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A program having some success in eradicating the crown-of-thorns starfish, one of the biggest threats to the Great Barrier Reef, needs more funding.

Australia and West Indies are set to face off in the Boxing Day Test, but rain could be an issue at the MCG. Follow our live blog of day one for all the latest.

Records are set to be broken as hundreds of thousands of shoppers across Australia flock to cash in on the hefty discounts this Boxing Day.

Sealing the track between Amata, in South Australia's remote APY Lands, and Uluru would boost the job prospects of young people after they finished their education, according to a senior member of the Amata community.

A building fire in Port Adelaide is estimated to have caused more than $100,000 in damage.

A cool change has brought relief in Hobart after the city sweltered through its hottest Christmas day ever.

Records are set to be broken as hundreds of thousands of shoppers across Australia flock to cash in on the hefty discounts this Boxing Day.

Five men are rescued at sea after their catamaran capsized off the south coast of New South Wales.

Former V8 champion James Courtney admits it will take years for him to fully recover from a freak pit-lane accident that ended his 2015 title hopes.

It is unclear if the Falls Music and Arts Festival, which is held just outside of Lorne, will go ahead next week as a large bushfire burns nearby, organisers say.

Hundreds of sailors are preparing for the 71st running of the Sydney to Hobart but are any boats capable of stopping Wild Oats XI taking line honours for a ninth time.

A Christmas Day bushfire destroys dozens of homes along the Great Ocean Road, on Victoria's south-west coast, and is still burning out of control.

The bushfire threat remains for communities along southern Victoria's Great Ocean Road after dozens of homes were destroyed in a Christmas Day blaze.

At least 50 homes are lost to an out-of-control blaze along Victoria's Great Ocean Road where more than 300 firefighters are battling the fire overnight.

Residents and holidaymakers evacuate as firefighters battle an out-of-control bushfire that officials confirm has destroyed at least 50 houses and scorched about 2,000 hectares around Victoria's popular Great Ocean Road route. Take a look at how it unfolded in our blog.

Residents from towns along the Great Ocean Road flee their homes as firefighters battle an out-of-control blaze which has destroyed at least 50 homes.

Residents and holidaymakers evacuate as firefighters battle an out-of-control bushfire that fire officials confirm has destroyed at least 50 houses and threatens many more around Victoria's popular Great Ocean Road route.

At least 50 homes are lost to an out-of-control blaze along Victoria's Great Ocean Road which has caused evacuations and burnt 1,400 hectares.

An elderly woman dies and four others are in a serious condition in hospital after a head-on crash in Calwell.

Residents and holidaymakers evacuate as firefighters battle an out-of-control bushfire that has destroyed at least 50 houses and threatens many more around Victoria's popular Great Ocean Road route.

From firefighting to caring for the elderly, Christmas Day is just like any other for many across the country.

Residents and holidaymakers evacuate as firefighters battle an out-of-control bushfire that has destroyed four houses and threatens many more around Victoria's popular Great Ocean Road route.

More than 100 firefighters are battling an out-of-control blaze that has destroyed houses and caused evacuations along Victoria's Great Ocean Road.

Residents and holidaymakers have been urged to evacuate from Lorne on Victoria's Great Ocean Road tourist route as a bushfire threatens the popular tourist town. Follow our blog for live updates.

All eyes will once again be on defending Sydney to Hobart line honours champion Wild Oats XI and American challenger Comanche when the annual Boxing Day race begins.

Residents and holidaymakers who have not evacuated from two Victorian tourist towns threatened by a bushfire near the Great Ocean Road are told it is now too late to leave. Follow our blog for live updates.

Residents and holidaymakers who have not evacuated from two Victorian tourist towns threatened by a bushfire near the Great Ocean Road are warned it is now too late to leave.

An out-of-control bushfire burning along the Great Ocean Road prompts the evacuation of holidaymakers and residents from towns between Lorne and Apollo Bay.

South Australia sizzles through temperatures in the high 30s, and into the 40s in some parts of the state, in what is expected to be the hottest Christmas Day in 70 years.

An East Fremantle woman records a blood alcohol reading six times over the legal limit while driving with three children in the back seat.

Five people, including an elderly woman in a serious condition, are taken to Canberra hospital after a head-on crash in Calwell.

Power is restored to more than 1,000 customers in several popular tourist towns in Western Australia's South West after an unexpected outage.

The German crew of Haspa Hamburg have got the Christmas present they wanted, with the latest weather forecast for the Sydney to Hobart yacht race predicting gale-force winds and thunderstorms late on Boxing Day, followed by lighter conditions thereafter.

Temperatures continue to climb across South Australia as residents prepare for their hottest Christmas Day in 70 years.

A van crashes into power poles causing a fire and damaging shops in Newtown in Sydney.

Steve Smith says Shaun Marsh is "extremely unlucky" to be dropped for the Boxing Day Test.

A low pressure system south of Darwin is only expected to turn into a cyclone if it moves into Gulf of Carpentaria waters to gain momentum, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

A southbound lane of King Street in Newtown remains closed after a van crashed into power poles, causing a fire early on Christmas morning.