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Frisky elephant rams and smashes tourist cars in Thai national park.

An Australian worker claims that she was fired by her US employer for not working as hard as her American counterparts and for having an Aussie accent.

Australia is dramatically lagging behind the UK and much of the world when it comes to Internet speed, according to a new report.

OPINION: A fiery letter to UK Home Secretary Theresa May about Julian Assange’s continued asylum in London’s Ecuadorian embassy.

Darts competition halted as drunken fans throw chairs around Melbourne stadium.

“No-Lycra” policy imposed by restaurant in Perth.

UK Twitter users react to Fox News pundit's claims of Birmingham all-Muslim 'no-go-zones' and religious police patrolling British streets, with equally absurd humour in hilarious #foxnewsfacts frenzy.

Australia’s prime minister says “the Middle-Eastern death cult had declared war on the world”.

Cartoonists the world over, including Banksy, express their grief and outrage at the attack on freedom of speech, uniting in solidarity with Charlie Hebdo magazine.

Paris on highest terror alert for gunman who brutally shot and killed 12 journalists and police.

Clive Palmer has wasted no time in weighing in on the Queensland election, but can he be believed?

One man and his motorised Esky set off on a mission, only to be stopped by the cops.

It's the latest selfie craze in Australia: Strategically 'breaking down' in front of mobile speed cameras to block them from snapping passing vehicles. And the authorities are not happy.

Christine Milne says bushfires expose Federal Government's nonsense and inaction on climate change.

Virginia Roberts alleges she was Prince Andrew's teen "sex slave" before she fled to Australia in 2002 and started a new life. Buckingham Palace has denied the claims.

Crocodile handler who lost a thumb says he does not blame the crocodile for the mauling.

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman is expected on Tuesday to announce a state election for 31 January.

Allegations of backpacker exploitation being investigated by Australian government.

Dozens of homes lost in South Australia’s worst bushfires in 32 years.

Could there be mutiny against Captain Abbott aboard the good ship LNP in 2015? Is it time for Mr Turnbull to claim his bounty?

Flight 8501 possibly landed on water without breaking up, before being consumed by heavy seas.

The New Year gets underway in Sydney with yet another dazzling fireworks spectacular.

Global times for viewing the spectacular Sydney fireworks on New Year’s Eve, live.

A pair of Australians are among the 427 passengers saved from the ferry which caught fire while sailing the Adriatic Sea.

An Indonesian studying in Melbourne was listed among the passengers aboard flight QZ8501.

NSW opposition leader forced to resign after it emerged he had signed a letter for Sydney siege gunman.

Prime minister aims to put jobs and families at the heart of his government’s agenda for 2015 with a new-look team.

"I'm not saying there aren't a lot of dangerous people out there, I'm saying a lot of those people are in government," says Russell Brand, in his video blog about the Sydney siege.

Martin Place becomes moving floral memorial to the lives lost in the Sydney hostage crisis. Prime Minister joins mourners.

The two hostages who were fatally wounded when the siege was brought to a dramatic have been identified as a barrister and the manager of the Lindt café. A number of others received gunshot wounds.

Apparent gunshots and explosions heard as police put end Australian hostage crisis. Injured ferried to hospital.

Live blog of the Sydney siege hostage crisis in Martin Place, as it was being reported by Australian media.

The man holding hostages in Sydney is known to police as being on bail, charged with over 40 serious offences.

Australians say they will protect Muslim commuters from racism as #illridewithyou Twitter hashtag goes viral around the world following hostage siege in Sydney.

People near the Sydney siege hostage crisis have posted selfies on Twitter while others are reportedly drinking beer.

Police have made contact with the gunman in the Sydney siege crisis and five hostages are now free.

2GB talkback host, Ray Hadley, says he spoke on the phone to a hostage inside the Sydney café under siege but refused to put the call to air. He claims the gunman wanted to speak to the prime minister.

Hostages have been seen coming out of the café at the centre of the siege in Sydney.

Witnesses to the siege in Sydney’s Martin place tell of terrifying scenes.

The Sydney Opera House has been evacuated as hostage siege takes place in the city’s CBD.

A gunman has taken a number of people hostage inside a café in Sydney’s CBD. A black flag with Islamic text has been displayed in the window of the premises.

A Sydney mother could be hanged if found guilty of carrying 1.5kg of meth at Kuala Lumpur airport.

What got the world tweeting, commenting, sharing and liking this year?

What were the top hashtags, trends and tweeted moments this year?

Entertainment and sports celebrities post Aussies' most shared Twitter messages of the year.

David Hicks shouts down George Brandis about the torture he received at Guantanamo Bay, claiming the government at the time was fully aware of what happened to him

‘Shirtfront’ muscles out ‘Team Australia’, ‘man-bun’, ‘Ned Kelly beard’, and ‘coward punch’ to claim Word of the Year title.

Australia drops a staggering 21 places on Climate Change Performance Index due to Abbott government policies, states a new report.

Kalynda Davis's world came crashing down when she was charged in China with possessing 36kg of crystal methamphetamine. She has made it home to Australia but her Tinder partner remains behind and could face death by firing squad if found guilty.

Aussies travelling abroad are becoming "serial pests" to Australian embassies and consulates by asking for the strangest things. The government is clamping down.