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'A long night': Comanche takes out 2019 Sydney to Hobart
A nail-biting finish in the River Derwent saw Comanche virtually parked as second-place InfoTrack began to pick up speed moments before the end of the race.
- by Sarah Keoghan
Opinion
Arts
As smoke chokes Sydney, it's hard not to feel a sense of helplessness, impotent rage
Among my friends, I am alone on the question of whether we should abandon the New Year's Eve fireworks because of the bushfires.
- by Kirsten Tranter
Fiji flights cancelled as Cyclone Sarai intensifies
More than 70 Fiji Airways flights scheduled for Saturday have been cancelled, including outbound flights to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Opinion
Climate policy
The coal hard facts: You can't fill pits with water unless it rains
A proposal to fill old coal mines with water to drought-proof large parts of NSW has an enchanting role model overseas. The question is whether we have Germany's ingenuity
- by Elizabeth Farrelly
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'I questioned everything I'd accepted': Why ex-police chief changed his mind on drugs
As the festival season heats up, the former top police officer talks about how he changed his view on decriminalisation of illicit drugs for personal use.
- by Angus Thompson
Wreck of tour helicopter carrying seven people found in Hawaii
The helicopter, carrying a pilot and six passengers, two of whom are believed to be children, failed to return from a tour of Kauai's Na Pali Coast.
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Boxing Day Test
Wickets tumble as Black Caps fall in a hole on day three
Follow all the action on day three from the MCG as the Boxing Day Test continues.
- by Daniel Cherny
'Like a meteorite': New Russian weapon travels 27 times speed of sound
Russia's defence minister has advised the President that the country's new Avangard hypersonic missile has been deployed for the first time.
Navy SEAL who took part in Thai cave rescue dies after year-long infection
The Navy SEAL died from a blood infection he contracted during the operation to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in northern Thailand last year.
Featured
Girl suffers medical emergency, dies on flight leaving Los Angeles
- by Colleen Shalby and Rosanna Xia
NSW bushfires
Busking, cake stalls and crowdfunding: How Gabriel's choir mates are helping after the fires
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Updated
PM discussing financial support for firefighters with state leaders
Earlier on Friday, a Nationals minister said he believed volunteers should be paid the same as professionals when they are forced to fight long-running blazes, echoing calls by Labor leader Anthony Albanese.
- by Nick Bonyhady, Mike Foley and Sumeyya Ilanbey
'It will come': Anxious wait for residents in the path of Gospers Mountain fire
Residents near Lithgow are doing all they can to prepare their homes as nearby fires threaten to get closer.
- by Laura Chung and Wolter Peeters
Sydney
Sydney's mercury rises along with the state's fire danger
Temperatures across western Sydney and on the city's fringe are likely to top 35 degrees.
Minister goes on holidays as firies strengthen lines before 'day of most concern'
NSW Emergency Services Minister David Elliott is going on a family holiday overseas, but said he would continue to receive two briefings each day from the RFS commissioner.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Matt Bungard
How many people can you see? New wave of high-tech to hit Sydney's beaches
Four beaches in NSW are testing artificial intelligence to identify dangers and track crowd numbers.
- by Julie Power
National
Politics
Comcar fleet goes offshore to replace old Holdens
The government has announced the replacement of the Comcar fleet of Holden Caprice sedans.
- by Mike Foley
Business
2019 delivers surprises and surprising returns
Australia's stock market increased more than 20 per cent in 2019 and hit all-time highs, despite deep uncertainty.
- by Lucy Battersby
World
It wasn't quite 'annus horribilis' for the Queen, but 2019 came close
The year was plagued by scandal and incident from its outset, but one royal made it through 2019 unscathed and bolstered his authority in the process.
- by Bevan Shields
Opinion
The year of living feebly: how did we all become so pathetic?
Sean Kelly
Columnist and former adviser to Labor prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.
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Editor's Picks
Property bydomain
The suburbs that had the biggest price increases over the decade
It's been boom and bust for Sydney's property market in the 2010s, so how do Sydney property prices – now back on the rise – compare to a decade ago?
- by Kate Burke
The rare and unliveable beach home bought for $1.3m
Heather and David Chapman weren't planning to buy a house that needed so much work. But after seeing this standout property, they saw a rare opportunity.
- by Sue Williams
Culture
Highlights, and lowlights, from Private Sydney in 2019
Out of 400 stories that featured in PS throughout 2019, here are a few of the highlights.
- by Andrew Hornery
Book trends of the decade: erotica, colouring books and Aussie noir
The print book has survived, the e-book has plateaued and the audiobook is a hit with achievement-oriented young men who listen at top speed on the treadmill.
- by Shona Martyn
Lifestyle
Keeping dirt at bay is destroying our gut instinct for survival
- by Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello
Food bygoodfood
Travel bytraveller
Cars bydrive
Sport
'A long night': Comanche takes out 2019 Sydney to Hobart
A nail-biting finish in the River Derwent saw Comanche virtually parked as second-place InfoTrack began to pick up speed moments before the end of the race.
- by Sarah Keoghan
LIVE
Boxing Day Test
Boxing Day Test LIVE from the MCG: Australia vs New Zealand
Follow all the action on day three from the MCG as the Boxing Day Test continues.
- by Daniel Cherny
Opinion
Boxing Day Test
Cracks show as Head and Paine take the game away from New Zealand
The Black Caps specialise in wars of attrition, but Australia was happy to engage.
- by Greg Baum
Wolves all but end Manchester City's title hopes
Manchester City's slim hopes of defending their Premier League title have all but evaporated.
Wanderers break drought with VAR-fetched victory
The Wanderers' first win in eight games may have lifted some of the pressure on the underperforming side but it had more than a hint of luck about it.
- by Dominic Bossi
Head rules over New Zealand heart as hosts take command
Australia rocked New Zealand with two late strikes on a day at the MCG that belonged to Travis Head.
- by Andrew Wu
'They just rolled over': McCullum takes aim at New Zealand's tactics
It was a dirty day for New Zealand at the MCG, with former skipper Brendon McCullum unloading on Mitchell Santner and how the Black Caps went about their business.
- by Jon Pierik
Have Your Say
Sports need 2020s vision as stream becomes a torrent
The way that fans consume their sport is changing rapidly. And Australian sports need to embrace the change.
