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As authorities ratchet up the pressure ahead of the closure of Australian operations on Manus Island, protesters confronted the government's threats towards asylum seekers.
Evie Weir has been battling advanced neuroblastoma, a form of cancer, since she was two years old. Her mother Sarah reflects on what Evie's cancer journey has meant for the family.
Paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale, one of Australia's most notorious abusers, is a step closer to dying in prison after having his jail term extended by three years.
The Walkley Award winner's "scathing" analysis of Donald Trump at this year's G20 summit made headlines around the world, particularly in the United States.
In a farewell message to his ABC colleagues, Uhlmann said he was leaving the public broadcaster with a "heavy heart" but it was time to seek another challenge.
"The ABC is a national treasure," he said. "It has given me opportunities I never dared dream of, is home to some of the best journalists in the world and many of my best friends.
"I have not forgotten that the ABC took a risk appointing me to Parliament in 2006 and remember what I said at the end of my [second] interview: 'I promise I won't let you down.' I have tried to honour my side of that pledge and know the ABC has honoured its end of the bargain."
In an all-staff email, the ABC's director of news, Gaven Morris, said 7.30 correspondent Andrew Probyn would become the public broadcaster's temporary political editor from Monday.
Lateline reporter David Lipson, meanwhile, will fill in for Probyn on 7.30.
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