PM warns terror attack likely post Sydney siege
Tony Abbott says there has been a "heightened level of terror chatter" after the Martin Place siege.
MissChu forced to retrench staff
Popular Vietnamese tuckshop business has gone into voluntary administration.
Tony Abbott hires ABC journalist
Prime Minister recruits highly respected long-time ABC reporter to head communications office.
Barking dog 'murder manifesto'
Court hears man created list of ways to maim or murder his neighbour after long-running fight.
Sunny start to Christmas day
Plenty of morning sunshine expected, with possible showers by the evening.
Boy, 8, dies on construction site
Police say boy was playing on a pile of concrete slabs when some of them fell on top of him.
NSW Labor leader steps down
John Robertson resigns after revelations he signed a letter for Man Monis.
Our best pictures of the year
From the beautiful poses of Australia's finest ballet dancers to the ravages of war in Iraq, The Age presents the best photographs of 2014.
Swami Army descends on MCG
Hardcore Australia-based India cricket fans gear up for one their 'special days', the Boxing Day Test.
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Victoria
Delicate rescue as teen falls down cliff
A teenager has fallen down a cliff onto rocks at Mount Martha on the Mornington Peninsula.
National
Sydney siege victim farewelled
Dignitaries join friends and family at funeral of Tori Johnson, killed in the Martin Place siege.
World
Watch this space: an astronaut's view
An astronaut left his camera on while working on the International Space Station. This footage is the out-of-this world result.
Federal Politics
'Stop the boats' to 'stop the bikies'
New Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has already put his stamp on the job, briefly ditching a popular mantra.
New Abbott ministry sworn in
The Abbott government's new-look cabinet has been sworn in, bringing to a close a tumultuous first calendar year for the Coalition.
Comment
Morrison's legacy: calculated cruelty
After building a reputation as a callous immigration minister, Scott Morrison takes on social services.
Diving oil price leaves Putin on thin ice
Vladimir Putin doesn't seem to have realised it yet, but his dreams of reviving the Russian empire have just been obliterated.
Business
Chinese tycoon swoops on Hoyts
Pacific Equity Partners offload cinema chain to investment firm founded by billionaire Sun Xishuang.
$7b offshore LNG project looms for WA
Western Australia looks set for a new offshore petroleum development thanks to a long-awaited deal.
Atlas announces $900m of write-downs
Struggling iron ore junior advises it will take up to $900m of write-downs in the first half of 2015.
'Santa rally' runs out of gifts to give
A short-lived 'Santa rally' that saw the market add $83 billion in value, came to a halt on Tuesday.
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Busy summer for Josh Frydenberg
You can almost hear the spin doctors reworking their diaries to meet the new Minister for Financial Services Josh Frydenberg.
The currency tide still running strong
What do Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland have in common?
- Dollar Kiwi dollar looks to overtake
- Resources Iron ore prices head for a five-year low
- Oil Petrol at $1 a litre is on the horizon
- Markets Beacon keeps bright outlook
- Retail MissChu calls in administrators
- Banking Fears bank change will aid terrorists
- Telcos Telstra buys Pacnet for $856 million
- Telcos Rising US stocks make it four-in-a-row
- Banks CBA shares hit record high
- Investment Transfield shares slide, Ferrovial walks
- Gaming Echo insist no Ho in Brisbane bid
- Markets Santa rally adds $83b to market value
Money
Counting the costs of commuting
Do the ongoing costs of the trek into town swallow up more savings than commuters bargain for?
Tassie pots fire up retired high-flyer
A former businessman has written an impressive history of an important early Tasmanian ceramics manufacturer.
Executive Style
Is this the world's most stylish man?
This 55-year-old American has more influence on what you wear than you realise.
Small Business
The teenager transforming technology
This Canberra teenager has an ingenious idea that could revolutionise the way we use smartphones.
What are your dirty little secrets?
New research shows most of us are a completely different person at work compared to our real life.
Video
Sea of flowers cleared from Martin Place
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Black Saturday $500m class action approved
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Socceroos recall Nathan Burns for Asian Cup
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Journalist giggles next to burning drugs
BBC's Middle East Correspondent collapses into a fit of giggles while reporting in front of a burning pile of opium, heroin and hashish.
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Entertainment
Better Beatle: Lennon or McCartney?
In a 34-minute documentary, the question of 'Lennon or McCartney?' was put to 550 musicians, actors and directors.
Where is the Aussie Christmas music?
Christine Anu wants to know why there's so little music about Christmas in Australia.
