Новости за 19.08.2015

The Prime Minister and the Attorney-General have opened a new front in their war on environmental groups who oppose the Government's lust for big coal.

When Mark "Bomber" Thompson visited James Hird on Tuesday night, the two former Essendon greats talked about old times.

Etihad Stadium will host Australia’s first UFC title fight, scheduled for 15 November this year.

Sydney would have a "very arguable" case if they were to take the AFL to court over the league's controversial trade restrictions, a leading sports lawyer has said.

Iggy Azalea may get her Cottontails in a twist when dealing with "haters" on the internet but she's happy to represent the brand that brought us Nanna knickers for its feminist approach.

Our original supermodel is back booking her last job at 78.

Former The Hills star Stephanie Pratt has just launched her new autobiography in which she details her teenage years spent abusing meth.

The Sunshine Coast will beat a number of south-east Queensland councils to the solar energy punch by beginning to build its own 15-megawatt solar energy farm before Christmas 2015.

Michael Clarke was emotional when he announced his retirement on the last day of the fourth Test. A week and a half on, however, there was not a trace of that as the 34-year-old prepared for his 115th and final Test.

The CSIRO has raised the prospect of selling its massive Ginninderra field station to make way for a new urban area on Canberra's northern outskirts.

Half a dozen industry super funds say they are reviewing their investment in Transfield Services, citing risks in its operation of offshore detention centres.

RAAF air strikes against the Islamic State terror group in Syria would "not be a game changer" and in fact would be a "zero sum game" by taking efforts away from Iraq, Australia's military operations chief has said.

Canberra Raiders captain Jarrod Croker says when it comes to second-rower Sia Soliola you don't realise what you've got until he's gone.

Tech giant Apple could raise up to $1 billion in a two-part bond sale that would break the record for the largest international corporate bond issue sold in Australian dollars.

Julian Burnside, QC, a passionate patron of classical music, has commissioned a piece taking a stab at the government's stance on green energy.

Video has emerged of retired High Court justice Dyson Heydon slamming Kevin Rudd's government as "non-substantive".

China's stocks have slumped, extending Tuesday's plunge, amid growing concern the government will pare back support for the equity market and a weaker yuan will spur capital outflows.

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan says Tasmania deserves its own AFL team. But it isn't going to get one.

A depraved storeman who preyed on more than 70 girls on the internet after being bullied all his life because of his big head has been jailed for seven years.

Patriotic fervour has engulfed the National Gallery of Australia as it revealed a radical rehang of its collection of Australian art.

Asked if she had confidence in Police Minister Jo-Ann Miller despite her referral to the Ethics Committee, acting Premier Jackie Trad had a phrase to use and she stuck to it repeatedly.

When rugby league coaches take on a new team, it isn't just the players who are often reshuffled.

Warren Buffett, the world's richest investor, says it is better to buy a "wonderful company at a fair price, than a fair company at a wonderful price". Coaching candidates, take note.

This high-tech house transforms with the weather to suit the residents' needs.

Disgraced former union leader Kathy Jackson has been ordered to pay about $1.4 million after it was found she stole money from the Health Services Union.