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Good afternoon. Here's what's happening now: The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has ruled that leading horse trainers Mark Kavanagh and Danny O'Brien can keep competing until their case is re-heard at VCAT. The pair were banned for three and four years respectively for cobalt doping A keeper at Australia Zoo has been attacked by a tiger. The man suffered puncture wounds and scratches to his head and arm. Zoo owner Terri Irwin said the tiger got "hot and bothered" Macquarie Dictionary has made "captain's call" its Word of the Year. The committee said the term, popularised by Tony Abbott, "perfectly encapsulates what happened in Australia over the past year" Over on The Drum they take a look at how Germany will deal with the 1.1 million people seeking asylum, and ask if Chancellor Angela Merkel's compassionate response was naive Here's what's coming up: 7:00pm AEDT: Lleyton Hewitt v David Ferrer at the Australian Open. Bernard Tomic will also play tonight 8:15pm AEDT: Day two of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. We'll hear from David Cameron on why he wants a referendum to decide if Britain should leave the EU 8:35pm AEDT: A British inquiry is due to publish its findings on the poisoning murder of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko Top Stories 2015 was hottest year on record Last year's global temperatures shattered the previous record in 2014 by the widest margin ever observed, according to US government science agencies, as a visualisation of global warming is released. Tiger attacks big cat keeper at Australia Zoo A keeper is taken to hospital after being scratched by a "hot and bothered" Sumatran tiger at Australia Zoo in Beerwah on the Sunshine Coast. Humble Tsonga insists helping injured Australian Open ball girl 'was nothing special' Eight years after winning over Australian tennis fans en route to his first major final, Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has done it again, this time with an act of on-court compassion. Australia, not UN, has final say on refugee intake, Dutton says The Immigration Minister says the United Nations can make referrals as part of Australia's refugee intake of 12,000 people, but "if we're not happy that person satisfies our criteria, they won't be settled in our country". Clive Palmer's wife appointed director of MP's mining company Mineralogy Federal MP Clive Palmer's wife was appointed director of his flagship mining company, Mineralogy, 10 days before Queensland Nickel went into voluntary administration, documents show. Eerie photos show interior of shipwrecked Costa Concordia A freelance photographer swims to the abandoned Costa Concordia cruise liner to take photographs inside the ill-fated ship. Horse trainers Kavanagh, O'Brien win right to keep competing despite racing ban Prominent Victorian horse trainers Mark Kavanagh and Danny O'Brien win the right to keep competing for the foreseeable future, despite being slapped with multi-year bans over cobalt doping. Australian beekeepers reject contamination findings The Australian honey industry says international research claiming its product is the world's "most contaminated" is misleading. Threats don't faze campaigner behind #EndViolenceAgainstWomen Australian writer Kerri Sackville, who led a Twitter campaign to end violence against women, laughs off threats from an American men's rights activist. 'Planet Nine': Evidence of new giant planet lurking beyond Neptune Our solar system may have a ninth planet about 10 times the mass of Earth far out beyond Neptune, only the third discovered in our solar system since ancient times, astronomers say. Grief and fear in Vietnam after sacred turtle dies A sacred giant turtle in Vietnam dies, prompting an outpouring of grief and stoking fears its death bodes ill for an upcoming Communist Party leadership handover. Abbott takes out Word of the Year award Macquarie Dictionary announces "Captain's call", a phrase popularised by former PM Tony Abbott, as its 2015 Word of the Year, and says "lumbersexual" seems to have taken over from "hipster". Dashcam captures passenger being flung from ute in roll-over Vision from a vehicle's dashcam shows a passenger being thrown high into the air as a ute rolls over several times before coming to a stop in Brazil. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Refugee crisis: Has Germany's compassion moment proved to be naive? By Matthew Dal Santo The voice of regional Australia needs to be heard By Chris Earl We can't handle the idea that sport is no longer just sport By Michael Bradley Labor faces a tough fight on the economy given these job figures By Greg Jericho Just In Labor buoyed by poll results in WA January 21, 2016 - 4:43 pm Turnbull stops over in Hawaii to discuss South China Sea tensions January 21, 2016 - 4:36 pm CCTV shows final moments of man found dead in creek January 21, 2016 - 4:28 pm World • Turnbull stops over in Hawaii to discuss South China Sea tensions • ABBA reunites at opening of Mamma Mia-inspired Greek restaurant • Vanuatu votes in snap election after government MPs jailed Business • Australian shares, dollar rise in morning trade • Plans to keep Adelaide's Holden plant producing cars • New home sales fall in November Politics • Vanuatu votes in snap election after government MPs jailed • Australia, not UN, has final say on refugee intake, Dutton says • Are microbeads products bad for the environment? Sport • Aussie Groth outclassed by Murray at Australian Open • Kyrgios backs Hewitt to march on at Australian Open • Skipper Dhoni shoulders blame for loss to Australia Science and Tech • 'They haven't changed anything': Scientists slam Japan's renewed whaling program • Oceans warming at quickening rate, US study finds • Astronaut tweets photos of first flower grown in space Environment • Are microbeads products bad for the environment? • 'They haven't changed anything': Scientists slam Japan's renewed whaling program • Parks Victoria cleared of further polluting Yarra River Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com. Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. 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