The day that was, Monday 16 January
We will wrap up the live blog for Monday here. Here’s what made the news today:
Tennis star Nick Kyrigos has withdrawn from the Australian Open with a knee injury.
It comes as he is facing a please-explain from police and potential fines for riding an electric scooter while not wearing a helmet and with a passenger aboard.
Dave Rennie has been fired as Wallabies coach with Eddie Jones to coach the team for the 2023 World Cup in a five-year deal that will take him through to the 2027 World Cup.
The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission report has found over 7,000 serious incidents in disability homes over the last four years, with many including abuse.
One of the victims of the Gold Coast Sea World helicopter crash, Sydney mother,Vanessa Tadros, was farewelled at a funeral in Mt Druitt.
NSW premier Dominic Perrottet has gotten into a war of words with former premier Bob Carr over Carr’s comments about Perrottet’s 21st costume of a Nazi uniform. Perrottet has blamed the former Labor leader for putting “pokies on every street corner” in the state.
Ukraine is calling for more Australian military aid after a Russian missile strike killed 30 people in a residential block in Dnipro on Saturday.
Tens of thousands of Medibank customers have signed up for a complaint against the health insurer over the hack that resulted in 9.7 million customers’ data being posted on the dark web.
Until tomorrow, I hope you have a pleasant evening.
Updated
📸 An #AusArmy CH-47F Chinook moved vital fuel stores into the #Kimberley region to support the state's flood relief efforts. The helicopter conducted two external lifts of almost 10,000 litres of aviation fuel. #OpFloodAssist. 🚁⛽ #YourADF @nemagovau pic.twitter.com/pY9WarKg2v
— Defence Australia (@DefenceAust) January 16, 2023
