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Good morning. Here's what's happening now: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said the organisation will publish around one million documents related to the US election and three governments, but denied the release was aimed at damaging Hillary Clinton Nine Australians arrested at the Malaysian Grand Prix on the weekend are still being held in custody, but the public prosecutor is yet to reveal if they'll be charged with any crime Five-time major champion Maria Sharapova has had her two-year doping ban reduced by the Court of Arbitration of Sport. She had tested positive for Meldonium at the 2016 Australian Open British-born scientists David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz have won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Physics for their studies of unusual states of matter, which may open up new applications in electronics. The pair scored a cool 8 million Swedish crown ($1.2 million AUD) for their efforts. Here's what's coming up: 7:10am AEDT: Senator Simon Birmingham will be on AM 9:15am AEDT: ANZ Bank CEO Shayne Elliott is scheduled to appear before the Parliamentary Inquiry challenging the banks market power 11:00am AEDT: Consumer group Choice will hold its annual Shonky Awards on products and services 12:00pm AEDT: US Republican VP candidate Mike Pence will face off against Democratic VP candidate Tim Kaine in their first formal debate Top Stories Assange to release 'one million' documents before US election WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says the organisation will publish documents related to the US election and three governments, but denies the release is aimed at damaging Hillary Clinton. Private colleges to face tough new criteria before getting public money Private colleges will no longer be able to use brokers or cold-callers to try and recruit new students under a wide-ranging crackdown on dodgy operators to be announced by the Federal Government. Federal RSL president defends receiving tens of thousands in 'consultancy fees' Questions have been raised as to whether payments made to Federal RSL president Rod White and three others breached the RSL's rules. Australians arrested at Malaysian Grand Prix remain in custody awaiting formal charges Nine Australians arrested at the Malaysian Grand Prix on the weekend are still being held in custody with the public prosecutor yet to reveal if they will be charged with any crime. Second Sky Muster set to launch as thousands battle painfully slow internet The second Sky Muster satellite, built for the National Broadband Network, will be launched this week from French Guiana in South America after a particularly difficult week for the network. Sharapova has doping ban reduced to 15 months Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova could be eligible to appear at the 2017 French Open after her doping ban was slashed by nine months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Nobel Prize Physics winners raise hopes for new gen of electronics David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz's Nobel Prize-winning research into unusual states of matter is described as "pioneering" and could shape the future of electronics. Hurricane Matthew pounds south-west Haiti, heads north to Cuba Hurricane Matthew roars across the south-western coast of Haiti with 230-kilometre-per-hour winds, uprooting trees and tearing roofs from homes in a largely rural corner of the impoverished country as it heads north toward Cuba and the eastern coast of Florida. Maintaining the rage while keeping the peace in Charlotte Local residents and police are at loggerheads trying to resolve the conflict in Charlotte, North Carolina, a city which has seen violent protests over police shootings and the deaths of two black men in the past month. Nationals fear One Nation threat as party confirms it will contest WA election Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party says it intends to run candidates in the West Australian state election, where its preferences could help determine the outcome of key seats. Notorious website 4chan struggling to stay afloat 4chan, the website notorious for its memes and for publishing a cache of celebrity nude photos, is buckling under the pressure of infrastructure pressure and server costs, its owner says. Philippine-US war games under way as doubts hang over alliance The Philippines and the United States launch annual joint military exercises barely a week after the new president in Manila said they would be the last. Violent storm rips through Canberra with dozens of trees down across town Canberra is battered by winds of nearly 100 kilometres per hour, causing power outages and bringing down dozens of large trees across the territory. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Duterte's shift on China could have US sweating By freelance correspondent Ben Bohane in Manila Opinion: It's a mistake to increase super contributions to 12pc of earnings By John Daley, Brendan Coates and Hugh Parsonage, Grattan Institute Big four prepare for bank inquiry as next crisis brews in Europe By business editor Ian Verrender MH17 investigators confident of building solid criminal case By Europe correspondent Lisa Millar Just In Philippine leader tells Obama to 'go to hell', says he can buy arms from Russia, China October 5, 2016 - 6:53 am Second Sky Muster set to launch as thousands battle painfully slow internet October 5, 2016 - 6:29 am Bid for more poker machines in Glenorchy's 'golden mile' October 5, 2016 - 6:26 am World • Philippine leader tells Obama to 'go to hell', says he can buy arms from Russia, China • Colombian President tries to revive peace deal with rebels • Dash cam video shows 'execution' of California black man: lawyer Business • CommInsure staff avoid axe despite rejecting legitimate claims • Reserve Bank leaves interest rates on hold at 1.5pc • Extortion scammers targeting migrants by 'posing as immigration officials' Politics • PNG to keep refugee facility on Manus Island open • James Ashby slams Labor as AFP drops probe into Peter Slipper's diary leak • CommInsure staff avoid axe despite rejecting legitimate claims Sport • Sharapova has doping ban reduced to 15 months • Fifita, Radradra left out of Kangaroos' Four Nations squad • Fagan announced as Brisbane Lions AFL coach Science and Tech • Notorious website 4chan struggling to stay afloat • Nobel Prize Physics winners raise hopes for new gen of electronics • Nobel Prizes don't come cheap: Laureate calls for greater research philanthropy Environment • SA solar customers lose subsidy scheme • World's deepest underwater cave discovered in Czech Republic • Is it a drop bear? 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