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THURSDAY 5 JANUARY 2017

Australia works to repair Indonesian ties Australia is working to restore military co-operation with Indonesia after ties were suspended following concerns over allegedly offensive material at its training school in Perth.         Trump backs Assange's claims on Russia hacking President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday again cast doubt over the intelligence community conclusion that Russia meddled in the US election via cyber-attacks, backing the claims of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.         Too many tabs: why some people can multitask online and others can't Being able to switch between multiple web pages and successfully find what you want all comes down to how good your working memory is, writes Peggy Alexopoulou.         Netanyahu calls for soldier to be pardoned Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has appealed for amnesty for soldier Elor Azaria who has been convicted of the manslaughter of a Palestinian assailant.         Turkey identifies Istanbul gunman, makes new arrests Turkey said Wednesday it had identified the gunman behind the New Year's massacre on an elite Istanbul nightclub that killed 39, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the attack aimed to polarise Turkish society.         Culleton denies claims he owes $4 million Rod Culleton says he was the victim of a very callous physical attack in the latest controversial incident to involve the independent senator.         Melbourne student gets perfect score in International Baccalaureate exam Students at Melbourne's Presbyterian Ladies College have received their marks after studying for the International Baccalaureate Diploma and one students managed to achieve a perfect score.

Centrelink wipes surprise $7800 debt after Indigenous woman seeks answers An Indigenous elder claims Centrelink cleared her of nearly $8000 debt after she said she would take her case to the Ombudsman's Office.         'Wait a second, I actually won it!' Ugandan refugee wins prestigious Shakespeare scholarship Joel Loum Okumu, 17, arrived in Australia from war-ravaged Uganda without one word of English. Now he's about to perform Shakespeare with one of the biggest theatre companies in the country.         Australian pilots cashing in on Chinese demand Australian pilots are taking up exorbitant salary packages with Chinese airlines to fill desperate demand for experienced fliers.         After Pam, Vanuatu ramps up cyclone preparedness Vanuatu has beefed up efforts to protect its citizens in the wake of 2015's Cyclone Pam, but limited resources and logistical problems could still leave many at risk.         The Australian pair providing hand-ons childbirth training to Indian doctors An Australian couple is hoping to bring basic education to remote parts of India, in a bid to reduce the rates of mother and newborn mortality.         Could you pass Australia's citizenship test? Most people who become Australian citizens must take a short computer-based test. Would you pass the test?         Wildcard Jasika ready to cause an upset at 2017 Australian Open Omar Jasika returns to the Australian Open as the wildcard entry for the second year running ready to take the next step in his career.     On SBS TV Nightly at 6:30pm Mon to Fri 10:30pm   On SBS Online sbs.com.au/news   On SBS Radio 1 Mon to Fri 6am and 6pm

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