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If you thought it was chilly this morning you were right. There’s been snow in the mountains. That warm weather will be back. Heading for a top off 23 in Albury-Wodonga. Max temps: Corowa 24, Culcairn 23, Wangaratta 23, Corryong 21, Bright 30, Falls Creek 6.
Catch up on news here:
Record turnout for 2017 city2city
More than 1000 people registered in the 48 hours before the event, which saw a record 4516 people enter one of the three categories – 10km, 7.5km fun runs and the non-timed 7.5km walk and talk. More here
No clear motive behind Everton incident
The 72-year-old victim has given investigators a description of a man in a dark-coloured sedan firing shots at him. But there appears to have been no witnesses to the incident, with police hoping someone has information that can track down the shooter. More here
Weighing up the wider benefits of gastric band surgery
Every time Brian Henry moves a 20-kilogram bag of firewood, the same thought crosses his mind. The chunks of redgum are a reminder of what he has lost. And he couldn't be happier – or healthier. More here
Murray United fail to capitalise on big chances
With a former Socceroo and A-League legend running out on the pitch, the moment couldn’t be any bigger for Murray United. But Archie Thompson’s first start for the club didn’t exactly go to plan as they went down 2-0 against Eastern Lions on Saturday. More here
State of the nation
Need a national news snapshot first thing - well, we have you covered.
The Defence Department's boss has warned he will be a "mongrel" if his executives do not trim the numbers of public servants working at the giant department.
The Federal Court has blocked a bid by the Australian Border Force to confiscate the mobile phones of detainees in immigration detention.
A 72-year-old grandfather has been shot multiple times in a random attack on a tourist trail in broad daylight.
National news
The Turnbull government is under pressure to allow foreign airlines to operate as many flights as they want to the planned new Western Sydney Airport in order to boost its commercial viability.
In what would represent a significant weakening of the country's environmental financing rules, Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg confirmed the government is considering issuing a new ministerial directive to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to put investment in so-called "clean coal" on the table.
The federal government will unleash every weapon in its arsenal to wipe out 2 million feral cats – about a third of the population – and will provide $5 million to community groups to serve as foot soldiers in the battle.
National weather radar
International news
Four North Korean suspects in the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the elder half-brother of North Korea's leader, flew out of Malaysia within hours of the brazen attack at Kuala Lumpur airport last Monday, police say.
Flip references by reporters – mine included – to Donald Trump not taking his meds have been criticised as offensive to the mentally ill. But Trump's unhinged behaviour, as in his erratic press conference on Thursday, ensures that the President's mental state is the stuff of debate.
Hundreds of police reinforcements have been deployed to Thailand's largest temple where worshippers and monks are vowing to prevent the arrest of a prominent monk wanted on embezzlement charges.
On this day | February 20
1513 – Pope Julius II dies. He will lay in rest in a huge tomb sculptured by Michelangelo.
1872 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
1962 – Mercury astronaut John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth.
1965 – The Temptations scored a third straight week at #1 on the R&B chart with the great song "My Girl".
1971 – Young people protest having to cut their long hair in Athens, Greece.
Faces of Australia | Caden Chapman
Bec and Beau Chapman’s late son was imaginative, cheeky, charismatic and adored zooming his toy cars around the floor with friends.
“I miss his personality, his cuddles – he was such a friendly little boy,” said Mrs Chapman, of Clarence Town.