NewsDay: Labor MPs await wipeout, Paul Gallen banned for a week, Paris Jackson attempts to take her life Speculation surrounds the future of Bananas In Pyjamas. IN news you can't miss today, Labor pollies are packing up before they even get to the polls, the Aussie dollar took a plunge,the future of an ABC classic is in doubt and Paris Jackson tried to take her life. Get the latest on the big stories that have been breaking today below. It's NewsDay. A Fremantle woman is hoping to find her biological father. All she knows is his name, based on a 1969 newspaper clipping. Do you reckon you know him? David McLeod (left) in an article clipping from a 1969 issue of the now defunct The Australasian Post. Frail, 91-year-old grandfather Sidney Brady has told a Perth court of the night he was brutally bashed while dog-sitting at his daughter's Dianella home. Sidney Brady, 90, victim of violent bashing in his daughter's Dianella home in October, 2011. The signs couldn't be clearer that Labor is anticipating an election wipeout - and now the party's MPs have revealed they have begun backing up their parliamentary offices in Canberra before the federal election in September. The Australian dollar plunged to a two-and-a-half year lows, after US stocks fell overnight, driving the exodus out of equities. While we're on the topic of business, a leading WA economist has dismissed doomsday talks for WA's economy, denying we're heading into recession. Twitter was abuzz on the ABC's decision to end the 21-year run of its iconic children's television series Bananas In Pyjamas, claiming the animated version of the original live action program had not generated enough revenue to justify a fourth season. Aunty's head of children's content Tim Brooke-Hunt said that even though the program is the public broadcaster's best-selling children's title on the international market, funding is an issue. Later, a statement from the ABC said it would still put to air the latest series of 156 new episodes, which began airing last month. So while they claim the program is safe, speculation still surrounds its future. Don't pick your SuperCoach team before you find out who's in and who's out for AFL Round 11. NSW Blues coach Laurie Daley is fuming at Paul Gallen's one game ban for striking Nate Myles, as the Maroons plot a "square up" in Origin II. Gallen took the early guilty plea to a grade two striking charge for his punches on Nate Myles and will miss Cronulla's clash against the Storm on Sunday night. But Gallen didn't just ruin Myles' face - he left teammate Robbie Farah with a suspected fractured eye socket, with the hooker in doubt for Origin II. Farah was sporting serious facial bruising this morning following last night's 14-6 win. Here are some of the top contenders for classic Origin biffo between Queensland and New South Wales. Vision courtesy: Nine Network Around the world, a Philadelphia building that was being torn down collapsed with a thunderous boom, raining bricks on a neighbouring thrift store, killing six people and injuring at least 13 others in an accident that witnesses said was bound to happen. US first lady Michelle Obama threatened to leave a fundraiser unless a protester quit interrupting her speech. Competitors at this year's Miss World beauty pageant will not wear bikinis in the parade in a bid to avoid causing offence in Muslim-majority Indonesia. A parent's worst nightmare is one of their children falling ill, but for one American couple that fear has been eclipsed as their five children may all end up needing heart transplants. In Bangladesh, hundreds of employees of a garment factory fell sick after drinking suspected contaminated water in their workplace. The accident follows the collapse of a building housing five garment factories in April that killed 1129 people. Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris, is recovering after she was rushed to hospital after she tried to take her own life. Entertainment Tonight reported that her mother Debbie Rowe confirmed the suicide attempt, saying Paris has "a lot going on." On a list of the year's most loved and loathed celebrities, Hugh Jackman took out the most popular local celeb title for the second year in a row, while Kyle Sandilands was the most disliked ... again. Little Britain star Matt Lucas has slammed the Janoskians' controversial baby skit as "repulsive" and "witless" as the group has defended the video amid a storm of criticism. In the sketch, uploaded to YouTube, they simulated lewd acts in a Danish shopping centre and told a mother "your baby's sexy." Peter Everett says his time on Celebrity Apprentice was so stressfulhe suffered shingles and a severely ulcerated throat and had trouble sleeping for more than a month after he was booted from the show. Airlines have made 20 per cent more money this year from added extras and Qantas has the largest per person revenue in the world. Three Australian airlines made the top 10 lists - Qantas, Jetstar and Tiger. Is this the best movie theatre ever? Malaysia's futuristic, comfortable-looking "Beanieplex" features large seats with adjustable beanbags. Like it? An aspiring half-marathon runner in Minnesota attributed her unbearable back pain to a two-hour training session. A fancy dress party in one of Dublin's best known gay bars took a sinister turn when a woman attacked her ex-girlfriend in a row over a dress-up sumo wrestler's suit. And in case you were wondering, this is what your hair says about you at work.