Welcome to Evening Express, your round-up of stories big and small that you may have missed today.
Minister for Justice Michael Keenan, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and AFP Commissioner Andrew Colvin address the media. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
1. One man has been arrested in an Australian Federal Police counter-terror operation in the NSW town of Young.
AFP Commissioner Andrew Colvin said the man will be charged with a number of offences, including two "serious" foreign incursion offences, on Tuesday. He is due to appear in court in Young on Tuesday afternoon.
It is alleged the man, a 42-year-old Australian-born electrician, attempted to research and design a laser warning device and missiles for Islamic State.
George Christensen has resigned as the National Party Chief Whip. Photo: Andrew Meares Photo: Andrew Meares
2. Nationals firebrand George Christensen will resign from the job of parliamentary whip, saying his "constant outspokenness" meant the position was untenable.
But the frequent and vocal critic of the Turnbull government, said the move was not a sign he could quit the Coalition. It will also mean his pay is cut from $225,000 a year to $199,000 a year, a $26,000 salary cut.
His resignation as whip comes as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull warned his colleagues that "disunity is death", telling them it was their duty to stick together after last week's outburst by predecessor Tony Abbott sparked a wave of discontent and introspection.
3. At the climactic final moment of the 89th Academy Awards, when Faye Dunaway read the name of the film printed on the card in front of her - "La La Land!" - there were two people, standing on either side of the stage in the Dolby Theatre, who knew immediately that the film she had just announced did not actually win the Oscar for best picture.
But no one else knew, not for nearly two full minutes. As the audience erupted into applause, the cast and crew of La La Land leapt to their feet and embraced.
Then they made their way to the stage ...
4. Tens of thousands of new housing lots are to be be released by the Andrews government in Melbourne's growth corridors, as the sprawling city continues to expand.
The release of the new housing lots will create 17 new suburbs.
And, more than two years since it made a promise to trial a pilot to deliver cheap homes, the government has pledged to deliver 100 affordable houses – but only on government land.
5. NBN Co has announced the first areas set to receive fibre-to-the-curb (FTTC) technology, which will include around 700,000 homes and businesses.
The company expects to begin rolling out the service in the first half of next year.
The named suburbs are Burnside, Brooklyn, Coburg North, parts of Collingwood, Cremorne, Richmond, Caroline Springs, Derrimut and Williamstown in Melbourne, as well as Sydney's Alexandria, Botany, Denham Court, Erskineville, Horningsea Park, Hunters Hill, Mona Vale and Woronora Heights.
6. The AFL's strong concerns for the embattled Gold Coast Suns has seen head office send its most senior football mind to take over the franchise club.
Mark Evans, who had been linked to the vacant chief executive's job at Hawthorn, has replaced the outgoing Andrew Travis who was moved on by chairman Tony Cochrane on Monday.
In a bombshell manouevre overseen by AFL chief Gillon McLachlan, the move now sees the AFL's highest football job vacant with development boss Simon Lethlean the internal favourite to replace Evans.
Photo: Scott Barbour
7. Australia's dairy farmers are calling for a "truth in labelling crackdown" on the way the word "milk" is used by makers of plant-based milk products.
Dairy Connect, a lobby group for NSW dairy farmers, says "milk" is defined by Food Standards as the mammary secretion of milking animals, and the use of the term on products such as soy and almond milks was confusing consumers.
"We're not trying to constrict a product, it's about appropriate labelling so that whether it's milked from a mammal or a product from a plant, people can make an informed decision," says its chief executive Shaughn Morgan.
"There are other titles they can use, and in some instances, they can call it water, juice, or another name."
8. It can start with making a child in their care feel "privileged". Then might come the purchase of a toy.
What may seem like an innocent gesture may be the beginning of a plot to prepare a child for sex, according to the child abuse royal commission.
But how do you know? Schools, youth groups, and other organisations caring for children are being asked to be alert to grooming, but how can they step in before it's too late?
9. PSV Eindhoven goalkeeper Jeron Zoet has lashed out at goal-line technology after conceding a bizarre own goal in a 2-1 Eredivisie defeat by Feyenoord that all-but-ended their title hopes on Sunday.
The 26-year old custodian safely fielded a header from Feyenoord's Jan-Arie van der Heijden eight minutes from time, before scooping it towards his chest - with his body still behind the line.
The referee was notified by his smartwatch that the ball had crossed the line, and Feyenoord were duly awarded the goal which sealed their win.
"This is seriously f----- up", Zoet said after the match. "The goal-line technology made the difference and things could have been different if it had not.
10. A massive fire that caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage at a rubbish recycling factory in Melbourne's north started because of a mechanical fault, firefighters say.
The blaze at SKM Recyling in Coolaroo began about 3.30am, sending black smoke billowing over the neighbouring suburbs of Campbellfield, Dallas, and beyond.