A gunman shoots his way into an Istanbul nightclub packed with New Year's revellers, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 40 in what the provincial governor describes as a terrorist attack.
Two people are killed and several injured by illegal fireworks around the country during New Year's Eve celebrations in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
Millions of people across Australia party into the New Year, after farewelling 2016 beneath night skies set ablaze with colour by stunning fireworks displays. See the best from around the country here.
As 2016 draws to a close, revellers around the world are bidding a weary adieu to a year filled with political surprises, prolonged conflicts and deaths of legendary celebrities.
The 1941 confession and account of life on the run for the first man to escape Melbourne's Pentridge Prison in 50 years is released to the public for the first time.
Donald Trump says computers are not secure and suggests important information should be written out and sent by courier, as he continues to question claims Russia was involved in hacking ahead of the US election.
Chief White House photographer Pete Souza releases his eighth and final Year in Photographs collection, comprising some of the best moments captured from inside the Obama administration in 2016.
On April 13, 1997, 47-year-old Phillip Carlyle was found dead in an air-conditioning plant room inside his Robina office on the Gold Coast. Now almost 20 years on, police say they are preparing a brief of evidence around a suspect after adding extra resources to the investigation.
Ronda Rousey, once the most feared woman in the UFC, says she will have "take time to reflect" after a heavy loss to Amanda Nunes in her comeback fight.
Billy Ray Cyrus was on the radio. The little-known Baz Luhrmann released his first film. And in a big house on the hill in Canberra, Australia's new leader was finding his feet.
Dedication pays off for a Canberra teenager who spent a week camped outside the Royal Australian Mint to claim the first coin struck anywhere in the world in 2017.
William Christopher, who played the unassuming US Army chaplain in the long-running hit TV series MASH, dies 18 months after being diagnosed with cancer.
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Millions of people across Australia party into the New Year, after farewelling 2016 beneath night skies set ablaze with colour by stunning fireworks displays. See the best from around the country here.
As 2016 draws to a close, revellers around the world are bidding a weary adieu to a year filled with political surprises, prolonged conflicts and deaths of legendary celebrities.
Paranoia over the Russian "threat to Australian Government communications" dominated discussions at a 1993 meeting of cabinet's national security committee, according to newly-released documents which remain heavily censored more than two decades on.
Billy Ray Cyrus was on the radio. Sydney was named as host of the 2000 Olympics. And the little-known Baz Luhrmann released his first film. And in a big house on the hill in Canberra, Australia's new leader was finding his feet.
The 1941 confession and account of life on the run for the first man to escape Melbourne's Pentridge Prison in 50 years is released to the public for the first time.
Witnesses describe the chaos inside a stampede at the Falls Festival in Lorne that left dozens injured and prompted authorities to launch multiple investigations into the "terrifying" incident.
A four-wheel drive on a barge heading from Inskip point to Fraser Island, north of Brisbane, rolls off and sinks, taking with it passports, phones and other valuables belonging to a group of backpackers.
The Adelaide Strikers break their winless streak and finish 2016 with a bang after thumping the Sydney Sixers by 48 runs at the New Year's Eve clash at Adelaide Oval.
Hollywood legend Debbie Reynolds and her actress and writer daughter Carrie Fisher will have a joint funeral and be buried together after dying a day apart this week, their family confirms.
After being called into Australia's squad for the SCG Test at the expense of batsman Nic Maddinson, spinner Ashton Agar says he is willing and able to bat in the top seven.
Large crowds of South Koreans gather on New Years for another rally demanding the removal of impeached President Park Geun-hye, who is determined to restore her powers through a court trial.
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