From 8.15am (AEDT) – The National Regional Housing Summit – Canberra

9.30am (AEDT) – RBA Governor Michele Bullock to appear before a House of Reps Economic Committee – Canberra 

10.00am (AEDT) – Women’s Basketball Olympic qualifier – Australia v Brazil – Brazil 

7.00pm (AEDT) – Mens Cricket T20I Series – Australia v the West Indies – Game 1 – Hobart

ABS Data Release – Monthly Business Turnover Indicator, December 

New York Fashion Week begins (on until 14 February)

World Pulses Day 

Birthdays for author Alice Walker (1944), Derryn Hinch (1944), Mia Farrow (1945), Gina Rineheart (1954), Glenn McGrath (1970), Tom Hiddleston (1981), Michael B. Jordan (1987), Rose Leslie (1987)

Anniversary of: 

• the first flight of a Boeing 727 jet (1963)

• the Beatles performing their first-ever gig at Liverpool’s Cavern Club (1961) and their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show (1964)

• the death of Princess Margaret, the sister of Queen Elizabeth II (2002)