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The President of the Ipswich Residents' and Ratepayers' Association, Jim Dodrill, has been treated in hospital for injuries after he and his father were attacked by about 20 people in a parkland. Fifty-two-year-old Jim Dodrill and his 73-year-old father went to the park to meet a stranger who'd raised concerns about trail-bike riding and four-wheel-driving in the area. When they were spotted trying to take photos of the drivers of the bikes and off-roaders, they were surrounded and beaten with bottles, rocks and a pole.

On Business PM: Channel Ten's administrator is confident the company can be saved. And, we have an exclusive interview with a US federal reserve board member, who reveals the central bank's next move.

The West Australian Coroner Ros Fogliani has today opened an inquest into the deaths of 13 young Aboriginal people in the state's Kimberley. All of them committed suicide. All of them were exposed to alcohol abuse and domestic violence at home, and the court's heard almost half the group had been sexually abused.

Indigenous policy experts say youth suicides need to be seen as more than a mental health issue. They're calling for better cultural identity and resilience-building programs to help stop the deaths.

It's the last week of hearings in the Northern Territory's Royal Commission into Youth Justice and Child Protection, and today the inquiry heard from a top Commonwealth public servant that he isn't aware of any money set aside to pay for the recommendations of the $50 million inquiry's findings, that are due in September.

Three Australian employees of James Packer's Crown Resorts will be released from a Chinese jail over the next two months after pleading guilty to illegally promoting gambling. The staff have been sentenced to been sentenced to between nine and 10 months' jail after pleading guilty in a Shanghai court today; all three have already served eight months in a Shanghai jail, and their sentence includes time already served. Seventeen staff and two former Crown employees faced the court.

Have you heard of a group called the Free Burma Rangers? They're a group of humanitarian militants who head into conflict zones around the world to save lives and rescue civilians trapped in fighting. Their motto is to 'love each other, to unite and work for freedom, justice and peace, forgive and do not hate, pray with faith and act with courage.' As the US coalition corners ISIS in the last pocket in north-west Mosul, ISIS fighters have turned their wrath on civilians, shooting those who try to escape and taking human shields.

New South Wales students could soon face significantly easier Year 12 English examinations. The state's Education Standards Authority recently asked for feedback on proposed changes to HSC testing. One of its ideas was to cut exam time by a quarter. But the authority has got back a scathing submission from five former English examiners who warn the changes could make it easier for students to 'game' the system, memorise answers and fuel the lucrative tutoring industry.

The British Football Association has ended all of its sponsorships with betting companies, including terminating a long term multi-million dollar contract with a gambling firm. The decision was reached after a three-month review of the governing body's links to the betting industry. It's renewed calls for Aussie sporting codes to end their close relationship with gambling industry, which is contributing to Australians being among the biggest gamblers in the world.

On Business PM: Westpac bank CEO Brian Hartzer hits out at South Australia's new bank levy, saying it's 'bad policy' that will cost South Australia jobs. And an industry body has release draft guidelines outlining how companies should deal with the often contentious issue of data management.