The 10 am SYN News Update with Nick Duxson and Thomas Dullard.

HEADLINES:

Australian Government confirms trekkers attacked on Papua New Guinea's Black Cat Track.

Bill Shorten set to contest Labor leadership.

Apple releases two new iPhone models - 5C and 5S.

Thomas Bach to replace Jacques Rogge as head of the International Olympic Committee.

Photo source: Flickr - Globovision

10 AM - Syn News - 11/09/13

MORE THAN 2,000 AUSTRALIAN LIVES ARE LOST EACH YEAR TO SKIN CANCER, BUT SCIENTISTS IN QUEENSLAND HAVE MADE AN IMPORTANT BREAKTHROUGH IN THE FIGHT AGAINST MELANOMA.

DISCOVERING THE ROLE OF THE ‘RED-HEAD’ GENE COULD LEAD TO NEW TREATMENT METHODS, AS NICK DUXSON REPORTS.

[Beach sounds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyA5c-ajXyg]

[First song: Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) – Lana Del Rey]

[Second song: Endless Summer – The Jezabels]

[Photo courtesy of James Jardine]

