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Good morning. Here's what's happening now: Thousands of Australian Government officials are among the 1 billion victims of Yahoo's massive data breach. Social Services Minister Christian Porter and shadow treasurer Chris Bowen are both affected, as are senior Defence officials US authorities have arrested the wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando LGBT nightclub last year. Noor Salman faces charges of obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting by providing material support to a terrorist organisation The CSIRO has warned that last year's wet spring may have created the ideal conditions for a mouse plague in South Australia and Victoria. In 2011, an outbreak across four states damaged crops across hundreds of thousands of hectares The morning after Donald Trump's inauguration, an estimated 200,000 Americans will take part in the Women's March on Washington. This is why women in Australia will be marching too Here's what's coming up: 9:30am AEDT: The High Court will consider the validity of Bob Day's election to the Senate 11:00am AEDT: Day two of the Australian Open gets underway 11:00am AEDT: The Tour Down Under continues in South Australia 1:00pm AEDT: A concert will be held at the Sydney Opera House to celebrate the 1967 referendum 5:45pm AEDT: Wellington Phoenix take on Melbourne Victory in the A-League Top Stories Emails of senior politicians compromised in Yahoo hack Thousands of Australian government officials, including high-profile politicians, senior Defence officials and ambassadors posted overseas, are among the 1 billion victims of the Yahoo data breach, according a secret dataset obtained by the ABC. Rolf Harris 'like a hawk pouncing on prey', London court hears A blind and disabled woman who alleges she was indecently assaulted by Rolf Harris in the 1970s tells a London court she "could not escape" from the former children's entertainer during the incident. Five dead in Mexico nightclub music festival shooting: officials An Australian man describes the moment a lone shooter opened fire outside a nightclub in the Mexican resort town of Playa del Carmen, killing at least five people and injuring 15. Orlando nightclub shooter's wife arrested, US Attorney-General says US authorities arrest the wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando nightclub last year, a massacre that intensified fears about "lone wolf" attacks against Americans, the US Attorney-General says. Renegades' Peter Nevill hit by bat in BBL clash with Strikers Wicketkeeper Peter Nevill suffers a bizarre facial injury as his Melbourne Renegades down the Adelaide Strikers by six runs in Monday night's high-stakes BBL encounter. 'It's been a nightmare': Realtor says car firebombed over Sydney Fish Market plan Realtor Robert Deans had grand plans for the nation's biggest fish market until his car was set alight outside his home while his young family was asleep — the latest incident in a long-running "nightmare" he never thought could happen in Australia. Mice numbers could reach plague proportions in SA, Victoria: CSIRO Last year's wet spring may have created the ideal conditions for a mouse plague in South Australia and Victoria, which could cause havoc for grain farmers, the CSIRO warns. PM accuses Shorten of populism amid 'dead' TPP deal comments Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull accuses Opposition Leader Bill Shorten of shallow populism and defends his pursuit of the Trans-Pacific Partnership after Mr Shorten labelled the pursuit a "waste of time". Nursing home residents denied psychological care, advocates say Older Australians living in nursing homes have some of the highest rates of depression and anxiety, but most are excluded from Medicare-funded psychological treatment available to the wider community, aged care advocates say. Nick Kyrgios motors into Australian Open second round Nick Kyrgios breezes and sneezes his way past Gastao Elias to the second round of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. Leopard shark switches to asexual reproduction A leopard shark in a Queensland aquarium shocks scientists by becoming the first in the world to give birth without a male, after previously mating in the usual way. Alleged pizzeria rapist 'told teen to drop charges' Three teenagers charged over the alleged gang rape of a young woman at a pizza shop in Sydney's south west are granted conditional bail in a children's court. Cargo jet crash kills dozens in Kyrgyzstan A Turkish cargo jet crashes near Kyrgyzstan's Manas airport, killing at least 37 people, most of them residents of a village struck by the Boeing 747. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum 'Fire all the idiots': Monopoly is allowing the internet to vote on new tokens By Ben Pobjie Ley goes, and Turnbull's reforms pave way for fewer expenses scandals By Yee-Fui Ng, RMIT How a potential Senate vacancy left by Rod Culleton could be filled By Antony Green Confident and combative: Trump returns to lock horns with the press By North America correspondent Conor Duffy Just In Body found after car fire spreads to unit in Adelaide January 17, 2017 - 7:15 am F1 champions Mercedes sign Bottas, Massa returns January 17, 2017 - 6:50 am Five reasons to love brush turkeys January 17, 2017 - 6:45 am World • Syrian rebels to attend Kazakhstan peace talks • 'I believe others will leave': Trump hails Brexit, predicts further breaks • Facebook Germany announces tools to tackle fake news Business • Eight men own same wealth as poorest half of world's population: Oxfam • West coast celebrates first gold poured at reopened Henty mine • PM accuses Shorten of populism amid 'dead' TPP deal comments Politics • Emails of senior politicians compromised in Yahoo hack • Centrelink debt recovery program to undergo changes after uproar • PM accuses Shorten of populism amid 'dead' TPP deal comments Sport • Nick Kyrgios motors into Australian Open second round • Renegades' Peter Nevill hit by bat in BBL clash with Strikers • Kerber, Federer win opening matches at Australian Open Science and Tech • Emails of senior politicians compromised in Yahoo hack • Ancient coral samples show Great Barrier Reef could recover • 'Mission accomplished': SpaceX launches first rocket since 2016 explosion Environment • Mountains of discarded smartphones, electronics raise health and environmental concerns • Ancient coral samples show Great Barrier Reef could recover • PM should press Abe on Japanese whaling: Greens Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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