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Two dead in horror plane crash
UPDATE: A plane crash on Perth’s Swan River has killed two in front of thousands preparing for the Australia Day skyworks.
Nardya dies days after making headlines
SHE captured hearts internationally when she spent her last days promoting organ donation. Sadly, Nardya Miller has passed away.
Cops nab last of teen jail fugitives
LATEST: POLICE have arrested the last two teen fugitives on the run in Melbourne, 24 hours after a mass breakout which sparked a violent crime wave.
Batty hits back at award critics
DOMESTIC violence campaigner Rosie Batty chides critics who say the Australian of the Year award has become too political.
Aussie sellers short-changed on eBay
AUSTRALIANS who sell on eBay say they are being stitched up because the $45 billion online auction behemoth is biased towards buyers.
Centrelink robo-debt ’victims’ exposed
THEY claimed to have been victims of Centrelink’s new debt recovery system — but an analysis has revealed a number of them are welfare cheats.
‘Serious’ injuries Teen charged over horror attack
THE teenage neighbour of a frail elderly woman who was savagely bashed in Toongabbie has been charged in connection with the heinous attack.
Body Man dies in 20m Clovelly cliff fall
A MAN’S body was found at the bottom of a cliff in Sydney’s eastern beaches today, near where dozens of revellers were celebrating Australia Day. Police have ruled out any suspicious circumstances but are investigating whether it was a case of misadventure.
Opinion Invasion Day protesters undermine their own cause
INVASION Day protesters, fair people respect your right to dissent, good people support your right to demonstrate and decent people appreciate your point of view. So why throw all that away?
Adelaide march Protest ‘planned for maximum mayhem’
IN a well-planned operation to cause maximum mayhem, 300 protesters forced a premature end to tonight’s Australia Day Parade in Adelaide’s CBD.
Victoria
Ute in paddock Teen critically injured in crash near Bendigo
A TEENAGE girl is in a critical condition after a ute carrying flipped in a paddock near Bendigo, while a man has died after going home after a crash near Phillip Island.
Record high Melbourne median house price hits $770k
MELBOURNE’S median house price has surged past three-quarters of a million dollars for the first time, new data shows.
League babes Broncos baby boom under way
THE Brisbane Broncos baby boom of 2017 has begun after forward Adam Blair and his wife Jess welcomed their second son into the world.
Pauline Hanson ’True Aboriginals don’t care about date’
UPDATE: One Nation leader Pauline Hanson hit a pub for Australia Day with newly-appointed Queensland party leader Steve Dickson. And she had more than a few words to say.
Breaking Two dead in Swan River plane crash
UPDATE: TONIGHT'S Australia Day Skyworks display has been cancelled after two people died following a plane crash into the Swan River in front of thousands of shocked onlookers. LATEST NEWS, PICTURES
Packed house Perth BBL final sold out
SATURDAY’S Big Bash League final at the WACA Ground is officially a sell-out, with tickets getting snapped up in just over an hour.
DPIPWE probe King Island cattle death inquiry opens
TEN cattle being shipped from King Island to mainland Tasmania have died, the State Government says.
Dietary doctorate Bypass brekky, turn on TV at your peril
DO you bypass breakfast, tuck into takeaways and worship the small screen? If your pants are getting too tight, it might be time to change your ways ...
Strong message Nun better: Sister Anne’s powerful words
SISTER Anne Gardiner delivered a powerful message of cultural integration while accepting Australia’s Senior of the Year award
‘straya Advance Australia Yeah!
DARWIN was awash with green, gold and the Australian flag as Territorians celebrated Australia Day in the most Territory way ever
Our great eight Australia Day honours
AN opera singer, a lifelong firefighter, a community campaigner and a university vice-chancellor are among Geelong’s best and brightest to be honoured this Australia Day.
Stunt co-ordinator’s identity revealed
A GOLD Coast performer who worked on Mad Max: Fury Road was overseeing stunts on the Bliss N Eso music video that left his colleague Johann Ofner dead.
‘Explosion’ rocks beach community
EMERGENCY services have rushed to a Northern Beaches address after reports of a loud explosion inside a house.
Search for gold proves costly
THERE’S gold in the hills around Townsville. But North Queensland’s growing legion of prospectors have been warned to stick to the rules or risk hefty fines.
