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Nine people have died from drowning in NSW since Christmas, while teenager Tui Gallaher is one of two missing swimmers.

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Hundreds of homes across Melbourne have been damaged by severe Melbourne thunderstorms, many suffering partial ceiling collapses after guttering and downpipes couldn't cope with the intense rain.

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Robert Valentini hits like a Mack truck but is still learning to drive a car as he chases his Super Rugby dream.

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All the great wins, the tough losses, the off-field drama and some shattering news of the Brumbies' 2016 campaign.

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The teenager was one of two girls on a homemade toboggan being towed along the beach by a 4WD when the rope snapped launching them to the ground.

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Gains in resources and banks saw the ASX reverse early losses to hit a new high on 2016's second to last trading day.

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Roads and homes have been hit by flash flooding as thunderstorms and heavy rains roll over Melbourne.

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A toddler who was pulled unconscious from a swimming pool on December 20 died in hospital on Thursday, following the death of his twin sister who passed away four days earlier.

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BRISBANE, Dec 29 AAP - Paramedics have been called to Queensland's Fraser Island multiple times following a spate of people being stung by jellyfish, including the deadly irukandji.

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Australia has broken ranks with the United States and New Zealand over Israel, indicating that it would most likely have opposed the UN Security Council resolution condemning its settlements on Palestinian land.

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The gang behind the largest cocaine bust in Australian history have been described by police as a "robust, resilient and determined syndicate".

Two men have suffered life-threatening reactions to illicit drugs they mistakenly believed was ecstasy, prompting WA Police and health authorities to issue a warning.

A former Canberra man - the son of well-known philanthropists Debbie and Richard Rolfe - has performed daring rescues in a swollen Alice Springs river just one week after starting with the Northern Territory police

When Rachel Stephen-Smith first moved to Washington DC, its roundabouts and bureaucrats reminded her of her hometown of Canberra.

Two WA fisherman have discovered a unique way to show off their impressive catches this Christmas holiday season - posting photos of their newborn daughters dwarfed alongside their successful hauls.

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"It's getting out of hand," said the man standing at the service counter of the Melbourne Town Hall.

Do you love a good lost-pet-reunited-with-its-family story? Here's one of them. And it's a Canberra story.

Lives and homes could be in danger from an out-of-control bushfire burning in Perth's northeast.

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A garage wall on a townhouse in Mount Waverley next to a notorious excavation pit has fallen down.

'Abandoned' homeless camps will be the target of a new street clean-up operation in Melbourne, the city's lord mayor Robert Doyle said.

Since Tesla released Version 8.0 of its Autopilot system this winter, CEO Elon Musk has touted its lifesaving potential. Today, dashcam footage from the Netherlands showed just how powerful the new safety feature can be.

Children facing criminal charges will remain at the maximum-security Barwon prison despite Victoria's highest court ordering the state to remove them.

Thursday marked the first day of the summer that a Sydney weather station recorded the mercury touching 40 degrees.

A deputy mayor has been barred from council for five years for calling the mayor a "bitch".

A woman has been rescued in dramatic fashion by Queensland's surf lifesaving helicopter after being swept out to sea by a rip on the Gold Coast.

More than half of the ACT's disability service providers say the transition to the NDIS has been negative.

The Brass Monkey Hotel has issued a public apology after sexist banners were hung from its balcony on Thursday afternoon as promotion for a Frat themed party at the venue this weekend.

One of Queanbeyan's best-known and well-respected citizens, Jim Woods, a former co-owner of The Queanbeyan Age has died, aged 103.

A motorcyclist has died after a two vehicle collision south of Bowral.

"If that had been a male, injured while having sex, I bet that case would have got up."

Police have released CCTV footage of a man in relation to a suspicious fire in Melbourne's south-east on Wednesday.

The number of alleged terrorists dealt with in 2016 was more than double the previous year, as IS encouraged terror cells to carry out attacks beyond Syria.

The jury in the retrial of Robert Xie has retired to consider their verdicts.

German authorities have detained a Tunisian man who may have been involved in last week's attack on a Berlin Christmas market, prosecutors say.

Rocked by terror attacks and wracked by national gloom over mass unemployment and economic stagnation, France is going through an identity crisis.

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I am an epic sleepwalker. A world class somnambulist. I defy you to find a better nightwalker. And it is magnificent.

The Big Bash League's popularity is expected to continue this summer, in the professional league's sixth season. 

The head of the ACT's Land Development Agency has said the agency is releasing enough land to provide for demand of about 5000 new residents each year, after releasing land for up to 4,515 new dwellings this year.

The federal government spent a record amount on digital advertising in Australia last financial year, second only to television advertising.

The Australian company behind red-light traffic cameras, Redflex, has escaped severe penalties in the US after striking a non-prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice over its part in a corruption scandal. 

Twenty-six couples are waiting to find out if the sperm used to fertilise their eggs at a reproductive technology clinic might have come from the wrong men.

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A number of cases have shown career oblivion often follows corporate whistleblowing.

Police had earlier released an alleged drunk 24-year-old driver after questioning him, pending further investigation after he failed to negotiate a turn and hit a parked car before striking the little boy.

Has James Packer jumped the gun scrapping the international ambitions of his gaming empire Crown Resorts this month and selling out of Macau?

An angry shopper has vented their frustration at someone's double-park at a busy shopping centre on Wednesday, piling trolleys against the driver's door and leaving a note that called them as "asshole".

A new $440 million 6-star hotel planned for the Gold Coast is just the latest win for Queensland's tourism industry, with $13 billion in infrastructure in the pipeline.