The Clinton camp says Russia is behind the hacking of the DNC's systems. The FBI is investigating. [CNN] This is a story to keep a really close eye on. I know I've been sending your way a few too many "must reads" but this piece in the Observer setting out the Assange-Russia link, and how it all means Putin is directly interfering in the US election is riveting reading. I must confess, I was one of those n00bs that annoy me when I see them, glued to their phone walking sporadically in public places, the article is that good. As I said - Must. Read! [The Observer] 2. Australia's shame The Northern Territory Chief Minister Andrew Giles is seeking advice on establishing a royal commission into the gut-wrenching, sickening footage the ABC's Four Corners broadcast on Monday night, which showed horrific conditions in the Northern Territory's Don Dale and Alice Springs Youth Detention centres. An image from the Four Corners program showing a teenage boy strapped to a mechanical chair in an Alice Springs prison. Credit:ABC Four Corners

The most shocking image is one you can't quite believe was actually taken in Australia. The report is hard-going to watch, to say the least. [Four Corners] It shows a young boy, Dylan Voller, who threatened to break his own hand so he could go to hospital instead of being in detention, tied up, hooded and restrained to a chair. The image is like one from Guantanamo Bay, barrister John Lawrence told the program. [ABC] Other footage showed six teenagers being tear-gassed. [Fairfax] The President of the Human Rights Commission Gillian Triggs called for an independent inquiry into juvenile detention. There will be pressure on Malcolm Turnbull to intervene, even though the correctional system is the remit of the states and territories. [Fairfax] 2. German bomber pledged allegiance to IS Germany is reeling from another "lone wolf" attack. This one, carried out by a rejected Syrian asylum seeker occurred outside a bar in Ansbach, wounded 15 people - many seriously. The 27-year old man left a video on his mobile phone pledging allegiance to Islamic State's leader Abu Bakr al-Bagdaid. He had been ordered to leave Syria for Bulgaria, where he first applied for asylum a fortnight ago. The federal interior minister also said the man had twice attempted to take his life and had been in psychiatric treatment. [Deutche Welle]

There has been a spate of violence in Germany recently including the mass shooting in Munich, a machete attack and a stabbing on a train. Two of the four incidents, the train stabbing and the nightclub bombing were inspired by IS while the machete and nightclub attacks were carried out by Syrians - one a migrant. How does this play out for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, given her welcoming policy for Syrian refugees which has cost her support in Germany? To see how opponents of the policy will respond, take a look at this Tweet from the far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders. Good analysis piece: "Though the attacks weren't linked, they have further unsettled an already jittery public. That the Ansbach bomber was a Syrian refugee whose asylum application had been rejected will do little to convince Germans that refugees don't pose a serious security risk. Merkel's response in the coming days and weeks could determine whether Germans continue to trust her." [Politico] 4. Turnbull lukewarm about nominating Rudd

Malcolm Turnbull with then prime minister Kevin Rudd in March 2010. Credit:Glen McCurtayne Politics is so partisan in Australia that when an ex-prime minister raises their hand to become the first Australian United Nations Secretary-General the government is split about about whether or not to back their national candidate. Or the other way of looking at this is that Kevin Rudd's reputation is so shot, not even the man dubbed Rudd-lite, Malcolm Turnbull, can bring himself to back the former PM. Of course, Rudd is a special case in his own right and the far-from-glowing references from his former colleagues was always going to dog any ambitious next move. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is backing nominating Rudd (the system is as such that a candidate can only be nominated by their country) but Turnbull isn't that stoked by the idea. [Phillip Coorey/AFR] Across the ditch, conservative PM John Key is enthusiastically backing his Labour predecessor, Helen Clark, and goading Australia in the process. [Daniel Flitton/Fairfax]

Taking up the case for Mr Rudd is Peter Hartcher in Fairfax, who writes the question is whether the Australian should be allowed to compete. [Sydney Morning Herald] 5. China's coal use peaks In this Nov. 4, 2015 photo, a Chinese flag stands in the breeze as a loader moves coal at a coal mine near Ordos in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The annual gathering of the National People?s Congress is largely ceremonial, doing little lawmaking and instead providing a platform to publicize the Communist Party?s priorities. This year, delegates will focus on the ruling party?s new development plan - the latest chapter in a marathon effort to transform China into a middle-income economy with self-sustaining growth driven by consumer spending instead of investment, trade and heavy industry. The slowdown and Beijing's efforts to shift emphasis away from heavy industry already have slashed workforces at mines, shipyards and other employers. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Credit:AP According to Professor Nicholas Stern, who co-wrote the analysis of China's coal use, the findings are a "turning point" in the fight against climate change. Their work finds that China's coal consumption peaked in 2014 which is much earlier than expected and is declining. [Nature] Stern and his colleagues believe this is no blip and the start of a permanent trend. [Damian Carrington/The Guardian]