At least one person has died after Typhoon Nina made landfall in the Philippines, forcing more than 200,000 people to flee to emergency shelters. The typhoon reached maximum sustained wind speeds of 185 kilometres per hour
The Sydney to Hobart yacht race has begun, with experts tipping a race record thanks to a favourable weather forecast. Wild Oats XI is the favourite to win the Tattersall's Cup for a ninth time
A 200 kilogram fur seal that wandered into a Tasmanian suburban street squashed a car and trapped people inside a house for several hours this morning. Parks and Wildlife officers were able to sedate the seal, which will be released back onto the beach soon.
Here's what's coming up tonight:
7:10pm AEDT: The Hobart Hurricanes will face the Melbourne Stars in the BBL
7:30pm AEDT: Melbourne United will take on the Brisbane Bullets in the NBL
7:50pm AEDT: Adelaide United will go up against Sydney FC in the A-League
Australia strikes twice in each of the first two sessions at the MCG as Pakistan bats after winning the toss in the Boxing Day Test. Follow our live blog.
Australia must build and staff a hospital on Manus Island to prevent refugees from dying in the future, the Papua New Guinea politician who represents the island says.
Heavy rain that has sparked damaging flash floods and widespread evacuations in Central Australia is being described as a once-in-a-half-century weather event by the Bureau of Meteorology.
Hollywood actress Carrie Fisher is in a stable condition, her mother Debbie Reynolds says, after the Star Wars star suffered a cardiac episode two days earlier on a flight from London to Los Angeles.
A Muslim group delivers messages to homes in Hobart saying they stand for peace and loyalty to Australia, in a move sparked by the rise of One Nation and Reclaim Australia.
Virtual reality technology gives visitors at the National Museum of Australia the chance to dive deeper into the works of nature filmmaker Sir David Attenborough, with some urged to take sick bags on their tour.
A 37-year-old man dies after falling off off a boat and then being struck by it, west of Rottnest Island off Perth, despite desperate efforts to save him.
Russian rescue teams backed by ships, helicopters and drones search for victims after a Russian plane carrying 92 people to Syria crashes into the Black Sea shortly after take-off.
An adult male Australian fur seal weighing upwards of 200 kilograms makes its way into the suburbs of Launceston, about 50 kilometres from the sea, and climbs onto a vehicle parked in a driveway, causing thousands of dollars in damage.
An allegedly drunk driver who hit and seriously injured a nine-year-old boy south of Brisbane is questioned by police and released without being charged.
The sightings of dozens sharks at popular spots along Victoria's surf coast sees swimmers ordered out of the water at Fairhaven beach along the Great Ocean Road.
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