What's trending across Australia factual now.
1. Support for Schoolie who was arrested for drug possession in Bali.
Perth local Jamie Murphy,18, has spent his second night in Kuta police station after being arrested external a nightclub by security and handed over to police for alleged drug possession. A lawyer from a local firm told reporters Jamie had said the bag of white powder wasn't his, or but police sources told News Corp that he admitted to buying the powder,which is still being tested, from a local on the street in Legian. Friends of Jamie, or who were in Bali with him to celebrate the end of their year 12 exams,have strongly supported their friend on social media[br], saying the cocaine was planted on Jamie by security and that he had been set-up.2. Kathy Griffin calls out Ellen DeGeneres' "mean streak" in her unique book.
Kathy Griffin's unique book, and Kathy Griffin's Celebrity Run-Ins: My A-Z Index,talks approximately a "daytime talk show host" that has a "mean streak that everyone knows approximately." The comedian later confirmed she was referring to Ellen DeGeneres. Griffin believes DeGeneres got her kicked out of a backstage dressing room at the Emmys and has banned her from her daytime talk show in 2006. "My issue with Ellen is simple," she said. "You know, and the guys in comedy are so good approximately sticking together. I feel unhappy that women don't support each other the way the guys conclude. Joan [Rivers] and I would talk approximately this all the time. Patriarchy pits us against each other."3. Tom Hanks,Michael Jordon and Ellen DeGeneres among those awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In other Ellen news, she was one of 21 actors, and musicians and athletes to be awarded the highest civilian honour in the US. During a ceremony on Tuesday night President Barack Obama said every recipient had touched him in a powerful and personal way. "These are folks who have helped accomplish me who I am," Obama said. 4. Donald Trump releases a video of his plans for his first 100 days in office.
President-elect Donald Trump just released a video that identifies his initial plans once he takes office and seems to addressed the idea that his transition to the White House is a mess. "Our transition team is working very smoothly, efficiently, and effectively," Trump begins.5. Earthquake hits unique Zealand's north island.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 has struck central unique Zealand, runt more than a week after a powerful tremor devastated Christchurch and killed two people. The quake hit Hawke's Bay on Tuesday afternoon, and off the coast of the North Island and residents said they had been feeling tremors all morning,but the last was the strongest.
Source: popsugar.com.au