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  • 7:10pm AEDT: The Brisbane Heat take on the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League

 
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Live: Warner falls after historic first-session ton at SCG
David Warner is out for 113 after becoming the first player to score a century in the first session of a Test in Australia with his knock at the SCG. Follow the action in our live blog.
 
Ex-judge Richard Gee dies after being found in pool
Richard Gee, a former judge who survived the bombing of his Sydney home more than 30 years ago, dies after being pulled unconscious from a backyard swimming pool on the northern beaches.
 
Bathurst Prison locked down after inmates involved in fight
Staff at Bathurst Prison contain a incident involving 76 inmates in the jail's accommodation unit after an initial fight between two prisoners snowballed.
 
Turkish police 'close to identifying Istanbul nightclub gunman'
The Turkish Government detains eight people in connection with the deadly weekend attack on an Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people as investigators edge closer to identifying the gunman.
 
Elderly inmate charged after allegedly bashing 71yo cellmate to death with sandwich press
John Walsh, 77, is charged with murder after allegedly bashing to death his 71-year-old cellmate with a sandwich press in the frail aged unit at Sydney's Long Bay jail complex.
 
Porter defends Centrelink amid debt recovery row
Social Services Minister Christian Porter defends the Federal Government's new debt recovery system by Centrelink following claims some people have been mistakenly targeted.
 
Dutton confident in PNG authorities after asylum seeker assault reports
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says he has complete confidence in Papua New Guinea's authorities after reports asylum seekers were arrested and assaulted by police on New Year's Eve.
 
'We have grave concerns': Trouble ahead for the NDIS?
There are fears the ACT's problems with the NDIS — higher than expected enrolments, participants saying there are not enough support workers, and care providers saying the pay rates are too low — could flow on to other states and territories.
 
Stranger found asleep under doona holds knife to woman's throat
Victorian police are looking for a man who allegedly held a knife to a woman's throat after he was found sleeping on a bed he dragged into the living room of a Melbourne home last week.
 
Call to end 'pink tax' in Australia as Tesco cuts price of female razors
Consumer experts urge Australian retailers to follow in the footsteps of British supermarket Tesco, after the chain says it will reduce the price of its basic women's razors to match that of its men's razors.
 
Brown snake filmed eating carpet python
An eastern brown snake is filmed eating a carpet python at a home west of Brisbane, with snake catchers saying a population boom could have driven the deadly predator to seek out its unusual meal.
 
Singer puts condition on acceptance of Trump inauguration invitation
Singer Rebecca Ferguson says she will "graciously accept" an invitation to perform at US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on one condition — that she is allowed to sing Strange Fruit, a protest song most famously sung by Billie Holiday.
 
The Castle house saved with plans to relocate it to NSW
The suburban Melbourne house used to film The Castle may have been saved from the threat of being demolished, with a proposed plan to move to New South Wales.
 
Video shows dangerously overloaded ute packed 'like sardines'
Queensland police release vision of 12 young people piling out of a 4WD ute as officers pull the car over in the early hours of New Year's Day.
 
Abbott's embassy stance 'welcome news in Israel'
Tony Abbott's call to move Australia's embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is welcomed in Israel, an Israeli Government MP says.
 
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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Speed a possible factor in Lake Trevallyn jet ski death: police
January 3, 2017 - 4:04 pm
Several trapped after two-vehicle crash near Buckland
January 3, 2017 - 4:00 pm
Labor vows to target WA's 120 worst young offenders
January 3, 2017 - 4:00 pm
 
World
Hong Kong's former leader pleads not guilty to penthouse bribery charge
Hundreds evacuated as forest fire destroys dozens of homes in Chile
Brazil's notorious prisons built to 'annihilate, torture and kill'
 
Business
Capital city home prices surge nearly 11pc in 2016
ANZ sells Shanghai bank stake for $1.8b
Consumer complaints to ACCC top 20,000 in 2016
 
Politics
Dutton confident in PNG authorities after asylum seeker assault reports
Singer puts condition on acceptance of Trump inauguration invitation
Syrian rebels freeze peace talks over ceasefire 'violations'
 
Sport
Live: Warner falls after historic first-session ton at SCG
Warner in rare company with incredible pre-lunch century at SCG
Melbourne City coach John van 't Schip resigns
 
Science and Tech
SpaceX to return to flight after costly helium canister explosion
NASA releases 'ice home' concept for living on Mars
China to ban domestic ivory trade by end of 2017
 
Environment
Fly ash plume leaves Port Augusta residents fuming
What can we expect from Australian climate politics in 2017?
Gastro fear as storms spread faeces on Melbourne beaches
 

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