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Good afternoon. Here's what's happening now: The Plebiscite (Same-Sex Marriage) Bill 2016 has been introduced to the House of Representatives, but its fate might have already been sealed, with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten expected to recommend that Labor vote against it. The bill can't pass the Senate without Labor's support A Melbourne man says he is lucky to be alive after being swept a kilometre down a flooded creek while trying to save his dog. Warnings remain across Victoria as rivers swell following days of heavy rain The ABC understands athletes in the new national netball league will earn double the previous minimum wage of $15,000. It's a landmark deal for women's sport: by contrast, athletes in the AFL women's league have been offered only $5,000 How much do you know about the Big Bang? Take our mind-bending quiz about time and space, antimatter and redshift to find out. Here's what's coming up tonight: 5:00pm AEST: Pauline Hanson will give her maiden speech in the Senate 6:15pm AEST: Brisbane Broncos player James Roberts faces the NRL judiciary in Sydney 7:30pm AEST: The European Space Agency will unveil a 3D map of the Milky Way 9:30pm AEST: The Paralympics resumes in Rio Top Stories Live: Plibersek grills Turnbull over 'unnecessary' same-sex plebiscite Acting Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek uses Question Time to criticise Malcolm Turnbull over welfare funding cuts, asking how he can find $170 million to fund an "unnecessary and damaging and divisive" plebiscite on same-sex marriage. Follow live. WADA hacked by Russian cyber espionage group, agency says Confidential athlete medical data relating to last month's Rio Olympics is hacked and published by a Russian cyber espionage group with the threat of more to come, the World Anti-Doping Agency says. Man 'nearly dies' trying to save dog from flooded Melbourne creek A man is swept a kilometre down a Melbourne creek while trying to save his dog from drowning, as heavy rain continues to cause headaches and flooding across Victoria. Netballers' pay to double in 'landmark' deal for women's sport Australia's new national netball league throws down the gauntlet to the AFL, with a pay deal that promises to set a new benchmark for women's sport. Mum accused of leaving kids at home during Bali trip has charges dropped Charges against a Perth mother accused of leaving her two children, aged four and six, at home without adult supervision while she went overseas, are dropped. Crowdfunding raises more than $400k for elderly iceblock vendor More than $400,000 is raised in four days through crowdfunding for an elderly iceblock vendor, after he was spotted struggling to push his cart in the streets of Chicago. Mother of toddler who swallowed ice fronts court, pleads not guilty A Wollongong mother pleads not guilty and denies responsibility for her toddler ingesting the drug ice. Obama takes fight to Trump as Clinton rests With Hillary Clinton sidelined by pneumonia, President Barack Obama takes up the Democrats' fight against Donald Trump, trying to quash the Republican presidential candidate's bid to appeal to working-class voters. Illegal firearm owners could surrender guns under planned amnesty Illegal firearm owners could soon have a chance to surrender their guns without penalty, after the Commonwealth, states and territories agree to pursue an amnesty. Behind the scenes with Australia's newest One Nation senator Speaking to the ABC moments before his maiden speech to the Senate, One Nation's Malcolm Roberts says he never lost sight of his goals and brushes away criticism of his views on subjects such as climate change. Alcott, Davidson win tennis gold at Rio Paralympics Australian duo Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson have come from behind to win the tennis quad doubles gold medal at the Rio Paralympics. Linguists discover humans have 'universal language' A first-of-its-kind linguistic study proves that, across 6,000 languages, humans tend to use the same sounds across languages to describe basic objects and ideas. 3D map to reveal Milky Way in unprecedented detail The European Space Agency is set to unveil a three-dimensional map of a billion stars in our galaxy that is 1,000 times more complete than anything existing today. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Markets unravel as central banks shoot blanks By business reporter Stephen Letts Australia could still win hearts in Pacific despite past tensions By political editor Chris Uhlmann Dingoes and detainees: Why this royal commission has its work cut out By Kate Wild, senior reporter, NT royal commission A year in, we don't yet know what Turnbull wants to do with the job By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra Just In British fund manager axes 'largely ineffective' executive bonuses September 14, 2016 - 3:52 pm CFMEU official 'agreed to give evidence against union to avoid jail' September 14, 2016 - 3:50 pm Indigenous rangers tell EU group of connection to 'corals, seas, reefs' September 14, 2016 - 3:42 pm World • US police investigate heart discovered in a zip lock bag • Dhaka streets run with blood after Eid sacrifices, heavy rain • Shimon Peres in intensive care after suffering major stroke Business • British fund manager axes 'largely ineffective' executive bonuses • Commonwealth Bank pays $180,000 penalty in overdrafts breach • Consumer sentiment remarkably stable despite interest rate cuts, Brexit Politics • Dutton defends department in wake of scathing auditor's report • Illegal firearm owners could surrender guns under planned amnesty • Shorten expected to tell Labor MPs and senators to block plebiscite Sport • Alcott, Davidson win tennis gold at Rio Paralympics • New 'landmark' pay deal for Australian netballers • WADA hack the latest chapter in the weaponising of world sport Science and Tech • US police investigate heart discovered in a zip lock bag • Linguists discover humans have 'universal language' • Five years from now, will there still be bananas? Environment • US must recognise North Korea as 'nuclear weapons state': state media • Victoria to use drones to monitor bushfires • Green sea turtles thrive in Raine Island recovery project off Queensland 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