Новости за 20.07.2015

Canberra company told to sack subcontractor by union officials or else life 'would be hell', royal commission hears.

A warrant was issued on Monday for the arrest of former coal billionaire Nathan Tinkler after he failed to appear in person in the Supreme Court of South Australia.

A tree that lost a limb that crushed and killed a four-year-old girl was given an all-clear in a safety inspection by a council arborist made three months earlier, an inquest has heard.

Two more CFMEU officials named at Royal Commision hearing

The police pursuit that ended with the death of a 21-year-old man in Melbourne's north last year would not have happened under Victoria Police's new pursuit guidelines, an inquest has heard.

Social disadvantage in Queensland in concentrated in a small number of mostly remote communities, a new study has found.

Don't worry, Rupert Murdoch has a plan if his new executive team at 21st Century Fox, James and Lachlan, are duds. Unfortunately, it involves a $US44 million cash kiss-off.

When St Kilda started marching home against Richmond on Sunday a few things happened - the main one being that the players rose to the challenge.

The states will face a health funding shortfall equivalent to running about 30 Westmead hospitals by the end of next decade, analysis by the NSW government shows.

Findex boss Spiro Paule, who got his start as a life insurance salesman, has banned his advisers from gleaning commissions.

Slavery and human trafficking victims will find work more easily while helping police with criminal investigations following changes to visa laws, advocates say.

Australian equities extended their relief rally for a fifth day, despite big losses in gold mining stocks and amid some caution as investors prepare for the local earnings season.

It's no small irony that when COAG leaders scheduled this retreat last April it was with a view to maximising long-term reform opportunities in an atmosphere "relatively free of partisan political pressures".

Bad decisions, brain-bending workloads and even fighting with friends are painfully common for technology startups, but when Tim Fung founded himself beset by all three he realised he had to change his strategy. Quickly.

Telstra is fighting to stop Airbnb from trademarking its global tagline "Belong Anywhere" Down Under.

Gold plummeted from $US1132 to $US1092 an ounce in the space of minutes today after 5 tonnes of bullion was unloaded on the Chinese market.

We've got personal trainers to help us reach fitness goals, life coaches to help get our lives sorted – and now here come sobriety coaches.

Sydney won enough key statistical indicators against Hawthorn, but were smashed on the scoreboard. Clearly, the Swans have some significant structural issues.

Maligned Sydney forward Kurt Tippett played the majority of Saturday night's clash with Hawthorn with a broken hand and is expected to miss at least a fortnight after having a plate inserted.

Fremantle's Hayden Ballantyne will miss the remainder of the home and away season with a pectoral injury that requires surgery.

Stephen Dank, the man at the centre of the Essendon supplements saga, has appealed his lifetime ban by the AFL anti-doping tribunal.

An accused home invader was identified after he dropped his wallet while kicking in a door, a court has heard.

Embattled Speaker Bronwyn Bishop is facing an immediate no-confidence motion when Parliament resumes on August 10, in a move designed to blast her out of the chair.

The ATO should stop language such as "evolve or die" when dealing with tax tax agents, says Ali Noroozi.

Magistrates have been forced to remand Aboriginal women who were victims of family violence because emergency accommodation options were so limited, the Royal Commission into Family Violence has heard.