A Polish truck driver whose hijacked vehicle was used to crash into a Berlin Christmas market was shot in the head several hours before the attack and could not have attempted to foil it as previously thought, Bild newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Russian divers on Tuesday morning retrieved the main black box data recorder from the wreckage of a Russian military jet that crashed mysteriously en route to Syria on Christmas Day, killing all 92 aboard.
US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that Thomas Bossert, former deputy homeland security adviser to President George W. Bush, would be his White House adviser on security and counter-terrorism issues, according to a statement.
Police are searching for an American tourist, who failed to return from a five-day hike on South Australia's Kangaroo Island.
Victoria's horror 2016 road toll has continued to worsen, rising to 286 after a crash in country Victoria on Tuesday evening.
Russia threw its weight behind a powerful Libyan army commander, Khalifa Haftar, who's in conflict with the UN-backed government there, saying he must have a role in the leadership of the crisis-wracked state.
Victoria is expected to be hit by a blast of tropical weather, bringing heat, humidity, thunderstorms and the risk of floods.
More than 55,700 Queenslanders were caught driving unregistered cars in 2015 – an extra 10,000 - in the first year that registration stickers were removed from Queensland cars, according to figures released this week by the Main Roads Department.
Commuters abandoned Queensland Rail in the three months leading up to the opening of the Redcliffe Peninsula Line, with a half a million fewer trips.
Another motorcyclist has died on Victorian roads, after a crash on Tuesday evening at Portarlington on the Bellarine Peninsula.
Scientists at James Cook University have won the contract to help cyclone proof the new Townsville Stadium's roof.
Expenses and liabilities shot up this year for the ACT Long Service Leave Authority and total expenses are tipped to increase by 21 per cent next year.
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A generation of retiring Territory public servants are set to push up the cost of the ACT's government employee superannuation scheme to more than $670 million over the next 30 years, an audit shows.
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The popular Paul Sadler Swimland has been caught underpaying hundreds of young instructors over six years.
South Australians could be buying a couple of kilos of horse meat along with their beef mince or pork chops as the government looks to review food regulations.
Last week, during an otherwise unremarkable meeting at one of the fastest-growing councils in the state, a decision was made which positions the many suburbs of Casey as Melbourne's new bible belt.
Dozens of home addresses of gun owners have been obtained in a simple privacy blunder that a police officer fears may be used by thieves.
A tourist who went missing after a car washed off a causeway at the flooded Hugh River near Alice Springs has been found, Northern Territory police said.
Police have detonated a bomb found near a food stall in a street in Magelang in Central Java as Indonesia continues to be on tenterhooks over a possible terror attack over the holiday period.
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.
Hundreds of police surrounded Thailand's largest Buddhist temple on Tuesday seeking the arrest of its charismatic 72 year-old leader Phra Dhammachayo.
A man who was feted by former prime minister Julia Gillard is taking the University of Sydney to the anti-discrimination board.
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.
The man broke in while his victim was sleeping.
A missing three-year-old girl and her mother from Taylors Hill in Melbourne's north-west have been found, following a police search.
A young boy has died in hospital after he was struck by a car as he looked at Christmas lights near Brisbane.
Ten vehicles have been damaged in the second vandalism spree in Melbourne's east in days, including a car belonging to a Liberal MP.
Cars have queued for more than 10 kilometres along parts of the NSW coast as holidaymakers travel from Sydney to popular holiday destinations.
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.
Russia has found the first flight recorder from a military plane that crashed into the Black Sea killing all 92 on board.
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 hotel sector is preparing for a busy few years with the construction of new sites and the increased demand.
The government has accused Labor of running a scare campaign about pension changes.
An unlocked door, a wine glass, a misplaced hat, and a confused, injured man lying in blood. The NSW Court of Appeal recently considered those clues to find out whether a Sydney man was hit by a car.
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