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A landmark report from the Australian Human Rights Commission has found that 51 percent of all university students were sexually harassed at least once in 2016.

South Australia plans to have two back-up power plants up and running around Adelaide by 1 December to deal with the demands of the hot summer and prevent blackouts.

Good Morning Australia! - "Da Mooch" is already out of the White House - General Kelly is brought over to deal with general dysfunction and general disorder - Trump's other General spews threatening rhetoric against Venezuela - Sam Sherpard is dead - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Apple has removed virtual private networking (VPN) apps from its China App Store apparently and the request of the Beijing government, handing a big boost to China's efforts to exert its control over the Internet.

A team of scientists in Portland, Oregon have become the first in the US to create a genetically-modified human embryo - "many tens" of them, in fact.

Good Morning Australia!! - The US, Russia, and China are trying to intimidate each other - A network of Indonesian mosques are apparently spreading IS propaganda - Another French lawmaker is physically assaulted - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - The AFP busts up an alleged plane bombing plot - Trump responds to this week's humiliating defeat on Obamacare as only as sore loser can - Venezuela's controversial election starts today - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - Trump's latest sacrificial lamb meets his inevitable destiny - McCain gets his revenge - North Korea shoots off another one - Great news for Europe's last old growth forest - Hey, stop beating that Panda! - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

For a brief time, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was the world's richest man.  That is, until the volatility of the market put Bill Gates back on top.

Good Morning Australia!! - Order and resistance are put to the test in chaotic Washington, DC - A key lawmaker warns Trump - After weeks of bloodshed and killings, a Middle East holy site is back to normal - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

What's good for the Greens is good for other lawmakers, according to Green party leader Richard Di Natale who is demanding that Queensland Nationals Senator Matt Canavan quit the Senate after being outed as having dual citizenship in Italy.

The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) says it is "regrettable" that Tasmania's sewerage and water provider TasWater has opted out of national drug wastewater testing.

Good Morning Australia!! - Trump attacks the rights of trans people, for no apparent reason other than to save his own arse - Opposition to Trump comes from unexpected and decided right-wing quarters - Is Brazilian film history repeating itself? - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

A Queensland High School was tricked into showing an idiotic anti-vaccination movie, and Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is not happy about it.

Extreme El Nino events that cause droughts in Australia will be more frequent even if the nations of the world come together and limit global warming to 1.5 C Degrees above pre-industrial levels.  That's according to new climate modelling.

Good Morning Australia!! - Trump really, really wants to be dictator - How can three Aussie lawmakers turn out to be double-secret foreigners? - Turkey's tee shirt paranoia - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

The South Australia government is calling for a judicial inquiry into the misappropriation of billions of liters of water from the River Murray.  The opposition is backing this call, as are indigenous and environmental groups, and key Senators.

Queensland chief scientist Professor Suzanne Miller has been charged by the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) with allegedly filing false private health insurance claim worth $45,000.

Good Morning Australia!! - The parents of Charlie Gard make their final decision - A truckie faces capital punishment for his illegal and unethical delivery - Poland drops its judicial power-grab - The death of a butt booster - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Opioids prescribed by doctors are killing Australians more often than illegal drugs like heroin, according to a detailed examination of Australian Bureau of Statistics data.