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Good morning. Here's what's happening now: Australia is not on track to meet its Paris climate change commitments according to a leaked report into the country's electricity market Pacific countries are on tsunami watch after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck around 70 kilometres south-west of the Solomon Islands Many people with disabilities are still working for less than $3 an hour almost four years after Australia's High Court ruled they were being underpaid at Government-supported workshops Exquisitely preserved bones and feathers from the tip of a dinosaur tail have been discovered in a unique place. A piece of 99-million-year-old amber was found by a palaeontologist hunting for fossils in a Myanmar market. It's the first skeletal remains of a dinosaur ever found preserved in amber. Here's what's coming up: 7:30am AEDT: Insiders host Barrie Cassidy will be on News Breakfast 8:00am AEDT: SA Premier Jay Weatherill will be on Radio National ahead of the COAG meeting in Canberra 9:30am AEDT: Business SA will release results of a survey about the impact of September's state-wide blackout 11:00am AEDT: The Australian Tax Office will release its data on corporate tax transparency for about 1,900 companies Top Stories Australia to fall short of climate targets, leaked Finkel report says A leaked report into the country's electricity market says Australia is not on track to meet the Paris climate change commitments and that investment in the sector has stalled because there is no long-term Government policy to reduce carbon emissions. 'It's as close as anyone will get to petting a dinosaur' Exquisitely preserved bones and feathers from a baby dinosaur's tail have been discovered in a piece of 99-million-year-old amber, found by a palaeontologist hunting for fossils in a South East Asian market. Solomon Islands rocked by magnitude-7.8 quake A magnitude-7.8 earthquake strikes off the Solomon Islands, the US Geological Survey says, prompting widespread tsunami warnings across the Pacific. 'We are about to die': Pleas for help in Syria go unheeded The Syrian regime and the Russian Government ignore calls for urgent humanitarian evacuations from Aleppo, as terrified civilians trapped inside the city send out desperate calls for help. Disabled employees still offered $2.79 an hour Many people with disabilities are still working for less than $3 an hour almost four years after Australia's High Court ruled they were being underpaid at Government-supported workshops. Trump to nominate regulation critic to lead environment agency US President-elect Donald Trump is set to nominate Scott Pruitt, a critic of federal environmental regulation, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a choice that has enraged conservationists and cheered the oil industry. CSR Sugar owner linked to palm oil deforestation in Indonesia The owner of some of Australia's most famous food brands is linked to deforestation in Indonesia after new footage emerges of land clearing in North Sumatra. Hanson criticises Culleton's lack of political experience The rift within One Nation grows increasingly public with party leader Pauline Hanson criticising Rod Culleton's lack of experience and calling for him to listen to her and other party senators. Man, 73, found off WA coast clinging to plastic tub Graham Jordan is rescued by fishermen taking a closer look at what they initially thought was debris in the water off Port Kennedy, with his survival put down to his "mile a day" swim regime. Trump's 'devil horns' just a coincidence, Time says Time magazine denies its Person of the Year cover intentionally gave US President-elect Donald Trump " cat, bat or devil horns", after it causes a stir online. Woman charged over toxic moonshine deaths A woman is charged with selling toxic moonshine that was found by the NSW coroner to have contributed to three deaths in the remote Indigenous community of Collarenebri. Solar panel owners turn to vanadium 'electrolyte fluid' battery A new use for the metal vanadium is emerging as energy savvy consumers look for a better way of storing solar power than lithium-ion batteries. Indonesian quake leaves thousands homeless and hospitals overflowing More than 11,000 people are left homeless in the Indonesian province of Aceh by this week's magnitude-6.5 earthquake, which killed at least 102 people and injured hundreds more. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Why 'living within our means' is a great con By Claire Connelly The impeachment of Park Geun-hye a story of a father and daughter By North Asia correspondent Matthew Carney The recession we won't have to have By business reporter Stephen Letts Culleton's High Court appearance full of theatrics By High Court reporter Elizabeth Byrne Just In Sporting joy saved 2016 from being utterly dire December 9, 2016 - 7:04 am May slaps down Johnson over Saudi 'proxy war' comments December 9, 2016 - 6:54 am Feral cats' diet monitored ahead of calicivirus release December 9, 2016 - 6:46 am World • May slaps down Johnson over Saudi 'proxy war' comments • Live: Widespread tsunami warning issued after Solomon Islands quake • Global IS threat won't cease until Syria war ends: MI6 Business • Growing trade deficit raises recession risk, warns economist • Australia 'hopeless' if it can't find opportunity in Asia's middle class, Ken Henry says • Multinationals launch 50 lawsuits worth $31b against Asian nations Politics • Trump to nominate regulation critic to lead environment agency • Trump's 'devil horns' just a coincidence, Time says • Jill Stein's Michigan recount halted by federal judge Sport • Sporting joy saved 2016 from being utterly dire • Who will earn cricket's first red card? • Shaun Marsh unable to return for first Test against Pakistan Science and Tech • Egyptian mummies 'virtually unwrapped' for first time in thousands of years • Time running out to wipe out deadly, invasive red fire ant • Cosmic dust found on rooftops in three cities Environment • Australia to fall short of climate targets, leaked Finkel report says • Trump to nominate regulation critic to lead environment agency • CSR Sugar owner linked to palm oil deforestation in Indonesia Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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