| | | | Alastair Cook leads England with the bat, but is dropped on 66 by Steve Smith in the slips, as the tourists continue to eat into Australia's first-innings total. Follow all the action in our live blog. | | | | A fast-moving fire that began in a nature reserve in Melbourne's south-east, forcing the evacuation of residents from 40 homes, is now under control. | | | | A sheriff's deputy is hailed a hero after he punched and stomped his way into a frozen pond on Christmas Day to pull out an eight-year-old boy who had fallen through the ice while chasing his dog. | | | | Eight lawsuits filed in various US federal courts are claiming that Apple Inc defrauded iPhone users by slowing devices without warning to compensate for poor battery performance after the company opened up about the software change. | | | | Kim Jong-sik and Ri Pyong-chol are frequently seen celebrating test launches with Kom Jong-um — now they have been singled out for US sanctions because of their part in leading North Korea's nuclear missile program. | | | | The ability of many American households to simply hand back the keys to their house if they can't afford their mortgage has been cited as a key reason why the US property market crashed and Australia's won't. But the true picture is more complex. | | | | Saeed Noori, the man accused of deliberately driving a car into pedestrians on Flinders St in Melbourne's CBD, may be suffering psychiatric issues or an undiagnosed illness, a court is told. | | | | Supermaxis in this year's Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race are set for a last minute duel for line honours on the River Derwent as race records shatter. | | | | 80-year-old Patricia Joyce died soon after fulfilling a lifelong ambition to visit Sydney. Now her family wants help finding her holiday photos. | | | | Physically abused and paid little, if anything — workers for some of the world's biggest multinational corporations are being enslaved in horrendous conditions, now some companies are taking a stand against modern slavery after discovering its existence in their supply chains. | | | | NSW police warn drivers about "fatigue and complacency" on the roads as the state's holiday fatality toll rises to 21 and two women remain in a critical condition after a crash that killed three others yesterday. | | | | Heavy rains lash a stretch of the state's northern coast as a tropical low brewing off the coast draws closer to the mainland. | | | | Police in Minneapolis remove a shrine to Australian woman Justine Damond that was created by a US white nationalist group to protest against a lack of charges against the police officer who shot her. | | | | Businesses offering genuine massage therapy say they are being harassed by customers who think they provide the same services as sex workers, but there are new laws in place to protect staff. | | | | Observing the Myanmar military's operations against Rohingya Muslims may make some Australians wonder, at what point do soldiers who kill and rape hundreds of men, women and children cross a red line, writes Elaine Pearson. | | | | Australian invention the Flow Hive is being credited with bringing more people to beekeeping, but there is a sting in the tail, with fears inexperienced keepers won't know how to keep their hives healthy. | | | | Maria Exposto was caught with 1.1kg of crystal meth when she was arrested at Kuala Lumpur international airport in 2014 and now potentially faces the death penalty under Malaysia's tough anti-trafficking laws. | | | | Alexei Navalny has been banned from running against Vladimir Putin in next year's presidential election — and now the Kremlin says he might have broken the law by calling on his supporters to boycott the poll. | |  |
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