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Top Stories Falling into the darkness — the death of a little girl in Mosul Amid the chaos and carnage of the battle for Mosul, Middle East correspondent Matt Brown came across a scene so sad he will never forget it: a little girl, dead from a head wound caused by shrapnel from a mortar that exploded near her home. Trump appoints General HR McMaster as new national security adviser General HR McMaster is Donald Trump's pick as his new national security adviser, replacing Michael Flynn who resigned last week. Wrong debt recovery notice? Just contact Centrelink, Brandis says Attorney-General George Brandis draws laughter from the Q&A audience as he suggests victims of the Government's error-plagued automated debt recovery system can simply contact Centrelink to have the their case resolved. 'A bullet would be better': Vietnamese asylum seeker returned by Australia A Vietnamese asylum seeker says she faced three months of detention and beatings after being returned by Australian immigration officials. What can we expect from Sara Connor's Bali murder trial? Prosecutors in Bali will today outline the punishment they want handed down to Byron Bay woman Sara Connor and her British boyfriend over the killing of a policeman. This is the case against them. 'CCTV footage of Kim Jong-nam assassination' released Video purportedly showing the moment a woman grabbed Kim Jong-nam from behind and allegedly wiped a fast-acting poison on his face at Kuala Lumpur International Airport is released by a Japanese network. New HSC syllabus will focus on complex topics The New South Wales HSC syllabus gets a radical overhaul for the first time in 16 years, with a renewed focus on "rigour, thoroughness and depth" in classic learning areas and major changes in year 12 science and history teaching. Victorian police yet to identity body found at Mt Macedon Victoria Police are yet to identify a body found decomposed in bushland north-west of Melbourne, about 30 kilometres from where a search was conducted for missing mother Karen Ristevski. Russian envoy to UN, Vitaly Churkin, dies in New York Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, has died suddenly at work in New York, the Russian Foreign Ministry says. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred makes landfall, weakens to tropical low Tropical Cyclone Alfred weakens to a tropical low as it begins to make landfall on the Gulf of Carpentaria's southern coast. Kimberley's big wet creates havoc and opportunity for remote residents WA's Kimberley is in the midst of one of its biggest wet seasons on record, causing headaches for emergency services, remote communities and cattle stations cut off by flooding, but it is not all bad news for the region. Oil and gas companies in Government's sights over tax concessions Multinational gas exporters could lose some of their generous tax deductions following a review of the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax. Church funding defence of paedophile 'just blows me away', Victorian judge says The Catholic Church is continuing to cover the legal bills of convicted paedophile and Christian Brother Robert Best, who has admitted to sexually abusing a further 20 boys in his care, a Victorian court is told. Where is the IT crowd? If you've been following tech news lately you'll know the industry is facing a bit of a skills shortage in Australia. So with major companies like Google and government departments seeking out tech gurus, what is causing this decline? Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Analysis: Facts, figures and fakery claims litter WA campaign By Andrew O'Connor Turnbull's turnaround from pro-carbon price to anti-renewables By Stephen Long Why are Millennials worried about the future? By business reporter Carrington Clarke Is this the world's highest-paid post office boss? By political editor Chris Uhlmann Just In Toss will not dictate Test series, says Lehmann February 21, 2017 - 7:21 am Trump appoints General HR McMaster as new national security adviser February 21, 2017 - 7:12 am 'A bullet would be better': Vietnamese asylum seeker returned by Australia February 21, 2017 - 7:00 am World • EU welcomes Pence assurance of Trump's support • Battle for Mosul likely to take months, counter-insurgency expert says • Cambodia law reforms a 'triumph of dictatorship', critics say Business • Clean coal research funds used for pre-election advertising campaign • Oil and gas companies in Government's sights over tax concessions • BlueScope warns of 'energy catastrophe' if new gas power not built Politics • 'A bullet would be better': Vietnamese asylum seeker returned by Australia • EU welcomes Pence assurance of Trump's support • Russian envoy to UN, Vitaly Churkin, dies in New York Sport • It's Renshaw v Khawaja for a spot in opening India Test • Toss will not dictate Test series, says Lehmann • Vickerman spoke of difficulties he faced after retiring from rugby Science and Tech • SpaceX Falcon lifts off from historic Kennedy Space Centre • Google hunting Australian hackers in hiring raid • Researchers of rare genetic disorders in children mark milestone Environment • Clean coal research funds used for pre-election advertising campaign • Newman government 'killed off' profitable climate change firm • Frydenberg flags CEFC funding for carbon capture technology Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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