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Did Indigenous protest songs change anything? Look back on the influence of Kev Carmody, Archie Roach, Yothu Yindi, Midnight Oil and the Warumpi Band.

Here's what's coming up:

  • 5:30pm in your timezone: Journalist Samantha Maiden will be among the guests on ABC's The Drum.

  • 7:30pm in your timezone: A lifelong Republican will talk to 7.30 about why he's voting for the Democrats

  • 10:30pm in your timezone: Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg will discuss the closure of the Hazelwood power station on Lateline

 
Top Stories
'Heartbreaking' Hazelwood closure to leave hundreds jobless
Hundreds of workers will lose their jobs after the announcement that Hazelwood power station, Australia's dirtiest coal-fired power plant, will officially close by the end of March.
 
Live: Australia on top of South Africa after first session at the WACA
Australia grabs four early wickets on day one of the first Test, with Faf du Plessis and Temba Bavuma left to mount a rearguard action at the WACA. Follow all the action in our live blog.
 
Nurse found guilty of murdering two patients at Ballina nursing home
Megan Haines is found guilty of murdering two elderly women at St Andrews nursing home on the New South Wales far north coast.
 
Sydney siege gunman's girlfriend found guilty of murder
Amirah Droudis, the girlfriend of Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis, is found guilty of the 2013 murder of Monis's ex-wife, whom she stabbed 18 times, doused in petrol and set alight.
 
Elder on toilet break finds rock shelter, rewrites Aboriginal history
A man getting out of the car to go to the toilet leads to the discovery of one of the most important sites in Australian prehistory — a rock shelter in the Flinders Ranges showing Aboriginal Australians settled the arid interior of the country 10,000 years earlier than previously thought.
 
Police raid home of radical Muslim preacher Junaid Thorne
The home of one of Australia's most radical Muslim preachers has been raided as part of an ongoing investigation into a recently foiled plot by two Sydney teenagers to carry out an Islamic State-inspired killing.
 
Three dead in suspected murder-suicide on Fraser Coast
An elderly couple and their adult daughter are dead following a "domestic-related shooting" at a house at Booral, about 300 kilometres north of Brisbane.
 
Home price surge could lead to 2018 bust, warns analyst
One of Australia's most experienced property analysts is forecasting continued double-digit price gains for Sydney and Melbourne property next year, increasing the risk of a 2018 bust.
 
Rod Culleton backflips on vow to abstain from voting
One Nation senator Rod Culleton wants to continue voting on all bills, despite yesterday declaring he would abstain on contentious legislation while a High Court challenge looms.
 
Behind the scenes of Victoria's deer cull
As a Victorian parliamentary committee prepares its report into the management of invasive animals on public land, the ABC goes bush with some of the hunters helping control deer numbers.
 
Sydney man linked to foreign fighter network member: police
Counter-terrorism police allege one of two people arrested in Sydney raids this morning had links to a member of foreign fighter network.
 
Clinton leads Trump by 6 points, same as before FBI announcement: poll
Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump by 6 percentage points among likely voters, according to a new poll, the same advantage the Democratic presidential nominee held before an FBI announcement that reignited the controversy about her email practices.
 
'Sorry for the trouble I've caused': Backpacker's Facebook mea culpa
Tasmanian man Andrew Gaskell, who on Tuesday was winched to safety after weeks missing in a Malaysian forest, admits he got into serious trouble after ignoring safety procedures in a similar area two months earlier.
 
How much Nutella do you eat, and why does it matter?
Nutella consumption is under scrutiny in the US at the moment, as the country's Food and Drug Administration tries to work out whether the chocolate-hazelnut spread should be classed as a breakfast food or dessert topping.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By business reporter Andrew Robertson Why Gen Y should jump in and buy a house
By business reporter Andrew Robertson
By Middle East correspondent Matt Brown Lebanon has a new president — but it is not the start of a new era
By Middle East correspondent Matt Brown
By Bruce Wolpe October surprise jolts Clinton campaign
By Bruce Wolpe
By Antoinette Lattouf Can Dreamworld's leaders save the now-maligned theme park?
By Antoinette Lattouf
 
Just In
Guide dog attacked by off-lead dogs in Canberra
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Trade deficit narrows to $1.2b as coal exports fire up
November 3, 2016 - 3:47 pm
Nurse found guilty of murdering two patients at Ballina nursing home
November 3, 2016 - 3:37 pm
 
World
Nearly all-white jury for US cop charged with murdering black man
Emma Watson leaves free books for London commuters
Amnesty says Italy abused migrants' rights
 
Business
'Heartbreaking' Hazelwood closure to leave hundreds jobless
S32 builds its coal assets with $260 million deal for Peabody's mine
Trade deficit narrows to $1.2b as coal exports fire up
 
Politics
Indigenous groups call for action on Darwin land lease
What's going on with the ABCC bill and the Senate?
Gender key issue in US election, Charlotte Mayor says
 
Sport
Live: Australia on top of South Africa after first session at the WACA
The Curse ends as Cubs win first World Series in 108 years
Confident South Africa aiming for third straight WACA Test win
 
Science and Tech
Doomsday Vault scientists gather in Australia
Teachers call for rewrite of 'confusing' draft HSC syllabuses
Meat-eating lorikeet study changes what scientists knew about the birds
 
Environment
Indigenous groups call for action on Darwin land lease
What will happen when the Hazelwood power plant closes?
Australia needs to 'step up' on emissions targets: climate council chief
 

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