US presidential candidate Donald Trump has been widely condemned for calling for a ban on Muslims entering the country. High-profile Republicans have described him as "unhinged" and said the comments were "not what the party stands for" while those outside the party have labelled him "worse than Voldemort"
The ABC has been told that an audit found Clive Palmer's Queensland Nickel could trade its way out of trouble. Mr Palmer had reportedly asked for $50 million in government assistance to keep the refinery afloat and save 776 jobs
The Eagles of Death Metal have made an emotional return to the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, one month after gunmen stormed their concert, killing 90 people. The band's lead singer Jesse Hughes cried after placing a single flower on the sea of bouquets
Russia has begun a televised reading of Leo Tolstoy's classic War and Peace. The 60-hour event features 1300 readers including cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, who took part from the International Space Station
Here's what's coming up:
8.00am AEDT: Treasurer Scott Morrison will be at the opening of terminal four at Melbourne airport
8.30am AEDT: Victoria Police commissioner Graham Ashton will respond to the review into sexual harassment in the force
9.30am AEDT: Australia's cricket team resumes training ahead of tomorrow's first Test against the West Indies
10.30am AEDT: South Australian MP Bernard Finnigan will be sentenced over his conviction for downloading child pornography
10.50pm AEDT: Malcolm Turnbull is in Esperance for a briefing from local fire control officers
12.30pm AEDT: EU ambassador Sem Fabrizi will address the National Press Club
1.00pm AEDT: Environment Minister Greg Hunt will speak on the possible outcomes of the Paris climate talks
Donald Trump defends his call for a ban on Muslims entering the US, as Harry Potter author JK Rowling labels him worse than Voldemort, and the White House paints him as a "carnival barker" with "fake hair".
As Clive Palmer seeks taxpayer assistance for Queensland Nickel, the ABC has been told an audit shows the company is able to trade out of its financial difficulties.
American rockers Eagles of Death Metal make an emotional return to the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, where they survived last month's jihadist attack.
Former prime minister Tony Abbott calls for a "religious revolution" inside Islam, declaring "all cultures are not equal... and we've got to be prepared to say that".
Cosmetic surgeons could be banned from offering cheap breast implants in unlicensed clinics under new strict rules being considered by the NSW Government.
Russia begins a 60-hour marathon broadcast during which celebrities, members of the public and a cosmonaut read Leo Tolstoy's sprawling novel War and Peace.
One of the California shooters reportedly took out a $US28,500 loan from an online lender before he and his wife killed 14 of his co-workers at a holiday party in San Bernardino.
Oscar Pistorius is granted bail while he waits to appeal against his conviction for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine's Day 2013.
Liberal senator Bill Heffernan warns Australia's security is being put at risk because of its dwindling fuel supplies and says it is the "greatest military threat" facing the nation.
The Department of Foreign Affairs warns the future of Australia's prisoner swap deal with China could be jeopardised if Attorney-General George Brandis grants businessman Matthew Ng an early release from prison.
The head of Croatia's leading rights group is left red-faced after his trousers fall down during a photo shoot with president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.
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