A new captain, but still the same bad calls
COMMENT: Despite Malcolm Turnbull's 'exciting times', the lingering stench of old politics remains.
2016: Expect the unexpected
The 'year of great uncertainty' has arrived but here are 10 things we do know will happen in 2016.
Something's missing from St Kilda
COMMENT: They did it because they thought they could get away with it. They haven't.
Firefighters leave heartwarming note
Lindsay McLachlan expected to find his house gone. Instead he discovered handwritten note.
Rat, stray dog hold up flights in India
Plane heading from Mumbai to London forced to return mid-flight after rat was spotted on board.
The town that was saved - again
The relief felt in Kennett River was as palpable as the exhaustion.
ABC's 'train crash of a broadcast'
ABC's maligned New Year's Eve coverage is slammed - again.
Teens push road toll spike
A learner-driver was behind the wheel of the last deadly crash of 2015, in which a 19-year-old was killed.
The world welcomes a new year
From Auckland to London, see how cities across the world are celebrating the start of 2016.
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Threat of 'imminent' terror attack
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Federal Politics
'Bring it on': Shorten's defiant tweet
Labor leader accuses PM Malcolm Turnbull of having a secret agenda as union battle looms.
Briggs bar incident was 'serious': PM
Malcolm Turnbull contradicts reports career-ending Hong Kong bar incident was little more than a playful misunderstanding.
Comment
Faithful fight to rebuild St Kilda icon
Demolishing Brooks Jetty, a popular landmark at St Kilda Beach, was a cost-saving exercise masquerading as a safety issue.
Charlie Brown gives hope for future
The characters in Charles Schulz's world are role models for anxious times.
Business
How banks use your data to go to war
Banks know more about their customers than ever, and they're keen to exploit this information for profit.
The glass is more full than it looks
The lessons of history show that the world has always been in a mess.
Wall Street's most wanted for 2016
Want 2016 to show you the money? This is where the jobs and bonuses will be in finance.
Apple's worst year since 2008
Shares in Apple Inc, the largest US company by market value, finished the year in the red.
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Streaming wars: a big year in music
For the music business, 2015 was an exciting and tumultuous year.
Pascoe's crystal ball readings for 2016
Michael Pascoe's tongue-in-cheek Almanac for 2016.
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- Retail Internet losing the lipstick battle
- World How the world's richest got poorer
- S&P; Wall Street slumps on tech stocks
- Lending Borrowers keen for more margin loans
- Property Office markets see $35b in sales in 2015
- Legal Wrinkle in bankruptcy law reform
- World Is life really harder in Australia?
- Laws Reach Rule laws to be locked down
- Markets ASX ends the year in the red
- Retail Mecca Cosmetica accelerates expansion
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Money
How to start investing in shares
If you haven't yet taken the plunge in share investment, maybe 2016 will be the year you start (or restart) your investing journey.
2016: buckle up and hang on
Preparation is better than prediction when it comes to investment: here's how to prepare for 2016.
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Turn your greying locks into a silver fox
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The Aussie Facebook whiz-kids
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Tree houses around the world
If you're going to make a tree change, it may as well be to a magical forest.
Five thoughts after hosting a NYE party
Did you host a party for NYE? Now for the cigarette butts and misplaced furniture.
Swimming pools
Pools reach new depth of desire
There's no place like home
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M.A.S.H.'s beloved Trapper John dies
Wayne Rogers, whose Trapper John McIntyre on M.A.S.H. was among the most beloved characters on the show, has died.
'Get off!': ABC's NYE coverage slammed
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Indiana Jones 5 is coming
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'The amazing James Packer'
Pop star Mariah Carey delights boyfriend James Packer with performance at New Year's Eve party at his Melbourne Crown casino.
'Manspreading', 'Vape' and 'So'
These are just some of the most hated words for 2016.
A fit body leads to a fit brain
A theme in exercise science in 2015 was that to live long, we must be physically active.
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Fail better
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New year, new you? Make a few small adjustments to your shopping and dinner routines and live better.
Keen for a brosé, bro?
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The friendships that have outlasted most Hollywood romances.
Images raising the bar for female nudity
Amy Schumer's pic in the new Pirelli Calendar was a break from traditional dude gaze-focused nudes.
Big LGBTI coming out moments of 2015
It is amazing that, in certain spheres, there were still coming out 'firsts' in 2015.
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Can you name the countries that these national anthem lyrics comes from?
Daredevil family's viral drone video
New Zealand man's drone video of famous rockslide is a hit online.
Dream destinations for 2016
Our writers name their dream destinations and travel resolutions for the year ahead.
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New Finding Dory characters
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Six family resolutions
Here are some New Year's resolutions for families to play an active role in kids' media lives.
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Crazy dreams that came true in 2015
Here are 18 predictions that finally came true in 2015, from an actual working hoverboard to cyborgised brains.
Aussie makes maps for self-driving cars
In the coming age of the transport revolution, the machines will need the help of John Ristevski.
How to gracefully fall off a hoverboard
There's a theme in the flood of painful, tailbone-bruising #hoverboardfails videos.
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Politwoops will once again be allowed to collect and publish the deleted tweets of politicians as Twitter backflips.
Good mental health is best for business
The pressures of building a start-up frequently lead to burning out and depression, but help is at hand.
Hyatt Hotels attacked with malware
Merchants warned of new strain of payment-card-stealing malware which evades almost all security software.
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Hits and misses of 2015
We look back on the best and worst cars we put to the test this year.
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All that glitters for Gold Coast
Gold Coast haven't had much to celebrate but the wins they have had have been exciting, so here's their best home and away games.
Kokkinakis: not the present
Thanasi Kokkinakis will not be seen on court during the Australian summer of tennis.
Daniel Currie: The ultimate journeyman
Daniel Currie jokes that he has "given the term list-clogger new meaning".
Cricket
ICC urged to boost Test contracts
Kevin Pietersen says International Cricket Council needs a war chest to keep players such as Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum playing Tests.
Lloyd optimistic about Windies
West Indies legend boldly predicts team can become a "force to be reckoned with" within two years.
