shells Kurdish militia in Syria after refusal to retreat Turkish artillery shells targets of the militia of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) in northern Syria after they advanced in violation of an accord with the United States, the state-run Anadolu agency says. You Be The Judge: The court that lets the community set the sentence Too soft? Too harsh? You Be The Judge is a program that aims to educate the public about how complicated sentencing is. Why don't you be the judge and have a go at sentencing an offender? Guardiola returning to Barca in Champions League It's deja vu for Pep Guardiola as his Manchester City side faces Barcelona in the Champions League group stage, while EPL champs Leicester draws Porto in Group G. Greens' Hanson-Young stripped of immigration portfolio South Australian Senator Sarah Hanson-Young defends her record as the Greens' immigration spokeswoman after being stripped of the portfolio. Suicide bombers in Syria 'are doing it for their families' To get inside the minds of suicide bombers, Norwegian journalist Paul Refsdal spent six weeks living with and befriending a group of jihadists preparing for martyrdom in Syria. Man charged with murder over Queensland backpacker stabbing A Frenchman is charged over a stabbing attack at a north Queensland hostel that left young British backpacker Mia Ayliffe-Chung dead and her would-be rescuer fighting for his life. Most Masters staff will get new jobs within Woolworths: CEO Woolworths offers hope to staff in its failed Masters hardware stores, to close before the end of the year, saying most of them can be redeployed across its other businesses. Gold nugget weighing 4kg found in Victoria A lucky prospector who found a gold nugget that could be worth up to $250,000 says he plans to buy a van and travel around Australia after his find. Stray dog reunited with athlete after completing endurance race together Gobi the stray dog, who ran more than 100 kilometres across China in an endurance race with running buddy Dion Leonard, has been reunited with him after going missing. 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