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A controversial potato grower, a devoted pug dog and a tattooed seafarer are among the finalists in one of Australia's richest national art prizes. A record number of artists have entered the Black Swan prize for portraiture and the exhibition is set to open tomorrow.

Here's what's coming up:

  • 7:30am AEDT: Insiders host Barrie Cassidy will be on News Breakfast

  • 9:00am AEDT: The Global Terrorism Risk Insurance conference will be on at Parliament House

  • 12:00pm AEDT: Queensland's only children's hospice, Hummingbird House, will officially open its doors

  • 8:00pm AEDT: The winner of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced at a ceremony at the Norwegian Nobel Institute

 
Top Stories
'Budgie Nine' fly home after Malaysian stripping scandal
The five-day saga, which saw nine Australians detained after stripping down to Malaysian flag-printed swimwear, is finally over, with most of the group boarding flights leaving Kuala Lumpur.
 
Pro-Brexit politician recovering in hospital after party room 'altercation'
Steven Woolfe, a leading member of the European Parliament from the UKIP collapses and is taken to a Strasbourg hospital after an "altercation" in a party meeting., Nigel Farage says.
 
What have we learnt from the banking inquiry?
The long-awaited banking inquiry comes to an end, so what have we learnt from it, and what comes next?
 
'One hell of a sad day': Ford shuts its factory doors in Australia
The last Australian-made Ford car will roll 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.
 
'They're highly evolved predators': Kangaroo Island's plan to be cat-free
Kangaroo Island plans to wipe out about 5,000 feral cats and phase out domestic ownership of the animals over the next 15 years.
 
'If you're seeing this video, I've been captured': Hobart woman arrested by Israeli military
An Australian woman who skippered a female pro-Palestine activist boat to Gaza claims she has been 'kidnapped' by the Israeli military, as DFAT scrambles to confirm reports of her arrest.
 
Former top cop calls for gender quotas in the police force
The former chief commissioner of Victoria Police calls for gender quotas to be set in order to recruit more women to the force and change its culture.
 
Millions evacuate as US braces for violent Hurricane Matthew, at least 140 dead
Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, intensifies as it barrels toward the south-eastern US coast.
 
Police called after reclining seat sparks fight on Jetstar plane
Police are called to escort two people off a Jetstar flight, following a mid-air incident where a man and woman were allegedly throwing punches.
 
Duterte wants to liberate Philippines from US 'shackling dependency': FM
The president of the Philippines wants to liberate his country from a "shackling dependency" on the United States which can not guarantee its help when Philippine sovereignty is under threat, the Foreign Minister says.
 
'Stealing is stealing': Police crack down on shoplifting at self-service checkouts
New South Wales Police crack down on supermarket security at self-service checkouts, saying plain-clothes officers will be watching customers.
 
'Weird and wonderful' items lost at Sydney Airport to be auctioned off
Thousands of items abandoned at Sydney Airport, including alcohol, a violin and a telescope, are set to go under the hammer next week for the airport's annual Lost Property Auction.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Gabrielle Appleby Brandis-Gleeson standoff threatens rule of law
By Gabrielle Appleby
By political editor Chris Uhlmann Renewable energy supporters 'shouldn't get hysterical over criticism'
By political editor Chris Uhlmann
By Amy Maguire, University of Newcastle Lockerbie 'no model' for prosecution of MH17 bombers
By Amy Maguire, University of Newcastle
By Mark Beeson, UWA Trump or Clinton: Who will be the best for our region?
By Mark Beeson, UWA
 
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Energy Minister unaware of Hydro Tasmania exec bonus shake up
October 7, 2016 - 6:49 am
Doubts cast on Lambie's bid for cashless welfare cards in Tasmania
October 7, 2016 - 6:49 am
 
World
Mike Pence for president in 2020?
Problems and a punch-up: What the hell is happening to UKIP?
Who will win the Nobel Peace Prize?
 
Business
What have we learnt from the banking inquiry?
Dollar not to blame for Ford closure, loss of 580 jobs: CEO
Interest rates will stay 'very low for a long time', says leading economist
 
Politics
Pro-Brexit politician recovering in hospital after party room 'altercation'
'If you're seeing this video, I've been captured': Hobart woman arrested by Israeli military
What have we learnt from the banking inquiry?
 
Sport
Lines blurred after Fifita's Kangaroos omission, Maloney says
NSW Breakers become first fully professional women's team in Australia
Beveridge and Murphy to put premiership medal in Bulldogs' museum
 
Science and Tech
Blue Origin's escape pod test a huge success
FBI arrests NSA contractor for stealing classified information: US officials
Nobel chemistry prize awarded for 'world's smallest machines'
 
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
 

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