Новости за 29.09.2015

A model who alleges her drink was spiked at a Justin Bieber party claims she was left unconscious and convulsing in a gutter.

Glencore, the commodities group that's lost almost $US45 billion in market value this year, rallied the most ever.

Woolworths has received sworn allegiance from thousands of shoppers in just a day, after teaching a user how to cook spaghetti to the tune of a famous Eminem rap.

Jedi in New Zealand won't be able to enjoy tax breaks in their efforts to promote knowledge of the Force.

A daredevil known for his reality-show stunts with the Nitro Circus died in a parachuting accident on Monday.

US R&B singer Chris Brown is making a case publicly to be allowed in the country, claiming he wants to use his influence as an entertainer to prevent domestic violence.

It's about time we wound up Wattle Day (Column 8 for ages past and – we hope not – for years to come).

Bigger hasn't been better for the Brisbane Broncos this season.

The Brisbane Broncos have developed faster in 2015 than anyone expected.

Former Hey Dad! star Robert Hughes had boiling water thrown at him while in protective custody at Goulburn jail, an appeal hearing against his conviction has heard.

Is this the man who sparked our $55 billion sell-off?

Although the police argued he was a flight risk, concert promoter Andrew McManus has had his bail conditions varied to allow him to accompany the American band KISS when it tours New Zealand next month.

The good news is that despite losing around half a billion US dollars in a day, Glencore boss ''Aussie'' Ivan Glasenberg is still a billionaire in the currencies of all the various countries that claim him as a citizen. That would be the Aussie dollar, the Israeli shekel, the South African rand and Swiss franc.

Heidelberg United fans turned out in force to see former Greek captain Kostas Katsouranis try to inspire them to a giant-killing win in an FFA Cup quarter-final against Melbourne City.

The Commonwealth Bank has defended its under-fire school banking program by describing children as young as five as "customers" as it prepares to rapidly expand its footprint in Australian schools.

Tony Abbott's choice of media outlets to justify his position and his government's performance says everything.

Firefighters deployed to some of Victoria's deadliest blazes, including Black Saturday, have launched industrial action over a battle for the Andrews government to finally recognise them as emergency services workers.

Former world number one Venus Williams claimed the 700th win of her career on Tuesday, beating Germany's Julia Goerges 6-4, 6-3 in the second round of the Wuhan Open.

Canberra's transport network is set for a major shake-up from October 30 as Uber begins local services and the ACT government moves to introduce accreditation and insurance rules for ride-sharing businesses.

A new national campaign is inviting the public to share its views on whether ride-sharing service Uber should be forced to adhere to the same state and federal regulations as taxi services.

Melbourne City coach John van 't Schip paid tribute to National Premier League club Heidelberg United after his A-League side killed off the part-timers with four second-half goals to ease into the FFA Cup semi finals with a 5-0 victory on Tuesday night.

Luke Beveridge has been voted AFL coach of the year by his peers after guiding the Western Bulldogs to the finals in one of the season's unforeseen highlights.

Mazher Mahmood, a British journalist whose undercover work posing as a "fake sheikh" led to a number of high-profile criminal court cases, was charged on Tuesday with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

We live in a society that still puts unfair demands on only one parent.

Brisbane captain Justin Hodges is free to play in Sunday's NRL grand final after being cleared by the NRL judiciary for his lifting tackle on Aidan Guerra.