12.30pm (AEDT) – ACT AMA President-Elect Dr Kerrie Aust, RACGP President Nicole Higgins and Grattan Institute’s Dr Stephen Duckett address the National Press Club – Canberra

1.00pm (AEDT) – US President Joe Biden delivers State of the Union address – Washington DC

Company results – Boral; Amcor; Suncorp

Laugh And Get Rich Day

Birthdays for screen composer John Williams (1932) and author John Grisham (1955)

Anniversary of:
• the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1587)
• the birthdays of author Jules Verne (1828), actor James Dean (1931)