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Top Stories Man shot dead in confrontation at police station in Sydney's west A man, believed to be aged in his 40s, is fatally shot by a police officer after a confrontation involving a knife at Quakers Hill police station. China posts slowest economic growth in 25 years China records its slowest economic growth in a quarter of a century, prompting fears that the nation's slowdown has not bottomed out. Palmer, Lazarus trade blows over Queensland Nickel donations Former Palmer United Party colleagues Clive Palmer and Glenn Lazarus engage in a political mudslinging match over electoral funding donated by Queensland Nickel. Emergency warning for out-of-control grassfire in central Victoria One structure is lost as an emergency warning is issued for an out-of-control grassfire at Edgecombe near Kyneton in central Victoria. Kidnapped Australian couple's families plead for their release The family of two Australians kidnapped by extremists in Burkina Faso plead for their release as they express gratitude for messages of support from Australia and internationally. Torching of vegan food in Australia Day lamb ad 'humorous' A controversial advertisement spruiking the benefits of eating lamb on Australia Day that depicts a SWAT-style rescue operation of a vegan while his kale is blow-torched will be allowed to stay on air. 'I was approached to fix matches via social media': Kokkinakis Australian young gun Thanasi Kokkinakis reveals he has been approached to fix tennis matches by "randoms" on social media. Protesters who disrupted Australian Open final charged a year on A group of asylum seeker advocates who staged a protest during the men's Australian Open tennis final last year have been charged nearly 12 months after the event. Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey dies aged 67 Eagles founding member and guitarist Glenn Frey dies aged 67, after a battle with illness, and is remembered by his bandmates as "like a brother". Man murdered and stuffed in wheelie bin for 'bludging' An Adelaide man murders another and stuffs the body in a wheelie bin because the victim bludged off him, a court hears. Visa of 'pick-up artist' Jeff Allen cancelled after petition launched Immigration Minister Peter Dutton cancels the visa of so-called pick-up artist Jeff Allen, after a petition calling for his deportation attracted 62,000 signatures. 'Fool, buffoon, wazzock': UK MPs debate Trump ban British MPs spend three hours in the House of Commons debating whether firebrand US presidential hopeful Donald Trump should be let into the UK. Body found in Melbourne shop gutted by fire A body is found in a shop in Fitzroy, in inner Melbourne, that was completely gutted by fire early on Tuesday morning. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum If Shorten can get voters to take him seriously, his GST strategy could pay off By Mungo MacCallum Donald Trump is not a conservative - just look at his views on trade By Chris Berg The sad truth about this match-fixing scandal By Dominic Knight Turnbull on terrorism: It's not just the rhetoric that's changed By Paula Matthewson Just In #AustraliaDay 'cool' koala emoji unveiled by Twitter Australia January 19, 2016 - 4:42 pm Witness afraid he would suffer same fate as Shaun Barker, court told January 19, 2016 - 4:37 pm Darwin trailer robbery suspect 'hiding out' after police pursuit January 19, 2016 - 4:35 pm World • Jada Pinkett Smith, Spike Lee boycott Oscars in #OscarsSoWhite protest • Fines for South Korean air rage incidents now not peanuts • Oceans warming at quickening rate, US study finds Business • China posts slowest economic growth in 25 years • ASX holds firm as China GDP hits forecasts • Super savings threatened by share market falls Politics • Palmer United: The rise and demise of a vanity party • Palmer, Lazarus trade blows over Queensland Nickel donations • Warren Truss says he's not under pressure to resign Sport • 'I was approached to fix matches via social media': Kokkinakis • Aussies Groth, Millman through to second round • Federer keeping an eye on Hewitt in final tilt at Australian Open Science and Tech • Oceans warming at quickening rate, US study finds • Astronaut tweets photos of first flower grown in space • Government releases list of agencies applying to access metadata Environment • Oceans warming at quickening rate, US study finds • 'Mummified' baby orangutan recovers after rescue • Knitting Nannas arrested at coal seam gas protest Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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