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Debra loves being the first to know information which makes it easy for her to respond to breaking news quickly for news.com.au. Debra has 17 years’ experience in the national and international press and online media, with almost half of that spent working overseas. Debra spent six years in the UK working for the Mirror Group, including the Mail Online.

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Leaders

BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 25: Ivanka Trump, daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, is seen on stage of the W20 conference on April 25, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. The conference, part of a series of events in connection with Germany's leadership of the G20 group of nations this year, focuses on women's empowerment, especially through entrepreneurship and the digital economy. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Ivanka’s rage: ‘He’s a f***ing liar’

THE internal tensions of Donald Trump’s White House have been laid bare by the man who used to be the president’s top adviser.

Environment

Our weather is looking to be a bit of a mixed bag this NYE. Picture: Bureau of Meteorology

Get ready for a wet New Year’s

STORMS, heat and possibly even a cyclone will hit our shores this New Year’s Eve as most of our capitals get ready to party.

Asia

Undated : Anthrax, coloured SEM of anthrax bacteria spores. Pic Supplied

Clue in North Korean’s blood

A DISTURBING find in a North Korean defector’s bloodstream has sparked fears Kim Jong-un will use biological weapons.

Health Problems

A photo of an overweight man sitting on an old couch with a very large unhealthy meal on his lap and a pint of beer in his hand. Obesity is a major cause of diabetes.

Is it your fault you’re fat?

CARBS and sugar might not be the only things making you put on weight. It turns out there could be another factor at play.

Television

In a video snippet shared by Media Watch yesterday, ABC News 24 presenter Natasha Exelby nearly jumps out of her chair when she momentarily fails to realise that she is on air. Source : Supplied

The best TV bloopers of 2017

HOWEVER painful your day is today, you can bet it doesn’t get any worse than it does for the people in this video.

NSW

A woman remains in a critical condition after being pulled from the water at Yarra Bay in Sydney. Picture: Screengrab/9News

Woman pulled unconscious from water

A WOMAN in her 20s is fighting for her life in hospital after being pulled from the water in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

Innovation

The new weapon in the war on weeds, an aerial drone. $1m extra has been allocated in the Budget to deal with weed eradication - especially Cabomba and Gamba.

‘Dronebots’ target Kim’s missiles

SOUTH Korea has announced a game changer in warfare with a military unit which could strike North Korea’s weapons or network.

Leaders

US President Donald Trump speaks about the tax reform legislation in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, December 13, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB

Trump to cash in from his tax cuts

REPUBLICANS claim its sweeping tax cuts will benefit the middle-class, but there’s one person it could help even more.

Asia

FILE - This Nov. 29, 2017, file image provided by the North Korean government shows what the North Korean government calls the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Japanâ€™s Cabinet approved a plan Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, to purchase a set of costly land-based missile combat system from the U.S. to step up Japanese missile defense capability amid escalating threat from North Korea. The decision would allow the Defense Ministry to buy a set of two Aegis Ashore systems to add to Japanâ€™s current two-step missile defense consisting of Patriot batteries and Aegis-equipped destroyers. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim ‘testing’ mounting anthrax onto ICBMs

ALARMING report warns Kim Jong-un is pursuing chemical and biological weapons, and has already begun some alarming testing.

Environment

Strong winds prividing welcome change to heatwave

One dead before drastic weather shift

ONE man is dead after parts of Australia sweltered today, but the heatwave that has gripped us for days has made way for a big change.

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