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Stomach-turning: Mum's horror find in 'beautiful' cake
Nothing could have prepared her for what lay beneath the swirls of pink icing.

New horror movie is about abusive relationships. Elisabeth Moss explains why that's important
Fresh take on sci-fi classic flips narrative to victim's perspective.

Baboons used for 'Frankenstein-like' experiments
An investigation into the escaped baboons is under way, as more details emerge.

Angela Griffen: Reflecting on Fred Hollows
Comment: Frank, funny and user-friendly in a gruff sort of way, Fred was one of a kind.

'Nabbed by sentry mode': Images of woman vandalising $104k Tesla in carpark goes viral
Man shares extraordinary footage of a woman brutally vandalising his Tesla.

Australian dance studio rapist expected to appeal life sentence
Anthony Sampieri was sentenced lifeafter attacking a young girl in a dance studio toilet.

'Destroyed by this devil': Devastating letter from family of murdered Sydney woman
Family of murdered woman believe she was surrounded by a demon.

Cook Island boy, 5, told to cut his hair - or leave school
His mum was pulled aside and told she had to cut his hair, "cultural or not".

Details emerge of child porn charges faced by Sir Ron Brierley
Frail and using a walking cane, Sir Ron Brierley appears in court on child porn charges

Inside story: The day a Master of the Universe crashed to earth
The Kiwi titan of business whose path led to a court where he faces child porn charges.

Sir Ron Brierley to plead not guilty to child porn charges
Businessman Sir Ron Brierley has appeared in a Sydney court on child porn charges.

Timeline of a tragedy that has left Australia in shock
One drunk driving mistake sent shockwaves throughout Australia.

After fire comes flood: Australia's east coast smashed by flash flooding
Offices flooded in Sydney, parts of Byron Bay are under water as massive system unleashes.

House of Drag stars say New Zealand is world class
Kita Mean and Anita Wigl'it count down the world's best destinations to see drag.

Calls for passenger to be charged in horror crash that killed 4 children
The driver is thought to have been 3 times over the limit when he hit 7 children.

Drunk driver charged in Sydney as four kids killed by out-of-control 4WD
Emotional scenes at sight of crash as mother weeps for her dead children.

'They saved his life': Crew praised after Wiggle suffers on-stage heart attack
A nurse in the audience also came to the Yellow Wiggle's aid after he collapsed off-stage.

Wiggle in hospital after collapsing onstage
Yellow Wiggle Greg Page is recovering in hospital after collapsing

Heavy rain floods roads in Sydney's CBD, briefly closing public transport
Australia's prayers have been answered as the country is covered with heavy rain.

Passengers at Sydney Airport have been told to expect delays as wild weather and rain is expected to hit
Wild weather is expected to cause delays at Sydney Airport.

152m from tragedy: Qantas planes almost collide
Two planes came incredibly close to a collision in Sydney last year.

Disgraced Kiwi priest dies suddenly in Sydney
James Cunneen was ordained as a priest in New Zealand in 1979.

Athletics takes a look back to look forward - and it's looking good
Whanganui athletes had an outstanding season with the second half yet to come.

Watch: Surprise haka performed at funeral of Sydney firefighter
Firefighter Andrew O'Dwyer's brigade workmates requested a haka - and they got one.

Three fires merge: Blazes combine to create mega-inferno
Three fast-moving bushfires merged to create an inferno the size of 6000 football fields.

Black Caps prepared for bush fire smoke delays in third test
A turn in the weather is set to bring potentially dangerous smoke into the SCG.

Mass evacuations amid NSW bushfire emergency
Motorists have been stuck for up to seven hours as fire evacuation continues.