Qantas passengers bound for Sydney stranded in Dubai on New Year's Eve

Hundreds of frustrated Qantas passengers will be ringing in 2017 stuck in transit in Dubai but not the airline's boss Alan Joyce.

Drugs, death and celebrity: headline-grabbers reveal a bigger problem

The deaths of Carrie Fisher and George Michael are the headline-grabbers that also highlight a wider social issue.

The strange things I do while I'm sleeping

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Fourth Sydney measles case visited multiple suburbs

A fourth case of the highly contagious measles has been detected in Sydney, prompting renewed warnings from health authorities after the latest patient visited multiple public sites while still infectious.

Bluebird day makes for spectacular Sydney to Hobart start

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.

The gift that kept three-year-old Bryson alive

The Australian Red Cross Blood Service needs 5000 additional blood donors Christmas and New Years to stave off a blood shortage.

'It was like a bomb hit me': New drug gives Elly hope after cancer blow

Elly Calabia doesn't talk about survival rates and life expectancy with her doctor. She's thinking of her Christmas decorations, her next home renovation and the ham she'll cook for her family on Sunday. 

Cryptosporidium outbreak at pools, splash parks

A rise in cryptosporidium infections has triggered a warning from NSW health authorities urging the public to say out of swimming pools if they have diarrhoea.

Breast implant cancer warning as three women die

Women who have had breast implants have been advised to talk to their doctor if they notice any changes in their breasts, after 46 Australian cases of rare anaplastic large cell lymphoma were linked to implants, three of which led to death.