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The song is Beware Of the Beautiful Stranger; the words are by Clive James, the poet, novelist, memoirist, TV presenter, essayist, reviewer, and humourist, and his musical partner Pete Atkin. Clive James' output as a songwriter is his least known work, even though it's one of the things he's proudest of. Now a book by Ian Shircore called Loose Canon is out, which seeks to get the songwriting of Clive James and Pete Atkin some belated recognition.

In the Indonesian capital, protestors took to the streets earlier this month demanding the Christian Governor of Jakarta be jailed for blasphemy. The protests led by hard-line Muslim groups turned violent, and ever since the President Joko Widodo has been urging calm. Now in an unprecedented move, police have named the capital's Governor, known as Ahok, as a suspect - and say the case against him will proceed to court.

Hundreds of people have been evacuated by sea and air today from the New Zealand town of Kaikoura, which was cut off by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake two days ago. The earthquake caused mayhem in several places on the South Island, but none more so than the coastal tourist town. Access is the biggest challenge for authorities and foreign navy vessels will begin arriving tonight, ready to assist at first light in supplying water, food and logistics.

The South Australian Government has called for the Meningococcal B vaccine to be subsidised and listed on the PBS. There's been a spate of cases in the state, including the death of a toddler. But the Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley says it's not her role to intervene in the process, and says the vaccine's been considered and rejected repeatedly based on clinical evidence.

The Tasmanian Government says it's investigating one residential care provider and has dispatched child welfare staff to check on the children in its care, following last night's Four Corner's program on the crisis in Australia's child protection system. But one expert on the child protection system says the residential care model is not the problem and that the solution lies in making agencies more accountable and penalising them for breaches in their duty of care. Dr Kath McFarlane is a former government adviser on Family and Community Services in New South Wales and is now with the Centre for Law and Justice at Charles Sturt University. She says there's compelling evidence that kids are often better off when left with their own families, rather than being removed and placed in care.

A conscience vote is expected to be held in the South Australian Parliament this evening on whether to allow same-sex couples and singles to adopt children. The state is lagging behind the rest of the country on the issue, which has been divisive, with those against saying that only a mother-father family structure is appropriate for adoption. But foster carers argue the law needs to be broadened to ensure that the state's most vulnerable children are given the best shot at a safe, loving place to call home.

Investment experts say they've seen the strongest indication yet that interest rates are now firmly back on the rise. It's ending a three decades-long buying spree of corporate and government bonds. It's also being described as having 'enormous ramifications' for Australian investors and the billions of dollars tied up in superannuation funds.

So-called 'fake news' and its rapid spread through the echo chambers of social media has been under increasing scrutiny during the US presidential election. Democrats in particular have been concerned about the influence of viral misinformation on democratic processes after their shock election loss. Tech giants like Facebook have been under pressure to stem the flow of false information on their sites. Now it and Google have announced that they will deny fake news sites permission to use their ad-selling software.

South Africa has won the Second Test against Australia in Hobart today. The test match, scheduled for five days, lasted two days and two hours, with the home team losing eight wickets for 32 runs. The Australian cricket team has lost the last five tests it has played and both its captain and coach are desperately searching for answers, while South Africa has a chance to make history with a series clean sweep.

Federal Labor leader Bill Shorten has been in north Queensland, saying more should be done to make sure jobs go to Australians, rather than foreign skilled workers. He was accused of 'rank opportunism' by the Prime Minister and the Greens suggested that Mr Shorten was taking a leaf out of Donald Trump's campaign book. But one Federal Government MP, George Christensen, shares the sentiment and wants no more visas for foreign skilled workers issued in his electorate.