It’s been a grind for the Aussie box office in 2025, with cinema owners reporting some painful flops. But a big Christmas season could crack the $1bn barrier.
Duncan Evans
Protests have been banned across three Sydney regions for two weeks following the Bondi terror attack, with police using new powers to prevent “fear and divisiveness” in the community.
Phoebe Griffiths
Early monsoon rain has triggered flood watch alerts across two states as the deluge threatens to disrupt Christmas travel and cut off outback roads.
Aris Schuler-Shah
A terrifying late-night ordeal unfolded when a man, screaming for help, jumped from a moving car as an alleged violent machete attack erupted around him.
Andrew Hedgman
Retailers are bracing for a shopping frenzy this Boxing Day, forecasting a staggering spend and calling on Australians to shop local.
Anthony Albanese recommended a suite of changes to the travel perks for federal politicians after a taxpayer travel scandal engulfed his government.
Nathan Schmidt
An alleged hit man has had his hopes to be home for Christmas dashed after a judge ruled the “very well planned” execution-style murder was too serious to warrant release.
An ultra-rare Holden ute - one of just four ever produced - has set a new auction record for the iconic Australian vehicle.
Market analysts have declared gold’s 70 per cent annual surge “unprecedented” as the precious metal defies all historical patterns.
Cameron Micallef
With Christmas only days away, a routine shopping trip has ended in tragedy after a woman was fatally injured by her own vehicle.
Police have released images of four people they believe can help with inquiries after a Norwegian tourist was bashed at a popular holiday spot.
Phoebe Griffiths, Jordan McCarthy
A third of eligible Australian retirees are burning through personal savings unnecessarily because of one simple mistake.
The rental crisis has reached breaking point as Australians sacrifice food and healthcare for housing.
A police minister’s driver has admitted to driving nearly three times over the limit while behind the wheel of a ministerial car.
Steve Zemek
Australia’s Christmas weather is set to reach extremes, with potentially deadly storms in the north while Melbourne freezes through its coldest festive day since 2006.
Aris Schuler-Shah and Phoebe Griffiths
Former Liberal MP Katie Allen has been remembered as a “brave” parliamentarian and a “world leader” in medicine research.
Blake Antrobus and Nathan Schmidt
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has issued a heartfelt plea to Australians in her Christmas message – asking them to do one thing in the wake of the horrific attack at Bondi Beach.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
A former prime minister has launched a blistering attack on Anthony Albanese over his response to the Bondi Beach terror attack.
NSW health authorities have issued another urgent update after a health alert for a highly infectious disease was issued for several prominent sites in Sydney.
A major change is coming to a popular Aussie music festival as part of one government’s trial of a drug harm reduction program.
Australian shares have surged for a fourth straight day as the Santa Claus rally defies the central bank’s concerns about rising inflation.
A labour hire company and a farm operator have been fined after a worker lost fingers in a horrific onion grader accident during her first shift.
The world’s most watched New Year’s Eve celebration will honour the victims of the Bondi shooting tragedy in a touching display on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
An elderly woman’s claims that she was “oblivious” to her daughter’s dark web drug empire have been shot down in court.
Liam Beatty
