Новости за 16.09.2015

South Africa left out some big names for their opening Rugby World Cup match against Japan, selecting a makeshift team on Wednesday that included a return for captain Jean de Villiers after recovering from a broken jaw.

ith the old taxi model about to be overtaken by progress, and business suffering as a result of public service cuts, it's easy to see why Canberra cab drivers fear Uber's arrival.

This new Australian musical has plenty of humour and good-hearted realism in its story of four women, modern relationships and parenting.

And for the first time since September 2013, Labor might need to stop assuming the PM is an idiot. Your news of the week, reduced to a snarky rant.

The Afghan Taliban said on Wednesday that a major dispute undermining the movement has been resolved.

The captain of the Iranian women's soccer team Niloufar Ardalan will miss the Asian Cup tournament because her husband has confiscated her passport in a domestic quarrel, according to reports.

Are Australians a happy lot? Overall, both men and women have a mean life rating of above 7 on a 0-to-10 scale, which shows we are generally satisfied with our lives.

A man in his 20s was airlifted to Canberra Hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest in the Perisher Valley on Wednesday morning.

A dramatic fossil find has given South Africa reason to celebrate amid economic gloom, but some experts question its scientific significance.

Beware the minister scorned. The arguments for reshuffling cabinets are as familiar as the hackneyed lexicon surrounding them. Clearing away the dead wood, bringing in new blood, promoting fresh talent to gain energy and ideas, and of course, selection based on merit.

​Johnathan Thurston looks to have come up with arguably the best try-assist of his career, with the NRL agreeing in principle to a revised collective bargaining agreement with the Rugby League Players' Association (RLPA).

Ousted Prime Minister Tony Abbott has indicated he intends to remain in Parliament, but it is still unknown whether he will have a place in the new ministry.

It's grown from nothing to costing taxpayers $4 billion this year, and growing fast, and there are few controls. Now the salesmen and shysters are in charge of Australia's vocational education system.

A fortuitous pick-up ride on Doncaster Mile winner Kermadec has given Glyn Schofield an unexpected chance to claim a second early-season major.

A truck driver who threw a lamb onto its back and paralysed it during unloading, then kicked it and left it to be trampled by other sheep has been convicted and fined $7500.

Treasurer Joe Hockey's crackdown on 1000 large companies accused of not paying enough tax in Australia is "bad tax law' and will result in revenue wars with other nations, experts have warned.

"Waste, inefficiency and rework are palpable" at the Defence Department. Here's one example.

How can a club that looked set to be the dominant force in the domestic game become one of the A-League's disaster zones just a couple of years after setting a record that could take decades to equal?

Retiring great Lleyton Hewitt will be aiming to land a belated Hopman Cup crown this summer in his eighth and final attempt - but he may need to defeat an Australian to do it.

Gungahlin Crust Pizza staff have won backpay after complaints about their working conditions were aired.

Chief Minister Andrew Barr has signalled he's willing to consider ending the ban on poker machines at the Canberra Casino, as part of a planned $330 million redevelopment.

The Prime Minister knows the competitive pressures Australia faces and our opportunities if we play to our strengths.

He's potentially the best big man to ever wear Illawarra colours but AJ Ogilvy says it's the combination of inside and outside presence that will prove the Hawks trump card this season.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has blamed Europe's refugee crisis on Western support for "terrorists", as people fleeing his country's civil war stream towards the European Union.

Great Britain have drafted Dan Evans into their Davis Cup squad after suffering an injury scare ahead of this weekend's bumper semi-final with Australia in Glasgow.