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

  • Three federal politicians are calling on Australians to leak secret information relating to the pokies industry, as part of a campaign they hope will lead to gambling reforms

  • Australia has failed in its bid to keep a dispute over territory in the Timor Sea, which contains large oil and gas deposits, out of the The Hague's arbitration court

  • Geelong's Patrick Dangerfield won the 2016 Brownlow Medal but admitted he would trade it in to take part in this weekend's AFL grand final

Before Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton go head to head this morning in their first US presidential debate, test your knowledge of the best and worst moments from past election debates

Here's what's coming up:

  • 9:30am AEST: Queensland's Court of Appeal hands down judgement in a case challenging Gina Rinehart's Alpha coal mine in the Galilee Basin

  • 11:00am AEST: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face off in the first debate of the 2016 US presidential election

  • 8:30pm AEST: Conviction, a documentary about the Victorian investigation into the murder of Jill Meagher, airs on the ABC

 
Top Stories
Six days, six hours, six minutes: Inside the hunt for Meagher's killer
It took six days to catch Jill Meagher's killer Adrian Bayley, but before he was locked up, Jill's husband was suspect number one. The detective who led the murder investigation admits Tom Meagher "was treated badly" in the early stages of the probe.
 
'Prejudice and fear will never build a community': Wong's latest Hanson swipe on Q&A
Labor Senate Leader Penny Wong has previously accused Senator Hanson of peddling prejudice and fear, and she doubles down on that statement on Q&A.
 
Australians urged to leak gambling industry secrets
Federal politicians Andrew Wilkie, Larissa Waters and Nick Xenophon are planning to use parliamentary privilege to protect whistleblowers who come to them with secret information about the poker machine industry.
 
Australian Hells Angels pay off assault victims after Thai bingle bashing
Two Australian members of the Hells Angels are facing criminal charges despite handing over compensation to the men they assaulted in Thailand.
 
Scientists stop light in a cloud of atoms
They may not be wearing the robes of Jedi warriors, but Australian scientists have created their own version of a Star Wars scene by stopping light in a cloud of very cold atoms, a development that provides a essential building block for quantum computing.
 
Global court to hear Australia, Timor sea border row
An international arbitration court agrees to take up a bitter decade-long dispute between Australia and East Timor over maritime boundaries in the Timor Sea.
 
Troubled lawyer shoots nine in Houston before being killed by police
A troubled lawyer opens fire on morning commuters in Houston, injuring at least nine people before being fatally shot by police, authorities say.
 
The Norwegian Paradox: Fighting climate change while selling the fuels that help cause it
In Australia, the very phrase is political poison. But in Norway, even oil and gas companies support a carbon tax. Foreign Correspondent's Eric Campbell reports on Norway's controversial plans to go carbon neutral.
 
Dangerfield caps brilliant season with Brownlow Medal win
Patrick Dangerfield wins his first ever Brownlow Medal, capping off a superb first AFL season with Geelong.
 
NT commissioners struggle to meet detention report deadline
Mick Gooda says it is "not possible" to meet the current reporting deadline for Northern Territory's royal commission into youth detention and a "small extension of time" is necessary to cope with the demands.
 
'You started a quiet revolution': Tributes flow for permaculture 'father' Bill Mollison
Tributes are flowing in from around the world for the Tasmanian co-founder of permaculture, Bill Mollison, who died at the weekend aged 88.
 
Clinton, Trump prepare to face off in first presidential debate
What will Donald Trump do and how will Hillary Clinton react? That's the reason 100 million Americans, many of whom loathe both of these nominees, are expected to tune in to the first presidential debate of the 2016 race.
 
Same-sex marriage plebiscite stuck in political cul-de-sac after failed meeting
The much-hyped same-sex marriage plebiscite meeting between Attorney-General George Brandis and his Opposition counterpart Mark Dreyfus ends with no sign of a compromise in sight.
 
NGA should get $11m compensation for stolen Dancing Shiva, court rules
The Supreme Court of New York grants a motion in favour of a $11 million payment to the National Gallery of Australia, as compensation for its purchase of a stolen antiquity from a disgraced art dealer that was later returned to India.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By business editor Ian Verrender Fed Reserve chief Janet Yellen shreds credibility as economic leaders falter
By business editor Ian Verrender
By Europe correspondent James Glenday in Liverpool Corbyn's coronation throws political convention out the window
By Europe correspondent James Glenday in Liverpool
By Barrie Cassidy Barrie Cassidy: One Nation's impact runs deep
By Barrie Cassidy
By Michelle Grattan Morrison reminds everyone Porter is walking in his steps
By Michelle Grattan
 
Just In
The Norwegian Paradox: Fighting climate change while selling the fuels that help cause it
September 27, 2016 - 6:04 am
Abandoned Soviet mining outpost reborn as retro tourist attraction
September 27, 2016 - 6:02 am
Calais asylum seeker camp to shutdown by year's end: Hollande
September 27, 2016 - 5:44 am
 
World
Calais asylum seeker camp to shutdown by year's end: Hollande
UN aid convoys reach besieged Syrian towns for first time since April
Indonesia accuses Pacific nations of 'misusing' the UN after Papua criticisms
 
Business
China warned to rein in growing mountain of debt
Amazon technology chief says future of cloud computing is here
Liberal powerbroker's voluntary administration deal revealed
 
Politics
Calais asylum seeker camp to shutdown by year's end: Hollande
Australians urged to leak gambling industry secrets
'Prejudice and fear will never build a community': Wong's latest Hanson swipe on Q&A
 
Sport
Dangerfield caps brilliant season with Brownlow Medal win
As it happened: Dangerfield takes out Brownlow Medal with record haul
Golf great Arnold Palmer dies aged 87
 
Science and Tech
Researchers restore first ever computer music recording
Most Australians believe climate change is occurring, survey finds
Why mood is so important
 
Environment
The Norwegian Paradox: Fighting climate change while selling the fuels that help cause it
Most Australians believe climate change is occurring, survey finds
'Leave us alone': African nations slam charities over elephant conservation
 

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