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

  • A confidential police report has outlined the potential terrorism threat from people known as "sovereign citizens". The report says such people don't accept government authority - and there are as many as 300 in NSW alone

  • Scott Morrison has rejected suggestions in Fairfax Media that he was offered the job of treasurer in February. Our politics live blog has all the action from the day in Canberra

  • A Maori mourning chant has echoed around Eden Park stadium in Auckland as thousands of fans as well as past and present players farewelled All Blacks great Jonah Lomu. A private funeral will be held tomorrow.

Don't miss: Back Roads, a new series which promises to take you into some of the country's "most remote, remarkable and inspiring communities" premieres on ABC TV tonight. Here's your chance to go behind the scenes.

Here's what's coming up this evening:

  • 4.30pm AEDT: The child abuse royal commission recommences its hearing into Brisbane Grammar and St Paul's School, sitting in Melbourne

  • 6.15pm AEDT: Pope Francis is due to visit a mosque and celebrate mass in a stadium in Bangui, Central African Republic's capital

  • 7.30pm local time: Former PM Kevin Rudd is due to discuss the Paris climate summit on 7.30

  • 9.00pm AEDT: The Paris climate summit's official opening is due to begin

  • 10.30pm local time: Bill Shorten is due to speak to Lateline from Paris

  • 12.00am Tuesday AEDT: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg is due to speak after meeting Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu in Brussels

  • 12.00am Tuesday AEDT: FIFA will release its three-man shortlist for the Ballon d'Or award given to the male soccer player of the year

 
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You may not have heard of 'sovereign citizens', but a confidential NSW police report says the growing anti-government extremist movement could pose a potential terrorism threat in Australia.
 
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Social Services Minister Christian Porter lays out a potential compromise plan on family tax payments in order to secure a crossbench deal. Follow the day's events in our live blog.
 
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Pyne threatens to put stop to Labor's attacks on Brough
Leader of the House Christopher Pyne says he will potentially gag Parliament if the Federal Opposition continues its "attacks" on Special Minister of State Mal Brough over former speaker Peter Slipper.
 
Russian royal to be laid to rest in Darwin after dying alone in Katherine
The Northern Territory's richest family offers a gravesite for a member of the Russian royal family who died a pauper's death, alone under a tree in a small NT town.
 
Paris protests turn violent ahead of landmark climate talks
French police clash with demonstrators on the streets of Paris as world leaders gather ahead of key UN climate talks, an ugly end to a day of otherwise peaceful protests which saw thousands form a human chain on the streets of the French capital.
 
Refugees removing asbestos without proper protection on Nauru
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FFA agrees to appeals process for banned fans
Football Federation Australia agrees to institute an appeals process for any fan that is banned and believes they are innocent, after fans walked out of stadiums at Wanderers and Victory games.
 
Scaffidi threatens to resign as Perth Lord Mayor over inquiry
Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi threatens to quit the role after being told she faces a new inquiry by the Department of Local Government.
 
Parents' private details stolen from electronic toy maker VTech
Hackers steal the private details of nearly 5 million people from the computer system of Hong Kong-based toy manufacturer VTech.
 
Thousands gather to remember Jonah Lomu at Eden Park
A large crowd gathers at Eden Park in Auckland for the final public tribute to rugby legend Jonah Lomu.
 
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