Новости за 14.08.2015

Brian Roach is vying for a spot at the Sydney Darts Masters, where the world's best players will take on Australasia's top eight qualifiers. And the competition is fierce.

Kids just don't like science, right? Not true. So why are they not studying it in senior high school?

Labor's proposed emissions trading scheme does not equate to a new carbon tax and the Abbott government assertion that its emissions cuts are akin to the United States are incorrect, according to the government's own climate change advisers.

Regular readers of my columns will know I have been a broad defender of Nick Kyrgios for 18 months. But no more.

Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Tony Abbott to take action against royal commissioner Dyson Heydon over a Liberal Party fundraiser, as the union movement prepares for a High Court legal battle to remove him.

During the Coalition party room's marathon six-hour meeting on Tuesday night, Tony Abbott only applauded once. That was, sources said, when his deputy, Julie Bishop, spoke at the end of the meeting.

The bizarre circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body in the bathroom in the home of a failed financial guru has raised allegations of money laundering, tax avoidance and missing millions going into the coffers of a major drug syndicate.

The Sydney Roosters are closing in on the signature Brisbane young gun Jayden Nikorima, although the Broncos are making a last-ditch attempt to keep the rookie utility.

It began with an extraordinary sledge and ended with a contrite apology. But how long will world tennis put up with the behaviour of firebrand Nick Kyrgios?

David Warner's transformation from the bad boy of Australian cricket to an official leader is complete after the opener was endorsed by Cricket Australia on Friday as the new vice-captain of the national team.

New Zealand and England have both safely completed their passages to Saturday's semi-final meeting at the World Netball Cup.

Michael Cheika won't be quite as well-received in New Zealand if the Wallabies win the Bledisloe Cup.

Federal Aboriginal Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has flown in to broker a peace deal between Aboriginal rivals fighting for control of The Block, the historic parcel of Redfern that has been besieged for 15 months by protests and sporadic violence.

Struggling iron ore miner Atlas Iron has revealed it has very little room to manoeuvre within its banking facilities after slumping deep into the red with a $1.4 billion loss.

Glamorous girlfriends both investigated for alleged drug dealing.

The British royal family criticized paparazzi on Friday for what it called their increasingly dangerous attempts to photograph young Prince George.

This tiny orange dot tells you a lot about Australia's stance on refugees and asylum seekers.

He's been branded a doomsday alarmist by climate change sceptics but Tim Flannery has found a third way.

French artist Fuzi started out on streets and subways, then turned to skin. Living in the Parisian suburbs in the late 1980s, his passion was graffiti, and at that stage he saw the activity as a way of life rather than an art practice.  "For me it was linked to where I lived, I did it with my friends."

A copy of the full letter denouncing the harassment of the young royal.

They say you learn the most about your character under extreme adversity. Sydney's moment of truth came early in the last quarter and they delivered big time.

A disqualified L-plater who crashed a stolen car into a minibus carrying elderly nursing home residents in Rosebud on Wednesday, killing two people, has been charged with culpable driving.

Sydney's stirring victory over Collingwood has come at an enormous cost with reigning club champion Luke Parker suffering a season-ending injury.

Sydney champion Adam Goodes was given a mixed reception by Collingwood's supporters at the SCG on Friday night.

About 10,000 homes have gone under the hammer in Sydney this winter – a third more than last year.