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Good morning. Here's what's happening now: A carbon emissions trading scheme in the electricity sector could lead to an average saving of $216 per year on household power bills, according to a major report Strong drugs used to treat elderly patients with a common condition called delirium may not work and might even hasten death, a landmark Australian study has found Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Pearl Harbour this month with US President Barack Obama. He is the first leader of Japan to travel to the site of the 1941 attack which drew the US into World War II "Exciting, interesting and fun" are not usually words associated with quitting smoking. But Tasmanian researchers are hoping to bring some fun to cutting out cigarettes, with a new phone app called Quittr, which rewards people with virtual currency to redeem in a game. Here's what's coming up: 7:35am AEDT: Greens' MP Adam Bandt will be on Radio National 9:30am AEDT: The inquest into the 2014 death of Manus Island detainee Hamid Khazaei will continue 1:00pm AEDT: The CSIRO and the energy industry's national association will release a major report into how Australia can manage its energy requirements out to 2050 2:20pm AEDT: The second one-day international between Australia and New Zealand will begin Top Stories Gay schoolboy shared bullying torment day before suicide The friend of 13-year-old Brisbane schoolboy Tyrone Unsworth, who took his own life last month, says a day before his death he broke down and told her "the kids at school keep telling me to go kill myself". CSIRO backs emissions trading scheme to lower power prices A carbon emissions trading scheme in the electricity sector could lead to an average saving of $216 per year on household power bills, a major report concludes. Commonly used drugs may hasten death in patients: study Strong drugs used to treat elderly patients with a common condition called delirium may not work and might even hasten death, a landmark Australian study finds. Late flights, flying trampolines and lightning fires as NSW hit by storm Trampolines fly into powerlines and a lightning strike reportedly causes a house fire as a severe thunderstorm tracks from Sydney all along the coast up to northern New South Wales. UK Government begins Brexit legal fight in Supreme Court The British Government launches a Supreme Court battle over who has the power to trigger the formal process of leaving the European Union, seeking to overturn a legal ruling that could derail its Brexit strategy. Shinzo Abe to become first Japanese PM to visit Pearl Harbour Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to visit Pearl Harbour this month with US President Barack Obama, becoming his country's first leader to travel to the site of the Japanese attack 75 years ago that drew the United States into World War II. Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter loses appeal against ban Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter loses his appeal against a six-year ban for ethics violations, imposed amid the biggest corruption scandal to shake the world soccer body, the Court of Arbitration for Sport says. Mental health of top concern among young Aussies: survey Australian teenagers see mental health as one of the top three issues facing the nation, shortly behind drugs and alcohol and equity and discrimination, according to a new survey. Trump chooses former rival Carson for Housing Secretary President-elect Donald Trump chooses former campaign rival Ben Carson to become secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Is torture ever justifiable? One in five Australians think so One in five Australians think it is acceptable to use torture to obtain military information during war, a Red Cross survey says. Indonesian police preparing for Jakarta Governor's trial Measures are being taken to secure the trial of Jakarta's Governor Ahok, the Indonesian police chief says, while a hardline Muslim group calls for followers to attend the trial once per week. Joyce urges more relaxed restrictions on Adler shotgun Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce calls for more relaxed restrictions on the controversial Adler shotgun than most states and territories are willing to consider. Fake news story led man to shoot inside pizza shop: police A man who says he was investigating a conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton running a child sex ring out of a pizza place fires an assault rifle inside the US restaurant injuring no-one, police and news reports say. Aleppo girl Bana Alabed disappears from Twitter The Twitter account of a seven-year-old Aleppo girl who regularly posted about day-to-day life in her hometown disappears. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Going out in style: John Key leaves on his own terms By chief foreign correspondent Philip Williams Verrender: 2017 looms as difficult year for the Lucky Country By business editor Ian Verrender Pill popping, post-it notes and hot dogs: How Americans are coping post-election By Julia Baird Was a shock British by-election a sign of a Brexit-backlash? By Europe correspondent James Glenday Just In Can your smartphone track your mental health? 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