| | | | The 75th annual Golden Globes awards ceremony focuses on women's empowerment, highlighting sexual harassment and abuse as female-driven dramas Big Little Lies and The Handmaid's Tale win big. | | | | In a moment that drew the crowd to its feet, Oprah Winfrey delivers the most poignant speech of the 75th Golden Globes, calling out sexual harassers and telling young girls everywhere "a new day is on the horizon". | | | | Celebrations begin as Australia completes a 4-0 Ashes series win over England with victory at the SCG by and innings an 123 runs. | | | | Australian actor Craig McLachlan will take no further part in the current production of the Rocky Horror Show following accusations of multiple sexual offences against him, the show's production company confirms. | | | | Channel Seven says it has sought an update from the makers of The Doctor Blake Mysteries following allegations its star Craig McLachlan indecently assaulted and sexually harassed three actresses while performing in the Rocky Horror Show in 2014. | | | | Way back in the greed-is-good 1980s, three Perth brothers were convicted of stealing 49 gold bars from the city's mint. The Mickelberg brothers' convictions were later quashed, and the great mint swindle is ancient history now — or at least, it should be. | | | | The profitability and sales of Michael Wolff's scathing book about the US President under attack by WikiLeaks, which has posted a link to a free online copy. | | | | A severe storm warning is issued for Sydney and surrounds as the city which was the hottest in the world yesterday is dampened by rain. | | | | The ACCC says consumer complaints are surging as many retailers fail to comply with their legal obligations to repair, replace or refund faulty goods. Do you know what your rights are? | | | | Federal Labor's negative gearing overhaul would likely have a "small" impact on home values, official documents reveal, contradicting Government claims the policy would "smash" Australia's housing market. | | | | A new emergency services smartphone application is ditched by the South Australian Government after it fails during catastrophic weather conditions and a serious fire at the weekend. | | | | A 32-metre inflatable walk-in sculpture of colourful tunnels takes over Melbourne's Federation Square, delighting young and old with its soaring ceiling and soundscape of forest sounds. | | | | Cash Converters requires people receiving Centrelink benefits to provide their myGov access details as part of its online approval process — a move which poses a security risk, according to some experts. | | | | Passengers reportedly stranded for days at New York's John F Kennedy Airport due to a massive winter storm have now had to deal with their luggage being soaked due to a burst water main. | | | | An Iranian oil tanker collides with a bulk freighter and catches fire off China's east coast, leaving the tanker's entire crew of 32 missing and causing oil to spill into the sea, authorities say. | | | | A rare white crocodile spotted in the Adelaide River outside of Darwin may be related to an infamous white-headed croc which was shot dead after it killed a fisherman. | | | | "With a swoop we fell into the river. [The water] was up to my shoulder," one passenger says, recalling the moment an ordinary commute was derailed by a shocking crash. | | | | Lana Del Rey confirms reports she is being sued by Radiohead over alleged similarities between her song Get Free and their breakout 1992 single Creep. | | | | Young Australians seeking help for depression and anxiety will get further assistance with an injection of more than $100 million into school mental health programs and a range of new Headspace centres. | | | | The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is accused of allowing the drafting of new welfare standards for poultry to be "stage-managed" by industry in a process lacking "transparency", "governance" and "independence". | |  |
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