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'You are a climate denier': Liberal MP in car crash interview over bushfires
Craig Kelly was called a "disgrace" and told to "wake up" during the combative encounter that is certain to anger some of his colleagues.
- by Bevan Shields
Breaking
Iran tensions
'Poorly worded' letter triggers mass confusion over US exit from Iraq
The letter - written by a US general and addressed to the Iraqi government - forced the US Secretary of Defence to convene a snap press conference to say "no decision" had been made to leave the country entirely.
- by Bevan Shields
Explainer
Bushfires
Australia is enduring a summer from Hades - would prescribed burning help?
Calls are increasing for more "controlled burns" to cut the bushfire risk. What are they, how much is being done and do they work?
- by Peter Hannam and Liam Mannix
More hazard-reduction burns not the answer, experts warn
Experts warn merely increasing hazard-reduction burns won't halt severe bushfires, but would leave more Australians blanketed in smoke in winter.
- by Mike Foley
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Opinion
Iran tensions
A moment of vulnerability for Trump: Iran has brought down a US president before
The Iran crisis erupted within days of a Senate trial over his impeachment. Whether Trump likes it or not, everything he does now is taken in the context of impeachment.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Britain's most prolific rapist could have attacked up to 200 men
The university student preyed on young men and spiked their drinks with GHB. He filmed the attacks on his phone.
- by Martin Evans and Bill Gardner
'Trying to stamp his authority': Bizarre footnote to Warner's summer of runs
Warner finished with the fifth-highest run total of any Australian in a five-Test summer before being penalised.
- by Chris Barrett
Fire damage shuts Blue Mountains line to electric trains for months
A section of rail line between Lithgow and Mount Victoria has suffered extensive damage from bushfires.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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Bushfires
'It’s a deathtrap': 11 years after Black Saturday, hills set to burn
Melbourne's fringe is primed to burn and when it does the devastation could be enormous.
- by Liam Mannix
Featured
Fresh charges for Weinstein as trial begins in New York
- by Brendan Pierson and Maria Caspani
bushfires
$25m trust established for children of firefighters killed
- by Latika Bourke
Health impacts of bushfires 'won't be known for years'
Australians breathing toxic bushfire smoke will have to wait years to know what long-term health impacts they may suffer, as experts say there is no precedent for the ongoing crisis.
- by Dana McCauley
'We want the holiday cancelled': Travellers await refunds for South Coast bookings
Holidaymakers face uncertainty over whether refunds will be offered for bookings cancelled because of the bushfire crisis.
- by Andrew Taylor
Sydney
Three charged as police patrol fire-ravaged South Coast for looters
Police charged a man carrying a screwdriver and a bandana near homes, while another man was allegedly found with a crowbar and torches.
- by Megan Gorrey
Two people struck by lightning in Sydney's north
A woman in Arcadia and a man in Dee Why were taken to hospital after being struck within minutes of each other.
- by Matt Bungard
Driver charged after Ferrari crashes into store near David Jones in Sydney CBD
The sportscar skidded into window of Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen about 4pm.
- by Matt Bungard
National
Politics
'We will meet every cost': Bushfire recovery to take priority over budget surplus
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a $2 billion National Bushfire Recovery Fund to support the rebuilding of Australia after a horror fire season.
- by David Crowe
Business
Economic cost of bushfires estimated at $2 billion and rising
Economists have begun to tally the costs of lost income in fire-affected regions, plus the broader damage of blanketing smoke haze.
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
James Packer
Packer under pressure as clock ticks down to high-stakes Crown inquiry
- by Elizabeth Knight
World
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Iran tensions
'Don't throw us out': Australia pleads to stay in Iraq but plans for the worst
The high-stakes standoff between Donald Trump and Iran has triggered a partial evacuation of Australian embassy staff.
- by Bevan Shields
Opinion
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'It feels abnormal': What it's like to be in a holiday town after the bushfires
After mass evacuations, one visitor who stayed to help says some are feeling understandably traumatised - but for others, it hasn't really hit them yet.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Five ways to get your rental application to the top of the pile
It's the busiest time of the year for the city rental market, so with intense competition for sought-after properties, how do you make yourself stand out?
- by Melissa Gerke
Culture
Is the hero of Netflix's new drama, Messiah, just a very naughty boy?
The titular figure in Netflix's drama may be the son of God or he may just be an agent of chaos. Either way, he has everyone in a spin.
- by Karl Quinn
'Beautiful human': Tributes pour in for SeaChange star Tom Long
The popular actor, who was declared cancer-free five months ago, died on Saturday morning. He was 51 years old.
- by Broede Carmody
Weinstein on trial: A #MeToo reckoning two years in the making
- by Patricia Hurtado and Rebecca Greenfield
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Sport
Paine eyes India after sealing series whitewash over New Zealand
Australia have set the scene for a mouthwatering battle to be crowned the world's best Test team after emerging as the leading challenger to runaway leaders India.
- by Andrew Wu
Novak Djokovic gives Serbian fans a Christmas present with thrilling win
The world No.2 saw in the Serbian Christmas with thousands of fans that stayed until the early hours to see their country triumph over France in the ATP Cup.
- by Phil Lutton
THE TONK
Bushfires
Howzat ... Warnie's baggy green goes up for bushfire appeal
While Warne preferred to wear a wide-brimmed white hat for much of his legendary career, the baggy green is one of the most prized possessions of any Australian Test cricketer.
- by Chris Barrett and Andrew Wu
Barty faces up to weight of expectations at home
Ash Barty heads into the Australian Open as the best player in the women's game but has vowed to stop and smell the roses in front of her home fans.
- by Phil Lutton
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NRL 2020
Rabbitohs put Mitchell on hold as they target early Arrow release
Latrell Mitchell's contract saga looks to be anything but over, with the Rabbitohs declaring their main focus is signing Jai Arrow for 2020.
- by Sarah Keoghan
No respite for de Minaur as new leading man meets another young gun
It may be a dead rubber but Alex de Minaur's clash with fellow rising star Stefanos Tsitsipas is shaping up as one of the matches of the ATP Cup.
- by Phil Lutton
'Trying to stamp his authority': Bizarre footnote to Warner's summer of runs
Warner collected his 24th Test century and finished with the fifth highest run total of any Australian in a five-Test summer before being penalised five runs by umpire Aleem Dar for running on the pitch.
- by Chris Barrett
Have Your Say
Hats off to a summer of dominance a decade in the making
In the alpha-male world of the Australian men’s cricket team, it was never easy to accept inferiority and agree on the need to rebuild from the ground up.
