National News

New laws keep terrorists in jail

CONVICTED terrorists will be kept in jail once their sentence expires if they are still considered a threat, under new laws passed last night.

One Nation at war with itself

SENATOR Rod Culleton has signalled a possible split with One Nation after a tiff with Pauline Hanson over the backpacker tax.

Backpacker tax passes the Senate

THE 15 per cent backpacker tax has cleared its final hurdle in an 11th hour deal, passing the Senate after the Greens agreed to support the hotly debated bill.

Odds Shorten on a new Lib leader

BILL Shorten has told ABC’S 7.30 the Coalition will likely ditch Malcolm Turnbull before the next election just hours after a feel-good Christmas message to the PM.

Oz ‘most desirable’ Xmas destination

THROW another shrimp on the barbie and forget about a white Christmas. What the world really wants is a fair dinkum party Down Under.

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Lights, camera, action! Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2016

CHECK out all the fun, excitement, glitz and glamour from this year’s 2016 Victoria’s Secret fashion show catwalk.

Backstage pass! Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2016

THE Secret’s out - this is how Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner and the other Victoria’s Secret girls glam up before a show.

Queensland

Courier Mail

Act one More great acts to come from Kate

BRISBANE singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke has had a varied career, from her acoustic beginnings to a foray into pop, and now musical theatre with an update of ’90s film classic Muriel’s Wedding.

Authentic experiences Giving visitors something to brag about

CHINESE travellers are eyeing Queensland for new experiences beyond the traditional sight-seeing tours and the tourism industry is gearing up to give them something different.

Christmas break As far as PM’s concerned, he’s winning

THE closeness of the numbers in the Parliament have told on the Government’s performance, but insiders say the Prime Minister is not fussed by negative publicity as long as he gets wins on the board.

SHE has the world at her feet but fitness queen Kayla Itsines likes nothing better than hanging with her big Greek family and keeping house at the Adelaide beachside home she shares with her boyfriend.

Weddings The I dos and don’t of modern marriage in SA

THE latest marriage figures from the bureau of statistics say as much about breaking up as hooking up - and it’s good news for romantics.

Heart failure Jellyfish theory in mysterious reef death

THE Adelaide parents of a dive instructor who mysteriously died in choppy seas in North Queensland now believe she was stung by an Irukandji jellyfish.

Victoria

Herald Sun

Maurice DiMarzio, senior auctioneer at melbourne real estate agent Hocking Stuart, outside house in East Hawthorn 08 May 2002. auction sign

Property Agency told to pay up for underquoting

A REAL estate agency fined in Victoria’s biggest underquoting penalty has been refused an extension of time to pay — with the Federal Court saying a strong message needed to be sent to the industry.

Mt Erin College Teacher plans legal action against school

A TEACHER is planning legal action against a secondary college in Melbourne’s southeast after being allegedly defamed in a letter sent to students, staff and parents.

Seeing the way Blind mum to lead carols for Vision Australia

A LEGALLY blind mother is leading a chorus of vision-impaired Australians in the lead-up to Carols by Candlelight.

Western Australia

PerthNow

Sam Menezes hands over the final petition on secondary supply of alcohol laws to present to parliament to Peter Abetz (on the steps of parliament). 11/06/13 Picture : Lincoln Baker/The West Australian.

State Election MP bags out Safe Schools to help campaign

SOUTHERN River MP Peter Abetz has taken to speaking out against the Safe Schools Coalition program - a support program for LGBTIQ students - as part of his State Election campaign.

Lockdown lifted Hakea Prison cell fire under control

UPDATE: HAKEA Prison went into lockdown this evening after a prisoner lit a fire in his cell and five inmates locked themselves in their units.

Reunited Relieved: Mum says little Joe 'safe and well'

Police on the scene in Westminster Street in Victoria Park where a vehicle was stolen with a 3 year old on board. Police officers return the little child home.

UPDATE: The mother of the three-year-old WA boy who was inside a car which was allegedly stolen from East Victoria Park has thanked those involved in the search adding her little boy is safe at home and 'already pestering his sister'.

Tasmania

Mercury

Scandal ‘imminent’ Cricket arms itself against illegal bookies

A BIG Bash League corruption scandal is “imminent’’ as illegal foreign bookmakers try to infiltrate our summer sport, the head of Cricket Australia’s integrity unit believes.

Draft duck School sport blamed for AFL drought

HIGHLY respected football and athletics administrator Brian Roe says Tasmania’s AFL draft woes can be traced back to a lack of organised sport in schools.