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Debbie Reynolds dies one day after daughter Carrie Fisher
The former leading lady of Hollywood musicals and comedies, best known for her role in Singin' in the Rain, dies at the age of 84, with her son saying "she's now with Carrie and we're all heartbroken".
 
Drug ring raids net historic $360m cocaine haul
A former NRL player and a Bondi businessman are linked to a drug ring after New South Wales Police record the biggest cocaine haul in Australia's history.
 
Live: Australia going strong on day four at the MCG
Steve Smith passes 100 before poor light and rain bring on an early tea on day four of the second Test at the MCG. Follow all the action in our live blog.
 
Giacomo wins 2016 Sydney to Hobart
New Zealand 70-footer Giacomo is declared the overall winner of the 72nd Sydney to Hobart yacht race and is awarded the Tattersall's Cup.
 
'Israel can either be Jewish or democratic, not both': Kerry
Israel's building of settlements on occupied land is jeopardising Middle East peace, US Secretary of State John Kerry says, voicing unusually frank frustration with America's longtime ally weeks before he is due to leave office.
 
Inside Sweden's ice hotel
Deep in the Arctic Circle under the Northern Lights new creations are taking shape, with construction underway on Sweden's ice hotel.
 
Man charged over death of 9yo boy hit by car
The driver who hit nine-year-old Josiah Sisson on Christmas Day at Springwood, south of Brisbane, is charged over the boy's death.
 
Binge-drinking women depicted as 'burden to men' by media, study finds
The media unfairly portrays binge-drinking women as helpless and immoral, UK research finds, but an expert in Australia says a negative depiction of "lousy drunken behaviour" of either sex is important.
 
Man finds long-lost brother in Noosa cafe
The true story of how two brothers met each other for the first time, completely by accident, at a cafe one sunny day in Noosa, Queensland.
 
Government defends leasing land to shooters' club below market value
The Federal Government denies its decision to lease the 38-hectare Anzac Rifle Range on prime Sydney waterfront land for around $510 a week is a quid pro quo deal with Liberal Democratic senator David Leyonhjelm.
 
Justice Minister called on to block Perth man's extradition over child porn charges
Perth man Christopher Lobban is about to be extradited to Florida on child pornography charges, and his lawyer is warning it should serve as a cautionary tale.
 
Tinder, Facebook images of children putting them at risk, authorities warn
Parents using images of their children "as pawns" to attract a mate on Tinder, or innocently uploading a snap to Facebook, are putting children at risk and ignoring their rights to privacy, authorities warn.
 
Australian manuka honey a strong contender against antibiotic-resistant NZ variety
Manuka honey made by bees foraging on Australian native plants has antibacterial properties at least as powerful as the famous New Zealand variety, according to new research, but New Zealand producers are trying to trademark the name.
 
Industry body rules decade-old ad 'vilified' husbands
Advertising could lose its sense of humour in exchange for political correctness, a marketing expert says, after the industry body rules a television commercial "vilified" husbands.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Tracey Holmes Media still failing challenge of women's sport coverage
By Tracey Holmes
By Julia Baird Julia Baird: How to reclaim the true meaning of Christmas
By Julia Baird
By business reporter Michael Janda Eight-year itch: Couples need nearly a decade to save for Sydney house
By business reporter Michael Janda
By Simon Smart Scorsese's Silence a fitting test of faith at Christmas
By Simon Smart
 
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World
Fans create impromptu Walk of Fame star for Carrie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds rushed to hospital after medical emergency: reports
JonBenet Ramsey's brother sues over TV series concluding he was killer
 
Business
Mining industry slips into the new year on an unexpected upturn
Household solar power producers counter lower feed-in tariffs
QR chief operating officer Kevin Wright quits
 
Politics
Government defends leasing land to shooters' club below market value
Confused about the big fuss over the UN vote on Israel?
'Israel can either be Jewish or democratic, not both': Kerry
 
Sport
Live: Australia going strong on day four at the MCG
Giacomo wins 2016 Sydney to Hobart
Warner shrugs MCG monkey off his back with critical ton
 
Science and Tech
Australian manuka honey a strong contender against antibiotic-resistant NZ variety
China's space program to protect 'national security'
Evolution not the driving force behind increased C-sections, midwife says
 
Environment
Spike in owls orphaned on Gold Coast
VW reaches deal with 80,000 US 3L vehicle owners
Australia's greenhouse gas emissions rising
 

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