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Residents mop up after cyclone
11:36AM Daniel Knowles COASTAL communities south of Cairns are spending Christmas Day without power as they mop up and clear trees brought down by Cyclone Tasha.
In Queensland
Confidential
Stig 'killed' in drive-by shooting
TOP Gear's presenters have taken revenge on their former ace driver, The Stig, in a symbolic drive-by 'killing'.
AFL photo girl gives up pictures
THE girl at the centre of St Kilda photo scandal has agreed to hand over all the pictures she has to the court and destroy any other copies.
Sport News
Ponting will play but avoids slips
AUSTRALIAN captain Ricky Ponting declared himself fit for the Boxing Day Test after his finger injury presented no problems during a training session.
Anderson fit for MCG
ENGLAND could take an unchanged side into the Boxing Day Test after skipper Andrew Strauss said pace bowler James Anderson was fit to play.
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National
Navy intercepts asylum boat
UPDATE 3:48PM Renee Viellaris and AAP A BOATLOAD of suspected asylum seekers has been intercepted off Ashmore Island and are under navy escort to Christmas Island.
Lifestyle
Flu rates skyrocket 700 per cent
Suzanne Dorfield THE number of flu cases in Brisbane is seven times higher than it was in December 2009, experts say.
World
Church bombing wounds six in Philippines
3:05PM Six people were wounded when a bomb went off in a church during Christmas mass on a southern Philippine island.
Guides
Business
Builders take a bath in the big wet
12:01AM Mitch Gaynor WET weather has cost builders more than $500 million as heavy rains add salt to the wound in an already tough year for the sector.
Money
Parity with US dollar won't last
10:52PM Alex Tilbury THE Australian dollar has again hit parity with the greenback, thanks largely to lower than expected US growth figures and reduced tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Property
There's limited value in new homes
By Alex Tilbury NEW house and land packages are not the best investments, according to a new analysis.
Travel
Top travel moments of the year
By Kate Schneider A CROCODILE on a plane, a mystical Goliath tiger fish and shocking footage of cruise chaos among the top stories of the year.
Weird Stuff
14-month-old in police pursuit
A GEELONG driver allegedly sped away from police with a 14-month-old baby in the car in a dangerous cross-country chase last night.
Hot Blogs
Emily Everywhere
A little girl approaches Santa, and with her big sad eyes, she makes her wish: “Santa, my Nan is really sick - can you make her better for Christmas Day?”
