Asylum seekers at the Manus Island detention centre briefly took control of two compounds and expelled guards after the death of Sudanese refugee Faysal Ishak Ahmed, Papua New Guinea police say.
Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt dies in Spain from a severe infection aged 68, his manager and family confirm, as music industry greats including Billy Idol and The Who express their grief online.
Bathing in watermelon skins, a zip-lining Santa, and building a tree from empty shells in Syria — these pictures capture the creative and wonderful ways the world is marking Christmas.
Whether they're beating the heat at the beach or dressing their pets in tinsel, Australians are also celebrating Christmas Day online by sharing the fun on social media.
A last-minute round of train service cancellations today prompts the State Opposition to label Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe the "grinch who stole Christmas".
Melbourne lifesaver Simon Lewis is spending Christmas day on an asylum seeker rescue boat in the Mediterranean Sea, as rescuers predict calmer seas will encourage more people to make the risky journey to Europe.
Out-of-form Australia batsman Nic Maddinson is granted a reprieve with his captain Steve Smith confirming his side will be unchanged for tomorrow's Boxing Day Test against Pakistan.
As about 2,300 Australian soldiers, sailors and aircrew spend the holidays serving in operations abroad, many post videos of well wishes to their loved ones at home.
Tributes pour in for Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher, who spent Christmas Eve in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a medical emergency on a flight.
Clinton Pryor is attempting to do something no other person has done before — walk across the Australian continent in protest against the forced closures of Indigenous communities.
A three-year-old girl dies in Westmead Hospital after being found unresponsive in a car outside her Sydney family home on Saturday evening, and police are treating it as suspicious.
Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will reassess all ties with the United Nations, including funding of UN institutions, after the Security Council demanded an end to settlements on occupied Palestinian territory.
You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts.
This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com.
Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email.
This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.
0 comments:
Post a Comment