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Good afternoon. Here's what's happening now:

  • In breaking news, shots have been fired in Paris' northern suburbs as an anti-terrorism police operation takes place. Meanwhile, two Air France flights en route to Paris from the United States have been diverted after receiving anonymous security threats.

  • Four people are now confirmed dead as bushfires rage near Esperance, in southern Western Australia. The ABC was told one of the men killed was a farmer who ensured his neighbours had escaped before getting in his own car.

  • Former All Blacks rugby union legend Jonah Lomu has died aged 40, after battling a rare kidney disorder.

The National Gallery of Victoria will hold what it says is its most ambitious exhibition ever and the first major retrospective of French artist Edgar Degas in 30 years.

Here's what's coming up today:

  • 4.00pm AEDT: Indonesian ambassador Nadjib Riphat Kesoema will deliver the closing remarks from the first Asia-Pacific counter-terrorism financing summit

  • 9.00pm AEDT: Emergency services will give an update on the bushfire situation at a community meeting in Esperance

  • 10.00pm AEDT: Regional leaders will don their funny shirts for the APEC summit class photo

 
Top Stories
Live: Four people die in bushfires near Esperance
Authorities say out-of-control bushfires that have killed four people and destroyed three homes on WA's south coast are some of the worst they have seen. Follow our live blog for updates.
 
Former All Blacks star Jonah Lomu dies
The rugby union world is in mourning after the death of former All Blacks superstar Jonah Lomu at the age of 40.
 
Shots fired during anti-terror operation in Paris
Shooting breaks out in a northern suburb of Paris during an anti-terrorist police operation, five days after the worst attacks in French history killed 129 people in the capital.
 
Coroner considers whether ASIO could have done more to prevent Sydney siege
Australia's national security hotline received 18 calls and emails about Man Haron Monis's Facebook page less than a week before the Sydney siege, an inquest hears.
 
Victorian Liberal ex-boss charged over $1.5m theft from party
Former Victorian Liberal Party state director Damien Mantach is charged with 44 counts of obtaining financial advantage totalling about $1.5 million.
 
Turnbull surprised by Obama's invitation to visit Washington
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is caught off-guard by Barack Obama's whispered last-minute invitation to visit Washington, as the pair were waiting for reporters to set up for a press conference.
 
Convicted axe murderer and rapist 'given car and mobile phone at NT work camp'
Northern Territory corrections admits a convicted criminal who absconded from a remote work camp and sparked a massive manhunt was given a car and mobile phone.
 
Dastyari backs away from claim Liberal senator running 'protection racket' for big business
Labor senator Sam Dastyari accuses a Liberal senator of running a "protection racket" for big business, but later withdraws the comment, as resources giant Chevron fronts a Senate hearing into tax avoidance.
 
Lambie wants Grand Mufti to be fitted with monitoring bracelet
Independent senator Jacqui Lambie calls for the Grand Mufti to be fitted with an electronic monitoring bracelet, as the Australian National Imams Council seeks to address claims he tried to justify the terror attacks in Paris.
 
New heart attack warning labels for popular painkillers
A range of popular painkillers will carry new warning labels saying they can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke following a Therapeutic Goods Administration review.
 
Myer turns down Fair Work Ombudsman offer to clear up 'sham contracting' scandal
Retail giant Myer declines an offer from the workplace watchdog to set up a formal arrangement to ensure its workers are paid properly.
 
'It's a turning point in one's life': Actor Charlie Sheen confirms he is HIV positive
Charlie Sheen reveals during a US television interview that he had unprotected sex with two people since being diagnosed with HIV, and paid people millions of dollars to keep the diagnosis secret.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Terry Barnes Waleed Aly gave the speech Turnbull should have
By Terry Barnes
By Michael Brissenden The reporting on Paris was justified (and no, Beirut wasn't ignored)
By Michael Brissenden
By Greg Jericho We deserve a better quality of tax debate
By Greg Jericho
By Peter Lewis Some good polling news for Bill Shorten: it's not about him
By Peter Lewis
 
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World
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Two Air France flights diverted over security concerns
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Business
Private sector wage growth the lowest on record
Jetstar and Virgin found to have misled customers over airfares
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Politics
Dastyari backs away from claim Liberal senator running 'protection racket' for big business
Turnbull surprised by Obama's invitation to visit Washington
Obama and Turnbull vow to 'ramp up' fight against Islamic State
 
Sport
Former All Blacks star Jonah Lomu dies
O'Keefe selected as Australia considers dual spinning attack for Adelaide
Johnson 'proud of career' after departing Test arena
 
Science and Tech
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Environment
El Nino and the Pacific: Peru prepares for devastating rain
UK upbeat about Paris climate talks
New map helps estimate how long Earth's groundwater will last
 

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