headlines
Friday
23 December 2016
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Former One Nation senator Rod Culleton declared bankruptFederal court finds senator for Western Australia bankrupt, which effectively disqualifies him from sitting in parliament -
The deaths that shook Perth and sparked a 20-year huntThe disappearance of several women in the Perth suburb of Claremont in the late 1990s has haunted the city for two decades
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Five in custody over alleged Melbourne Christmas terrorism plotVictoria police commissioner says alleged plot included the use of explosives in attacks on Federation Square, Flinders Street Station and St Paul’s cathedral -
spotlight
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Just how big are they?A visual guide to some of Australia’s more notable Big Things: from the Big Banana to the Big Galah
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Photographer captures images of uncontacted Amazon tribeRicardo Stuckert accidentally stumbled onto the tribe after his helicopter was diverted
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Picnic at Hanging Rock protest leads to hiring of additional Australian directorAustralian Directors’ Guild admonished FremantleMedia for enlisting Canadian to direct half the episodes
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Australian music’s ten biggest talking points of 2016There was no shortage of controversy – be it over national identity or Eurovision – but there were also plenty of plaudits for performers new and old
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Maddinson deserves to retain No6 spot, says StarcAustralian paceman Mitchell Starc says struggling batsman Nic Maddinson should be selected to play in the Boxing Day Test
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I'm still the fastest woman bowler everThe first Aboriginal woman picked for any national sports team tells how she saw Don Bradman change his mind about the women’s game
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Odell Beckham Jr says he was fined $18,000 for Craig Sager tribute cleatsNew York Giants star wide receiver said he was fined for wearing cleats that honored beloved NBA broadcaster Craig Sager
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The 100 best footballers in the world 2016 … Nos 100-11Led by Hernán Crespo, Faustino Asprilla and Javier Zanetti, our panel of 124 experts from 45 nations compiled a countdown of the greatest male players
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A splinter movement would simultaneously hit pause on the rolling right-left struggles within the government and offer more choice to disaffected voters
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Don’t blame the elite – that’s the politics of nihilism and envyThe increased scapegoating of institutions needs to stop. This notion that everyone but the establishment is losing out is fantastical
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Christmas
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First Dog on the Moon's do-it-yourself nativity scene (van included)Say au revoir to 2016 with this intra-denominational nativity scene! Set up the scene on the mantel or cut out the characters and hang them on the tree
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video and pictures
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Red Dog: True Blue film-makers on what makes a dog a starWith Red Dog: True Blue, another film is added to the canon of classic Australian films – and another canine star is born
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A guide to Trump's cabinet of billionaires and bulliesAlready the richest in modern history, his picks include an array of the super wealthy, big business executives and climate change deniers
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Truck rushing towards market captured on dashcamA video clip from a car-mounted dashcam appears to show the moment when a truck was driven into a Christmas market in Berlin on Monday
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No one chooses to be a refugeeA young photojournalist shares the stories behind her encounters with refugee children
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Donald Trump’s master of spinDuring the election, Conway proved herself to be a master of spin and deflection, and often served as Trump’s makeshift translator
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The best shots of 2016 – from Seoul to São PauloHigh-rise housing in Hong Kong, shadow patterns in Porto, candy-coloured architecture in Warsaw: here are your best city Instagram shots of the year
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Federal grant to Bjørn Lomborg centre made in Turnbull era, documents showDepartment agreement to provide $640,000 grant dates from March 2016, according to documents obtained under freedom of information
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Sara Connor changed story on death of Bali policeman, court hearsConnor is on trial with her boyfriend, David Taylor, over the death of policeman Wayan Sudarsa, whose body was found on a beach
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Toothless dinosaur points way to evolution of the beakLimusaurus fossils found in China suggest they started life eating insects before turning to plants
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Trump's pick of hostile trade adviser is 'no laughing matter'State media voices concern about the appointment of hawkish Peter Navarro to key trade post
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explore
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The new breed of creepy male film leadsPassengers has been sold as a love story, but for the sake of dramatic tension films like it are often guilty of normalising abuse
people
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Directors gave my improv jokes to male co-starsThe star of La La Land has accused the film industry of sexism in blocking many of her ideas and giving lines she has come up with to other people
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Jerry Lewis proves vitality with wildly difficult interviewThe 90-year-old comedian took part in the Hollywood Reporter’s edition on nonagenarians still working in the industry with a withering seven-minute video
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Can the stale prince of Bel Air fix his career?Charm, comedy, hit film after hit film – there was a point when the Hollywood star seemed to have it all. And then he lost his way. Can he recover it?
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Couple 'split up' after 16 yearsActors who star in BBC’s Sherlock and will appear in forthcoming fourth series have two children together
the big picture
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Mount Fuji in winterA magical glimpse of Mount Fuji amid a snowy landscape, in a shot taken by artist Mary-Anne Bartlett shortly before the mountain was shrouded in mist once more
Bob Brown Former leader says Left Renewal an 'anti-Greens' group that looks like a hoax