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Wivenhoe Dam spillway.

No plans to release water from 'full' south-east dams

Tony Moore

A senior constable has been stood down over allegations she used a gun while affected by alcohol.

Policewoman 'used gun while drunk': investigation

Felicity Caldwell

Peter Dutton: part of the problem.

Sacking Dutton should be our New Year's resolution

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

QR acting chief executive officer Jim Benstead and Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe say they are "confident" ...

Authorities reluctant to 'guarantee' New Year train reliability

Felicity Caldwell

SMH/ NEWS REVIEW? Portrait of Bob Hawke former Australian Prime Minister. Hawke will talk about his friendship with ...

Hawke at Woodford: Get better candidates, abolish state govts

Amy Remeikis

Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford on the set of <i>Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back</i>.

Harrison Ford breaks silence on death of Carrie Fisher

Miriam Webber

Nine Network cricket host back in hospital

Jon Pierik

'Unrecognisable': George Michael's final weeks alive

Despite Trump's bluster, the world is closer to banning nukes

COMMENT
Margaret Beavis

Boxing Day Test: Kaboom kid Warner out for rapid 144

Live
Rohan Connolly

Israel warned New Zealand about 'declaration of war'

Henry Cooke

From January 1, the upper threshold for a couple who own their own home to receive a part pension will fall to $816,000 ...

Why Turnbull's pension hit is a red alert for us all

COMMENT
Madonna King

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 28: Andre Russell of the Thunder reacts after dropping a catch on the boundary during the ...

Thunder fizzle against Heat

George Michael leaves the Cote Brassiere restaurant in Highgate on August 25, 2013 in London, United Kingdom.

George Michael was working on a doco days before his death

Top critics' pick ... Julian Dennison plays a boy who becomes the subject of a manhunt with his foster uncle, played by ...

Year's best movies and duds

Urthboy played to a packed crowd at Woodford

Woodford Folk Festival: Urthboy on modern Australia

Live

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Meet Method-2, the manned robot

Over the Christmas break, encourage the younger generation to have a go.

MY BT

When it comes to child custody, will the mother always win?

Jackie follows the life of Jackie Kennedy in the days following her husband's death.

COMPETITION

Win tickets to the Brisbane preview of Jackie

French police arrest man suspected of planning ...

12:25AM

Strong earthquake hits Japan, no tsunami warning

12:16AM

Germany detains man in Berlin attack link

12:01AM

Public transport will be free for people heading home after New Year's Eve celebrations.

Free public transport on New Year's Eve while QR under pressure

Felicity Caldwell

Two Queensland men charged over 2011 West End rape

Tony Moore

'Christmas thief' denied bail in Qld court

The air tractor crashed near Goondiwindi on Wednesday morning.

Man injured after plane hits powerlines

Drew Creighton

Artist's impression of the Townsville Stadium.

University wins contract to cyclone-proof state's new stadium

Rachel Clun

A Cairns constable has been stood down after allegedly drink-driving on Boxing Day.

Cairns cop on drink-driving charge

The man was bitten by a taipan in his home.

Cairns man, bitten by a taipan, dies in hospital

Rachel Clun

Tui Gallagher, 14, went missing in rough surf at Maroubra Beach on Tuesday night.

Search fails to find teenager missing in rough surf

NSW

CCTV footage of the alleged West End rapists in 2011.

Two men charged over savage rape of 20-year-old

A man enters the water at the baths at Coogee Beach earlier this week.

Severe heatwave prompts warning for NYE revellers

NSW

Canberra Cycling Club president Nathan Edwardson says the ACT boasts "really good" cycling infrastructure.

The Aussie cyclists most at risk of serious injury

ACT

Faysal Ishak Ahmed (in green T-shirt), who died on Christmas Eve after being flown from the Manus Island detention centre.

Manus detainee told there was no clinic bed for him days before death

Michael Gordon

Australia's foreign aid spending at lowest level in eight years

Tom McIlroy

Abolish state governments and think big to fix the nation: Hawke

Amy Remeikis

Pauline Hanson in parliament.

Why my dad votes One Nation: The Christmas chat we had to have

COMMENT

<a href="https://www.toygalaxy.com.au/ravensburger-world-globe-3d-puzzleball-540pc" target="_blank">Ravensburger World ...

The politicians' 'study tours' costing you millions

Tom McIlroy

Special Minister of State Scott Ryan says pensioners will be better under January 1 pension changes.

'Scare campaign': Coalition, Labor argue over pension changes

The missing WA votes may literally have fallen off the back of a truck.

The big change that may come to a ballot box near you

Rohingya children at a refugee camp in Rakhine state in 2014.

