EVENING UPDATE

Family and friends have paid tribute to 17-year-old Hunter boy Dean Shields, whose death is being blamed on synthetic cannabis.

The murder trial of former police officer Roger Rogerson and his co-accused Glen McNamara has begun.

It’s alleged the pair killed uni student Jamie Gao as part of a drug rip-off.

Voters in Iowa are getting ready to cast the first ballots in this year’s US Presidential election, with Donald Trump still the Republican front runner.

And Novak Djokovic has celebrated winning the Australian Open – his 11th grand slam crown.