Afternoon Update: Children among Australians missing in Nepal floods; Labor to slash refugee intake; and cyborg cockroaches

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Dozens of Australian tourists are reportedly missing in the deadly flash floods that swept through the Nepal-Tibet border, as the Australian government says it is urgently working to confirm their welfare.

A Nepali tour operator told the Guardian he feared that 15 Australians trekking with his company, including children as young as 11 , have died.

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