| | | | At least 222 people have been killed and 843 others injured when a tsunami hit beaches around Sunda Strait in Indonesia on Saturday night, the Government's Disaster Mitigation Agency says. | | | | German manufacturer BMW is tipped by industry insiders as an early favourite to win the contract for the vehicles, which retail for about $100,000 each. | | | | The banking royal commission has laid bare the conflicts of interest that still tempt many financial planners to put their own interests first at the expense of their clients, writes Andrew Robertson. | | | | For more than 50 years in the Swedish city of Gavle there has been an annual Christmas battle, as authorities try to keep the world's largest straw goat from being destroyed. They've only succeeded 15 times. | | | | US President Donald Trump announces that Deputy Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan will take on the role on an acting basis from January 1, with a senior White House official claiming the move was sparked by Mr Trump's anger at General James Mattis's resignation letter. | | | | Billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully launches its long-delayed US military navigation satellite into orbit, making it the company's first national security space mission for the US Government. | | | | Fractures, head injuries, internal bleeding — welcome to the "festive season" as viewed by those working in our hospital trauma wards at Christmas time, write Jennifer Jamieson and Simon Hendel. | | | | Israel is bringing desalinated seawater to the drought-stricken Jordan Valley, where irrigation and climate change are strangling one of the world's holiest rivers. | | | | The Australian cricket team's performances so far this summer have meant the banned batsmen have barely merited a passing mention, but the real test of their absence will be on a batsman-friendly wicket at the MCG, writes Richard Hinds. | | | | Jacqui Lambie's Senate replacement Steve Martin says his half-million-dollar office refit is cost-effective because his new office allows him to better cover the state and the work put "Canberra money" in local pockets, but he may not have long to enjoy the new digs, as he is tipped to struggle at next year's election. | | | | Beijing's crackdown on its ethnic Muslim-minority Uyghurs has been met with international condemnation, however some very significant voices have remained silent — those of Muslim nations. | | | | There is a group of young Australians building businesses that offer the world innovative solutions to some of its biggest problems. Helping those with a disability access the beach is a small, but powerful contribution to the 'values revolution'. | | | | A middle-aged man and woman who were questioned over their suspected role in the illegal use of drones over London's Gatwick Airport have been released from custody without charge. | | | | A 40-year-old woman who allegedly fled the scene of a fatal crash in a stolen vehicle, leaving behind two children and her dead passenger, is arrested by WA Police. | | | | Villagers reportedly suffer burns from white phosphorus, a chemical incendiary that cannot be extinguished, in a remote region of West Papua, but the Indonesian army dismisses the reports as propaganda. | | | | Triple j's Lewis Hobba and his family, like many others, come together at this time of year to celebrate Christmas in the spirit of gratitude. That is until judging in the annual gift wrapping competition begins, at which time all bets are off. | | | | A 21-year-old learner driver is charged over the death of a 20-year-old man, who was found lying in the middle of a road in Cairns while a party raged on nearby. | | | | Patients taking the drug report fewer relapses, less brain atrophy, slowed progression of the disease an improved quality of life. | | | | People planning to camp at Reef Beach and surrounding sites this week are being told to avoid the area and those considering holidaying in Bremer Bay and surrounding camp sites should delay their plans until the area is declared safe. | | | | In a show of opposition to violence and religious extremism, Moroccans gather in front of the Norwegian and Danish embassies for a candlelight vigil to honour two Scandinavian university students killed in a terrorist attack in the Atlas Mountains. | |  |
By Jennifer Jamieson and Simon Hendel | |  |
By business reporter Andrew Robertson | |  |
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