| | | | The seaplane, with six people on board, crashed into Jerusalem Bay near the town of Cowan, north of Sydney. Rescuers are on the scene and an oil slick has been sighted on the surface of the water. | | | | A night of heavy drinking between a Donald Trump aide and Alexander Downer in a London wine bar is reported to have set off the chain of events which led to the FBI launching an investigation into allegations Russia interfered in the presidential election. | | | | Wallabies and Queensland Reds player Karmichael Hunt is stood down from all contractual rugby obligations after being charged with drug possession in Brisbane. | | | | Sixty-seven-year-old Michael Neu helped swindle gullible victims out of thousands of dollars as part of a notorious internet scam, police in Louisiana say. | | | | Partygoers from around the country are set to bring in 2018 with a bang, with giant fireworks displays in capital cities. But in Queensland, storms forecast for Brisbane could steal the fireworks' thunder. | | | | It depends on who you ask, but Ichi Ban navigator Will Oxley certainly thinks so if teams enjoy absolutely perfect weather conditions for the race. Even this year's record-shattering run was not enough. | | | | Deadly mass shootings, destructive hurricanes, displaced populations, elections, inaugurations and same-sex marriage. These are the stories that defined 2017. | | | | She suffered a heart attack and had spent the week leading up to her death in a US hospital. Her father died after being choked out by an police officer, and his final words — "I can't breathe" — became a slogan for activists. | | | | A young woman tells police she was sexually assaulted in the camping area at the music festival a day after another woman said she was assaulted in a mosh pit. | | | | Police in Los Angeles arrest a man they suspect made a hoax emergency call that resulted in a police officer shooting 28-year-old Andrew Finch dead in Wichita, Kansas. | | | | As the year draws to a close, we reflect on the fascinating and diverse life stories of some of the prominent Australians who died this year. | | | | Street protests hit Iran for a third day running, spreading to the capital Tehran where crowds confronted police and attacked some state buildings. | | | | New rules mean all of the country's peaks are now off limit to many would-be climbers — among them a Gurkha veteran who lost both his legs in an explosion in Afghanistan. | | | | An Australian warship operating in the Middle East seizes drugs believed to be worth more than $400 million after intercepting and boarding three ships in the Arabian sea. | | | | Police release footage of a P-plate driver allegedly travelling more than 100 kilometres over the speed limit near Townsville, in what has been described as one of the worst speeding incidents in Queensland so far this Christmas holiday period. | | | | The remains of civilians and troops killed by Islamic State are discovered in mass graves near the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, once the de facto capital of IS. | | | | Roger Federer's chances of defending his Australian Open crown have increased following a spate of injuries to his main rivals. | | | | "A good snake is a dead snake" is a popular adage, especially during hot Aussie summers when the reptiles are on the move, but a WA snake handler is pleading with people to relocate them to the bush before they reach for the sharp end of a shovel. | | | | As Australians share new year messages, photos and videos, the nation will download data equivalent to one person sitting and watching 57 years of continuous non-stop high-definition video. Here's what some of the telcos have planned to handle the surge in network traffic. | | | | A third teenage boy in Western Australia's Halls Creek is charged with animal cruelty over a video of two other teenagers tormenting a young kangaroo. | |  |
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