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A driver and a passenger are being treated by paramedics at the scene of a horror smash in Corio which occurred late on Monday afternoon.

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The number of traffic infringement notices for speeding offences issued over the last 10 days has increased by nearly 20 per cent to about 11,000 since mid-December - nearly 2000 more than last year.

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Record-breaking rain and flash flooding has closed Uluru National Park until further notice, Parks Australia says.

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Australian voters could soon use pens to vote at federal elections, as part of a plan to replace traditional ballot box pencils.

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Nine days before he died, a young Sudanese refugee's exasperation at what he saw as the inaction of the health providers at the Manus Island detention centre reached breaking point.

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As the inauguration nears, Trump has shown no signs of curbing his willingness to criticise brands that draw his ire.

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After the UN resolution on Friday, some are asking if Israel's prime minister can maintain both his domestic support and Israel's international relations.

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A man has drowned after attempting to help two girls, police have been told.

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Three weeks after putting in his Medicare claim and hearing nothing, and with more medical expenses on the way, Barry picked up the phone and called the helpline.

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WA Police and the State Emergency Services have ramped up their efforts to find 78-year-old Juraj Zdunic.

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Your relatives may have told you they "just loved" your Christmas gifts this year. But were they lying?

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Sydney is headed for a scorching end to 2016 as tropics-like heat and humidity push their way into Australia's south-east.

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From a drunk learner driver supervisor, brawling father and son, car arsonist, hoons- the WA Police have had their hands full over the weekend.

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If you are headed out to hunt for a Boxing Day bargain or to return unwanted Christmas presents, don't forget to bring an umbrella.

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L.U. Simon Builders deny responsibility for the damage caused by the high-rise fire in November 2014.

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A softer than expected Christmas has left nervous retailers banking on the Boxing Day sales for a much-needed boost leading into 2017.

Russian officials said they cannot rule out terrorism in the crash of a military plane en route to Syria, killing all 92 people on board.

A man has died after he was found unconscious in Sydney's west in the early hours of Monday morning.

Additional helicopter patrols have monitored Victoria's coast and one beach has been closed after more than 30 sharks were spotted along the Great Ocean Road and a surf beach on the Bellarine Peninsula.

After a night celebrating his daughter's marriage, Glenn Turner put the wedding cake in his car.

A string of 30-plus days and warm nights is forecast to bring in the new year in the capital, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

Global investment funds say 2016 should serve as a wake-up call for Australian boards on the issue of executive pay, with some company executives paying themselves too well.

Despite the train network chaos on Christmas Day, Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said he is confident crew shortages "won't be an issue that will cause cancellations" on New Year's weekend.

Indonesian police have warned that four suspected Islamic State-affiliated militants may have intended to target a dam in Central Java.

A water hole to the west of Canberra where a 27-year-old man died on Christmas Day is understood to have claimed about a dozen lives since becoming a popular swimming spot in the 1960s.

This Christmas was a scorcher, and it was also the worst festive season in years for hay fever sufferers.

The Roberts family has been playing a cricket game on Boxing Day for more than 45 years.

Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos have been evacuated as a powerful typhoon roars its way across the Philippines.

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One of the lessons to be drawn from the ugly Berlin truck attack is that things must be called by their name, even when half-masked and crouching in corners.

Sydney was gifted one of the most exhilarating starts to the 72nd Sydney to Hobart, as spectators flocked to the harbour foreshore on a glorious Boxing Day.

A group of Chinese warships lead by the country's sole aircraft carrier has passed through waters south of Taiwan and is heading southwest, Taiwan's defence ministry said on Monday.

A man has been stabbed in the arm after a fight in a street in the outback Queensland town of Doomadgee.

It's the Christmas trend of 2016 that keeps on giving.

A 15-year-old girl has been charged over the stabbing of a man and a woman in at a home in Central Queensland on Monday morning.

Queensland Rail suffers from "cultural rot" and risks losing the confidence of passengers, the state's opposition says.

Police understand the man fell overboard and received life-threatening injuries when he was struck by the boat.

A peak pilot association has warned of the serious consequences of pointing beams at aircrafts after a laser was fired at a Virgin flight attempting to land at Canberra Airport.

Donald Trump's new trade chief has urged Britain's rivals to take advantage of the "God-given opportunity" of Brexit to take business away from the UK, according to a report.

A 27-year-old man has drowned at a beach south of Sydney after being pulled unconscious from the water on Christmas Day.

Remarkably, only three people suffered minor injuries as a result of the crash.

Heavy traffic on Homebush Bay Drive is backed up onto the M4 motorway as commuters flock to DFO in Homebush for Boxing Day sales. 

Thieves have made off with several guns after breaking into a home in Melbourne's east.

A 37-year-old man has died in hospital following a single vehicle crash in Clunes in the early hours of Christmas morning.

Three men lost their licences after being caught speeding on the Hume Highway on Christmas Day.

Police are investigating after a man was killed in a hit and run on the Gold Coast this morning.

They came early, stayed for hours, and shopped with an indefatigable resolve that turned bargain-hunting into a sport.

Hawksburn's popular retail strip is in a state of transition but the future is still bright, say locals.

Heartened by impressive training, Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan isn't shying away from discussing the rare feat of back-to-back NRL titles.

Parts of the Great Northern Highway, Gibb River Road and Marble Bar Road have been closed due to flooding