A 40-year-old man arriving on a plane from London is arrested at the airport and charged over making threats online targeting Sydney's New Year's Eve festivities, after a tip-off from the public.
The United States expels 35 Russian diplomats and closes two Russian compounds in response to a campaign of harassment by Russia against American diplomats in Moscow, President Barack Obama says.
Australia distances itself from the Obama administration over its escalating diplomatic stoush with Israel, suggesting it would not have supported a UN resolution condemning Jewish settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
A 23-month-old boy dies two days after his twin sister, and nine days after they were both found unconscious in a backyard pool in Sydney's north-west.
Australia's captain is once again in imperious touch against Pakistan before Melbourne's weather conspires to prevent anything but a draw in the second Test between Australia and Pakistan.
The Perth Scorchers almost make a meal of their chase before Ashton Agar hits a last-ball six to rescue a four-wicket Big Bash win over the Melbourne Renegades.
Carrie Fisher's cherished therapy dog Gary, known for accompanying her on the red carpet and on TV, pays tribute to the actress on social media, with one post describing her as "the best mum ever".
Police are on high alert all across Europe in the lead up to New Year's Eve with the need for better security acutely felt in the Germany city of Cologne, where hundreds of women were sexually assaulted and robbed last year.
Tradies across the Top End sign up for experiments aimed at reducing the personal and economic toll of heat stress, and it's suspected a cold beer will turn out not to be the best way to beat the sweltering conditions.
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.
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