| Good morning. Here's what's happening now: The pressure will be on Donald Trump to show he remains a credible candidate at the second US presidential debate today. His campaign was thrown into turmoil following the release of a video from 2005 in which he can be heard talking crudely about women Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has made a joint $365 million offer for the Kidman cattle empire with a Chinese company. If successful, Mrs Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting would own two-thirds of S Kidman and Co, with Shanghai CRED owning the rest An inquest into the death of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes will begin today in Sydney. Hughes died after being struck on the neck by a cricket ball in a Sheffield Shield match at the SCG on November 25, 2014 How fearful are you of terrorism in Australia? Answer these eight questions to find out how your views on national security and border protection compare to other Australians. Here's what's coming up: 9:00am AEDT: A statement will be made on behalf of the family of cricketer Phillip Hughes at the start of the inquest into his death 10:00am AEDT: Parliament will resume with both houses sitting 12:00pm AEDT: The second US presidential debate will take place in St Louis, Missouri 8:30pm local time: ABC's Four Corners investigates the political fight over same-sex marriage 9:35pm local time: The Q&A panel will discuss the issue of borders and refugees | Trump under pressure heading into second candidates' debate | | US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, facing eroding support from his party over lewd remarks about women, will go into today's second presidential debate with Hillary Clinton needing to demonstrate he remains a credible candidate. | | | Hanson pledges support for Government's CFA bill | | The Federal Government's legislation to "protect" Victorian volunteer firefighters is set to pass the Senate this week, with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson confirming her party will provide the crucial votes the Coalition needs ahead of Parliament's return today. | | | Phillip Hughes inquest to examine safety risks in cricket | | An inquest into the death of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes will begin in Sydney today, with the state coroner set to examine how the fatal injury occurred, whether a protective helmet would have minimised the risk of death and how the media covered the tragedy. | | | About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com. Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Add or remove topics | Unsubscribe | Contact Us |
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