Новости за 16.08.2015

The Australian Securities Exchange has granted billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway poll position in any future capital raisings by Insurance Australia Group.

The new breed of fintech lenders is worried trust will be lost before they get started.

There's no doubt the NRL had to tighten its shoulder charge laws after the tragic death of Queensland Cup player James Ackerman.

Glencore is expected to run more shutdowns across its Australian coal business in the next six months like the unprecedented blanket shutdown last Christmas.

Former rugby player Paul Mulvihill is appealing his conviction and sentence for the stabbing murder of his former lover Rachelle Yeo.

Malcolm Turnbull has firmed as the public's choice of Liberal leader, while the Coalition vote has gone backwards since the Prime Minister survived a leadership spill motion in January.

The slew of energy profit reports this week are set to lay bare major hits to earnings at Woodside Petroleum, Santos and Origin Energy from lower oil prices.

Voters may come to regard a leadership change or two before the next election as preferable to the current sad state of Australian politics.

Harris Associates has built a major position in the world's largest commodities trader and one of Australia's largest coal miners.

A flaw in the plan has left Glencore feeling the heat.

Christopher Pyne objected to the Nationals effectively "branch stacking" the government's position on gay marriage.

Surely we can discuss sexual ethics based on honesty without turning every lapse into a crime.

Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis has again been caught up in controversy, with the tennis youngster involved in an on-court altercation with American Ryan Harrison.

The 16-year-old boy who was killed in a car rollover in Yarra Glen, north-east of Melbourne, has been identified as the son of AFL Hawthorn coach Brett Ratten.

The country's biggest lender to landlords has outlined changes requiring new interest-only borrowers to be tested against their ability to make principal, and interest and fees payments over the "residual" period of the loan after the interest-only period has ended.

The Japanese Prime Minister's long-anticipated statement of commemoration is a radically different take on the Asia-Pacific War.

This 'new' Gershwin musical channels the golden age of American music theatre with affectionate glee.

Controversial doctors health contracts are to be abolished from Queensland Health in a surprise $500 million announcement by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Health Minister Cameron Dick on Sunday.

Do you have a broken toaster or unwanted shaver in the closet? A new non-profit shop will repair, reuse and recycle our much-maligned electronic waste.

Fans at Sunday's eagerly-awaited derby between the West Coast Eagles and the Fremantle Dockers will get the first look at a hi-tech animation of what kind of experience they can expect at the new stadium.

It's put-up-or-shut-up time in the debate about who should succeed Frank Lowy as chairman of Football Federation Australia. On Tuesday in Sydney, all nine state federation presidents will gather to discuss the candidates, of which Lowy's son, Steven, remains firmly in pole position.

Asciano investors will scrutinise Brookfield Infrastructure's fee structure closely if the Bermuda-based group proceeds with a formal $9 billion takeover bid after the ports and rail group releases full-year results on Tuesday.

Police seized drugs and cash after car searches in Gnangara and Ocean Reef over the weekend.

The White House has released a playlist on the music-streaming service Spotify of the US President's favourite holiday songs.

Police are appealing for information surrounding the death of a man who's body was found face-down in a popular inner-city park on Saturday.