New Zealand was reduced to 1 for 16 in the third over after winning the toss and opting to bat in the opening Chappell-Hadlee one-day match against Australia at the Adelaide Oval this afternoon. Read more at:http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/14/2119225.htm.
A conservation effort is underway to preserve the food, magazines and other artefacts left by expeditioners nearly 100 years ago at Mawson's Huts in Antarctica. Read more at:http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/14/2119196.htm.
A 22-year-old woman, who was put in a coma when her brain was lacerated by a rock thrown at her car, has detailed the impact of her injuries in a New South Wales South Coast court. Read more at:http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/14/2119193.htm.
Inner-Sydney pubs will serve drinks in plastic cups at night and lock people out after 3:00am (AEDT) from this weekend in a trial aimed at reducing alcohol-related crime. Read more at:http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/14/2119178.htm.