Good morning. Here's what's happening now: Mercury has made a rare transit across the face of the sun. The planet is too small to see without high-powered binoculars or a telescope. But luckily NASA live-streamed images of the event. You can watch its video here Here's what's coming up: 9:15am AEST: Thousands are expected to turn out for a pro-choice rally at Queensland Parliament in support of decriminalising abortion 10:00am CST: The former NT police commissioner, John McRoberts, is due to face court after being charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice 11:00am AEST: Fairfax journalists are meeting in newsrooms in Melbourne and Sydney to discuss the latest round of job cuts 12:30pm AEST: Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen will set out his reply to the federal budget at the National Press Club Panama Papers database goes public | A searchable database of more than 200,000 entities found in the Panama Papers investigation is released, stripping away the layers of secrecy shrouding companies, trusts and foundations created in 21 jurisdictions around the world. | | Mercury makes rare transit across Sun's face | Stargazers get a rare opportunity to witness Mercury fly directly across the face of the Sun, a sight that unfolds about once every 10 years, as Earth and its smaller neighbouring planet came into perfect alignment. | | Strong winds predicted to hit SA | Damaging wind gusts of up to 100 kilometres an hour are predicted across South Australia, but the SES says the threat from high tides has reduced in most coastal regions. | | 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. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Add or remove topics | Unsubscribe | Contact Us | |
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