Новости за 04.07.2015

Women fleeing domestic violence in NSW are being turned away from refuges in droves as frontline workers say a culture of silence has blanketed the sector more than year after the government overhauled crisis accommodation services.

A man and a woman allegedly wielded a chainsaw at a 17-year-old boy in northern NSW and threatened him as he hid inside his house.

An Auburn man has been charged after allegedly stalking and indecently assaulting a woman near her home.

A pregnant woman has been flown to hospital after her car was hit by a truck on a freeway north of Sydney.

A traffic stop on the NSW central coast turned into a two-hour manhunt that ended with guns being seized and four people being arrested.

Two car bombs killed 11 people in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Saturday, police and medical sources said, striking as many people were ending their daily Ramadan fast.

A Sydney woman has fought off an apparent stalker by hitting him with her bag.

Changes in Australia's immigration and border protection policies came into force last week – and, among some, sparked outrage. What will the impact be? Sarah Whyte explains.

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a state of emergency on Saturday to give his government more powers following an Islamic militant attack on a beach hotel, where 38 foreign tourists, mostly Britons, were killed

2nd Degree: A year on from the abolition of the carbon price, greenhouse pollution from electricity generation has rebounded as Australia burns more brown coal to meet its power needs.

An asylum seeker accused of sexually assaulting four girls at the Nauru detention camp has been moved into isolation with his eight-year-old daughter, sparking concern for the child's welfare and fresh criticism of the centre's management.

West Coast firmed their place in the AFL's top four on Saturday with a convincing 54-point win over Melbourne in Darwin.

If you're troubled by an unpleasant squeaking sound that you can't put your finger on, it's probably the 34 million members of adultery website Ashley Madison getting it discreetly on with other people's husbands and wives. That's the combined population of Greece and Australia, by the way.

Jordan Roughhead jarred his back in the first half of the game, Toby McLean hurt his AC joint in his shoulder and backman Dale Morris may have broken his jaw.

As the demand for same sex marriage to be legalised in Australia continues to gain momentum Alex Blackwell, the national cricket team's vice-captain, revealed she'll marry her partner Lynsey Askew – an English cricketer – in England after the upcoming women's Ashes series is completed.

Last weekend, Alexandra footy club president Ray Steyger and secretary Sam Kidd found themselves chatting about the Rebels' coaching senior position.

Despite criticism from within his own party, Liberal MP Warren Entsch still plans to introduce a bill legalising same-sex marriage into Parliament in August.

The Prime Minister's chief of staff has been photographed dining with adoption campaigners Deborra-Lee Furness and Hugh Jackman.

It was a win they needed for so many reasons but for one reason closer to home, Gold Coast Suns captain Gary Ablett hopes this week was a turning point for the club.

Nicholas Sparks sells millions of books and movie tickets by adhering to a strict formula. Want to copy him? Here's how.

Ryan Harris has drawn a sudden curtain on his career after scans on an injured knee ruled him out of the Ashes series.

Three sexual offences a week are being investigated at Victorian schools. Most of the perpetrators are children.

Details of Harry Kewell's $1 million a year contract with Jeep - including the thousands of dollars of payments made by the Socceroos star to the personal bank account of car company's former boss, Clyde Campbell - made headlines last week.

Police are investigating what happened to a man who turned up at a western Sydney hospital late on Saturday afternoon after being stabbed.

Dustin Brown's Wimbledon flame fizzled out in a four-set defeat by Viktor Troicki on Saturday, two days after the dreadlocked journeyman illuminated the All England Club by beating twice champion Rafa Nadal.