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Good afternoon. Here's what's happening now: Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has stood by comments suggesting it was a mistake to resettle many Lebanese-Muslims in Australia, claiming he spoke the truth The Senate has rejected the Coalition's backpacker tax proposal and thrown its weight behind a 10.5 per cent rate put forward by senator Jacqui Lambie Italian confectionery business Ferrero says it's launched an investigation over allegations that Romanian children as young as six were making toys for Kinder Surprise eggs Archaeologists have uncovered teeth from the extinct Diprotodon at a swamp north of Melbourne. What's a Diprotodon? It's a giant wombat-like marsupial, the largest known of its species which would have weighed about one tonne. Here's what's coming up: 5:30pm AEDT: Principal at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers Josh Bornstein and cross-cultural consultant Tasneem Chopra are among the guests on The Drum 7:00pm AEDT: An awards ceremony will start for the 2016 Indigenous Governance Awards 7:30pm AEDT: The Brisbane Bullets will take on the Adelaide 36ers in the National Basketball League 8:00pm AEDT: Central Coast will play Perth Glory in the A-League Top Stories Dutton defends 'honest' comments on Lebanese-Muslim refugees Immigration Minister Peter Dutton stands by comments suggesting it was a mistake to resettle many Lebanese-Muslims in Australia, claiming he spoke the truth and would not be intimidated. Live: Jacqui Lambie's backpacker tax passes the Senate Senator Jacqui Lambie's backpacker tax amendments have passed the Senate, just in time for Question Time. Follow live. Live: Australia v South Africa at the Adelaide Oval, day one Follow all the action in our live blog as a new-look Australian team tries to restore some pride against South Africa at the Adelaide Oval. Newcastle bishop told sexual favours would further his career: royal commission The Anglican bishop of Newcastle, Greg Thompson, tells a royal commission a priest said in the 1970s he would "get ahead" in the church if he offered sexual favours. Meriton faces legal action over claims of 'masking' TripAdvisor complaints Australia's largest residential apartment developer is being taken to the federal court over claims it has been preventing guests from lodging negative reviews on the influential travel website TripAdvisor. Criminologist jailed over 'brazen' child sex offences in 1970s Queensland criminologist Paul Wilson is sentenced to 18 months in prison for historical child sex offences, despite his defence lawyer arguing for a non-custodial term, saying attitudes toward such offending were different back then. Charges laid over stabbing murder of man at Alexandra Hills A 39 year-old man is charged with the stabbing murder of 37-year-old Daryl Corcoran (pictured) earlier this week at Alexandra Hills on Brisbane's Bayside. 'Safety trumps privacy': Victorian Government releases family violence plan The Victorian Government releases a 10-year plan in response to the state's Royal Commission into Family Violence, which will include law reforms to prioritise the safety of victims over the privacy of perpetrators. Makers of Kinder Surprise eggs investigating child labour claims Italian confectionery group Ferrero launches an investigation into allegations that Romanian children as young as six were making toys for its Kinder chocolate eggs. Meet nine-year-old Hunter: Rhino saviour and wildlife warrior Nine-year-old South African conservationist Hunter Mitchell arrives in Australia to accept a prestigious award from Australia Zoo for his efforts to save an abandoned baby rhino. Incredible footage shows 'nightmare' California traffic jam Incredible aerial footage showing kilometres of gridlocked traffic in Los Angeles area goes viral, as tens of millions of Americans set out for Thanksgiving holidays. Three 'thunderstorm asthma' patients in critical condition Three people remain in a critical condition and at least four others have died after Melbourne's "thunderstorm asthma" emergency, Victoria's health department says. Perth teen expected to fly home after walking free from Bali jail Jamie Murphy is expected to fly home today after Bali police confirmed there were no drugs detected in the Perth teenager's blood and urine, or in the white powder found on him in a nightclub, and he was released from a Kuta police station. ARIA winners take aim at lock-out laws on Aussie music's big night Australian artists make a stand against Sydney's controversial lock-out laws at the ARIA Awards, as Flume picks up five gongs and Montaigne takes the Breakout Artist Award, on a night that saw Crowded House inducted into the Hall of Fame. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Opinion: Why Australia must legalise compensated surrogacy By Professor Paula Gerber, Monash University Dutton's attack on Fraser 'grossly irresponsible': John Hewson By Professor John Hewson, ANU Fukushima nuclear plant remains a gap in Japan's disaster defences By Mark Willacy Verrender: 'Populism' is not the answer to the questions of a generation By business editor Ian Verrender Just In Massive fireball caught on camera lighting up Florida sky November 24, 2016 - 4:24 pm ICAC has 'had its fangs removed', legal heavyweights say November 24, 2016 - 4:18 pm Hurricane Otto takes late aim at Central America November 24, 2016 - 4:18 pm World • Massive fireball caught on camera lighting up Florida sky • Hurricane Otto takes late aim at Central America • Preserved protein found in fossil of earliest known beaked bird Business • Australia's economy set to shrink, warns Morgan Stanley • Meriton faces legal action over claims of 'masking' TripAdvisor complaints • Parliamentary committee calls for tribunal after bank inquiry Politics • ICAC has 'had its fangs removed', legal heavyweights say • ANZUS alliance 'cannot be taken for granted' in wake of Trump win • Senate votes in favour of 10.5pc backpacker tax Sport • Live: Australia v South Africa at the Adelaide Oval, day one • Five NRL games to mark on your 2017 calendar • Wicketkeeper Wade tasked with scoring runs against Proteas Science and Tech • Massive fireball caught on camera lighting up Florida sky • Preserved protein found in fossil of earliest known beaked bird • Teeth of rhinoceros-sized wombat found at swamp north of Melbourne Environment • Meet nine-year-old Hunter: Rhino saviour and wildlife warrior • Regent Parrot numbers soar in Victoria following increased rainfall • Uptake in rooftop solar in SA 'poses risk to energy system security' Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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