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

  • Defence Minister Marise Payne has rejected claims Australia has been recruiting members of the Indonesian military to become "agents of influence". Indonesia has suspended military cooperation with Australia

  • The future of Australia's largest Islamic school is under a cloud. The Federal Government's decision to revoke funding for Sydney's Malek Fahd Islamic School has been upheld

  • The telco industry says the Federal Government's metadata legislation is "riven by inconsistencies". There are concerns that the data collected could be used in divorce cases or to target internet piracy

What do you do when an ambulance comes up behind you? It's a question all motorists ask themselves at some point, but a lot of them do it when it's too late.

Here's what's coming up:

  • 7:10pm AEDT: Perth Scorchers play Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League

  • 8:30pm AEDT: Australia face the USA in the Hopman Cup

 
Top Stories
'Crazy piece of overreach': Telcos renew fight against metadata laws
Internet providers launch a fresh effort to change the Government's mandatory metadata collection regime, as a review begins into whether to allow the data collected to be used in civil cases, not just terrorism investigations.
 
Payne denies Australia recruiting members of Indonesian military
Defence Minister Marise Payne rejects claims Australia has been recruiting members of the Indonesian military, as the Turnbull Government races to mend relations amid an immediate suspension of military cooperation between the two countries.
 
Live: Azhar run out after big partnership on day three
Play finally gets under way on day three at the SCG after extensive rain delays. Follow all the action in our live blog as Pakistan faces a daunting deficit.
 
Pension changes encourage investment in 'risky financial assets'
A leading financial expert warns changes to the pension assets test are likely to encourage some retirees to make riskier investments or spend their savings more quickly.
 
Australia's largest Islamic school loses federal funding after unsuccessful appeal
The future of Sydney's Malek Fahd Islamic School — the country's largest Islamic school — is now under a cloud after the Federal Government's decision to revoke its funding was upheld.
 
Driver killed by semitrailer after police pull him over
A man who was hit by a semitrailer after being pulled over by police in Sydney's west dies at the scene.
 
Tourism department welcomes 'C U in the NT' ad standards ruling
The NT tourism department welcomes an advertising standards ruling that the controversial and globally shared "CU in the NT" tourism campaign is obscene and offensive.
 
Queenslanders don't know how to use roundabouts: survey
The RACQ confirms the long-held suspicions of southerners that the majority of south-east Queensland motorists don't know how to properly indicate on roundabouts.
 
Mysterious radio bursts traced to galaxy billions of light years away
Astronomers say highly energetic bursts of radio waves found emitted from deep space came from a dwarf galaxy billions of light years away, a game-changing breakthrough that could help us understand what is in the voids between galaxies.
 
Body found in search for far north Queensland good Samaritan
The body of a 60-year-old man who was washed off a bridge in far north Queensland while trying to warn motorists of rising waters is found.
 
Living near heavy traffic 'may raise risk of dementia'
People who live near busy roads laden with heavy traffic face a higher risk of developing dementia than those living further away, according to researchers in Canada.
 
Medicinal cannabis supplier's home raided
An Adelaide woman who gives away cannabis oil products to the sick and terminally ill for free has been reported for drug offences after police raided her home, her lawyer says.
 
SA schools introduce transgender, intersex policy
A new policy for transgender and intersex students, which includes allowing students to use the toilets of the gender they identify with, will be in place at South Australian public schools this year.
 
British retirees watch 'frozen' pensions disappear
British retirees living in Australia have UK pensions that never increase in value and are being eaten away by inflation, with some as little as 17 pounds per week — but campaigners say Brexit brings an opportunity for change.
 
Driver shocked as 'windscreen viper' emerges from under bonnet mid-journey
A red-bellied black snake gives an SA woman the fright of her life by emerging from under the bonnet of her car during a drive home.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Tracey Holmes Media still failing challenge of women's sport coverage
By Tracey Holmes
By Julia Baird Julia Baird: How to reclaim the true meaning of Christmas
By Julia Baird
By business reporter Michael Janda Eight-year itch: Couples need nearly a decade to save for Sydney house
By business reporter Michael Janda
By Simon Smart Scorsese's Silence a fitting test of faith at Christmas
By Simon Smart
 
Just In
Living near heavy traffic 'may raise risk of dementia'
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Coldest Perth winter in decades but low temps 'not here to stay'
January 5, 2017 - 3:55 pm
Laver honoured with Melbourne Park statue
January 5, 2017 - 3:51 pm
 
World
Tuna sells for more than $860,000 at Tokyo auction
US to transfer 4 detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia
Pet tigers, cheetahs, lions banned in UAE under new laws
 
Business
'Crazy piece of overreach': Telcos renew fight against metadata laws
Trump 'could use Chinese yuan drop to declare trade war'
Pension changes encourage investment in 'risky financial assets'
 
Politics
Queensland parents fear for sick children after SA cannabis oil bust
Payne denies Australia recruiting members of Indonesian military
Republicans make repealing Obamacare 'first order of business'
 
Sport
Live: Azhar run out after big partnership on day three
Arthur admits Pakistan could still be suffering from MCG 'hangover'
Laver honoured with Melbourne Park statue
 
Science and Tech
Mysterious radio bursts traced to galaxy billions of light years away
What does 2017 hold for human space travel?
SpaceX to return to flight after costly helium canister explosion
 
Environment
Tuna sells for more than $860,000 at Tokyo auction
Three Melbourne beaches remain closed as faecal pollution lingers
2016 an 'eventful year' of extreme weather events, bureau says
 

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