All but one of Australia's state premiers and chief ministers have signed a declaration calling for Australia to become a republic. WA Premier Colin Barnett is the only exception
Travel bans have been lifted in New York as Americans dig out of one of the worst blizzards in recent history. 'Snowzilla' dumped 68 centimetres of snow in Central Park, forced an estimate 85 million people to stay indoors and killed at least 19 people
10:00am AEDT: Justice Minister Michael Keenan will attend an international conference in Malaysia to share Australia's approach to countering terrorism and rehabilitating radicalised individuals
10:30am AEDT: The Australian of the Year finalists meet with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for morning tea at The Lodge
11:00am AEDT: A British female rowing team is expected to arrive in Cairns after spending 10 months at sea rowing 13,500km from San Francisco to Australia
2:00pm AEDT: Rosie Batty will give her valedictory speech at Australian of the Year celebrations
7:30pm AEDT: Australian of the Year, Young Australian, Senior Australian and Local Hero winners will be announced at a ceremony on the Parliament House lawns
All but one of Australia's state premiers and chief ministers sign a declaration calling for an Australian head of state, a move the Australian Republican Movement says points to "the dawn of a new republican age".
Tony Abbott's supporters move to crush comparisons with Kevin Rudd after the former prime minister says he will recontest the federal seat of Warringah at the next election.
A former policeman calls on the Tasmanian Government to toughen punishments for car theft, after a heavily pregnant woman was killed when her car was hit by an allegedly speeding teenager in Hobart.
Millions of people in the eastern United States start digging out from a huge blizzard that brought New York and Washington to a standstill, but the travel woes are far from over.
A powerful speech in which veteran journalist Stan Grant says the "Australian dream is rooted in racism" and addresses Indigenous discrimination resonates with the nation in the lead-up to Australia Day.
A Gold Coast man disrupts an attempted robbery on Queensland's Gold Coast by stealing the keys to the suspects' car before chasing them from the scene.
Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison signals his concerns about expanding the goods and services tax to include health and education, but says the Government has not made any decisions about potential changes.
US Republican frontrunner Donald Trump expresses confidence in his popularity, saying he could stand in New York "and shoot somebody" and not lose voters.
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