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There's mounting pressure on the New South Wales Government to address violence at Sydney's the Star Casino. The ABC revealed yesterday two thirds of violent incidents at the casino aren't being reported to police. Public health experts and criminologists say it's a worry and exposes the problems with industry self-regulation.

The director of Huon Aquaculture, Frances Bender, has spoken out on Four Corners saying too many fish are being farmed in Macquarie Harbour. There is a lack of oxygen in the waters of the Harbour, and in the past two summers, more than 100,000 fish have died in the farms. But Tasmania's Primary Industries Minister Jeremy Rockliff is defending the salmon industry as world class.

In one of the closest finishes of recent times, Almandin, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, held off the Irish stayer Heartbreak City to win the 156th Melbourne Cup at Flemington. It means owner Lloyd Williams has notched up his 5th win, making him the most successful owner in the race's history.

Fresh satellite images appear to support claims of targeted arson attacks in western Myanmar, where security forces are accused of shooting and raping Muslims. One activist group says 30 women have been raped in just one village, all members of the Rohingya minority, sometimes described as the most persecuted group on earth. The area has been sealed off to aid workers and media since early October, when militants attacked border posts.

Considerable confusion now surrounds the departure of the Family First Senator Bob Day. What was first reported as a resignation is now in question. Can he resign if he was never validly elected? And what happens if he wasn't? Labor's asking the questions, and the Government is asking the Senate to consider challenging Bob Day's election to the Senate in the High Court.

Like it or not, the expression trick or treat is here to stay, and a bumper harvest of perfectly edible pumpkins are fit only as ornaments. It's Halloween, and if that doesn't give you goosebumps, perhaps this will. Researchers at the CSIRO have gotten into the spirit of the holiday by tapping into an idea that some people find increasingly frightening: the idea of artificial intelligence. The Nightmare Machine is an algorithm-based piece of artificial intelligence, or AI, that has been taught what images scare people. It has now learned how to produce such images itself, and its creators say it has the power to go even further.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has accused the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of being a puppet of One Nation by floating plans to permanently deny visas to refugees who've been settled in other countries if they tried to claim asylum in Australia. The Government says the plan would help deter people smugglers and their clients, and says Labor's response is disappointing.

Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse says Cardinal George Pell should've taken action against paedophile priest Peter Searson. In a submission published online, counsel assisting says Cardinal Pell's evidence that the Catholic Education Office kept him in the dark about the extent of Searson's behaviour should be rejected.

Sydney's Star casino has been accused of hiding the true extent of violence at its premises, with leaked documents showing two thirds of assaults on site are not reported to police. Liquor and Gaming New South Wales inspectors have conducted an in-depth review of incident reports and security footage at The Star Casino between March and August this year. The review, obtained exclusively by the ABC, found there were 111 violent incidents on site, but only 36 were reported to police. Advocates for victims of crime say that shows the casino should be subject to New South Wales controversial lockout laws.

The race for the White House has narrowed as Hillary Clinton tries to shake off a renewed FBI probe of her emails. An ABC News/Washington Post poll put Mrs Clinton just one point ahead of Republican rival Donald Trump. Democrats and some Republicans are in political apoplexy at the FBI disclosure.