| | | | Police concede Melbourne has a problem with African street gangs, after earlier denying their existence, as the State Government acknowledges "huge fear" in the community and outlines plans to tackle the problem. | | | | A group of men describe their desperate attempts to help the passengers of a seaplane as it sunk into the Hawkesbury River, and want the families of those who died to know they did all they could. | | | | A lot of people are happy and a lot of them are angry at the 21-year-old pop star's decision to cancel a concert in Israel. Here's why. | | | | Sydney and Darwin were the worst-performing housing markets in December, while Hobart continues to enjoy the highest capital growth. | | | | A record-shattering arctic cold in the United States reaches as far south as Florida, with freeze warnings in place from Texas to the Atlantic Coast, while tourists visiting Niagara Falls snap photos of flowing water that has turned to icicles. | | | | Police are investigating a New Year's Day attack on murderer Trudi Lenon, who is in prison awaiting her sentencing over the gruesome stabbing and garrotting death of teenager Aaron Pajich. | | | | Will The New Legends of Monkey live up to the original? The first look at the revamped cult classic Monkey is out and fans are divided. | | | | Angela Meiklejohn's mother died in a head-on car crash involving a driver on his phone. She wants people to think about how devastating the results of using mobiles behind the wheel can be. | | | | The man accused of driving a car that slammed into pedestrians on Flinders Street in the heart of Melbourne's CBD has one of his charges upgraded to murder following the death of Antonios Crocaris last week. | | | | Two water-bombing helicopters are being used on a fire at George Town in northern Tasmania which has been downgraded to a "watch and act" advice. | | | | A man has allegedly stolen two mobile phones belonging to a hospital patient injured in a car crash that killed his wife and one of his daughters on Christmas Day, police say. | | | | A group of New Year's Eve revellers came up with a creative plan to avoid alcohol bans, and even the police and local mayor praised the inventive idea. | | | | Forget all the corporate speak and motivational jargon you've grown up with — here's some phrases that will have the water cooler buzzing and your boss wondering whether to promote you (or else involve HR), Kate Burridge writes. | | | | A man charged with the murder of Alicia Little in central Victoria tells the victim's family "it was an accident", as he is led away from the court dock in Bendigo. | | | | Only 15 months after being declared a tetraplegic, Australian BMX star Sam Willoughby stands to wed "the girl of his dreams" Alise Post in San Diego. | | | | Staff at a remote roadhouse have to use an oven mitt to catch and remove a baby crocodile who was found hiding in a doorway at a roadhouse near Broome after escaping rising floodwaters. | | | | President Donald Trump says the United States has "foolishly" handed Pakistan more than $US33 billion in aid over the last 15 years while getting nothing in return, and pledges to put a stop to it. | | | | Social media has become the latest travel planning tool and mobile devices the preferred on-the-road companions, but is "selfie gaze" tourism changing the way people perceive a destination and their behaviour once there? | | | | Severe thunderstorms cause widespread damage on the New South Wales north coast, with the town of Maclean the worst hit. | | | | A versatile tropical fruit that can be made to look and taste like pulled pork and other meat dishes is winning favour with vegetarians. | | | | Israeli archaeologists unveil a 2,700-year-old clay seal impression which they believe belonged to a biblical governor of Jerusalem. | | | | While you might think hunting is a macho, male-dominated hobby, there has been a surge in interest from female hunters in the Northern Territory. | |  |
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