10.00am (AEDT) – Novak Djokovic’s challenge to the cancellation of his visa kicks off in the Federal Court – Melbourne

12.00pm (AEDT) – Australian Open men’s and women’s qualifying matches begin (on until 14 Jan) – Melbourne

1.00pm (AEDT) – The 79th Golden Globe Awards goes ahead without any stars, red carpet or TV broadcast

ABS Data Release – Building Approvals, November 2021

Margaret Thatcher Day (Falkland Islands)

World Hindi Day

A birthday for singer Rod Stewart (1945)

Anniversary of:
• the establishment of the frontrunner to the United Nations, the League of Nations, as the Treaty of Versailles took effect (1920)
• the deaths of Coco Chanel (1971) and David Bowie (2016)