| Good afternoon. Here's what's happening now: Labor's foreign policy spokeswoman Penny Wong says Australia needs to carefully reassess its alliance with the US following the election of Donald Trump. Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek has also warned against blinding following America's lead on foreign policy Two French tourists have died while snorkelling together on the Great Barrier Reef. The man and woman, believed to be in their 60s, suffered heart attacks while they were on a snorkelling tour off Cairns Wage growth has hit a record low of 1.9 per cent. Workers across all industries are seeing pay increases that are barely keeping up with the rising cost of living Losing faith in Australia's ability to bat? You might feel better after reading about the next generation of rising stars, including national coach Darren Lehmann's own son. Here's what's coming up: 5:30pm AEDT: John Barron and Cate McGregor will discuss Australia's alliance with the US on The Drum 6:05pm in your timezone: ABC's PM will speak to Clive James about whether Leonard Cohen should have won the Nobel literature prize over Bob Dylan 7:00pm AEDT: The International Energy Agency will release its global energy outlook 7:30pm AEDT: The Research Australia Awards will be held in Sydney 7:30pm in your timezone: 7.30 will speak with former Republican congressman Thomas Tancredo | Labor leaders call for careful rethink of US alliance | | Labor leaders say while bipartisan support remains for Australia's alliance with the United States, the election of Donald Trump as president marks a "change point", and the Government must form an independent foreign policy. | | | Eagle Farm workers 'had no means of escape' | | Two construction workers killed at Brisbane's Eagle Farm racecourse managed to escape one falling concrete wall only to be killed by a second, police allege, after the builder in charge of the site is arrested at the international airport. | | | 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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