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A man who was feted by former prime minister Julia Gillard is taking the University of Sydney to the anti-discrimination board.

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Victoria is expected to be hit by a blast of tropical weather, bringing heat, humidity, thunderstorms and the risk of floods. 

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Randwick City Council has placed a total ban on alcohol consumption at Coogee Beach for the summer period, after Christmas crowds left 15 tonnes of garbage in their wake.

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Jakarta: There has been a new twist in the blasphemy saga gripping Indonesia with Islamic hardliner Habib Rizieq reported to police for allegedly insulting Christianity during a sermon on Christmas Day.

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The man broke in while his victim was sleeping.

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A missing three-year-old girl and her mother from Taylors Hill in Melbourne's north-west have been found, following a police search.

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A young boy has died in hospital after he was struck by a car as he looked at Christmas lights near Brisbane.

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Ten vehicles have been damaged in the second vandalism spree in Melbourne's east in days, including a car belonging to a Liberal MP.

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Cars have queued for more than 10 kilometres along parts of the NSW coast as holidaymakers travel from Sydney to popular holiday destinations.

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A section of Victoria's pristine high country would be developed with luxury accommodation run by private operators under a plan to create an "iconic" five-day walk for "high yield" ecotourists.

Anyone old enough might remember the cash-for-cans scheme that provided pocket money to Victorian kids in the 1980s until it was scrapped.

A grinch has stolen a Jeep filled with children's presents on Christmas Day in Melbourne's outer north-east.

A man and boy narrowly evaded a tragedy when they got out of their car on Tuesday before it burst into flames.

Sydney's hot weather is predicted to intensify over the next two days with a spike in temperatures and minimal chance of rainfall.

ACT police have officially unveiled new trail bikes to patrol the territory's more rugged terrain to target anti-social and criminal behaviour in Canberra's parks and greenbelts.

Inner-north bike riders will be grinning soon, with more than 14 kilometres of separated cycle track set to begin construction.

A man is dead after a car struck a tree in Victoria's south-east.

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WA Police said the man blew in excess of 0.08, and he is likely to appear in court soon.

Canberrans are making the most of the hot weather this week before forecasters predict showers over the New Year weekend.

A man has been charged after an alleged one-punch attack in Prahran that left another man with serious head injuries.

A black box has been found in the wreckage of a Russian military plane that crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday, killing all 92 on board, the TASS news agency reported on Tuesday citing a law enforcement source.

Holidaymakers heading to the south coast are experiencing delays of up to an hour on the Kings Highway into Batemans Bay.

Woodford Folk Festival officials are defending a decision to go cashless, despite frustrations from some guests who say they've waited up to an hour in 30-degree heat for a drink.

It's happened a few times already - someone will reach out to greet Michael Pettersson the politician, only to offer their hand to an older man in the circle.

The government has accused Labor of running a scare campaign about pension changes.

Police have urged everyone to take care around water for the remainder of the holiday season, after five people men drowned in NSW in 48 hours.

Taxpayers have paid nearly $3.5 million in two years for a controversial program which gives Australia's major political parties cash for overseas study tours, networking and training events.

The Bruce Highway is a "free car park" northbound and a "shemozzle" southbound, thanks to holidaymakers heading to the coast.

The cult of Santa Muerte, patron saint of violent drug cartels, is one of the world's fastest-growing faiths

Honolulu: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe  stopped at several memorials in Hawaii, the day before he will visit the site of the 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor during a trip intended to show a strong alliance between his country and the United States.

Seven vehicles were involved in a pile-up on the Monash Freeway on Tuesday, prompting the temporary closure of all inbound lanes.

The State Government announced a 12 month $5000 boost to the existing homeowners grant, and Perth rental prices have been named the cheapest out of all Australian capital cities.

Authorities are reluctant to flat-out guarantee New Year's Eve train services will run smoothly, following the Christmas Day meltdown.

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Bangkok: Hundreds of police surrounded Thailand's largest Buddhist temple on Tuesday seeking the arrest of its charismatic 72 year-old leader Phra Dhammachayo. 

The women went missing on December 23 while travelling off the Gibb River Road.

Investors will be hoping for the start of the traditional "Santa rally" when trading resumes on the Australian share market following the Christmas break.

Record-breaking rain and flash flooding has closed Uluru National Park.

The learner rider aged in his 20s suffered serious leg injuries and was flown to The Alfred hospital shortly after 10am in stable condition.

A truck tipped onto its side near Royalla on the Old Cooma Road exit to the Monaro Highway, delaying traffic as police cleared the scene.

A motorcycle rider and passenger have been flown to Canberra Hospital with severe injuries after a crash with a four-wheel drive at Moruya on Monday evening.

Non-English-speaking Vietnamese people facing criminal charges waited in custody for more than a month for interpreters who were involved in an almost year-long pay dispute with Melbourne's busiest court.

A man accused of shooting a father and son with a sawn-off shotgun on the Gold Coast on Boxing Day will spend New Year's in custody.

The Tunisian suspect behind the truck attack that killed 12 people in a Berlin Christmas market last week appears to have passed through Lyon in France as he fled to Italy, a French judicial source said on Monday.

Detectives continue to investigate the cause of a suspicious fire at a Bankstown function centre, which is linked to the Obeid family.

A Northern Territory man took the footage from a viewing platform inside the landmark.

The capsize comes just a day after a 37-year-old man lost his life after falling overboard off Rottnest Island.

Uluru National Park has reopened after record-breaking rain on Boxing Day caused flash-flooding.

After pulling off the biggest oil-market deal in a decade, OPEC faces a new balancing act in 2017: boosting prices without igniting shale.