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Sign up to our Morning Mail Sign up now » A daily wrap of what's happening, stories we love and the latest news, sent early in the morning. Click here to sign up to our Morning Mail the guardian today - Australia edition Tuesday 03 Jan 2017 Headlines More » Minister defends Centrelink over welfare debt compliance system It is 'as reasonable a process as you could possibly derive', says Christian Porter, of controversial automated system Australia v Pakistan: third Test, day one - live! Family court judge who survived bombing drowns in backyard pool Rebecca Ferguson says she will play Trump inauguration if she can sing Strange Fruit Prisoner, 71, dies after alleged attack by fellow inmate at Sydney's Long Bay jail Facebook blocks photo of Neptune statue for being 'explicitly sexual' Sport More » Short memories as Australian selectors return to all-rounder obsession | Sam Perry Record-breaker Besart Berisha plays like his life depends on it, because it does | JP Howcroft Stosur succumbs in pulsating clash at Brisbane International, Barty faces Kerber Liverpool drop two points as Jermain Defoe strikes twice from the spot Strikers may have erred leaving Lehmann out of Big Bash loss to Hobart Culture More » TV's hits and misses in 2016: MasterChef, Eurovision and Please Like Me Woodford folk festival 2016: flames, fun and fabulous weather – in pictures True crime, comedy and the G-spot: the best Australian podcast episodes of 2016 Comment is free More » Debate: Is the new means test for the aged pension fair? | Ben Eltham and Osman Faruqi Binge drinking happens. The problem is binge moralising on women | Suzanne Moore To save global liberalism, time to look beyond government | Peter Westmacott Life and style More » New Year's resolutions: out with the old, in with the new Your underwhelming New Year's Eve photos My boyfriend cheated on me using Skype sex. Does it matter? Technology More » Bitcoin tops $1,000 for first time in three years as 2017 trading begins Seasteading: tech leaders' plans for floating city trouble French Polynesians Science More » New technologies bring marine archaeology treasures to light Paintings reveal early signs of cognitive decline, claims study Environment More » Huge crocodile trapped by wheelie bin barricade after appearing in Queensland backyard Saving loggerhead turtles: the annual sacrifice to preserve an ancient journey Video More » Centrelink's welfare debt mistake – video explainer Sydney and Auckland see in 2017 with fireworks and lasers – video Activists read the Nauru files outside Australia House in London – video Most viewed in last 24 hours More » Centrelink's debt mistake: 'There's no way I could explain to them' Centrelink's online system asked Michael Griffin to confirm his earnings, and that's when his problems began 'Mass molestation' in Bangalore blamed on Indians 'copying' west A man who didn't talk to his wife would not be funny. He would be an abuser | Lola Okolosie The best Australian beach reads: 10 sharply written page-turners Cents and sensibility: the cost and meaning of owning your own home | Stephanie Convery John Berger, art critic and author, dies aged 90 Sport Culture Comment is free Guardian News & Media Limited - a member of Guardian Media Group PLC. Registered Office: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU. Registered in England No. 908396