What's in the News?

• 'People are like animals': Crowds flock to secure prime Sydney NYE spot

  Revellers camp overnight and make a "crazy" dash to secure prime viewing spots for the Sydney Harbour New Year's Eve fireworks, ahead of celebrations across the country to welcome 2026. 2025-12-31 00:54:36

• Rule breach in final stretch of Sydney to Hobart sees rival crowned winner

  Double-handed Min River makes history by becoming the first double-handed yacht to take out the overall win in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and the first to do so with a female skipper. 2025-12-31 00:19:10

• 'A rule is a rule': Protest to be heard against current Sydney to Hobart leader

  The two-person crewed yacht on the brink of winning the prestigious overall handicap prize in the Sydney to Hobart race is the subject of a protest by a rival, which could potentially deny it victory. 2025-12-30 08:06:01

• Police warning after child exploitation material allegedly shared on Kik

  Police have charged a southern Tasmanian youth after allegedly discovering a "large amount of serious child exploitation material" on his phone. 2025-12-30 07:05:24

• Waste burning in fire pit revealed as cause behind massive Stieglitz bushfire

  A fire that burnt through 1,200 hectares of vegetation and destroyed two houses started in a residential fire pit, Tasmanian authorities say. 2025-12-29 23:53:11