The World Today

The Syrian army are said to be close to recapturing the city of Aleppo, with the support of the Russian air force. How significant a win would it be for President Bashar-al Assad to re-take Aleppo?

Progress towards Aboriginal recognition in Australia's constitution looks to be inching forward slowly, but not without controversy. The first round of 12 Indigenous-led meetings kicked off in Tasmania over the weekend. But already one Aboriginal leader in Tasmania has attacked the gathering as unrepresentative and akin to 'genocide'. Pat Anderson is co-chair of the Referendum Council, which is charged with advising the Government on the steps towards a referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian constitution. She says Australians are uncomfortable about the word 'treaty' but she says there's a lot of growing up to do in the meantime.

Queensland is considering establishing a register of domestic violence offenders in an effort to make women safer. New South Wales is already trialling such a register - but critics say most perpetrators are never convicted. Queensland's Law Reform Commission has released a consultation paper on a disclosure scheme, which could list a person's history of violent criminal offences.

Australian actors have picked up a number of nods for the Golden Globe awards, with three nominations. Nicole Kidman, Joel Edgerton and Mel Gibson all scored nominations for the Golden Globe awards next month. But the film with the greatest chance of success is the musical La La Land, which received seven.

Australia's electricity market needs hundreds of millions of dollars of investment to make sure the country can keep the lights on. That's the finding of Australia's Energy Market Operator in a report released today on the security of the grid. The Government has seized on the report, saying it proves that the focus of some states on renewable energy is driving up power costs and putting energy security at risk.

Australia's electricity market needs hundreds of millions of dollars of investment to make sure the country can keep the lights on. That's the finding of Australia's Energy Market Operator in a report released today on the security of the grid. The Government has seized on the report, saying it proves that the focus of some states on renewable energy is driving up power costs and putting energy security at risk.

There's tightened security this morning in Indonesia's capital and at the country's tourist hotspots as police uncover a plot to bomb the residence of president Joko Widodo. Police are warning that there are more terrorist cells planning attacks and they've asked the public to be vigilant.

In Darwin, the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory is now hearing evidence from the former Don Dale detainee, Dylan Voller. Images of Voller in a spit-hood, strapped to a restraint chair, were part of the Four Corners episode that sparked the Royal Commission earlier this year.

A group of international relations and defence experts have issued an open submission to the Australian Government recommending a 'transformational approach' to the country's foreign policy in global uncertainty of a post-Trump world. They suggest a shift away from the Middle East and for the Turnbull Government to focus on the Indo-Pacific region, which they believe has been neglected for two decades.

A group of international relations and defence experts have issued an open submission to the Australian Government recommending a 'transformational approach' to the country's foreign policy in global uncertainty of a post-Trump world. They suggest a shift away from the Middle East and for the Turnbull Government to focus on the Indo-Pacific region, which they believe has been neglected for two decades. Paul Barratt, the former secretary of defence.