Новости за 28.06.2015

Listed investment company BKI has declared itself a recent 'buyer' of shares in the troubled retailer Woolworths despite concerns the new chief executive could "rebase" earnings following the company's loss of direction.

Calabrian Mafia infiltrates Australian politics using donations, personal appeals and ingratiation.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has announced a July 5 referendum on the reforms demanded by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. The delay means Greece is almost certain to enter technical default on the €1.5 billion owed to the IMF.

Stunned European governments learned of Greece's dramatic referendum on social media.

n unmanned Space Exploration Technologies rocket exploded about two minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Sunday, destroying a cargo ship bound for the International Space Station, NASA said.

Top US officials waded in at the weekend to try to help resolve Greece's financial woes, urging Europe and the International Monetary Fund to come up with a recovery plan that keeps the country in the euro zone.

If the economy runs out of steam in the next year or two – and maybe even falls backwards – with unemployment climbing rapidly, there'll be plenty to share the blame: federal and state governments, federal and state Treasuries, and the utterly discredited credit-rating agencies.

Disgraced social media entrepreneur Belle Gibson has put forward a convoluted story that involves mysterious doctors, two birth certificates, a German cancer-detection machine and oral chemotherapy in her first televised interview after it was revealed that she had lied about having brain cancer.

It ranks among the lowest of acts: to give terminal cancer patients hope that they can survive their disease with your inspiring – but, it turns out, untrue – story of how you beat the odds simply by eating healthy foods. Unforgivable behaviour, no question.

Can you claim tax deductions against other income if you've made a loss in a new business?

Pope Francis would like to chew coca leaves, the key ingredient in cocaine, when he visits Bolivia next month.

A fly-in fly-out worker who allegedly caused a man's death after an argument about a loud party is due to face a Perth court today.

The gruesome "selfie" taken by a man who has confessed to beheading his boss during an attack on a gas factory in France was sent to Syria, sources close to the investigation said.

Riot police in Istanbul have used tear gas and fired rubber pellets to disperse thousands of participants in the city's Gay Pride march after some began chanting slogans against the president.

The Dalai Lama made his first-ever appearance at the Glastonbury music festival, where crowds of young people sang 'Happy Birthday' to the exiled Tibetan leader.

A critical incident investigation has been launched after an explosion in Coffs Harbour left four people injured, including one in a serious condition.

A family including a nine-year-old boy sought refuge in a room in their home in the Sutherland Shire after three people forced their way in.

A 61-year-old man has been charged with two counts of murder after the deaths of three people in Hermidale in western NSW, which were discovered after someone found a body in the driveway of a rural property.

Seamer Dhammika Prasad claimed four wickets to put Sri Lanka on top in the second Test in Colombo on Sunday despite a defiant century from Azhar Ali.

The Queensland Government can't have its reef and dredge it too

The commentator could barely believe what he was seeing as Warrington Wolves winger Kevin Penny soared through the air to score one ot the most athletic tries in recent memory.

Australia's World Cup campaign showed how far they have come, but also how far they still need to go to become a major player in world football.

He was the undisputed No.1 fan of the Balmain and Wests Tigers and will always be remembered as the league club's shadow boxing legend.

Australia great Shane Warne has told England new-ball duo James Anderson and Stuart Broad to expect plenty of "sledging", or verbal abuse, to come their way during the upcoming Ashes series.

Countries are leaning too much on their central banks to stimulate growth, according to the Bank for International Settlements, which cautions that extreme monetary easing is no substitute for fiscal and structural reform.