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Good afternoon. Here's what's happening now: A court has heard the foster brother of slain Queensland schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer was worried that he might have impregnated her. Trent Thorburn, 19, was denied bail after being charged with incest, perjury and attempting to pervert the course of justice. His father Rick has been charged with Tiahleigh's murder Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced Australia will take refugees from Central America as part of its annual intake, which will now remain at 18,750 on an ongoing basis In an Australian first, the Sunshine Coast town of Maroochydore is ditching wheelie bins, and instead installing a six-and-a-half kilometre system of underground vacuum pipes in the new CBD In a land of beaches and bikinis, what's it like to wear a hijab? Sara Gadalla shares her story ahead of her appearance on Hack Live: Aussie Patriots, which airs on ABC2 tomorrow Here's what's coming up: 7:30pm AEST: The FFA Cup quarter-finals are on: Blacktown City v Sydney FC and Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers 10:00pm AEST: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hosts an event with world leaders to discuss the Paris climate deal 11:30pm AEST: The UN Security Council meets to discuss failing peace efforts in Syria. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are scheduled to speak Top Stories Foster brother feared he may have got Tiahleigh pregnant, court told The foster brother accused of incest with slain Queensland schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer raised fears he may have gotten the 12-year-old pregnant, his bail application hears. Iranian woman free from Brisbane detention after two-year battle An Iranian woman who was whisked away into detention in both Brisbane and Darwin as a teenager is released after fighting the case for almost two years. Australia to take Central American refugees in new US deal Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces Australia will take refugees from Central America as part of its annual intake, which will remain at the 2018-19 goal of almost 19,000 a year. Ramsey family lawyer vows to sue CBS over JonBenet documentary The lawyer for the family of slain child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey denounces a CBS documentary theorising she was killed by her brother, Burke Ramsey, as a "false and unprofessional television attack" and threatens to sue the network for libel. Angelina Jolie seeks divorce from Brad Pitt Actress Angelina Jolie files for a divorce from actor Brad Pitt, her lawyer says, signalling the end of one of Hollywood's most glamorous and powerful couples. Farmers denied access to bovine drug used to treat 'nightmare' parasite Cows are suffering and dying from bovine anaemia because farmers are being denied access to a drug which has been approved in at least 20 countries, dairy owners in eastern Victoria say. No jab, no pay: Labor cautious about proposal to link more obligations to welfare Labor is yet to confirm whether it will back the Government's proposed extension of the mutual obligation concept used in the "no jab, no pay" policy to other areas of welfare, despite warning the Coalition against funding cuts. Portrait of refugee advocate named Archibald Prize People's Choice winner A portrait of a former Sudanese child soldier and lawyer is selected as the People's Choice of the 2016 Archibald Prize. Man 'tried to dump 100kg of cannabis' at recycling centre, court hears A Sydney man charged after allegedly trying to dump 100 kilograms of cannabis stalks and leaves at a Canberra recycling centre last month is refused bail. Male red-backs have one weird trick to avoid being eaten during mating Male widow spiders avoid becoming a post-coital snack by biting through the carapaces of immature females and depositing their sperm in the wound, scientists say. NT teacher posts anti-gay comments on Facebook The actions of an Alice Springs teacher are being investigated by the education department after he posted on a public Facebook forum that the "lifestyle choice" of "gays" was "inherently wrong". Skittles photo used in controversial Donald Trump Jr tweet shot by refugee The man who took the photo used in a Donald Trump Jr tweet comparing Skittles to Syrian refugees says he is a former refugee himself, and that he did not give permission for the photo's use. Husband in real-life Fault in Our Stars marriage dies A dying US woman says goodbye over FaceTime to her husband who passed away in another state more than 5 hours away after failed attempts to reunite them. Tonne of yoghurt spilled across highway in van crash Traffic is flowing again after more than a tonne of yoghurt was spilled on the Federal Highway during a van rollover north of Canberra. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Turnbull should drive a regional refugee solution By John Hewson Would we benefit from a giant nuclear waste dump in SA? By Europe correspondent James Glenday Fear strikes Imperial City By Bruce Wolpe in Washington DC How hard is it for consumers to get a fair gas price? By business reporter Stephen Letts Just In Would you buy a stem cell treatment from this man? 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