| | | | Parts of south-east Australia brace for scorching temperatures today, with Victoria and South Australia issued with a state-wide fire ban and the Mount Lofty Ranges and upper and lower south-east districts warned of a catastrophic fire danger. | | | | Michael Wolff's new book paints a withering picture of Donald Trump as an inept, sexist, narcissistic man leading a dysfunctional White House. But how much of it can we believe? | | | | Weapons, drugs, forged $100 bills and smuggling gold into China — how North Korea makes its money, according to a defector who is speaking out about his time in an organisation which began as a royal slush fund. | | | | After such a long Ashes series at the Sydney Cricket Ground, it seems absurd that you should still be here, but every time you're tired and jaded, something happens, writes Geoff Lemon. | | | | A 10-kilometre stretch of the Hume Freeway in central Victoria melts in the heat, as authorities warn temperatures are expected to top 40 degrees Celsius across much of the state today. | | | | Street crews are digging out snow-clogged roads across the US east coast after a powerful "bomb cyclone" winter storm, with temperatures set to plunge further during the brutal cold spell that has already been blamed for the deaths of at least 18 people. | | | | The tech giant says all of its Mac and iOS devices are affected by exploits that could allow hackers to steal data, and vows to release a fix within days. | | | | Hollywood's best and brightest are about to gather for the 75th Golden Globes on Monday. Here's everything you need to know, including when it's on, which Australians are in the running (spoiler: lots of them!) and why so many people will probably wear black. | | | | Women are being forced to stay in violent homes because it's so difficult to break their rental leases. Governments must reform tenancy laws to protect victims, writes Bianca Fernandez. | | | | A house known as the "Hobbit Home" that featured on Grand Designs burns down, just over a year since it appeared on the popular television show. | | | | All but one of the nine foreign nationals, aged in their 20s, will be required to pay for their life-saving treatment at WA's public hospitals. | | | | Producers of Tasmania's highly sought-after export cherries are turning to technology and social media to combat low-grade fakes being sold in Asian markets. | | | | In the age of binge-watching television series, we're also devouring information about our favourite shows and their characters, according to Wikipedia. | | | | As the silly season draws to an end and the hangover sets in, Australian researchers are hoping a new, free online program will help young people whose main reason for drinking is to cope with anxiety. | | | | Police are searching for a number of young African men after an "incredibly scary" four-hour rampage in Melbourne's western suburbs overnight, but have stopped short of saying the crimes were organised. | | | | A car that police tried to stop in the South West WA town of Busselton in the early hours of Friday morning is found crashed into a tree on a major highway with a man and woman dead inside. | | | | The project at Aileron, 135 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs, would mine rare earth materials such as neodymium and praseodymium, used to manufacture strong magnets for wind turbines and electric vehicles. | | | | The family of the pilot killed in Sunday's Sydney seaplane crash describe him as someone "who never ceased to make us proud", as authorities launch an investigation into the incident. | | | | Gin and tonics, bananas and vegemite — can changing your diet help ward off those pesky blood-suckers this Summer? | | | | A sea of abandoned tents, camp chairs and air mattresses stretch for as far as the eye can see at the end of many music festivals, but what if instead of taking up landfill, they went on to serve an important purpose for those in need? | |  |
By Geoff Lemon at the SCG | |  |
By Bianca Fernandez | |  |
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