Victoria
Bad drivers nabbed for 15,000 offences
POLICE have nabbed hundreds of dodgy drivers committing more than 15,000 offences during the summer crackdown on Victorian roads.
Car vandals break Christmas cheer
POLICE have warned of a wave of car break-ins after vandals broke into eight vehicles in Melbourne's north east overnight.
Boxing Day sales start early
SHOPPERS can take advantage of the early start to Boxing Day sales, with the bonanza to begin online with David Jones having started its sales at 6pm.
Two women killed in crash
TWO women were killed and five others injured in a crash just hours after Victoria's premier urged people to drive safe this festive season.
Teens arrested for throwing rocks
THREE young teenagers have been arrested over throwing rocks at cars and a bus in Melbourne's north.
Passenger pulls knife on busy train
A VIOLENT passenger armed with a homemade knife has threatened to cut off another man's head on a Melbourne train.
Gobbling up Victoria's turkeys
AFTER a lifetime surrounded by turkeys, it takes more than just a busy Christmas to ruffle this farmer's feathers.
'Kind, gentle' crash victim mourned
AN international student killed in a gyrocopter crash with a Melbourne pilot dreamt of becoming a social worker in Australia.
Final dash in $42b Christmas splurge
SHOPPERS will spend more than $1.5 million a minute as they enter the home stretch of a marathon Christmas spending spree.
Revived wheel sends city into a spin
UPDATE: IT took a wheely long time, but the Melbourne Star Observation Wheel is moving again, and has been given a thumbs up.
Tunnel, bridge closures to hit city
MOTORISTS are being warned to keep out of Melbourne's CBD to ease traffic bedlam when the West Gate Bridge and CityLink tunnels close.
Teen critical after smash
TWO teenagers are in hospital after their Holden Commodore smashed into a metal pole in Melbourne's southeast.
Miracle surgery saves Sarah's finger
MELBOURNE surgeons have reattached an eight-month-old baby's amputated finger in a world-first operation.
Home destroyed in Christmas fire
A MAN has been pulled free from his home in Melbourne's north as a fire engulfed the property on Christmas morning.
Families pack the park for carols
THOUSANDS of families have gathered in Melbourne to watch one of Australia's most famous Carols by Candlelight.
Lazy man's last-minute gift guide
TIME-poor males hustling depleted shelves for gifts can avoid the madness by following our Lazy Blokes' Christmas Survival Guide.
Defence force celebrate at sea
ABLE Seaman Melissa Gay is one of 2200 Australian Defence Force members who will spend Christmas on missions away from home and family.
Men invade shops in present panic
BLOKES will be out in force for the traditional Christmas Eve shopping crush, setting tills ringing in a last-minute mad dash for gifts.
Little miracles home for Christmas
SANTA had better add a couple more names to his list after the dramatic entrance to the world of Sophie and Oscar Chadwick.
Cancer diagnosis breakthrough
THOUSANDS of lives look set to be saved every year after a world-leading cancer diagnosis breakthrough led by scientists at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Wednesday, 25 December
Man saved as fire destroys Vic home
9:30AM A FIRE gutted a home north of Melbourne but a passer-by pulled a man free from the smoke and flames.
NSW man in custody after woman stabbed
8:35AM A MAN has been arrested after a woman was stabbed on the way to midnight mass in east Sydney.
NSW man charged after alleged gun threats
7:03AM POLICE say a pistol-wielding man is due to face court after he threatened to shoot another man at a Sydney business on Christmas Eve.
NSW man charged over child abuse material
4:12AM POLICE say they've seized child abuse material from a man who was allegedly caught filming people on his phone at a Macquarie Fields shopping centre.
NSW house fire leads to cannabis discovery
1:38AM POLICE say they found dozens of cannabis plants and a hydroponic set up at a western Sydney home which caught alight last week.
Two young boys taken from Qld home
12:28AM TWO young boys taken by a man from a home south of Brisbane may be at risk say police, who are seeking public help in finding the children.
A very merry Christmas for Aussie shops
12:28AM AUSTRALIAN retailers have enjoyed their biggest Christmas in years, and now they're bracing for bumper Boxing Day sales.
Tuesday, 24 December
Medicals scrapped for older SA drivers
11:31PM ANNUAL medical tests for drivers aged over 70 will be abolished in SA, as research shows they do not lower crash rates.
Qld crash takes Xmas road toll to 4
10:54PM THE death of a man whose car hit a tree near Bundaberg in Queensland has taken the Christmas holiday road toll to four.
Cyclone could develop Christmas Day
10:16PM A BLUE alert has been issued for people in or near communities between the WA/NT border and Mitchell Plateau as a cyclone is expected to form.
Man dies after car hits tree in Qld
10:16PM A MAN has died after his car left the road and crashed into a tree northwest of Bundaberg.
Police officer punched, spat on
8:00PM THREE men have been arrested after a police officer was punched and spat on in Sydney's southeast.
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