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Good morning. Here's what's happening now: Senator Nick Xenophon has negotiated with the Coalition to reverse a long-held policy and give Australian businesses an advantage in competing for taxpayer-funded projects. It means the Government should be able to get its ABCC legislation through the Senate Brazil is in mourning after a chartered plane carrying Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense to the biggest match of its history crashed into a Colombian hillside, killing 75 people Fire crews are investigating what triggered a gas explosion in Sydney's Chinatown that left 14 people injured, including two children At the end of 2013, teachers at Bremer State High School in Queensland took a look at their results for Indigenous students, and the results were sobering. But the school put a focus on closing the education gap, and the results speak for themselves. Here's what's coming up: 7:30am AEDT: Nick Xenophon Team MP Rebekha Sharkie will be on News Breakfast 8:05am AEDT: Senator Derryn Hinch will be on Radio National 9:15am AEDT: A new display documenting the lives of Holocaust survivors who came to Australia will open at the Australian War Memorial 10:00am AEDT: The official launch of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race will take place at the Sydney CYC 7:30pm AEDT: Melbourne City will take on Sydney FC in the FFA Cup Final Top Stories Coalition concedes to Xenophon to clear way for ABCC laws In a stunning capitulation to Nick Xenophon, the Coalition agrees to give Australian businesses an advantage in competing for taxpayer-funded projects in a deal that clears the way for the ABCC laws to pass. Plane carrying Brazilian soccer team crashes in Colombia A chartered plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team to the biggest match of its history has crashed into a Colombian hillside, breaking into pieces and killing 75 people, Colombian officials say. Refugees could be reunited with families in US resettlement deal Refugees who agree to resettle in the United States could be given help to reunite with their families, the Federal Government says. How one school turned Indigenous performance on its head in two years This school turned its Indigenous students' performance around. Can the rest of the country follow suit? 'Massive frustration' among bush internet users in sights of new lobby group Tackling the everyday struggle to get decent phone and internet coverage in country Australia will be the focus of a new consumer advocacy group. Brandis to face new Senate grilling over Bell Group case Attorney-General George Brandis will face another Senate inquiry to determine his role in the West Australian Government's bid to claw back nearly $1 billion from a corporate collapse. Could drones be used to deliver aid to disaster zones? The possibility of using drones to deliver humanitarian aid in the wake of natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region will be looked at as part of a new research project. More than a dozen injured in Sydney Chinatown gas explosion Fire crews are investigating what triggered a gas explosion in Sydney's Chinatown that left 14 people injured, including two children. Fox hunt concerns raised with Government two years ago: Wilkie Concerns about possible misconduct within Tasmania's multi-million-dollar fox eradication program should have been investigated two years ago when they were raised with the Federal Government, according to federal independent MP Andrew Wilkie. Suicide rates for young Australians highest in 10 years New research finds suicide rates among young Australians are at their highest level in 10 years, despite a range of prevention strategies, with calls for a new approach and national leadership. Seal rescued in cow paddock fur from home A lost New Zealand fur seal is released back into the ocean after being found in a cow paddock in south-eastern New South Wales. Hanson compares Assange to 'folk hero' Ned Kelly in call for freedom One Nation senator Pauline Hanson calls for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to be freed, comparing his plight to that of "anti-establishment folk hero" Ned Kelly. Trump appoints Obamacare critic to overhaul healthcare President-elect Donald Trump names a vociferous Obamacare critic and an Indiana policy consultant to help him overhaul the US healthcare system. UN says thousands displaced in Aleppo, medic warns of 'collective annihilation' Up to 16,000 people are displaced in Syria's Aleppo by intense attacks on the rebel-held eastern part of the city, the UN humanitarian chief and relief coordinator Stephen O'Brien says. Local workers losing Geelong jobs to 457 visa holders, union claims Locals are being overlooked for jobs at a Geelong construction site because the contractor is using foreign workers on 457 visas, the manufacturing union claims. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum What kind of Chief Justice will Susan Kiefel be? By High Court reporter Elizabeth Byrne Questions remain over future of WA's remote communities By Andrew O'Connor Verrender: Scrapping TPP won't make a lick of difference By business editor Ian Verrender Why women need to keep shouting their abortions By Jane Caro World • Thousands to pray for peace ahead of Jakarta protests • Malaysian PM voices support for Islamic laws • Gay Ugandans forced to flee persecution Australia • Could drones be used to deliver aid to disaster zones? • 'Massive frustration' among bush internet users in sights of new lobby group • Coalition concedes to Xenophon to clear way for ABCC laws Business • APRA brakes on property investors appear to be working • ASIC warns deficit of trust in finance sector will lead to digital disruption • Interest rate rises needed to cool hot housing market: OECD Politics • How one school turned Indigenous performance on its head in two years • Fox hunt concerns raised with Government two years ago: Wilkie • Prison rehab programs for high-risk sex offenders on hold in NT Sport • Radradra back in Sydney after missing court appearance • Perry hits another half-century in Southern Stars' victory • NRL funding at the heart of clubs vs Grant stoush Entertainment • Pussy Riot activist stars in dissident theatre group's Australian show • Understanding the rules of apostrophes • Australia's best 2016 political cartoons on show at Old Parliament House Health • Suicide rates for young Australians highest in 10 years • PNG to effectively ban home births in bid to reduce deaths • Eight confirmed dead from Melbourne thunderstorm asthma Science and Tech • 'Massive frustration' among bush internet users in sights of new lobby group • Robot lawyer 'to help unrepresented share story in court' • The leaning tower of San Francisco? Millennium Tower seen sinking from space Environment • Fox hunt concerns raised with Government two years ago: Wilkie • Xenophon drops Murray-Darling water demands, paving way for ABCC vote • Multi-million-dollar fox hunt 'likely based on hoax' Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at bsamad2007.adnan@blogger.com. Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Add or remove topics | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2016 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters