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Areas of morning fog this morning then a mostly sunny afternoon. Patchy fog redeveloping this evening. Light winds. A top of 18 degrees.

Making headlines this morning, Prime Minister Tony Abbott steps up rhetoric to prepare Australians for possible intervention in chaos-torn Iraq; the UN Security Council calls emergency meeting as NATO confirms Russian troop presence; The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry stands down its chief economist over allegations he called Treasurer Joe Hockey a "fat little bastard" and three arrested for allegedly attacking police during protest by opponents of East West Link outside Liberal fundraiser.

The 5.41am Stony Point to Frankston service will be replaced with a bus today.