Новости за 29.08.2015

Once upon a time Sunday lunch in Brisbane was a societal institution – a weekend family affair which involved sitting down at home to a roast with all the trimmings preceded by hours slaving in the kitchen and a visit to church.

The rising threat of the Greens is forcing the major parties to dramatically rethink their political strategies, with Labor considering moving a key minister from the inner city and the Liberal Party ramping up efforts to safeguard its blue ribbon seats.

Essendon believes the drug case that has dogged it over three seasons could be resolved by year's end, providing what the club hopes will be a clear demarcation from the sorry chapter before the 2016 season.

Former St Kilda midfielder Clint Jones enhanced his potential Liston Trophy credentials with another 40-possession best-on ground performance for Sandringham.

South American gang bosses believe Mick Gatto was responsible for a shipping container full of contraband going missing from Melbourne docks.

It's the second match for interim Essendon coach Matthew Egan. But there's more at stake for Richmond as they jostle for the best finals spot come the post-season.

We already know who to watch in the Wallabies team, but who will shine from Europe at the World Cup. Let's take a look at a handful of players who could leave their mark on the biggest stage in September and October.

Carlton is considering hiring a coaching director to support incoming senior coach Brendon Bolton.

Player agent Tyran Smith took aim at critics of his client William Hopoate - who has commenced action in the Supreme Court against his club as the result of a contract issue - for accusing him of not giving his all for Parramatta.

They may have missed out in their bid for NRL games, but the Seven Network could still have a ratings bonanza on their hands if the NFL consents to their request to show all bar one of Jarryd Hayne's regular-season games on free-to-air television.

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says it's a credit to the club how it had come together to deal with the adversity of recent weeks.

An injury to Trent Hodkinson overshadowed Canterbury's gritty 20-18 win against Newcastle at Hunter Stadium.

West Aussies planning on a visit to Melbourne for the grand final will be forced to pay through the nose for flights.

Old tote buildings at the Wentworth Park greyhound track could be replaced by demountable classrooms to cope with the inner-city classroom squeeze.

The archaic traditions of Australia's oldest parliamentary chamber collided with modern family life on Wednesday night.

Across Melbourne, teams of men, women and kids are pulling on pads and helmets to play American football. It's a small but passionate league, thousands of kilometres from the sport's traditional heartland.

Peter Moody might not have been talking to the media at Caulfield but his horses were in fine form, giving the Caulfield trainer an early double with Abidewithme ($4.8) in the Cape Grim Plate and Gold Symphony ($9) in the G3 HDF McNeil Stakes.

Gold Coast Suns have four-and-a-half wins and there's a chance they could leap-frog Essendon on the AFL ladder.

It might have been a cold and miserable winter day but in the first group one race of the ‘spring’, Sydney galloper Boban again showed his class, to score a last stride victory in the G1 Memsie Stakes in what was his fifth group one win.

Former prime minister Paul Keating's determined support for Barangaroo Reserve has been applauded.

​Every new technology is amazing, and every new technology brings its own horrors.

Just hours after Racing Victoria stewards reminded  Peter Moody of his obligations to the racing industry following remarks he made in the media, the premiership winning trainer decided not to speak to journalists at Caulfield on Saturday.

A teenage girl has died after the car she was in lost control and slammed into a road sign and a tree in Kew.

Denver: What have I gotten myself into - that was the overriding emotion Jarryd Hayne was experiencing in his first few weeks as an NFL player.

Melbourne Rising lost to Brisbane City 45-21 in the National Rugby Championship on Saturday.