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Tuesday, 6 June 2017

China's growing influence over Australian politics has similarities with Russia's recent meddling in American democracy, former top US intelligence official James Clapper warns.

He's one of the world's most famous astrophysicists and he's joined Lateline to answer your science questions.

IN THIS UPDATE; BRITISH POLICE HAVE CONFIRMED SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NURSE KIRSTY BODEN WAS KILLED IN THE LONDON TERRORIST ATTACK; VICTORIA POLICE SAY THEY'RE CONFIDENT THE TERRORIST INVOLVED IN THE SIEGE IN MELBOURNE'S BAYSIDE SUBURBS WAS ACTING ALONE; AND INDIAN MINER ADANI HAS APPROVED THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST NEW COAL MINES.

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IN THIS UPDATE; BRITISH POLICE HAVE CONFIRMED SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NURSE KIRSTY BODEN WAS KILLED IN THE LONDON TERRORIST ATTACK; VICTORIA POLICE SAY THEY'RE CONFIDENT THE TERRORIST INVOLVED IN THE SIEGE IN MELBOURNE'S BAYSIDE SUBURBS WAS ACTING ALONE; AND INDIAN MINER ADANI HAS APPROVED THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST NEW COAL MINES.

British police name the third London Bridge attacker as 22-year-old Youssef Zaghba, and say he is believed to be an Italian national of Moroccan descent.

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces says it's begun an offensive to capture the northern city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State group, after months of clearing operations.

Police arrest a man accused of child abuse.

The ABC's 7.30 was given special access to the NSW Child Abuse Squad to see how the unit deals with the trauma inflicted on children, families and police working on the cases.

Prince Harry touches down in the city he has described as "iconic" and "sports-mad" in the countdown to the 2018 Sydney Invictus Games for injured military veterans.

There are chaotic scenes in Qatari supermarkets today as people race to stockpile groceries after some of the Arab world's biggest powers cut ties with the country for supporting extremism.

A national round-up of today's weather outlook.

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A national round-up of today's weather outlook.

IN THIS UPDATE; A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WOMAN IS FEARED TO BE THE FOURTH AUSTRALIAN VICTIM OF THE LONDON TERROR ATTACKS; VICTORIA POLICE HAVE DEFENDED THEIR MONITORING OF THE MAN INVOLVED IN THE ATTACK IN THE MELBOURNE SUBURB OF BRIGHTON LAST NIGHT; AND INDIAN FIRM ADANI IS PUSHING AHEAD WITH ITS CARMICHAEL COAL MINE IN CENTRAL QUEENSLAND ... WITH ITS BOARD TODAY GIVING THE PROJECT THE GREEN LIGHT.
SERIOUS CONCERNS AROUND TWO AUSTRALIANS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT UP IN THE LONDON ATTACK ON SATURDAY; AND BUT THE COMPANY NEEDS TO RAISE MORE FINANCE ... AND IT'S STILL SEEKING A LOAN FROM THE NORTHERN AUSTRALIA INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY.

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IN THIS UPDATE; A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WOMAN IS FEARED TO BE THE FOURTH AUSTRALIAN VICTIM OF THE LONDON TERROR ATTACKS; VICTORIA POLICE HAVE DEFENDED THEIR MONITORING OF THE MAN INVOLVED IN THE ATTACK IN THE MELBOURNE SUBURB OF BRIGHTON LAST NIGHT; AND INDIAN FIRM ADANI IS PUSHING AHEAD WITH ITS CARMICHAEL COAL MINE IN CENTRAL QUEENSLAND ... WITH ITS BOARD TODAY GIVING THE PROJECT THE GREEN LIGHT.
SERIOUS CONCERNS AROUND TWO AUSTRALIANS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT UP IN THE LONDON ATTACK ON SATURDAY; AND BUT THE COMPANY NEEDS TO RAISE MORE FINANCE ... AND IT'S STILL SEEKING A LOAN FROM THE NORTHERN AUSTRALIA INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY.

IN THIS UPDATE; COUNTER-TERRORISM POLICE ARE SEARCHING THE HOME OF YACQUB KHAYRE-- THE GUNMAN BEHIND YESTERDAY'S ATTACK IN MELBOURNE; THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS AUTHORITIES HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS AROUND TWO AUSTRALIANS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT UP IN THE LONDON ATTACK ON SATURDAY; AND BUT THE COMPANY NEEDS TO RAISE MORE FINANCE ... AND IT'S STILL SEEKING A LOAN FROM THE NORTHERN AUSTRALIA INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY.

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In this update: Australia's Champions Trophy hopes hang in the balance, after their second straight game of the tournament was abandoned due to rain;
World number one Andy Murray has progressed to the French Open quarter finals with a straight sets win over Russian Karen Khachanov;
The Sydney Swans aren't giving up hope of reaching the A-F-L finals despite their lowly position on the ladder.

In this update: Australia's Champions Trophy hopes hang in the balance, after their second straight game of the tournament was abandoned due to rain;
World number one Andy Murray has progressed to the French Open quarter finals with a straight sets win over Russian Karen Khachanov;
The Sydney Swans aren't giving up hope of reaching the A-F-L finals despite their lowly position on the ladder.

The Reserve Bank again left interest rates on hold, but the local share market suffered its biggest fall for several months.

Embattled sandalwood company Quintis downgrades its earnings forecast and seeks an extension to its voluntary trading halt, citing volatile market conditions.

If the national accounts show a growing economy in the first quarter, it will make a world record run without a recession.

The local markets have closed sharply lower as negative sentiment amongst the financial stocks spilled into all other sectors. Chris Weston from IG Markets speaks to Elysse.

Artificial intelligence is coming to a workplace near you.
Tech firm, Slack, which is a program used in offices to communicate and manage workflow, is working with some of our biggest banks and telcos to adopt more artificial intelligence.
Slack's head of AI, Noah Weiss speaks to Elysse.

An agreement between the AFL and the WA Government to play fixtures for the 2018 season at the yet-to-be-opened Perth Stadium is more than 99 per cent done, AFL boss Gillon McLachlan says.

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