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Police search property linked to alleged Claremont serial killer
Forensic police scour a property, south of Perth, which is believed to have once been owned by the parents of Bradley Robert Edwards, charged on Friday over two murders in Claremont in the 1990s.
 
Manus Island asylum seeker flown to Brisbane hospital
A Sudanese asylum seeker from the Manus Island detention centre is being treated in the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, with the Refugee Action Coalition saying the 27-year-old man suffered head injuries and is in a critical condition.
 
Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher in ICU after in-flight 'cardiac episode'
Actress Carrie Fisher remains in a critical condition in an intensive care unit, her brother says, following media reports she had a "cardiac episode" during a flight from London to Los Angeles.
 
Show Us Your Donga: A look inside a Top End curiosity
Typically defined as temporary or demountable housing, nobody is quite sure where the word donga even came from, let alone how it came to apply to such a vast display of structures.
 
Woman rescues dog from crocodile in Top End
A woman jumps into a Northern Territory waterway to rescue her dog from a one-metre crocodile, in a move police say is "very brave" but not recommended.
 
Get ready for hot weather, serious fire risk in Victoria this weekend
Hot and windy conditions forecast for Victoria in the coming days will create a serious risk of grass and bushfires, the state's Emergency Management Commissioner says.
 
Israel orders ambassadors home after UN condemnation of settlements
Israel's Prime Minister takes diplomatic action against the countries that co-sponsored a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
 
David Warner confident of getting out of poor batting 'cycle'
Australia opener David Warner is trusting his skill to get him out of a form slump at Test level ahead of the Boxing Day showdown with Pakistan.
 
Don't 'cower to terrorism', police urge amid heightened security
Victorians are urged to "go out, party, have a good time" over the Christmas period — including those planning to attend the cricket at Melbourne's MCG — amid heightened security after four men were charged over an alleged plot to stage an Islamic State-inspired attack.
 
'Santa' robs bank after handing out candy canes
CCTV footage shows a man wearing a Santa mask holding up a United States credit union, just moments after handing out lollies and passing on Christmas greetings to staff and customers.
 
Aussie kids draw 'welcome' artwork for migrants, refugees
Thousands of Australian children write heart-warming "welcome" messages for refugee and migrant children making this country their home.
 
Trump receives 'very nice' Christmas letter from Putin
United States President-elect Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin's "thoughts are so correct" while sharing a letter from the Russian President who sent his "warmest Christmas and New Year greetings".
 
Silkworms could hold key to preventing age-related blindness
Silkworm cocoons may hold the key to preventing millions of people from going blind around the world, with researchers using the silk casings to make implants for those with Age-related Macular Degeneration.
 
Should there be stricter laws to protect Rudolph's relatives?
As reindeer get harnessed up for a Christmas parade, animal rights groups campaign to stop using the animals as "Christmas decorations".
 
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Business
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Politics
Aleppo sees shelling, air strikes again as Assad urges peace talks
Duterte calls UN official 'idiot' over murder probe call
Labor calls for overhaul of 'Mickey Mouse' work for the dole courses
 
Sport
Sydney to Hobart: Where the race is won and lost
David Warner confident of getting out of poor batting 'cycle'
One 2016 sport quiz to rule them all
 
Science and Tech
Uber halts self-driving cars test in San Francisco
Mark Zuckerberg demonstrates Morgan Freeman-voiced AI
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Environment
VW reaches deal with 80,000 US 3L vehicle owners
Australia's greenhouse gas emissions rising
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