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'It shouldn't be like this'

Steven Ripley stood in the lane, shouting a traditional and devastating farewell to his brother.

Centre shifts blame over long delays

Drivers queued for hours to get out of the car park, but centre management says it's not blame.

What the CIA got wrong

Back in 2000, the CIA convened a group of experts to predict what 2015 would look like.

A woman was fined for washing her feet in a public sink in a national park in Thailand.

Chinese tourists blacklisted

Not only are their names being added to a blacklist, any evidence of bad behaviour is being published online to embarrass perpetrators. 

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'Hoarder' dies in Sydney house fire 

A 73-year-old man has died in a house fire in Old Toongabbie in Sydney's west.
Kieran Gair

Fire crews forced to smash windows to get inside the home due to  mountains of rubbish blocking the entrance. 

Victoria

Melbourne's homeless high achiever

Matte Dunn (aka Infoguy) decided in 2008 that he wanted a brighter future. Since then he has travelled overseas, completed a university degree, learnt French and started a business CBD information service??? all while living homeless. He is also one of the best Scrabble players in Australia. 16th December 2015. Photo by Jason South

As the Scrabble champion finished his uni degree, his lecturers didn't know he was sleeping in a swag near the campus.

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Family of dying man granted visas

Hassan Asif came to Australia as a student before being diagnosed with terminal cancer.

The mother and brother of a dying Pakistani man studying in Melbourne have been granted Australian visas to visit one final time.

'I am too controversial for them'

Kim Vuga

A Senate candidate running on an anti-Muslim, anti-immigration platform says she is being discriminated against by her public service bosses.

Comment

What's the best movie for Christmas?

Bill Nighy played washed-up rocker Billy Mack in Love Actually.
The Debate

Everyone has their favourites, from movies seared into your subconscious from repeated childhood viewings to pre-Christmas rituals.

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An investor's letter to Santa

Hopefully you've been good this year and Santa will hear your requests.
Scott Phillips

Forget about the socks and the vouchers for Bunnings, this is what we really want this Christmas.

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For every Shia or LiLo public trainwreck, there's a whole bunch of stars who somehow made it through their 'kid-fame' phase with their noggins intact.

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HoloLens is now truly amazing

Images like this still aren't wholly accurate — the user will only be able to see Holograms directly in front of them — but the technology is definitely improving.
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Microsoft has proven Holograms are here, people — and they're going to change your life.

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Kavanagh and O'Brien found guilty

Trainer Mark Kavanagh.
Patrick Bartley and Larissa Nicholson

Racing authorities have handed down potentially career-ending verdicts on Danny O'Brien and Mark Kavanagh in the cobalt saga.

Ignored again: Jarryd Hayne.

'Blow to the gut' for Hayne fans 

Georgina Mitchell

The NFL side have shown their hand after they picked up a player from another team's practice squad as cover at RB.

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McCullum to jump on Twenty20 circuit

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Brendon McCullum will continue on his flashy way in Twenty20 domestic leagues long after February's "romantic" international swansong against Australia.

Eyes on the prize: David Warner.

Aussies driven by Test No.1 chase

Australia's quest to become the best Test side in the world is driving the hosts as they seek to wallop the West Indies again.

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