MORNING UPDATE: The stories making headlines on Monday, July 17

Catch up on what's making news this Monday morning.

'STOPPED COUNTING' The teenage father with 'DEVAST8' tattooed across his face whose desperate plea for a job went viral last week has turned down 45 opportunities for work. READ MORE

LICENCE TO KILL Australia's military will be given far-reaching powers, including the ability to take control of terror incidents on home soil, under a national security overhaul. READ MORE

NEW EVIDENCE Supporters of convicted murderer Sue Neill-Fraser are confident she could be acquitted as a new witness prepares to speak. READ MORE

BUCKS PARTY DEATH A woman found dead in a Melbourne CBD hotel rented by a group of interstate men has still not been identified. [https://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/a/36399704/no-id-on-woman-dead-in-melbourne-cbd-hotel/#page1|READ MORE|popup=true]

GOOD SAMARITAN A father-of-seven has been killed after stepping in to help two women who were allegedly being attacked in Western Sydney. READ MORE


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