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News Community Notes listing all of the main events in your neighbourhood this month.

Crime Revellers considering taking New Year’s Eve celebrations into their own hands face enormous fines and the risk of injury or jail, police warn.

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Health He shocked the world with his claim that he had gene edited babies to resist the AIDS virus. Now He Jiankui is going to prison for it.

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News Margaret Court’s discussion of transgender issues in a recent sermon has made global headlines and drawn a mixed reaction.

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Motoring Motorists offered 2020 vision with a simple feature tipped to reduce fuel consumption, improve road safety and raise maximum speeds.

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Travel When it comes to flying, there are three people in this world – one of which loves to bag the window seat. But there’s a few rules if you choose to do so.

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Weather If you’re in most parts of New South Wales or Victoria and thinking about driving somewhere today, you’re being advised to think again.

Technology WhatsApp has revealed that the messaging app will stop working on some smartphones in 2020. This is what you need to do.

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News The RFS has made a final decision on Sydney’s New Year’s Eve fireworks after a total fire ban led to displays being cancelled across the city.

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Weather Much of Australia will swelter through a very hot Monday, which could also mark the hottest day in Australia’s southernmost state for 122 years.

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News A ridiculously lucky Queensland man is now officially a multi-millionaire after hitting the jackpot for the second time in his life.

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Celebrity Zac Efron has broken his silence after suffering a “life-or-death emergency” in Papua New Guinea.

Offbeat Cynthia Lockett hoped to pay her property tax bill with 283kg of coins in a petty protest but she has been barred from carrying out the stunt.

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News Local residents searching for the child made a tragic discovery in the Moore River. Her family were visiting the area on a day trip.

Travel When it comes to going to the airport, most of us have had a bad experience. But this city has been given 12 gold stars, writes Kendall Hill.

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News The New Year is nearly here, and it will bring a raft of new rules – including some that could sting drivers. Here’s what you need to know.

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Movies The owners of Godric’s Hollow, the house where Harry Potter was born and his parents killed by Lord Voldemort, claim it’s “cursed”.

Politics The famous Sydney Harbour New Year’s Eve fireworks will go ahead this year, despite concerns over bushfire risks.

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Environment Residents and tourists in Victoria’s far east have been issued their strongest warning yet as fire closes in on conditions ripe for even worse blazes.

Celebrity A Canadian restaurant has admitted to turning away Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex who were looking for somewhere to eat for Christmas.