Thanks very much for reading Need to Know this Sunday, November 17. Here are today’s biggest developments:

• Australia, US, Japan to bolster military ties in Darwin: Japanese forces will step up training and cooperation with Australian and US troops in Darwin, as the region braces for a turbulent four years under incoming US President Donald Trump.
• SA Labor premier strengthens grip on power: South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has strengthened his hold on power, with Labor having a resounding win in a state byelection on Saturday in the southern Adelaide suburbs seat of Black.
• Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary: President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in a second Trump administration.
• Australia and allies gagged at APEC over Ukraine, Gaza: Australia and its allies were blocked from expressing concerns about Ukraine and the Middle East at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit, as Russia and China led efforts to block any mention in the final communique.
• Trump’s return looms, China’s Xi calls for more free trade: With Donald Trump’s imminent return as US president looming over the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit in Lima, his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping said the region should push for more free trade as Asia-Pacific co-operation faces “rising protectionism”, according to Chinese state media.