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Top Stories 'Nothing in life is free': Sydneysiders feel the pinch of ticketed NYE events Lord Mayor Clover Moore slams ticketed events for New Year's Eve celebrations at Sydney Harbour as "outrageous". The Police Minister responds with "nothing in life is free". China's youths brand themselves 'dirt-poor and ugly' as competition for good jobs soars A new Chinese character is taking off on social media that netizens are using not as an insult, but a depressing personal descriptor amid rising income inequality, particularly in cities. 'Brazen' Christmas Eve thief snatches cash from 80yo woman at ATM CCTV footage captures the moment a man robs an 80-year-old Western Australian woman who has just withdrawn $1,000 in cash from a Melbourne ATM during her Christmas holiday. Two men in hospital after drug overdoses at Victorian music festival Paramedics treat two men after they suffer drug overdoses at the Beyond The Valley festival, east of Melbourne, as another music festival warns revellers of an "extremely dangerous" pill in circulation. Call for air-conditioners in cells after outback heatwave triggers prison riot Alice Springs prisoners are tear gassed during a riot sparked by their refusal to return to their cells during plus-40C temperatures. Rugby league great Andrew Johns reveals he is being treated for seizures After collapsing in a coffee shop, rugby league immortal Andrew Johns reveals he has been undergoing treatment for seizures over the last few years. Escaped lion kills 22-year-old graduate who had worked at wildlife park for just two weeks Staff shoot dead a lion after it gets loose from a locked area during a routine cleaning of an enclosure and kills a worker. Photos of Arabian princess meeting former UN human rights chief emerge There are new questions about the welfare of an Arabian princess who tried to escape her father's regime earlier this year, after photos emerged of her meeting the former United Nations human rights chief Mary Robinson. New Year's Eve: How cities across Australia will usher in 2019 Revellers across the country are in for a show as Australia's capital cities pull out all the stops to ring in the new year. Here's what each state has on offer. Performers ready to usher in a new year for Indigenous languages Indigenous culture will play a more prominent role at Sydney's New Year's Eve celebrations, with UNESCO having declared 2019 a year to celebrate and protect the languages of first nations people around the globe. Man's body found in a Cairns waterway after flash flooding A man's body is found in the mangroves of a waterway in a region where two people have been reported missing after recent flash flooding. Opinion: Japan leaving the whaling commission is a disaster — but not for the reasons you've heard As chair of the IWC in the 1990s, I witnessed the futility of the international community's approach to the whaling issue. It's time to put down the placards and chopsticks and talk, writes Peter Bridgewater. Thirsty koala drinks from woman's water bottle during Victorian heatwave With the temperature sitting at 44 degrees Celsius, Chantelle Lowrie says her first thought was that "the poor little fella needs a drink" before she stopped to give water to the koala on the side of the road. Meet the men and women interpreting for the world's most powerful people Australian governments have long hoped to encourage Asian language learning, but politicians and business figures visiting China still largely rely on locally engaged interpreters to relay their messages. Trump was talked out of Afghanistan withdrawal, outgoing chief of staff says Former White House chief of staff John Kelly says his 17-month tenure should be judged on what he stopped President Donald Trump from doing on his watch. He also says the President has long since given up on a concrete wall on the US-Mexico border, with a steel slat design now the preferred option. Man killed by ambulance travelling to emergency Ambulance Victoria says the vehicle was travelling with its lights and sirens on when it struck a pedestrian in Melbourne's south-east overnight. A tennis clash of the titans in Perth as Federer and Williams face off for the first time The superstars of modern tennis will play each other for the first time when Switzerland takes on the US in the Hopman Cup. Remembering those remarkable Australians who died in 2018 As the year draws to a close, we reflect on the fascinating and diverse life stories of some prominent people in Australia who died this year. Their son went to work and never came home. Six years on the Scovells wait for justice Brett and Bonnie Scovell say they lost a piece of their heart the day their son was killed in a horrific quarry accident. Now another young worker has died in eerily similar circumstances. Vladimir Putin sends New Year 'greetings' messages to world leaders The Russian President sends letters to dozens of world leaders, telling US President Donald Trump the Kremlin is "open to dialogue" on issues hindering relations between their countries. 2018: 'The Year of Living Nervously' for investors as $120b wiped off the ASX It was a year most investors would prefer to forget with ASX shedding $120 billion as risk was abandoned on mounting fears both at home and overseas. Analysis and Opinion Japan leaving the whaling commission is a disaster — but not for the reasons you've heard By Peter Bridgewater Batting line-up reshuffle needed to end season of 'predictable dilemmas' for Australian Cricket By Offsiders columnist Richard Hinds Australia's heavy MCG loss will spark a rethink — and the Ashes must be the focus By Dean Bilton How China went backwards in 2018 By China correspondent Bill Birtles World Family mourn second child to die in US custody at Mexican border   Voters stage mock elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo   Deadly clashes and allegations of vote-rigging during Bangladesh elections   Business 2018: 'The Year of Living Nervously' for investors as $120b wiped off the ASX   Adani denies sinking illegal dewatering bores despite labelling them 'DWB'   NSW Government vows to 'throw the book' at dodgy building certifiers after Opal Tower fiasco   Politics Vladimir Putin sends New Year 'greetings' messages to world leaders   Voters stage mock elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo   Deadly clashes and allegations of vote-rigging during Bangladesh elections   Sport Batting line-up reshuffle needed to end season of 'predictable dilemmas' for Australian Cricket   Socceroos thrash Oman 5-0 in Asian Cup warm-up   Australia's heavy MCG loss will spark a rethink — and the Ashes must be the focus   Science and Technology How songs from tiny villages in the Pacific are now floating in outer space   Mysterious flesh-eating bacteria infects hundreds of Victorians   North Korean defectors' data stolen from South Korean resettlement agency   Environment Japan leaving the whaling commission is a disaster — but not for the reasons you've heard   Frenchman, 71, sets off on voyage across the Atlantic in a barrel   Japan to restart commercial whaling in its waters       Follow Us     The ABC sent this message to starnewsposting@gmail.com these details are included to help provide assurance that this is a genuine email from ABC. 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