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Allegations that hundreds of thousands of dollars have been misappropriated from one of the Northern Territory's most important alcohol rehabilitation programs has thrown the Barkly Region Alcohol and Drug Abuse Advisory Group into crisis. The community controlled rehabilitation service has now decided to close its youth rehabilitation program. It's a major blow in the remote town, which is riven by alcohol and substance abuse.

An estimated 15,000 people marched in Moscow overnight to the mark the second anniversary of the death of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was shot on . His murder shook supporters and also spread fear among those daring to speak out against Russian President Vladimir Putin. One of the key organisers of the march was Ilya Yashin, one of a new generation of opposition leaders in Russia.

In the United States, divisions remain in the Democrat Party over its future after the election of Donald Trump. Party delegates elected a new leader over the weekend, but in yet another blow to the runner-up to Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders' candidate did not win. Thomas Frank has been observing the Democrats with a critical eye for decades. His latest book 'Listen Liberal' calls for some harsh reflection from the party leaders.

Thousands of civilians have fled western Mosul as Iraqi forces continue to push back Islamic State militants. The United Nations is building a camp just south of the city to take the flood of people suddenly without homes. But hundreds of thousands are still trapped. Many more have been forced to act as human shields as IS militants too try to flee.

The advocacy group End Rape on Campus Australia has accused Australia's universities of covering up sexual assaults to protect the country's reputation as a destination for foreign students. The group has released a detailed report that says 500 official complaints of sexual assault have been made to universities in the past five years, but only six people have been expelled as a result.

Residents in the central Victorian town of Malmsbury are still angry about disturbances at the local youth justice facility. Victoria's Youth Affairs Minister and staff from the centre met with residents yesterday to outline improvements to security. Last month, a number of inmates escaped the juvenile jail and went on an alleged crime spree, leaving the community in fear.

The only actor to be killed by a Predator, a Terminator AND an Alien ... Bill Paxton has died from complications after surgery - he was 61. The Texan-born film star had roles in some of the biggest blockbusters of the last 40 years including Titanic, Apollo 13 and The Terminator.

The Prime Minister has unleashed on his predecessor Tony Abbott, saying that he's acted where the former PM failed to deliver. Last night Mr Abbott said that the Coalition was in danger of drifting towards defeat. But Malcolm Turnbull and his Cabinet colleague say Tony Abbott was never capable of implementing his own agenda.

Tasmanian Liberal Senator Eric Abetz has voiced his support for Tony Abbott's criticism of the Prime Minister and Cabinet last night. Speaking with The World Today's Julia Holman, he says the former prime minister's comments are 'not undermining anybody' and are 'motivated by the desire to make Australia a better place.' He says the Government's one-seat majority following the September 2016 election makes Mr Abbott's comments on the Coalition's popularity 'objectively correct' and says that offering new policy ideas should not be seen as sniping or undermining of the Government.

The governor of the Reserve Bank, Dr Philip Lowe has suggested that altering tax breaks for property investors could take some heat out of the currently hot real estate market. Dr Lowe told a parliamentary committee that changing the mix of negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions would lower demand and house prices could fall. He's also signalled that interest rates are unlikely to be cut again because of concerns about fuelling property investment.