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Kids caught up in mum's 'cocaine case'
WOMAN travelling with her two children allegedly caught carrying 1.5kg cocaine at Sydney Airport.
Police car on patrol kills elderly driver
A MAN has been killed following a collision with a police car in central west New South Wales.
Cyclone destroys festive spirit
QUEENSLANDERS were predicting heavy rain on Christmas Day - then Cyclone Tasha arrived.
Boat people arrive for Christmas
OPPOSITION says new boat is a poignant reminder people smugglers don't take holidays.
Christmas celebrated in rain and shine
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has thanked rescue workers battling floods at home and Australian troops risking their lives overseas for their work on Christmas Day.
Asylum seekers arrive on Christmas Day
CUSTOMS has intercepted a suspected asylum-seeker vessel north-east of Ashmore Island.
Trainer uses stun gun on stablehand
A HORSE trainer could be banned from the industry after he zapped a stablehand with an illegal stun gun made from a mobile phone.
Flood alert as Tasha downgraded
CYCLONE Tasha is now a tropical low but authorities have issued a warning about heavy rains.
Corby may get early release
DRUG smuggler Schapelle Corby could be released from prison this Christmas, her family says.
AFL girl hands over nude scandal pictures
COURT orders teen at the centre of St Kilda scandal to hand pictures over and not to post any others.
Man set on fire in horror home attack
A MAN is in a critical condition after being set on fire when he answered his front door.
We're lucky to have each other, says PM
JULIA Gillard uses Christmas message to highlight plight of our troops this festive season.
Schapelle Corby may get early release
CONVICTED drug smuggler's family says there's a chance of clemency this Christmas.
Woman in custody after fatal stabbing
POLICE arrest 23-year-old after man is found with stab wounds to his head and neck.
Man set on fire in home attack
A SYDNEY man is in a critical condition after being set on fire when he answered his front door.
Navy chief praises brave rescuers
AUSTRALIANS could be proud of a patrol boat crew's rescue efforts in last week's asylum seeker boat tragedy off Christmas Island, says the navy chief.
Kids caught up in mum's 'cocaine case'
AN American woman who was travelling with her two children has been caught with cocaine at Sydney Airport.
Dollar holds ground above parity
THE dollar has managed to stay above parity with the US dollar as downwards pressure from positive American economic data was cancelled out by strong commodity prices.
Navy chief defends rescue response time
NAVY chief speaks for first time about the Christmas Island boat tragedy, saying Australians should be proud of rescue efforts.
'No words to say that can make it better'
GRANDMOTHER of boy, 13, killed by truck on pre-Christmas bike ride mourns her "angel" as Facebook tribute site inundated.
Julian Assange fears execution in US jail
WIKILEAKS chief says there is a "high chance" he would be killed if he were extradited to the US.
Cruel hoax caller targets troops' families
CALLER tells families of Diggers serving abroad their loved ones have been killed or wounded.
Man loses licence after blowing .335
POLICE are astounded after a man was caught driving almost seven times over the blood alcohol limit.
Assange and AFL girl lash out
WIKILEAKS head Julian Assange and the 17-year-old girl who released nude pictures of St Kilda skipper Nick Riewoldt seem to be at home with web havoc.
Stabbing leads to two-hour roof siege
MAN arrested and another taken to hospital with multiple stab wounds after siege in Melbourne.
National Breaking News
Rayney reunited with daughters
LAWYER Lloyd Rayney has broken his silence over charges that he murdered his wife after he was granted $100,000 bail today in the Supreme Court.
Drug doctor pleads guilty over death
NEUROSURGEON Suresh Nair pleads guilty to manslaughter of prostitute and cocaine supply.
Plane's stall move was for real
A FLYING instructor wrestled his light plane to an emergency landing in a Sydney backyard after his trainee lost control yesterday.
Ex-mistress fails in bigger fortune bid
LATE Richard Pratt's ex-lover Shari-Lea Hitchcock loses bid for multi-million dollar properties.
Pratt mistress falters in fight for millions
SHARI-LEA Hitchcock suffers first setback in her bid to secure more of Richard Pratt's estate.
Spy audit looks for lack of intelligence
THE Federal Government has launched an independent review of the intelligence community to assess whether it can properly support our national interests.
Abbott slams 'tall poppy' mining tax
TONY Abbott has attacked Labor's proposed mining tax, labelling it the "economic version of the tall poppy syndrome".
Christmas Island vessel 'had no skipper'
THE skipper of the asylum seeker boat that crashed may have jumped off the doomed vessel.
Drink disgrace of PM's top guns
ELITE pilots who regularly fly Julia Gillard suspended over drunken escapade after military funeral.
'Moving forward' most annoying phrase
LABOR slogan from the Federal election voted 2010’s most annoying phrase by the Plain English Foundation.
Surgeon admits prostitute manslaughter
A DRUG-ADDICTED neurosurgeon has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of one of two escorts.
Man may face jail for kissing wife on bum
A MAN who drunkenly kissed his estranged wife on the bottom has been warned he could be jailed.
Neurosurgeon's cocaine killed prostitute
A DRUG-addicted neurosurgeon has admitted the manslaughter of one of two prostitutes who died after cocaine-fuelled sex sessions at his home.
Surgeon admits manslaughter of prostitute
A DRUG-ADDICTED neurosurgeon has admitted the manslaughter of one of two prostitutes.
No charges over handcuffed teen's death
THE mother of a Queensland boy run over and killed when police handcuffed him and forced him to lie on a road is disgusted no charges will be laid.
Government launches intelligence review
THE government has launched an independent review of intelligence community.
Trapped bushwalker 'lit fire as SOS'
INSTEAD of using his phone, an alleged arsonist started bushfire when trapped in blackberries.
Mum who gassed children loses appeal
A WOMAN who gassed her children to death in the family car has lost an appeal against her conviction for murder.
Spa cleaner fumes poison family of five
A FAMILY of five has been taken to hospital after being overcome by potentially deadly chlorine fumes from a bottled spa sanitiser.
Horror as dad watches his son, 13, die
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy has died after colliding with a truck while out riding his bike with his dad.
Kristina Keneally set for power showdown
PREMIER under fire after shutting down Parliament early to avoid embarrassing inquiry into sell-off.
St Kilda to pursue photo girl
GIRL who posted nude photos on Facebook could be forced to pay damages until well into her 30s.
Government apologises to Haneef
THE Federal Government has issued a formal apology to the wrongly detained Mohammed Haneef, saying it hopes he can now move on with his life.
Trio guilty of army terror plot
A VICTORIAN court has found three men guilty of planning a terrorist attack on an Australian army base in Sydney.
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'We're lucky to have each other'
POLITICAL leaders have bestowed their Christmas wishes to the Australian people and asked them to keep our troops in mind over the festive season.
Sport
Ponting cleared for battle
RICKY Ponting has declared himself fit for the Boxing Day test with his injured finger surviving a training session at the MCG.
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