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Good afternoon. Here's what's happening now:

  • In his farewell address, President Barack Obama said he was leaving the US a better and stronger country after eight years in the White House. He told thousands of supporters in Chicago: "Yes we can. Yes we did."

  • Low-cost airline Tigerair has suspended all flights between Australia and Bali, following what the company says is a decision by the Indonesian Government to impose new administrative requirements

  • Camps of homeless people in Melbourne's CBD are being dispersed as international visitors arrive for the Australian Open tennis tournament

Clare Hollingworth, the British correspondent who broke the news of the Nazi invasion of Poland that marked the beginning of WWII, has died at the age of 105.

Here's what's coming up:

  • 6:40pm AEDT: Brisbane Heat will take on the Perth Scorchers in the BBL at the Gabba

 
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'Yes we did': Obama says goodbye in emotional speech
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Movie World visitors freed after roller coaster malfunction
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Tigerair Bali flights cancelled over 'Indonesian Government requirements'
Low-cost airline Tigerair suspends all flights between Australia and Bali, following what the company says is a decision by the Indonesian Government to impose new administrative requirements.
 
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Bellamy's dumps CEO, slashes profit guidance
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Woman, children suffer 'horrific' burns while using Banana Boat sunscreen
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Jury condemns Dylann Roof to death for South Carolina church massacre
A jury condemns Dylann Roof to death for killing nine black church members at a Bible study meeting in South Carolina church in 2015.
 
Sydney trains affected, fire bans in NSW as temperatures soar
Large areas of New South Wales experience extreme heat, forcing trains to slow down in Sydney and total fire bans in many parts of the state.
 
Trump in talks with vaccine sceptic Kennedy to launch immunisation review
US President-elect Donald Trump meets with vaccination sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr about forming a presidential panel to review vaccine safety and science.
 
Reporter who broke news of WWII dies aged 105
British war correspondent Clare Hollingworth, who broke the news of the Nazi invasion of Poland that marked the beginning of World War II, is dead at the age of 105.
 
Shark leaps into boat with surprised SA fishermen landing catch of the day
Two South Australian fishermen landed a surprise catch when a 3.2-metre thresher shark jumped into their small dinghy during a weekend fishing trip.
 
Homeless removed from Melbourne CBD ahead of Australian Open
Authorities remove a camp of homeless people from Melbourne's CBD as international visitors begin to arrive for the Australian Open tennis tournament.
 
'Doomed duo' galaxies collide in new NASA image
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures an image two gas-rich spiral galaxies that approached each other too closely and are destructively merging into one.
 
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World
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Trump's choice for attorney general opposed law banning waterboarding
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Business
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Politics
Read Barack Obama's full farewell address
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'Yes we did': Obama says goodbye in emotional speech
 
Sport
FFA says World Cup expansion reflects growth of AFC
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Science and Tech
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Environment
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