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Good afternoon. Here's what's happening now: A car has crashed into a crowd at a funeral in the remote community of Kowanyama, in far north Queensland, killing one woman and seriously injuring 10 other people. The 55-year-old male driver is in custody Hurricane Matthew is heading towards Florida after tearing a destructive path through the Caribbean. The hurricane killed at least 339 people, mostly in Haiti The Bureau of Meteorology has released a new weather app for smartphones, allowing users to access the latest information and warnings in an easy to understand format What on earth was Wyatt Roy was doing in Iraq and when the banks say sorry, do they really mean it? The Dishonourable Members podcast discusses all that and more. You can find it on iTunes or SoundCloud Here's what's coming up: 5:30pm AEDT: New Zealand Breakers v Melbourne United in the NBL 7:30pm: Federal Environment and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg will be interviewed on 7.30 after today's urgent COAG energy council meeting 7:30pm AEDT: Illawarra Hawks v Adelaide 36ers in the NBL 8:00pm AEDT: The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded Top Stories Car crashes into Cape York funeral, killing one A woman is killed and 10 people are seriously injured by a car which was allegedly deliberately driven into a house where mourners were gathering for a funeral in far north Queensland, police say. If you lied on your mortgage application, you're far from alone Mortgage fraud is "systemic" in Australia, with more than a quarter of recent home buyers admitting they misrepresented some information on their loan application. Bureau of Meteorology launches simple-to-use weather app Australia's official weather forecaster releases a new app designed to keep up with the growing number of people accessing information on their smartphones. Courage 'part of her DNA': Sports journalist Rebecca Wilson dies Sports broadcaster Rebecca Wilson, who died in Sydney overnight from breast cancer at age 54, is being remembered as a courageous and accomplished journalist. Turnbull confirms Government will establish banking tribunal Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirms the Government will establish a banking tribunal to deal with consumer claims, after the big four banks faced a parliamentary inquiry earlier this week. Millions evacuate as hurricane looms over US after lashing Haiti Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, intensifies as it barrels toward the south-eastern US coast, after leaving at least 339 dead in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Woman tricked into laundering money 'ignored' when she reported it Stacey Robertson was lured into becoming a money mule after applying for a fake job on a Federal Government employment website. She says after she reported it to the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network, she never received a reply. 'Budgie Nine' members arrive back in Australia Four of the nine men arrested in Malaysia for celebrating a Formula One win by stripping down to their swimwear fly into a media storm at Sydney Airport. 'One hell of a sad day': Last Ford rolls off Australian production line The last Australian-made Ford car rolls off the assembly line at the company's Broadmeadows plant today, marking the end of an era. Blue-blooded Ford families farewell manufacturing in Australia Ford runs deep in the veins of Suzanne McConchie, whose family has a long history working for the company. She even met the love of her life on the factory floor. 'I can't wait to walk out of here': Banana growers' 'nightmare' since fungus outbreak A Queensland banana-growing family say they have felt completely alone since a devastating fungus outbreak on their property 18 months ago, and are looking forward to the day they sell their farm. Pounded: Sterling flash crash baffles the market An extraordinary 10 per cent flash crash by the British pound to $US1.14 leaves currency traders baffled about its cause. Woman dead after stolen ute ploughs into cars: police Two teenagers in a stolen ute pass a police car at 160 kilometres per hour in a 40kph zone, police allege, seconds before a fatal crash with three other cars in Adelaide. 'Snake orgy' discovered in empty Gold Coast pool A group of tree snakes found having sex in a Gold Coast couple's empty pool is a record find for the snake catcher called out to retrieve them. 'I told you his hair wasn't orange!' US presidential candidate Donald Trump makes an awkward classroom visit in Las Vegas. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Rebecca Wilson a guide on the trail she blazed for female sports journalists By Jennifer Browning What makes someone take on the 'worst job in politics'? By Bruce Wolpe Problems and a punch-up: What the hell is happening to UKIP? By Europe correspondent James Glenday Brandis-Gleeson standoff threatens rule of law By Gabrielle Appleby Just In Mining tax talk damaging WA's reputation in business community: CCI October 7, 2016 - 4:04 pm Victorians warned to brace for damaging winds and rain October 7, 2016 - 3:55 pm Woman tricked into laundering money 'ignored' when she reported it October 7, 2016 - 3:37 pm World • US officer acquitted in shooting death • US election: Pantsuits, pizza party and pesky Twitter accounts • Japan allocates $190m to monitor seabed earthquakes Business • If you lied on your mortgage application, you're far from alone • Turnbull confirms Government will establish banking tribunal • Pounded: Sterling flash crash baffles the market Politics • US election: Pantsuits, pizza party and pesky Twitter accounts • 'I told you his hair wasn't orange!' • Government's $350m painting should be sold to reduce debt: senator Sport • Socceroos' draw with Saudi Arabia 'almost feels like a loss' • Jason Day to miss Australian trip with back injury • Courage 'part of her DNA': Sports journalist Rebecca Wilson dies Science and Tech • Japan allocates $190m to monitor seabed earthquakes • HMS Terror: Researchers solve one of the biggest enigmas in maritime history • Blue Origin's escape pod test a huge success Environment • Paris climate deal: Time for Australia to step up • SA solar customers lose subsidy scheme • World's deepest underwater cave discovered in Czech Republic Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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