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Khawaja, Green, Healy and Perry. What does 2026 have in store for Australian cricket?
It’s been a very Merry Christmas for the Australian Test team and national selectors with Ashes success well and truly ‘urned’, but the new year shapes as being a, shall we say, testing time. We take a look at what the future holds in Australian cricket in 2026.

Darts superstar fires back at booing crowd
Luke Littler responds to a hostile crowd at Ally Pally during the PDC World Championships.

‘We just found something’: French duo a chance for stunning Sydney-Hobart success
Michel Quintin and Yann Rigal, on BNC - my::NET / LEON, were the first of the double handers to reach Constitution Dock, and now face an anxious wait to find out if they’ll be crowned overall victors.

Bright future for filly on hunt for back-to-back wins, says Waugh
Kim Waugh is confident the best is still to come from lightly raced filly Brightburn as she heads to Gosford.

Former Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy awarded CBE in New Year honours

Napier man says he was intentionally hit by a passing car while out walking
The incident happened less than 48 hours before another man was struck by a car, also in Napier, and later died.

'Tough day, tough decision': Why Coastguard couldn't come to aid of stricken boatie
Red bands on, they headed out into the storm but condition were too rough.

Family who helped save an elderly lost tramper praised by police.
"That's six hours he could have been by himself if these members of the public hadn't stepped up and help us out," says the local head of police.

Watch: Family wakes to a curious kaka making itself at home in their dishwasher
A wild kaka was discovered inside an open dishwasher on a rural Hawke’s Bay farm.

Car runs over man’s foot and ploughs into shop - then another car hits a building 5 minutes away
One man was a step away from death, a witness claimed.

Police name man killed in New Plymouth house fire
He was 49-year-old Dion Thompson.

Explaining Australia’s enduring love affair with vintage sportswear
To some they are an ugly piece of polyester and cotton. To others, they remain a treasured piece of Australian history.

Giddey suffers hamstring injury in blow for Bulls
Josh Giddey appears to have suffered a hamstring injury.

‘I’m not a fan’: Hayden blasts Australian batting coach after MCG carnage
Former Test opener Matthew Hayden has taken aim at Australian batting coach Michael Di Venuto and the home side’s top order following a 97-year first in Melbourne.

Saudi-led coalition strikes UAE-backed Southern Transition Council ships in southern Yemen

Tourist stabbed in leg outside Bryant Park in Midtown: sources

What's inside Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano? Scientists obtain first 3D images

State Highway 2 reopens after fatal crash
One person has died after a single vehicle crash on State Highway 2 near Tangoio.

Rhythm and Vines dries out after soggy start
Festival director Kieran Spillane was confident the grounds will dry up in hours: "The sites are actually holding up very, very well."

A history of New Zealand's wildfires - and what's to come
Off the back of two devastating wildfires in Tongariro National Park, Kate Green takes a look back at some of the big ones, and a look forward at future risk.

Golf star Rory McIlroy snubbed from New Year Honours over tax concerns
Rory McIlroy was the most surprising omission from the list after a year in which he made history by becoming the first European to win all four of golf’s majors.

Scientists investigate venomous spider 'hotspots'
The invasive noble false widow spider was first spotted in Porirua last year with further sightings in Christchurch, Nelson, Waikato and Northland.

Power outages, heavy rain and strong gales as wild weather heads south
Stormy weather has been moving slowly south down the country today, leaving thousands without power.