Sinking boats dampen Sydney festivities

MORE than 100 New Year's Eve revellers have been helped from two sinking boats in Sydney Harbour. Police say 100 party-goers were rescued from a yacht near Garden Island about 8pm (AEDT) when the vessel began taking on water. The police boat...

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Australia celebrates 2014 with a bang

A DAZZLING fireworks display capped Sydney's New Year's Eve celebrations on Sydney Harbour as hundreds of thousands of onlookers saw in 2014. The harbour exploded in a kaleidoscope of colour at midnight as fireworks launched from seven barges...

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Cabinet papers reveal challenges of 86/87

IT began with the "banana republic" and ended with the doomed "Joh for Canberra" push. The years 1986 and 1987 were an era of change in Australian politics. The then-Labor federal government led by Bob Hawke was grappling with the breakdown of...

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Keating used bananas to soften up public

IT was a softening-up campaign aimed at preparing Australians for tough times ahead. Then-Treasurer Paul Keating took to the airwaves to warn the nation that it risked becoming a "banana republic" if it didn't lift its game. From today's perspective...

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Joh's cabinet anxious about Labor rise

Hunt for urinating thug over rail row SEE exclusive video of a confrontation between a thug, who urinated between a Metro train and the platform, which prompted an irate passenger to tell him off. Happy New Year! Victoria parties into 2014...

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Trapped Aussies celebrate New Year's Eve

PASSENGERS and crew aboard a research ship trapped in Antarctic ice for a week have been keeping their spirits up by filming themselves celebrating the new year and posting them on the internet. In one, the lively bunch squeeze together in a small...

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Vic fireworks attract about 500,000

MORE than 500,000 partygoers have enjoyed a spectacular fireworks show in central Melbourne to celebrate the New Year. On a mild and pleasant evening, Melbourne's skyline was lit up from 22 locations across the city. The 7.5-tonne fireworks display...

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