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Two-year-old filly Oscietra has no idea of the expectations pinned on being a part of Black Caviar's brood. Australian Story spoke to her new trainer David Hayes about taking on the offspring of Australia's greatest racehorse since Phar Lap.

Here's what's coming up:

  • 7:30am AEDT: Their majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands will start a two-day visit to Perth

  • 7:40am AEDT: Immigration Minister Peter Dutton will be on Radio National

  • 10:00am AEDT: Anglicare Australia will launch its State of the Family report 'Positions Vacant: When the Jobs Aren't There'

  • 12:00pm AEDT: The Melbourne Cup parade will begin

  • 5:00pm AEDT: Julie Bishop will launch a sugar free cook book in Sydney

 
Top Stories
Indian PM calls Turnbull to express concern over bus attack
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls Malcom Turnbull to express concern over the killing of Brisbane bus driver Manmeet Alisher, originally from Punjab in northern India.
 
Robb joins Chinese company with control of Darwin Port
Former trade minister Andrew Robb becomes a "high-level economic consultant" with the Chinese company that now operates Darwin Port, a $506 million deal that sparked concerns at the highest levels of the Australian Defence Force last year.
 
Children should be starting preschool at 3, study says
Children should be starting preschool at age three and attending for two years, according to a new study, with experts saying it will help students achieve more later in life.
 
Earthquake brings down buildings in central Italy
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake causes the collapse of historic buildings and churches in central Italy, but no lives appear to have been lost, the Prime Minister says.
 
Poker machine revenue down in cashless welfare trial sites
The Prime Minister will today release results from the first six months of the cashless welfare card trial in Ceduna and the Kimberley region, but users say they have had teething problems with the system.
 
Is Black Caviar's foal the next big chance in Australian horseracing?
Two-year-old filly Oscietra could not possibly know the expectations that are pinned on her as the offspring of Black Caviar, Australia's greatest sprinter and a racehorse with a legendary status equal to that of the great Phar Lap.
 
Chemo dosage inquiry to hear about hospital's 'culture of acceptance'
The doctor accused of giving inadequate doses of chemotherapy drugs to more than 100 patients at St Vincent's Hospital is expected to give evidence later this week.
 
Shiite militia join fight to encircle Mosul
Iraq's state-sanctioned Shiite militias say that some 5,000 fighters have joined their push to encircle the country's second largest city of Mosul and cut off Islamic State fighters.
 
Refugees face lifetime ban from Australia if they come by boat: PM
The Federal Government will soon move to ban refugees and asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru from ever coming to Australia, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says.
 
FBI boss under pressure over timing of Clinton probe letter
Hillary Clinton hits out at FBI director James Comey for releasing a letter advising that the bureau is investigating more emails so close to the election, describing it as "deeply troubling" and "pretty strange".
 
'You're not just in a cell': Sailing program helps troubled youth
A sailing program in Darwin is trying to help young people who have been in contact with the courts and juvenile detention, by teaching them new skills and responsibility.
 
GoMA to host world-first Marvel exhibition
Fans will get a peek underneath the capes of some of their favourite superheroes next year, with Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art to run a world-first Marvel exhibition from May.
 
Pirate Party falls short of expectations in Iceland election
Icelanders opt for stability in a general election, with the anti-establishment Pirate Party falling short of expectations with 15 per cent.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
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By Deirdre Fidge Megan and Tiffany: Love doesn't need labelling
By Deirdre Fidge
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra Can Scott Morrison control the housing affordability debate?
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
By business reporter David Taylor High Australian dollar could turn on a dime
By business reporter David Taylor
 
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World
Aleppo fighting spreads amid claims of gas attack
Saudi-led raid kills 60 at Yemen security site
Vietnam reports first microcephaly case likely linked to Zika
 
Business
Banks to repay fees for work they didn't do. Big deal.
The week in finance: RBA, Fed and BoJ meet, while ANZ profit to slip
All-Australian consortium withdraws bid for Kidman cattle empire
 
Politics
Aleppo fighting spreads amid claims of gas attack
Saudi-led raid kills 60 at Yemen security site
Poker machine revenue down in cashless welfare trial sites
 
Sport
Melbourne Cup 2016 field, form guide and sweep
Steyn targeting Smith as key Australian wicket
Borrello comes off the Roar bench to down Glory
 
Science and Tech
Space crew returns to Earth after four-month mission
Frankenstein's monster could have driven humanity to extinction: scientists
UK tribunal rules Uber drivers deserve minimum wage
 
Environment
Streets reopen after gas leak emergency in Brisbane
Energy security, cashless welfare cards to dominate Turnbull's SA visit
Queensland could offer national park protections to private landowners
 

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