Snowden doco sued over leaks
Documentary Citizenfour accused of aiding and abetting Edward Snowden.
Top six songs
Joe Cocker: six of the soulful singer's best
'Unnerved' by romantic appeal
Draco Malfoy's story revealed to fans
Spoilers
Oh Homeland, why that finale?
Lifestyle
Celebrity street style
What celebrities from Jennifer Lawrence to Suki Waterhouse have been wearing this week.
Sam Frost: How I was dumped by Blake
Spoiler alert: it wasn't nearly as romantic as his proposal.
How to deal with difficult people
The secret techniques that will help you manage those whose mission is to extract the joy from a situation.
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From Good Food
Just Open: White Kimchi, Fitzroy
Three little words should be enough to get you into Smith Street's newest Korean eatery.
How to make strawberry Santas
Let's see, strawberries are at their best, and Santa is definitely in season - so put two and two together.
Pimp your prawns: Five quick recipes
Here's how to do prawn tapas, shakshouka - even breakfast.
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From Daily Life
Celebrities who never seem to age
Can you guess the year these photographs were taken?
The 28 best TV shows of the 90s
A countdown of the greatest TV shows to grace our screens during the 1990s.
Best reactions to PM's carbon tax gaffe
The Minister for Women has been given a serious mocking on social media.
History repeats
Breastfeeding in public? They've been at it it forever
Film
The best movie sex scenes for women
Cult classics
Behind-the-scenes on your favourite movie sets
Parenting external site
Creepy, scary Santas
Sometimes Santa just seems a little off, as these hilariously awkward photos show.
Where is Love Actually's Sam now?
Do you ever watch Love Actually at Christmas time and wonder what happened to little lovesick Sam? Well, here he is.
Daughter sends gifts after death
Shortly after Lily-Mae McKinstry tragically died of brain cancer in November her family started receiving mystery Christmas presents in the post.
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First class gets even classier
Lie-flat seats? They're just not impressive any more. Airlines are taking first-class luxury to a whole new level.
Should you transit through Dubai?
More Australians than ever are passing through Dubai's rapidly growing airport.
The classiest hotels on the Gold Coast
Who says the Gold Coast can't do classy? Here are six hotels that prove the theory wrong.
Technology
Pirate Bay publishes mysterious 'key'
A digital clock and what may be an encryption key are new additions to the in-limbo pirating site.
Top 10 technology articles in 2014
George Brandis' muddle over metadata and the launch of the iPhone were just some of the most popular.
Meet Google's 'Marshmallow' car
It has no steering wheel, accellerator pedal, or brake pedal and could be the future of cars.
- Digital life Christmas buyers snap up selfie sticks
- Security North Korea threatens to hit back at US
- Sci-tech All eyes on science minister Macfarlane
- Games Gamers and their political games
- Tech Signs of life as Pirate Bay flies flag
- Waste The tech ghosts of Christmas past
- Games The Talos Principle review
IT Pro
North Korea's internet links restored
North Korea experienced a complete internet outage for hours amid claims by the US President it hacked Sony Pictures.
ACT IT security not up to scratch
ACT
There are key holes in ACT government's information technology infrastructure, audit finds.
South Korea nuclear plant hacked
Operator says sytems hacked, raising concerns about safeguards around nuclear facilities in a country still technically at war.
Property
with Domain.com.au
Foodie millionaire's off-market deal
A Toorak estate worth a speculated $23.7 million has set the record for Victoria's highest priced home sale this year.
Auction market comes to a close
Melbourne home buyers flock to auctions just days before Christmas.
Subdued finish for auction market
Auction clearance rates dipped below 70 per cent at the weekend.
- Review Melbourne's record-breaking year
- China Australia goes on show in Shanghai
- Year in Review The wackiest moments of 2014
- Preview Spring auction market tapers off
- Estate Hargrave sells Red Hill South farm
- Top End Highest priced sale of the year
- Historic Freemasons sell Masonic sites
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BMW's global brain drain continues
Hyundai snares top BMW M division engineer to head development of new high performance models.
Drive's hits and misses
Drive's writers list the cars they would - and wouldn't - want in their driveways.
Sport
Watson hit on helmet at training
A visibly distressed Shane Watson has left the MCG nets after a blow to the head that brought Australia's training session to an eerie halt before the Boxing Day Test.
Cats protect home base
Confident the next stage of redevelopment at Simonds Stadium will not cost the club financially-beneficial home games, Geelong has also launched a defence of the $70 million state government contribution that will fund the project.
The godfather who kept at it
Wicketkeeper John Maclean made the most of a small window.