Malaysian NGOs reveal plan to send flotilla to Rohingyas in Myanmar

Lindsay Murdoch

A man with possible links to suspected Berlin attacker Anis Amri is being questioned by police.

Germany detains man in Berlin attack link

55 mins ago

French police arrested the man for an alleged New Year's Eve attack plot.

Man arrested for New Year's Eve terror plot

31 mins ago

The strong quake did not prompt a tsunami warning.

Strong quake hits Japan, no tsunami warning

40 mins ago

Britain gave the final go-ahead for the treatment known as mitochondrial transfer, which could help prevent incurable ...

The embryo experiment raising eyebrows around the world

COMMENT
Bill O'Chee

Pauline Hanson in parliament.

Why my dad votes for One Nation

COMMENT
Amy Remeikis

Excessively loud party noise is a matter for the police.

How to resolve a neighbourhood dispute

Alison and Jillian Barrett

Macquarie Bank is causing alarm in Britain over its proposed takeover of the UK's Green Investment Bank.

'Deeply troubling': Now Scotland hits out at Macquarie Bank

Latika Bourke

There is a positive sentiment in the market.

ASX closes at highest since August 2015

Jessica Sier

Telco customers don't really understand their contracts, research confirms.

The brands and products that got your goat in 2016

Esther Han

Julia, Janelle, Shane and Kirsten - some of the staff at Paul Sadler Swimland Essendon who have banded together after ...

Scandal in Swimland: School caught underpaying instructors

Adele Ferguson

Slater & Gordon faces more debt woes, weighs up recapitalisation

Woolworths to sell service stations to BP for $1.8 billion

Business Day summer quiz: retail and consumer affairs

Peter Hall in shock exit from Hunter Hall

Some of the residents of Bestie Row in Llano, Texas.

Meet the eight friends living together, sans share house

Instead of throwing all that wrapping paper into the bin consider putting it to use as home decor.

10 creative DIYs for leftover wrapping paper

Entry by Toronto Interior Design Group.

Creative styling tips for homes with history

Harry Potter fans will know this living room from the letters scene.

TV and movies homes listed and sold in 2016

A town in Tasmania called Nowhere Else, has the same name as a town in South Australia.

The state with the weirdest place names

Some buyers may be hibernating through the winter season, which offers a big opportunity for those keen to get ahead of ...

How much sleep do you really need?

Self Improvement

Facing backlash: Host Jimmy Fallon.

Social success: Eight habits of highly likeable people

Personal Development

Don't take the jolly out of your holiday season by overcommitting on your Christmas spending.

Warning about new 'buy now, pay later' system in festive frenzy

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Illustration: Simon Letch

What happens to my health care card when I lose my pension?

Noel Whittaker

Martin Hosking, CEO of Redbubble.

'My biggest mistake': Entrepreneurs reveal where they went wrong

Adam Stone, entrepreneur and founder of Speedlancer.

22-year-old entrepreneur on to his second company

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Carrie Fisher's funniest moments

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Warner ton keeps Australia alive

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Colourful world hidden under Antarctica's ice

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Teaser: Sherlock season 4

Clique's Summer Herald photo competition: Congratulations to Anne-Maree Lloyd, of Yaraka, Queensland. Winner, December ...

Clique Summer Herald photo competition: December 28, 2016

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The Hunger Games - Binge all 4 movies now

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Brand new season of Mozart In The Jungle - now streaming on Stan.

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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One person makes all the difference for foster kids

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford in last year's The Force Awakens.

Carrie Fisher's final performance is still a year away

Michael Idato

Madonna came late ... and fans left early.

The year in live music: royalty, roots and rip-offs

Bernard Zuel

One of the final photos taken of George Michael.

George Michael's health declined in his final weeks

Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford on the set of <i>Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back</i>.

Ford, Hamill and Lucas pay tribute to Carrie Fisher

Miriam Webber

British author Richard Adams (pictured in 1978), whose 1972 book Watership Down became a classic of children's ...

Richard Adams, creator of Watership Down, dies at 96

Jason Steger

George Michael performing on stage during the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for Aids Awareness at Wembley Stadium in ...

George Michael rips up charts as streams surge over 3000 per cent

Rob Moran

Will Ferrell's feel-good film Elf has been turned into a thriller.

Christmas classic Elf recut into disturbing thriller

Ebony Bowden

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story..Director Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn)..Ph: Jonathan Olley..? 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights ...

The Force is strong but family films also popular on Boxing Day

Garry Maddox

(left to right) Leo Schofield AM, Sandra Chipchase CEO Destinations NSW, Jonathan O'Dea, member for Davidson, Soprano ...

