Your afternoon Briefing

Protest rallies take place across the nation, a police officer was stabbed and it has been a bad day so far for England.

Good afternoon, readers. Protest rallies have taken place across the nation, a police officer has been stabbed in Sydney and it has been a very bad day so far for England’s cricket team.

People take part in an "Invasion Day" rally on Australia Day in Melbourne on January 26, 2018. Thousands of supporters joined rallies across Australia calling for equal rights for indigenous people and for an end to the celebration of Australia Day on January 26, which marks the official declaration of British sovereignty on the land that eventually became Australia. / AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS

Australia Day

Protest rallies around the country have marked Australia Day as a “day of mourning’’ with calls for the date to be changed. Former AHRC president Gillian Triggs attended a rally in Sydney, throwing her support behind calls for the Turnbull government to reach a treaty with the Aboriginal people. Meanwhile, Malcolm Turnbull has dismissed calls to change the Australian flag, claiming younger generations see it as a symbol of the nation.

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The scene of the stabbing at Maroubra Junction, in Sydney's east. Picture: Zhuoxi Li/Facebook

Police officer stabbed at pub

A 50-year-old police officer has been stabbed in Maroubra in Sydney’s east, and another person has been injured. The alleged offender has been shot dead.

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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on January 24, 2018 shows US President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, January 5, 2018, and former FBI Director Robert Mueller, special counsel on the Russian investigation, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on June 21, 2017. Donald Trump said Wednesday he is willing to be questioned under oath by special prosecutor Robert Mueller, who is leading the investigation into collusion between the US president's election campaign and Russia. According to media reports Mueller, who is examining whether Trump tried to obstruct the Russia investigation, is hoping to interview the president in the coming weeks. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB

Trump ‘ordered Mueller sacked’

Donald Trump reportedly ordered Robert Mueller to be sacked last June, until a senior counsel threatened to quit over the issue.

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Claire Foy and Matt Smith in The Crown Season 1, Netflix. Picture: Alex Bailey/Netflix

Netflix is rotting our brains

Netflix has revolutionised TV, but I can’t help feeling that lying in front of a screen for days at a time is destructive, writes Sathnam Sanghera.

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CRICKET - One Day International ODI - Australia v England at Adelaide Oval. Another wicket for Josh Hazlewood - Jos Buttler caught CW Tim Paine for a duck. Picture Sarah Reed

Aussie attack destroys England

Australia’s pacemen have torn through England’s top order, at one stage reducing the tourists to 5-8 amid a stunning collapse. Follow the game live here.