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Top Stories Windsor allowed to challenge Joyce as citizenship hearing set for October Barnaby Joyce's political nemesis will argue in the High Court that the Deputy PM breached the constitution, as October 10-12 is set down for a full hearing into Federal Parliament's dual citizenship saga. Statue 'whitewashes' Townsville's slave history, South Sea Islanders say The South Sea Islander community is calling for a statue of Townsville founder Robert Towns to be changed, to pay tribute to those who were kidnapped, brought to Queensland and forced into labour. Spy chief and Duterte: Enlisting the devil to keep the peace If Nick Warner briefly humouring Rodrigo Duterte by posing for a photo is the price of encouraging his cooperation with Australia in the fight against Islamic State, it's a small one to pay, writes political editor Chris Uhlmann. Trump rebuked by Republicans after border wall funding threat spooks Wall St The US President is criticised by some of his fellow Republicans after his threat to shut down the US Government over funding for a border wall rattles stock markets. Weedy seadragon sex caught on film for first time A former PE teacher upstages David Attenborough by filming the moment a female weedy seadragon transfers her eggs onto the male's tail. Police puppy named after Jeff Horn takes first steps in crimefighting career A seven-week-old German shepherd named after Brisbane's world champion boxer, Jeff Horn, will soon begin training to become the newest addition to the Queensland Police Service Dog Squad. 'We never said we were angels': Bad Girls Advice founder gives first interview 'Queen Amy', the young Brisbane mother behind a controversial Facebook page shut down last month over a post describing a woman engaging in bestiality with her dog, defends the secret group and its 200,000 female members. This 24yo Australian is massive on Chinese social media China's internet celebrities, known as Wang Hongs, are cashing in on their growing social media influence. Australian student Amy Lyons is one of them. Diagram showing location of Matthew Leveson's body revealed in court Court documents reveal the diagram Michael Atkins provided police to locate the body of his younger lover, Matthew Leveson, who was buried in Sydney's Royal National Park. How Zak Grieve backed out of a murder plot but got life anyway The mother who paid for an ex-lover's murder; the son who organised the hit; the accomplice who turned against his mates; and the man who wasn't there. The story of Ray Niceforo's murder exposes the inconsistences in the Northern Territory justice system. 'OMG I HAVE THE BEST IDEA': Former call centre worker skimmed accounts One of two Canberra women who allegedly discussed, over work email, plans to scam customers of electricity and gas provider ActewAGL pleads guilty to stealing thousands of dollars, while the other pleads not guilty. Elon Musk reveals SpaceX spacesuit Entrepreneur Elon Musk uses an Instagram post to unveil the first official photo of the monochromatic SpaceX spacesuit, which he says "actually works". WA's first edible-cricket farm gets green light It has long been flagged as the future for food, and now a WA start-up company has been given the green light to sell crickets for human consumption. 'Weak' parents raising a generation of 'prince boofhead' boys Weak parenting of boys is creating a generation of entitled brats who think they are owed the world and can lash out in violence when they don't get their way, adolescent psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg says. Body-in-suitcase double murder accused committed to stand trial Daniel James Holdom, charged with the murder of single mother Karlie Pearce-Stevenson and her two-year-old daughter Khandalyce Stevenson, is committed to stand trial. Alleged mastermind behind tax-evasion scheme ordered to pay $8.5m A Melbourne man alleged to have masterminded a massive tax-evasion scheme is hit with a personal tax bill of $8.5 million, despite claiming his only asset is an old Ford Falcon. Gay activist arrested 30 years ago raises rainbow flag over Hobart Rodney Croome, arrested almost 30 years ago by police after a complaint by Hobart City Council, helps the Mayor raise a rainbow flag atop a council building, cheered on by supporters. 'Out of step' AOC told to overhaul culture following review An independent review finds staff are "disappointed and ashamed" at aspects of leadership within the Australian Olympic Committee, while describing it as "the most dysfunctional organisation that they have worked for". What's it like to be a teacher? Jwan Hamama was a microbiologist in Iraq but when her children started school in Australia, she found herself bewildered by the education system and decided to do a teaching degree so she could better help them. Out of the fire, into the frypan: Saved piglets turned into sausages Six months after UK firefighters saved a litter of piglets from a barn fire, the farm manager says thank you with a gift of pork sausages made from the rescued animals. From ABBA to Elvis, are we seeing festival fatigue? Almost every town in regional Australia has a festival, celebrating everything from potatoes to poets and balloons to beer, but are there too many? Analysis and Opinion: The Drum America's mistrust of Pakistan has taken a new course By chief foreign correspondent Philip Williams Stan Grant: It is a 'damaging myth' that Captain Cook discovered Australia By Stan Grant Stop flogging Kyrgios for his mistakes, he's our most interesting athlete By Dan Colasimone Afghanistan is more proof for Trump that it is tougher to govern than campaign By North America correspondent Conor Duffy Just In Police puppy named after Jeff Horn takes first steps in crimefighting career August 24, 2017 - 2:58 pm Fist-pump photo with Duterte not spy chief's idea, Bishop says August 24, 2017 - 2:48 pm Spy chief and Duterte: Enlisting the devil to keep the peace August 24, 2017 - 2:22 pm World • Typhoon Hato's death toll rises to 12 • Russian director Serebrennikov under house arrest on 'absurd' embezzlement charges • Exxon accused of misleading public on climate change Business • Are Australia's CEOs working hard enough to deserve their pay? • Trump rebuked by Republicans after border wall funding threat spooks Wall St • ASX flat as commodity profit reports offset weak overseas leads Politics • Fist-pump photo with Duterte not spy chief's idea, Bishop says • Spy chief and Duterte: Enlisting the devil to keep the peace • Windsor allowed to challenge Joyce as citizenship hearing set for October Sport • 'Out of step' AOC told to overhaul culture following review • Pads off: Aussies go to extremes to prepare for Bangladesh spin barrage • Hayne criticises axed Titans coach Henry for going to the media Science and Tech • Elon Musk reveals SpaceX spacesuit • Chris Hadfield on what David Bowie thought of his cover song • Donald Trump looked directly at the eclipse Environment • Photographer turns lens on our 'complex, disconnected' relationship with water • Exxon accused of misleading public on climate change • MP tearful over father's diagnosis as Queensland passes new black lung laws Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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