Новости за 18.08.2015

Holden will on Wednesday sign one of the biggest sports club sponsorship deals in Australian sport with AFL team Collingwood.

Police in China have arrested about 15,000 people for crimes that "jeopardised internet security" as the government moves to tighten controls on the internet.

A taxi driver has been arrested after a 94-year-old woman died following a hit-and-run crash at Crows Nest.

Prosecutors pushing for a murder conviction against Oscar Pistorius launched an appeal, four days before the Olympic runner is expected to be released from prison and moved to house arrest.

The bloodletting at Manly continues after long-serving football manager Steve Gigg was sacked on Tuesday.

A maximum security prisoner on the run after escaping Goulburn jail using bed sheets and a pillow was already being held in segregation following suspicions he dug the hole discovered on prison grounds a fortnight ago.

A proposed "technologically advanced" cashless welfare card will link to recipients' mobile phones and restrict them from spending payments on gambling or alcohol.

Unless you are vying for the attention of The Bachelor stop wearing bandage dresses.

WA's dream Lotto run has continued with one Oz Lotto player from the state collecting a cool $20 million in Tuesday night's draw.

Annastacia Palaszczuk begins her holiday from the state's top job on Wednesday, with the future of her Police Minister still up in the air.

Hazara asylum seeker Khadim Dai agreed to participate in a Q&A session about the life of a refugee on The Age's Facebook page on Monday night. What happened next highlights the state of the asylum seeker debate in Australia...

Santos has marked a major milestone at its $US18.5 billion liquefied natural gas project in Queensland, firming up its start-up target for around the end of September, but its shares softened further as the market remained preoccupied by funding concerns and the weak oil price.

To have a royal commissioner agreeing to attend a Liberal Party function while investigating the union movement raises serious issues. There is a clear perception of apprehended bias.

The Central Coast Mariners survived a second-half resurgence from Canberra Olympic to get their Canberra excursion off to a winning start.

Older men experiencing a drop in libido should beware remedies aimed at restoring testosterone levels, experts say.

Police are appealing for information after a suspected fatal hit and run at Lakes Entrance on Tuesday evening.

Some of Qld's smaller universities have outshone their big city rivals for teaching quality in a new set of university ratings.

A positive test to cocaine has landed apprentice jockey Tom Sadler a four-month suspension.

Two matches in round 24 will shape how the competition players out.

Greece must show "much more leadership" to tackle the escalating refugee crisis, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

The Australian Boomers have earned the chance to play for the country's first men's basketball medal at next year's Rio Olympics.

The playfulness of Hung Keung's interactive installation masks a more serious message.

West Coast's Chris Masten was found guilty of biting by the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday, despite arguing that he was gagging when he closed his mouth over his opponent's arm.

The audience has been avoiding Abbott's studio productions in increasing numbers, and the ratings have bombed.

Relationships between airlines and airports are difficult at the best of times. But Qantas boss Alan Joyce was willing to get up and personal with Sydney Airport chief executive Kerrie Mather.