State of the nation
Need a national news snapshot first thing – well, we have you covered.
MANDURAH, WA: A man is dead and a woman remains in hospital following a violent incident in Halls Head. Read more.
ALBURY, NSW: Jason Akermanis has stood down as coach of North Albury. Read more.
BALLARAT, VIC: A kangaroo stuck down an old mineshaft has been saved thanks to the efforts of two passersby and wildlife rescuers. Read more.
WUULUMAN, NSW: Firefighters and aircraft are continuing efforts to prevent an out-of-control bushfire between Wellington and Mudgee from crossing the Cudgegong River. Read more.
ILLAWARRA, NSW: Police are appealing for information after a small wrecking bar and claw hammer were used to break into a Shellharbour shopping centre on Sunday. Read more.
BENDIGO, VIC: An “explosion” of weeds at Lake Weeroona in the final months of last year is threatening the existence of one of Bendigo’s oldest sports clubs. Read more.
WAGGA, NSW: A grief-riddled family member of a local legend fighting for life after a vicious nursing home bashing has shared his harrowing experience at length. Read more.
TASMANIA: One Nation candidate in the Queensland state election Peter Rogers has offered to resign after a post on his website, which he said he did not write, said the Port Arthur massacre was a fabrication. Read more.
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International news
UNITED STATES: Before we get to spies, shadowy Russian cyber attacks and Donald Trump's scorn for even a whiff of a suggestion that Moscow helped him win the US election, have you heard about the Christmas crisis sparked by the Robin Hoodhacker? Read more.
Faces of Australia: Phillip Noyce
When Phillip Noyce first drove into the Wollombi Valley almost half a century ago, he recalled how he clattered over colonial history.
“Parts of the road were stone, built by chain-gang convict labour,” said the acclaimed film director and Wollombi vineyard owner.
Yet as he drove into Wollombi, Phillip Noyce was also heading deep into much older history.
