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Good morning. Here's what's happening now: Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner has spoken for the first time since the attempt to get her children back from Beirut, which landed her in jail along with a 60 Minutes crew One of the bills used to call the double dissolution election in July will be debated in the Lower House this week. The Registered Organisations bill will create a new regulator for unions and employer organisations A new study supports a move to start screening women for cervical cancer from 25, rather than between 18-20. The Federal Government's plan, which comes into effect in May 2017, will see pap smears replaced with a HPV test A Mars lander is due to leave its mothership this week and begin its descent to the planet's surface. Europe's first planned Mars rover will search for signs of past and present life on the Red Planet. Here's what's coming up: 9:00am AEDT: The design for the Ian Potter National Conservatory will be unveiled by the National Botanic Gardens 10:00am AEDT: Cricket Australia will announce an investment in women's sport and diversity programs 10:00am AEDT: The federal House of Representatives meets 8:00pm AEDT: Sally Faulkner speaks to Australian Story about the attempt to get her children back Top Stories 'What ifs' haunt Sally Faulkner in child abduction aftermath Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner reveals in detail the story behind a desperate attempt to get her children back from Beirut, which landed her in jail along with a 60 Minutes crew and a child recovery team. Government to target Labor recruit in industrial relations debate The PM will seek to switch the Government's focus to industrial relations this week by linking the debate on one of the bills used to call the double dissolution election to Kimberley Kitching. Four teens stabbed during 'organised brawl' in Melbourne A large number of youths turn up at a fast food outlet for what police describe as an "organised brawl" that ends in four boys being taken to hospital. Meet the forgotten children of Nauru Both the Nauruan and Australian governments say they want refugees moved from Nauru, but they have been unable to reach agreements on where else they could be sent. While that stalemate continues, many of these children are struggling to hang on to hope, released from detention but trapped in limbo. Olympian Tyson Gay's teen daughter shot dead in Kentucky The 15-year-old daughter of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay is fatally shot in Kentucky, the athlete's agent and authorities say. Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces take back Dabiq from IS A commander of the Syrian opposition Hamza Brigade said Islamic State fighters put up "minimal" resistance to defend the northern Syrian town before withdrawing in the direction of the much larger IS held town of al-Bab to the south. Fears for Schoolies as mystery hallucinogenic drugs hospitalise 16 Two people are put in induced comas and another 14 hospitalised after taking illicit drugs on the Gold Coast, with fears Schoolies may fall victim to what could be the same batch. Cervical cancer study backs plan to begin screening women later A new study supports a Federal Government plan to start screening for cervical cancer from age 25, with earlier tests having little effect on the cancer rate. Car strikes father and son after crashing through fence A man is in a serious condition in hospital after a car crashed through a brick fence and hit him and his s 14-year-old son while they were gardening. Oakey locals rally to repair image after Defence base contamination Hundreds of Oakey residents rally against the negative publicity they say is hurting the town, as it deals with the fallout from a Defence base contamination. Explosion during raid on suspected IS safe house kills three A suspected suicide bomber kills three police officers and wounds at least nine people in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep during a police raid on an alleged Islamic State safe house, sources say. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum The Nobel Prize judges have made a category error By Jen Webb Sometimes, sexism gets the reward it deserves By Michelle Grattan How marketing obscures science when it comes to what we eat By Emma Beckett for Ockham's Razor New US president to face chilly relations with Russia By chief foreign correspondent Philip Williams Just In A dream in tatters: How things went wrong for Sally Faulkner October 17, 2016 - 6:54 am Bridge collapse near Bali kills nine people October 17, 2016 - 6:47 am Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces take back Dabiq from IS October 17, 2016 - 6:29 am World • Bridge collapse near Bali kills nine people • Truck plunges off San Diego bridge, killing four in crowd below • Philippines evacuates thousands as typhoon hits Business • China's data deluge to dominate finance week • Australian employees of Packer's Crown Resorts detained in China • Qantas and Virgin ban troubled Samsung phone Politics • Balancing the budget is important, but spending isn't always bad • Government to target Labor recruit in industrial relations debate • Femininity 'doesn't mean I can't have a serious career', Julie Bishop says Sport • Anna Meares announces cycling retirement • Jets dominate Roar for 4-0 home win • Olympian Tyson Gay's teen daughter shot dead in Kentucky Science and Tech • European-led Mars lander to start descent to Red Planet • Downey Jr offers to voice Zuckerberg's Iron Man-style AI • 'The race is on': Scientists battle to beat banana fungus with 'mutant' plants Environment • Global deal to limit powerful greenhouse gases, fight climate change • Bore water monitoring plans raise fears in rural Darwin • Antarctic marine protection reserve plans held back by Russia Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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