Sunbury fire: 'They've thrown everything at it'
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People flee Christmas parties as hot wind pushes out-of-control grassfire onto acreages on Melbourne's fringe.
People flee Christmas parties as hot wind pushes out-of-control grassfire onto acreages on Melbourne's fringe.
After a hot Christmas Day, things are going to change pretty dramatically on Boxing Day.
Deadly tornado rages through US, picking up fleeing residents and propelling them into the air.
Casually dressed Turnbull slips into the choir, joining in carols before being swarmed for selfies.
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Coles, Woolworths shoppers shocked by last-minute failure to deliver turkeys, hams, seafood.
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People in Wye River, Separation Creek warned it's too late to leave as concerns grow a wind change could push Great Ocean Road fire towards Lorne.
A Senegalese migrant who was rescued at sea wins 400,000 euros in Spain's annual Christmas lottery.
Looking for a chemist, a doctor, a distraction for the kids? Here's a list of what's open and what's shut for the holiday.
Carol Edwards wanted to put Christmas on hiatus after a tornado tore through her home. But she didn't.
Compensation for American Embassy personnel held hostage for 444 days in Iran 36 years ago.
Former PM and Rhodes scholar says Oxford 'will damage its standing' if it removes the statue of colonialist Cecil Rhodes.
Bill Shorten has broken with tradition and delivered a political message in his annual Christmas statement.
The coming together, the gift-giving, the feasting – all are valuable and inherently secular.
What may be required during our nearly 90 years on earth is not one romantic partnership, but three.
Businessman Nathan Tinkler wants to make a return to mining by acquiring a shuttered mine in the Hunter Valley on Christmas Eve.
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ASX ended Christmas Eve on a high posting its highest close since the beginning of the month.
Tabcorp veteran Kerry Willcock has paid the price for 'dirty money' claims.
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Forget Christmas Day, December 24 is the truly sacred day for families, according to Myer chief Richard Umbers.
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Billionaire Con Makris has a simple message for investors looking for an edge.
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Where Santa Claus is actually from is an issue of economic significance for the small towns involved.
It's hard to get a proper holiday when you run your own business but these entrepreneurs are escaping for the Christmas break.
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Gone are the days when a toaster was deemed a satisfactory gift ... thank goodness.
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US iPhone maker says Taiwanese company sold copyright infringing phones after a court decision in its favour.
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Merchants warned of new strain of payment-card-stealing malware which evades almost all security software.
Company behind notoriously insecure software on 850 million PCs accused of misleading consumers.
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Thanasi Kokkinakis rules himself out of the Australian summer of tennis with a shoulder injury.
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Greg Dyer recalls the day his life changed, and the good and bad that came from it.
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