Disaster for Tassie’s defending Sydney-Hobart champs
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Photos: 2024 Boxing Day at the beach
Beachgoers spent Boxing Day cooling off at some of Geelong and the Surf Coast’s best spots. SEE THE PHOTOS.
Wild times for Sydney to Hobart fleet in hectic first night
Friday night dinner in Hobart is on the cards for the fleet frontrunners if they can keep their yacht in one piece during a hectic first night of racing.
‘We’re always here, always ready’: Christmas Day on the job
Essential workers across Townsville spent Christmas Day at work, but they still had plenty of festive spirit. Read about their Christmas.
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Mine worker sentenced for possession of ‘worst category’ of child abuse material
A man who worked in The Cape Flattery sand mines as a cultural officer has been sentenced in Cairns District Court after he was caught multiple times with dozens of images of child sexual abuse on his phone, despite being previously convicted of the same offence.
Aussie miner’s $440m claim against Ghana
An Australian gold mining company has taken an African government to court over a dispute worth nearly half a billion dollars.
Rising from the rubble: How Tracy changed the way the NT built houses
Thousands left Darwin after Cyclone Tracy, some for safety, some for good. But the strength of many built up a new, stronger Darwin, and left indelible changes on the way we built our city.
‘Couldn’t take our spirit’: He lost everything in Tracy, but Paul stepped up
Hunkered in a bathroom under the stairs, holding his family tight as the storm raged on – Paul Boyce thought he was going to die during the cyclone, but he went on to play a key role in the recovery. This is his story.
Tilapia tournament leads to native fish comeback
Australia’s largest Tilapia tournament seems to be working after native fish return to Innisfails Warrina Lakes.
Teen girls behind savage mugging of woman at Millner escape conviction
Two Top End teenagers who suffered appalling childhoods, with dozens of child protection notices and lengthy stints in foster care, have been handed suspended sentences for a frenzied mugging near Jape Homemaker Centre.
Alice Springs comes together for special Christmas lunch
The Red Centre capital has been treated to a special Christmas lunch, thanks to dozens of volunteers who gave up their Christmas Day. See the pics.
‘Tough time for a lot of people’: Huge turn out for Christmas lunch
From families doing it tough and people who would otherwise be spending Christmas alone to sports stars, the Gold Coast Community Christmas Lunch was an epicentre of festive cheer.
Darwin ‘stronger than ever’, PM says, as Tracy monument unveiled
Before first light on Christmas morning, hundreds gathered at East Point Reserve to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy and witness the unveiling of a new monument. See the photos.
Update after horror alleged machete break-in
Two men and a teenager have been arrested after they allegedly broke into a house armed with a firearm, machete, and hammer.
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