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'Worst hail storm in 20 years' hits Sydney, causing insurance catastrophe
Sydney residents are assessing the damage after multiple severe thunderstorms rolled through the city late on Thursday, raining down cricket ball-sized hailstones.
- by Jenny Noyes
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Pentagon chief Jim Mattis quits, citing differences with Trump
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, a retired Marine Corps general who was known as a stabilising force in President Donald Trump's Cabinet, will leave his job.
- by Phil Stewart and Steve Holland
'Shocking, outrageous': Chinese hackers called out for industrial-scale theft
China's intelligence services have hacked Australia's biggest providers of software services in an extraordinary penetration that the west is now calling out.
- by Nick McKenzie & Matthew Knott
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Liberal Party
PM's fixer offered Craig Kelly's challenger a $350,000 party job to drop out
Scott Briggs tried for weeks to convince Kent Johns to drop out of the race, warning News Corp and 2GB would unleash a campaign to "destroy" him unless he withdrew.
- by Michael Koziol
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Giant hailstones rained down on Sydney - but why did they look like poached eggs?
The hail battered Sydney in what has been described as the worst hail storm in 20 years, smashing car cars and windows across the city.
- by Rachel Clun
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Australian company says it could solve London airport's drone crisis
This Australian company says it has the answer to the drone crisis gripping London's second-biggest airport.
- by Latika Bourke
Inspired by Gangnam Style, these Christmas lights are dividing an Aussie street
The unconventional light display draws nightly crowds. But it's not making everyone feel particularly festive.
- by Chloe Booker & Melissa Cunningham
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Healthcare
Fat-burning zone is a myth: How exercise and weight loss really work
If you're an exerciser who constantly checks your heart rate to ensure you're in the fat-burning zone, you should stop.
- by Scott Douglas
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Body blow: Elle sued by 'friend' over alleged betrayal
Andrea Horwood alleges The Body and a number of other wealthy investors deliberately cut her out.
- by Kylar Loussikian
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'Significant damage': cars damaged after explosion at busy shopping centre
- by Melissa Cunningham, Sam Bunn & Erin Pearson
Politics
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Liberal Party
Scott Morrison's fixer offered Craig Kelly's challenger a $350,000 party job to drop out
The PM's fixer tried for weeks to convince Kent Johns to drop out of the race, warning News Corp and 2GB would "destroy" him.
- by Michael Koziol
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Rob Oakeshott preparing to announce he will contest the 2019 election
- by Bevan Shields & Kylar Loussikian
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Donald Trump
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis quits, citing policy differences with Trump
- by Phil Stewart and Steve Holland
'Shocking, outrageous': Chinese hackers called out for industrial-scale theft
- by Nick McKenzie & Matthew Knott
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The cheapest houses in NSW this year sold for just $11,000
Two properties share the honour as the least expensive property transaction this year, in the state and in the country.
- by Nicole Frost
I've got Sydney Syndrome: I'm falling out of love with the harbour city
Opinion: I don't think I'm alone and it wasn't always this way, of course. I'm becoming less enchanted by the city that's holding me hostage.
- by Andrew Chesterton
Business
Dirty, but in demand: Coal is Australia’s most valuable export in 2018
It is the first time coal has overtaken iron ore in value since the mining boom five years ago.
- by Cole Latimer
Smoking Christmas: Workers get $1.8m bonus each after big tobacco deal
- by Sophie Alexander & Olivia Zaleski
US stocks slide as government shutdown woes add to Fed angst
- by Vildana Hajric & Jeremy Herron
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Entertainment
Courtney Barnett, Camp Cope: 2018's best albums
The best albums of 2018 have come from far and wide and put some new names in the spotlight.
- by Craig Mathieson
Gardner could be 'last one standing' as Nine 'razes' troubled Today
Its biggest star is gone and its format is under review. Rebuilding this struggling show won't be easy.
- by Michael Lallo
Review
Movie reviews
Colette review: Why Keira Knightley should never have got this role
- by Sandra Hall
Lifestyle
Smarter living
Christmas tears: Disappointment about gifts is good for kids who have enough
This can be difficult for parents to handle, particularly around holidays that have grown to involve consumerism, gift-giving and expectations.
- by Nikki Martyn and Elena Merenda
From Assassin's Creed to Florence: These are the best video games of 2018
Another year is almost over, and once again it seems like there were far too many video games to get through in a single lifetime, let alone a year.
- by Tim Biggs
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Sport
Smith to front media for first time since teary ball-tampering confession
Steve Smith will on Friday make his first media appearance in Australia since his tearful public apology back in March.
- by Andrew Wu
Brazilian judo champion among those standing in Holmes' NFL way
Athletes from Brazil, Mexico, Germany and England are among those competing with Valentine Holmes for their NFL dream.
- by Peter Mitchell