Brisbane Baroque saga enters a new chapter

Nathanael Cooper

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Kids still the hub of Christmas parade

Sugar Spin for Kids.

SEQ's ultimate Christmas school holiday guide

Princess Leia in her famous gold bikini. The only underwear George Lucas allowed in space, according to Carrie Fisher.

This is how Carrie Fisher wanted us to know she died

Jenna Clarke

Carrie Fisher in 2011

Carrie Fisher's galvanising message on mental illness

COMMENT
Clem Bastow

Peter Dutton

Why our 2017 resolution should be to sack Peter Dutton

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

Clementine Ford talks trolling with Daily Life 2016 Woman of the Year, Mariam Veiszadeh.

Clementine Ford and Mariam Veiszadeh on being trolled

Daisy Dumas

Women are sharing pictures of themselves dressed as Princess Leia.

Women are sharing photos of themselves dressed as Leia

Mary Ward

Kardashian- West Christmas snap.

The Kimye Christmas photo is everything you would expect

Nicole Economos

Stock up on those casual luxe looks this weekend.

The secret feminist history of shopping

Jeff Guo

MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 27: Linda Tol poses wearing Gucci loafers before the Jil Sander show during the Milan Fashion ...

Trends we hope won't return in 2017

Melissa Singer

Surviving suicide: Coming out of the dark.

Surviving a loved one's suicide

Jason Nark

Savour the splurges.

Strategies for getting through the holidays without weight gain

Jae Berman

Bloated? Watch what you eat and get moving.

Overindulged? Try these remedies for gas

From Mayo Clinic News Network

Adam Liaw's super-easy cold Kilpatrick oysters.

How to make the easiest-ever summer lunch: oysters Kilpatrick

Karen Martini's summer vegetable lasagne.

Here are the top 10 most popular recipes of 2016

Magical marmalade custard cake.

This cake magically separates into custard and sponge layers by itself

The Modern Mumma

The best and most creative pregnancy announcements of 2016

Is it OK for parents to post photos of their children online?

Think before you post those pics of your kids online

What is the definition of strength?

What is it that makes a woman 'strong'?

Rock star treatment: Laura Stevens on board the British Airways flight.

Like rock stars: Three women get entire plane to themselves

Oslo ranks among the world's most expensive cities.

How to cope visiting one of the world's most expensive cities

Kerry van der Jagt

Passengers on board two Virgin Australia flights missed Christmas due to the International Date Line.

Virgin passengers get surprise after missing Christmas Day

Traveller.com.au

Windows 10 is almost a year old.

Microsoft admits it pushed upgrade too hard

A female redback.

Amazing things humans learnt in 2016

A human pilot can control the "Method-2" robot using arm gestures.

Yours for Christmas 2017, a giant robot that you sit inside

VPN

The five best VPNs for internet privacy in 2017

Lifehacker

Britney Spears performs earlier this month at the 2016 Jingle Ball.

Hack sparks false reports of Britney death

2017 Suzuki Swift

Suzuki reveals new Swift

Drive Team

2017 Subaru Impreza hatch.

Driven: Subaru's all-new Impreza

Andrew MacLean

The new Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce represents Alfa Romeo's latest hot hatch.

Alfa Giulietta Veloce quick spin review

David McCowen

RSR Nurburg offers enthusiasts a chance to drive performance cars on the Nurburgring.

Nurburgring: The ultimate test drive

David McCowen

Opel GT concept.

Holden-designed Opel GT could still be built

Stephen Ottley

Ferrari's latest one-off creation, the SP 275 RW Competizione

Ferrari's latest retro racer

Drive Team

Flying high: David Warner celebrates his century.

Warner's transformation from rodeo clown to serious actor

Malcolm Knox

Wild Oats XI's crew before the start of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

Wild Oats team 'gobsmacked' by latest mishap

James Buckley

Mark Nicholas looks on at the MCG on Monday morning.

Mark Nicholas 'awake, comfortable' after MCG collapse

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Jon Pierik, Andrew Wu

Two from two: Australia are looking to win a third Test on the trot in the Boxing Day Test.

Lyon then Bird light up MCG as Aussies heap pressure on Pakistan

Rohan Connolly

Career still alive: Shaun Marsh walks out to open the innings with Dave Warner in the first Test against the Proteas at ...

My Test career is not done yet: Shaun Marsh

Members of the team that played at the MCG on Boxing Day in 1866 and later went on tour.

The greatest team photo in Australian sporting history

Martin Flanagan

Meteoric rise: Australia's 100m freestyle gold medallist Kyle Chalmers.

The big 2016 sports quiz

Stephen Samuelson

First out of the Heads: Perpetual Loyal.

Wild Oats XI moves into lead after recovering from terrible start

James Buckley