Новости за 07.09.2015

One of the two men arrested over last month's deadly Bangkok bombing has admitted to a charge of possessing explosives, police say.

Summer of 69 crooner Bryan Adams will headline the AFL's motley crew of Grand Final entertainment in October, but many fans aren't happy Australian bands continue to be overlooked.

Racing NSW stewards have found media personality Brent Zerafa guilty on a charge of conduct prejudicial to the image of racing in relation to the long running cobalt saga.

Like it or not, these are vital hours - the critical early period in politics where public calls are made, options are either embraced or ruled out, and positions get locked in.

Tony Abbott has flagged that Australia will take in more refugees from Syria than the current humanitarian cap would allow while also stepping up its military commitment by joining in direct bombing campaigns on Islamic State targets and supply lines within that war-torn country. Neither decision has be finalised with the National Security Committee of cabinet set to sign off on Tuesday on the US-requested mission expansion, and the refugee increase awaiting feedback from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.

Her father claimed the passports were stolen at gunpoint, but has been 'elusive' ever since.

More calls for Australia to do more for refugees as Tony Abbott says 'it is the government's firm intention to take a significant number of people from Syria this year. We will give people refuge.'

The Australian Federal Police have put more than 1800 people at risk of the death penalty, mainly in Asia, in the past five years, by cooperating with foreign police forces.

Former Essendon vice captain prepares to release his first venture to the real estate market - a 1300-lot postcode in Melbourne's western growth corridor.

The week Kat Muscat died, her tattoo – "Defiance. Feminism. Empathy" – was shared wildly on social media. Everything she did spoke to defiance and empathy.

Corey Webster isn't the only New Zealand Breaker with a big week in front of him. While Webster chases his NBA dream in New Orleans, where he'll be put through three days of assessment workouts by Pelicans coaches, Reuben Te Rangi and Shea Ili will also get a chance to make their own moves.

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone, a man with a strong interest in the title race staying open as long as possible, had feared Lewis Hamilton would have his third world title wrapped up by Monza.

"Stepping up to the plate," as Abbott put it, would not result in an increase of the number of visas for refugees.

An Australian cruise ship operator is demanding an apology from Prime Minister Tony Abbott and deputy PM Warren Truss for suggesting he is a liar.

A player for the Russian national water polo team has died of an apparent heart attack while in the pool.

Between frequent injuries and a general form slump, he was nowhere near the lofty heights of last year until a late purple patch which saw him average nearly 140 points over the last six games.

Socceroo boss Ange Postecoglou is set to start his veteran frontman Tim Cahill and make a handful of other changes when Australia faces Tajikistan in a World Cup qualifier in that country's troubled capital Dushanbe on Tuesday night.

International airports, call centres, ports and service agencies are expected to grind to a halt as thousands of public servants prepare for a new round of strikes in the CPSU's long-running bargaining dispute with the Abbott Government.

Narrabundah's hardy peacocks still rule the roost in the divided neighbourhood.

Sydney are taking a page out of the Hawks’ book and focusing less on Lance Franklin.

This commentary on football is a funny, tightly constructed gem and deserves a return match.

Many baby boomers desire sexual pleasure and intimacy but don't want the ties, financial entanglements and commitments of the relationships - often marriages - of their younger lives.

Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels has criticised Disney studio bosses over the secrecy surrounding the latest film in the sci-fi franchise.

All the dead were in my dreams. They were all crowded into a little rowboat. And I was rowing.

When anything that's touched turns to crap, it's simply a matter of time before political death.