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Cyclone Debbie strikes; Hanson backflips; also drive slower, you'll be happier for it

It looks like Cyclone Debbie will cross the Queensland coast around lunchtime. You can check her progress and expected path here. Debbie has been whipping up destructive winds since the early hours of this morning. Follow our live blog here. She's expected to remain a tropical cyclone until tomorrow and will continue to dump rain on central Queensland for days. Farmers are bracing for up to $1 billion worth of lost crops. You'll read or hear the term "storm surge" in relation to Cyclone Debbie. Essentially it's a very high tide, sometimes described as tsunami-like. In 1970, when a cyclone hit the coast of Bangladesh, over 300,000 people were drowned by the storm surge. Here's an explainer from the weather bureau.

Spot iron ore extends rout

The spot price of iron ore dropped 4.1 per cent to $US81.57 a tonne at its Monday fix, according to Metal Bulletin.

Iron ore fell, extending its retreat from its February peak to 14 per cent, as Chinese steel inventories edge ever higher.

8@eight: The Teflon market

Investors are playing it safe.

It is a stretch to believe anyone has really bought into the idea that the Trump administration can really deliver on far-reaching tax reform. But what we can see, is that to a large extent it isn't going to worry them too much either. This is a Teflon market where literally nothing sticks.

Facebook's Messenger app adds live location-sharing

Sharing location information on Facebook Messenger is optional, but it can also be live.

Facebook added a feature to its Messenger app on Monday to allow users to share their locations continuously for up to an hour, ramping up competition with tools offered by Apple and Alphabet's Google Maps.

Russia probe calls Trump's son-in-law for questioning

Jared Kushner was expected to be a moderate voice in the White House.

The Senate Intelligence Committee is expected to interview President Trump's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner as part of a sweeping investigation into potential links between the Trump campaign and Russian officials.

Russian opposition leader and Putin critic jailed

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appears in court.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was jailed for 15 days after the largest anti-government demonstrations for at least five years energised President Vladimir Putin's critics as presidential elections loom.