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James MacSmith has worked as a journalist for over 20 years across general news, sport, lifestyle and real estate.

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Chris Hemsworth and Danny McBride in the Tourism Australia Dundee Movie advertisement. Picture: Tourism Australia

Massive pitch for new Dundee movie

THE famous home of the original Crocodile Dundee film — Walkabout Creek — is being formally pitched to government and movie makers as the location for any potential movie reboot.

Movies

Aussie movies that got a second life

AS calls for a new Crocodile Dundee film grow, here are the other classic Aussie flicks that have been remade, rebooted and reinvented for a new generation.

National

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks at a 2018 Australian of the Year finalist morning tea at The Lodge in Canberra, Thursday, January 25, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Flag will never be changed: PM

MALCOLM Turnbull has argued that Australians have no desire to change our flag, after showing off an impressive grasp of an indigenous language during Australia Day celebrations.

National

FREMANTLE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: Young children proudly display an Australian flag at Bathers Beach on January 26, 2017 in Fremantle, Australia. Fremantle Council will hold an alternative celebration on Saturday 28 January, following growing pressure around the country to change the date of Australia Day to one more sensitive to Indigenous Australians. Local Fremantle businesses raised the money to hold the traditional Australia Day fireworks on the 26th despite the Council's decision. Australia Day, formerly known as Foundation Day, is the official national day of Australia and is celebrated annually on January 26 to commemorate the arrival of the First Fleet to Sydney in 1788. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Australia Day: what you don’t know

MILLIONS across Australia will get together to live it up today, but celebrating our national day on January 26 is not the long-standing tradition that many people think it is.

National

NEWS 360 PREMIUM LOCKED CONTENT - TO BE PUBLISHED FOR ROLLOVER (JAN 10, 2018)GROUP, WEB AND PRINT - EXCLUDING The Aus, news.com.au and PerthNowMUST CREDIT : DiiMEXONE TIME USE - FEE APPLIESEXCLUSIVE Australian Cricket Team celebrate their Ashes victory with a 10 hour session in Coogee at the Coogee Pavillion.

Cricketers under fire for partying with ciggies

THEY’VE beaten the Old Dart but now Australia’s all conquering Ashes heroes have been slammed for taking up the darts.

Economy

This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 6, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) inspecting the newly-built Samjiyon potato farina production factory in Ryanggang Province, North Korea. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / STR / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Kim’s hackers mining bitcoin rival

NORTH Korea is secretly mining a cryptocurrency rival to bitcoin as Kim Jong-un aims to skirt around crippling sanctions.

Music

Olivia Newton-John at a Cancer Research Institute event at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, September 12, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Olivia’s joyful health news

OLIVIA Newton-John has given fans an update on her health as she continues to battle breast cancer for a second time.

The Simpsons predicts the future, again

THE Simpsons’ reputation as the Nostradamus of television shows has been proven again with a scene from nearly two decades ago coming true.

Food

New Vegemite icy poles. Picture: Vegemite

Vegemite’s epic icy pole fail

VEGEMITE has been slammed over its attempt to branch out as a dessert, and that isn’t the only hit the iconic Australian spread has taken.

Babies

Australia’s most popular birthday revealed

AUSTRALIA’S most popular and least popular birthday dates have been revealed for the first time, which also follow international trends.

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