That’s a wrap – thanks for reading the Need to Know blog today. These were some of the main stories:
Trump to attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening: Donald Trump on Monday (Tuesday AEDT) said he will travel to Paris on Saturday to attend the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral.
Allan says Victoria is strong despite bruising BCA report: Jacinta Allan says the state’s economy is strong despite a report card from the Business Council of Australia that ranked Victoria as the worst state or territory for doing business.
Musk loses bid to restore record $86b pay package: Elon Musk’s record-setting Tesla pay package was again rejected by a US judge, even after shareholders supported reinstating it.
First veterans bill to be tabled in February: Matt Keogh says some of the key changes recommended by the royal commission into veteran suicide will be put to parliament in February.
Israeli drone strikes Lebanon days after fragile ceasefire: Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said on Monday (Tuesday AEDT) that one person was killed in an Israeli drone strike that hit a motorcycle.
Elton John says he has lost his eyesight: Music legend Elton John told a theatre audience in London on Sunday (Monday AEDT) that he had lost his sight after struggling to recover from an eye infection earlier in the year.
Trump promises ‘hell to pay’ if Gaza hostages are not promptly released: Donald Trump said there would be “hell to pay” in the Middle East if hostages held in the Gaza Strip were not released prior to his January 20 inauguration.