New Year's Eve 2016: First round of fireworks fills the sky in Sydney
Flaming starbursts and raining firecrackers have filled the sky above Sydney Harbour for the first round of the biggest New Year's Eve fireworks display the city has ever seen.More than a million...
View ArticleLeap second slightly delays NYE tickover
Counting down to 2017 will take longer than usual in London this New Year's Eve as clock experts compensate for a slowdown in the earth's rotation.To be precise, it will last an extra second.The time...
View ArticleThree young girls sexually assaulted at Falls Festival in Marion Bay, Tasmania
Extra security is in place at Tasmania's Falls Festival in Marion Bay after three young girls were sexually assaulted during performances and at a campground.One girl was assaulted on Thursday in the...
View ArticleOff-duty Victorian police officer allegedly blows .224 while driving
A policeman will face a professional standards inquiry after he was allegedly caught drink driving while off duty in regional Victoria.The senior constable from the Western Region was stopped on Lee...
View ArticleMan dies in arms of family friend after alleged stabbing during house brawl...
A man who was fatally stabbed during a brawl at a home in Adelaide's south died in the arms of a family friend. A 29-year-old man from Old Noarlunga died after being stabbed outside the home on Finian...
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VIDEO: Australia faces nursing shortage
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VIDEO: Melbourne Lord Mayor's plan to bring more cruise ships to the city
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View ArticleFire breaks out in pool area of Sydney hotel near New Year's Eve revellers
A fire that broke out in the pool area of a large hotel near New Year's Eve crowds at Sydney Harbour has been brought under control.The blaze started in air conditioning equipment near the Four Seasons...
View ArticleSydney toddler dies after being struck in driveway on New Year's Eve
A toddler is dead after being run over by a car in the driveway of a western Sydney home on New Year's Eve.Emergency services were called to a home on Wootten Street, Colyton after the 23-month-old boy...
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VIDEO: Romance of rail on the decline in Europe
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VIDEO: Sydney commuters charged peak hour fares over the holidays
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View ArticleSyria ceasefire void if violations persist
Syrian rebel groups say they will consider a ceasefire deal brokered by Russia and Turkey "null and void" if the Damascus government's forces and their allies continue to violate it.Russia, which...
View ArticleIceland's 'crazy' year ends without a government
Iceland is ending an eventful year in a political quagmire, left without a government for two months after the Panama Papers scandal and a snap election reflecting deep divisions in the island...
View ArticleConductor screams ‘Santa isn’t real’ after kids’ musical
Maybe, facing the combined power of Disney and Christmas, orchestra conductor Giacomo Loprieno should have just let it go.At the end of a musical adaptation of the children's movie "Frozen," Loprieno...
View ArticleThousands watch bald eagle livestream to witness hatching egg
Tens of thousands have borne witness to the arrival of a newborn bald eagle with the help of a dedicated livestream. The hatching of a bald eagle in Fort Myers, Florida was captured today by ‘Eagle...
View Article‘MASH’ actor William Christopher dies aged 84
William Christopher, best known for his role as Father Mulcahy on the iconic television series M*A*S*H, has died aged 84. Christopher died on Saturday morning (local time) at his home in Pasedena,...
View ArticleABC hosts almost miss the countdown to 2017
The ABC has been left red-faced after its hosts almost missed the New Year’s Eve countdown to midnight when they got distracted by the Hoodoo Gurus. Ella Hooper and Jeremy Fernandez were standing on...
View ArticleGrass fire under control in north-eastern Victoria
Fire crews have controlled a large grass fire near Tangambalanga, a town in north-east Victoria. An emergency warning issued earlier this afternoon has been downgraded for the blaze at Gentle Road,...
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