- Australian Associated Press
- A man has been arrested after a young girl was killed and a teacher and five other students were wounded in a knife attack at a primary school in Croatia.
- Australian Associated Press
- The Brisbane Bullets have taken bragging rights in the Sunshine Stoush and extended the Cairns Taipans’ losing sequence with a tense three-point win.
- Australian Associated Press
- A late blitz from Douglas Costa ensured Sydney FC stole a point in Adelaide following a 3-3 draw with Adelaide United.
- Australian Associated Press
- Melbourne City have beaten Adelaide 3-1, while Perth Glory have snatched a late 1-1 draw with Western Sydney Wanderers.
- Australian Associated Press
- Jaylen Adams has come up with a series of clutch plays down the stretch to guide the Sydney Kings to an eight-point NBL win over the NZ Breakers in Auckland.
- Australian Associated Press
- Corrective Services NSW regrets a prison officer was ambushed and doused in a hazardous chemical during a six-hour siege, after being fined $600,000.
- Australian Associated Press
- China has notified Australia the live rock lobster trade can resume, following an earlier agreement and the lifting of final trade barriers on some abattoirs.
- Australian Associated Press
- Two more defence flights will bring stranded Australians home from quake-hit Vanuatu as rescue efforts continue amid severe damage and looming cyclone threats.
- Australian Associated Press
- US authorities have banned drone flights over New Jersey, with New York to follow, amid a frenzy of concern about the origin of mysterious drones flown there.
- Australian Associated Press
- National selectors have added 19-year-old batter Sam Konstas to Australia’s squad for the fourth Test against India.
- Australian Associated Press
- Five members of the Bali Nine are adjusting to the spotlight after coming home but are excited to spend Christmas with families for the first time in decades.
- Australian Associated Press
- A whistleblower has burst into tears after she was acquitted following allegations she leaked information about one of Australia’s worst pedophiles.
- Australian Associated Press
- Ben Simmons has had a good night for the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA as LeBron James posted a record for most regular season minutes.
- Australian Associated Press
- Australia’s head swimming coach from the Paris Olympics has signed a new deal and is locked in to mentor the squad at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
- Australian Associated Press
- US diplomats are visiting Syria for first time since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad to hold talks in Damascus with the country’s new leaders.
- Australian Associated Press
- The threat of cancelling Sydney’s famed New Year’s Eve fireworks display due to union-led train disruptions has been dismissed as a scare campaign.
- Australian Associated Press
- The conduct of a social worker who spoke to a suicidal man hours before he died in a confrontation with police was not satisfactory, a coroner has found.
- Australian Associated Press
- Ousted Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has declared it’s “only a matter of time” before she returns to the party room after a vote split her ex-colleagues.
- Australian Associated Press
- While he’s yet to make a call on his coaching future, Joe Schmidt is continuing to plan for next year’s touring Lions with the Wallabies assembling next month.
- Australian Associated Press
- Convicted killer James William Pualic will spend up to 24 years and six months behind bars for the “cruel and vicious” murder of his former partner.
