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Good morning. Here's what's happening now:

A 10-year-old girl who invented an easy-to-use adhesive bandage dispenser while recovering from leukaemia is about to make a dream trip to NASA after being named Australia's best young inventor. Bridgette Veneris, from Melbourne, won the littleBIGidea competition for her idea to make a quicker and easier way to unpeel sticky plasters.

Here's what's coming up:

  • 7:40am AEDT: Shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus will be on RN

  • 8:00am AEDT: Treasurer Scott Morrison is due to be on AM Radio

  • 8:15am AEDT: ABC election analyst Antony Green will be on News Breakfast

  • 12:00pm AEDT: The trial of Sara Connor and British man David Taylor will begin in Bali

  • 12:40pm AEDT: Commonwealth Bank will hold its AGM in Perth

  • 1:00pm AEDT: Dreamworld CEO Craig Davidson will hold a press conference to provide an update on the theme park, which has been closed since last fortnight's deaths

  • 3:00pm AEDT: Voting will close on the west coast of the US. It will be the first opportunity for the election to be "called"

 
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Millions of Americans choose between Clinton and Trump
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Australia's people smuggling ambassador has never been to Nauru: FOI
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Bali murder trial of Australian woman to start today
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Republicans legally trading votes to ensure Clinton victory
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'C U in the NT' tourism slogan causes social media stir
The group behind a brazen new slogan say they've been inundated with interest and hope to boost visitor numbers in the Territory.
 
Giant sinkhole collapses road in Japanese city
Parts of a main street collapse in a city in southern Japan, creating a huge sinkhole and cutting off power, water and gas supplies to parts of the city.
 
Rogue tyre recycler accused of ripping off small businesses
The owner of a tyre recycling business is accused of ripping off his suppliers hundreds of thousands of dollars while a joint Government taskforce is investigating claims against him.
 
Boa constrictor which 'may have tried to strangle its owner' confiscated by police
Police seize a boa constrictor from a house in the New South Wales Hunter Valley over fears it may have tried to strangle its owner in his sleep, and eaten a small dog.
 
10yo NASA-bound after creating bandage dispenser while undergoing chemotherapy
A 10-year-old Melbourne girl who invented an easy-to-use adhesive bandage dispenser while recovering from leukaemia is about to make a dream trip to NASA after being named Australia's best young inventor.
 
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World
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PNG refugees, asylum seekers lodge new claim for compensation
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Business
Bank earnings fall for first time since financial crisis
Global markets settle on Clinton win in US election
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Politics
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Senate looks for compromise on refugee legislation
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Sport
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Siddle ruled out of second Test with back injury
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Science and Tech
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