Here is today’s riddle: A tennis racket and ball cost $50. If the racket costs $49 more than the ball, what is the cost of each?

Answer is below in the tidbit!

The quote
“If everyone boycotted Woolworths, that’s 200,000 people who would lose their jobs. It’s an extraordinary overreach by a guy in order to make a point on a radio interview.” — PM Anthony Albanese on Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's call to boycott Woolworths over not selling Australia Day merchandise.

The stat
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The number of people who died in car crashes on NSW roads on Monday afternoon, according to state police.

Today in history
2017: The underwater search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 ended nearly three years after the flight first went missing.

Some headlines from this morning:

Student public health workers in NSW can now apply for financial support from the State Government worth up to $12,000.

Subsidies will be available across degrees including nursing, midwifery, paramedicine, and medicine.

Depending on their field of study, students must work in public health for at least five years or agree to work in a regional or rural setting to receive funding.

Financial support
Students starting healthcare degrees this year (like Aboriginal health or psychology) can apply for three annual payments of $4,000.

Second and third-year payments will be given to eligible students on the condition they stay enrolled in the course and pass every subject.

Students who graduated last year, or will graduate from 2024 to 2026, will be eligible for a one-off $8,000 payment after accepting a job with NSW Health.

The program will also extend to those studying degrees like dentistry and physiotherapy.

Nursing, medicine, and paramedicine students must study in a rural area or intend to work in a rural or regional area to be eligible for support.

The State Government estimates the scheme will support about a third of health worker graduates over the next three years. Payments can be spent however a student wishes.

Further details
NSW Premier Chris Minns said the program is aimed at retaining skilled workers amid tough competition for graduates. "In recent years, we've seen hard-working NSW healthcare workers leave for other states."

The scheme is also aimed at reducing financial barriers to studying healthcare.

There are a limited number of financial support places available. Applications will remain open until all subsidies are awarded.

Donald Trump is projected to win the Iowa caucuses, bringing the Republican party a step closer to determining its 2024 Presidential Nominee.

Over the coming months, each U.S. state will hold votes to decide who will lead the Republican party in this year's election. These are called primary elections.

What is a primary?
Each of the 50 states in the U.S. has its own rules in the lead-up to a presidential election.

Most states hold a vote called a "primary" ballot to select a presidential candidate — known as a party's nominee.

Primary ballots can be "open" or "closed". How do the two types of primaries differ?

Closed vs open
During an open primary, any registered voter can have their say. This occurs in states including Hawai'i and Texas.

Closed primaries are limited to registered members of a party, leaving a smaller pool of voters. States like Florida and New York hold these.

Some states, like Maine, have a mix of closed and open, when unaffiliated voters (who aren't signed up to a party) can vote. However, anyone registered with a party can't vote — Democrats can't vote in a Republican contest and vice versa.

Caucus
Some states conduct caucuses instead of primaries in the months leading up to a presidential election.

Unlike state-run primaries, caucuses are run by political parties — one is run as an election (primaries) and the other is run as a political meeting (caucuses).

Voting in a caucus is different to voting in a primary.

Registered party members are eligible to participate in state caucuses. Votes are held during a party-led meeting, unlike during primaries, when voters cast their ballot in private.

In state caucuses, a representative for each candidate can give a brief speech before ballots are handed out to voters.

Depending on the state, voters either divide themselves into groups based on which candidate they support or vote by secret ballot. Votes are collected and counted in front of the caucus.

Key upcoming dates
15 January: Iowa Republican Caucus, the first vote
23 January: New Hampshire primary
5 March: Super Tuesday (more below)
8 June: Final primaries in the U.S. territories of Guam and the Virgin Islands.

Super Tuesday
Super Tuesday (5 March) is a polling day when primary elections are held in multiple states.

This year, there will be 16 races on Super Tuesday, in states including Alaska, California, Texas, and Virginia.

It's considered a major test for presidential candidates.

Delegates
During primaries, candidates seek to win as many of their party's "delegates" as possible. Like a points system, there is a total number of delegates a candidate can win in each state, based on how many votes they get.

The number of points (delegates) a candidate can win typically depends on a state's size. For example, Republican candidates in California (population: 39 million) compete for 169 delegate votes. In New Jersey, (population: 9.2 million) there are 9 delegates to be won.

The Republican candidate needs to win 1,215 delegates (a majority of the total number of available 'points') to win the presidential nomination.

National conventions
After the primaries, presidential and vice presidential nominees are determined at each party's national conventions, where state delegates vote to confirm their choice of candidates.

This year, the Republican National Convention will take place in Milwaukee between 15-18 July.

The Democrat Convention will take place in Chicago from 19-22 August, where President Joe Biden is expected to be chosen as his party's candidate for the 2024 White House race.

The U.S. election will be on 5 November.

So we’ve run you through the epic line-up at the AO Finals Festival for AO Pride Day on January 25 - but we've got even more exciting news to tell you.

Here’s the Saturday line-up: we’ve got three giants of Australian music in DMA’s, Ruel and The Jungle Giants. You’ll get high-energy, infectious indie pop-rock from The Jungle Giants, then can rock out to legendary Sydney band DMA’s - and top it all off with 21-year-old Ruel, known as one of Australia’s most promising young talents.

After that, you can take in all the food and drinks around the AO to watch the women’s final on the big screens. Perfection.

Tickets to Finals Fest start from $69, click here.

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Technology designed for agriculture businesses to track livestock is now being used to track koalas.

It is part of efforts to monitor the endangered species. Researchers at the University of Southern Queensland said koalas can travel up to 15 to 20 kilometres in search of new eucalyptus trees. It’s hoped conservationists can use the data collected by the tracking technology to identify the best locations to plant more trees, and boost koala habitats.

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A Sydney man has been accused of using inside information to bet on the outcome of the Australian of the Year awards from 2017 to 2021.

The 47-year-old has been charged with six counts of using insider information to place bets on the awards. The Australian Federal Police allege he made $7,542 on bets worth $1,767.

The AFP actually started investigating the man three years ago, after the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission noticed some irregularities in the betting for the 2021 Australian of the Year Awards. That year’s award was won by Grace Tame, a Tasmanian activist and advocate for sexual assault survivors.

The AFP says the Sydney man used information from a Federal Government employee to place bets on the awards. He’ll face a maximum penalty of two years behind bars.

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Riddle answer: $49.50 for the racket and 50 cents for the ball.

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