| | | | There's still no Ashes joy for England, as Australia — led by another century for skipper Steve Smith — frustrates the tourists' attempts to win at the MCG. | | | | Rugby Australia says it is investigating after the Wallabies and Queensland Reds player was arrested in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley and charged with drug possession. | | | | Excited partygoers descend on popular vantage points in central Sydney with plenty of water and food supplies to spend the last 24-hours of 2017 sitting in a tent to catch a glimpse of the world-famous fireworks display. | | | | RAAF personnel in Darwin were operating at "increased readiness" earlier this month when Russian strategic bombers conducted navigation exercises close to Australia, flying out of an Indonesian military base, the ABC can reveal. | | | | The FBI is investigating whether an argument over a video game prompted a hoax call that led to a Kansas man being shot dead on his doorstep by a police officer. | | | | Cher seemingly confirms she will perform at the next Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, bringing joy to fans after a month of rumours and a cryptic hint from the superstar singer. | | | | Sharks are washing up on a beach in the United States frozen completely solid and turtles are being found stunned by freezing temperatures amid a record-breaking cold snap sweeping the country. | | | | From big weather events to celebrity deaths and the top tech — Google's top search trends of 2017 provide a broad snapshot of the people, places, fads and events that defined this year. Can you guess what intrigued (and stumped) us the most? | | | | President Donald Trump says the US Postal Service should charge Amazon more for parcel delivery, although Post revenue is higher than expected "due to e-commerce growth". | | | | The family of Australian man Kai Foley, who was found stabbed to death in Sweden a week and a half ago, say they are "devastated" by his loss, and pay tribute to him as a "very special, beautiful, fine young man". | | | | Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb were recognised for their services to music, while there were also honours for House star Hugh Laurie and English women's cricket captain Heather Knight. | | | | Police are expected to upgrade an attempted murder charge to murder after a Northcote man dies in hospital, becoming the first fatality after a car was driven into pedestrians in Melbourne's CBD last week. | | | | A mother was allegedly on meth when she crashed into a tree in the Adelaide Hills, killing her seven-year-old son and injuring the boy's twin brother and younger sister. | | | | Forensic analysis confirms human remains found in a national park in Adelaide's south are those of local man Peter Glazebrook, who was reported missing in September. | | | | New counter-terrorism measures will soon be unveiled to improve security at regional airports, but concerns are growing the costs involved could make flights to some towns unviable. | | | | An Australian tour company completes the first traverse of Papua New Guinea's second-highest mountain, in the hope of opening a new tourism experience in the rugged Highlands region. | | | | The boyfriend of Annabelle Falkholt, who has died in hospital after a fiery Boxing Day crash that killed her parents and left her actress sister Jessica fighting for life, says he has lost the "love of his life" and wishes he could "wake up from this terrible nightmare". | | | | Plastic-eating fungi. Flying taxis. Reversing ageing. Prisoners feeding hungry kids. Editing disease out of genes. Daughters reunited with their missing Dad 45 years on. These are the good news stories that stole our hearts in 2017. | | | | Thousands of people have taken part in anti-government demonstrations in cities across Iran, with protesters calling for money to be spent on Iranians rather than the conflicts in other countries. | | | | Crime novelist Sue Grafton, whose Kinsey Millhone Alphabet series became world-wide bestsellers, has died after a two-year battle with cancer. | | | | They might not be kids anymore, but that does not mean Canberra's seniors are too old to play — the ACT's elderly population could be getting its own playground, where age and ability are no limit. | | | | An "overweight boozer and smoker" — turned fitness model — brings vegan bowls and protein balls to her cattle and sheep-farming home town. | |  |
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