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Malcolm Turnbull speaks to PM in a wide-ranging interview but refuses to be drawn on the issue of Tony Abbott or even mention his name.

Confidential documents on Dylan Voller, whose experience in youth detention sparked a royal commission, are among those of 39 clients of Territory Families accidentally dumped at the Alice Springs tip.

The South Australian city of Whyalla has been given a lifeline, following the sale of troubled steelmaker Arrium. A British company has signed a deal to buy the company, which was plunged into voluntary administration last April. The State Government says the buyer has pledged to retain the local workforce and upgrade the plant, but the deal still needs approval from the foreign investment review board.

Correctional services in Australia's most populous states barred AEC staff from entering prisons to conduct voting in successive federal elections. Many eligible prisoners were unable to vote in the 2010, 2013 and 2016 elections due to failure to enrol them and register their ballots. The revelations come in the form of hundreds of AEC documents, including internal memos, emails, and records, obtained by the ABC under freedom of information legislation.

It appears the Queensland town of Bundaberg is divided over whether a cashless welfare card will help the community. Federal member Keith Pitt says the controversial scheme will address the region's very high levels of unemployment. He says there's wide community support for it to be the next trial site of the card. But there's also strong push back from locals amid concern the system is stripping away autonomy from some of the most vulnerable.

A breakdown in negotiations about gas supply across bass strait is leaving Tasmanian's facing an increase in 95 per cent in their bills. Gas is used by some of Tasmania's largest employers and they are calling on the Federal Government to hold a review to see if the nation's gas pipelines should be regulated.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un says the intercontinental ballistic missile his regime test-fired yesterday has the capability to carry a nuclear warhead. State media in North Korea quoted the leader as saying the test completed his country's strategic weapons capability that now includes atomic and hydrogen bombs as well as ICBMs. All eyes are now turning to the UN Security Council meeting, which meets tomorrow morning, and the G20 summit later in Germany later this week.

A proposed gold mine in New South Wales at the centre of a long-running water security debate, has now attracted support from some of its most vocal critics. The mine's developer originally wanted to buy recycled water for the mine from the regional city of Bathurst. That sparked fears about the health of the Macquarie River, but now it's proposing a new source which community groups hope will be a win-win for employment and water security.

On Business PM: Automation may be replacing workers as technology disrupts millions of jobs but it's also tipped to create a raft of new and more interesting roles; And the German energy company promising to slash Australian's power bills to near zero if you sign up to allow them to feed your energy to the grid when you are not using it.

The opening day of evidence in a major class action against Johnson and Johnson has produced audible gasps from the gallery. The medical products manufacturer is facing claims from 700 women over a mesh product used to treat pelvic floor conditions. They say it left them with injuries ranging from chronic pain to the inability to have sex. If they're successful the total compensation figure could be of record proportions in Australia.