Новости за 08.10.2015

THE Verdict arrived on our screens soaked in hype, boasting TV's premier journalist/vaudevillian as its host, a noted huckster or two on its panel, and with the promise - very soon fulfilled - of plenty of hollering.

Australia lose their first qualifier on the road to the 2018 World Cup as Jordan claims top spot in their group.

In an irony chickens may not appreciate, a takeaway food chain with chooks on the menu is keeping just one alive long enough for a bizarre publicity stunt.

As Bendigo braces for furious anti-Islam protests on Saturday, and vigilantes threaten to target mosques around the country in co-ordinated protests on the same day, Victoria's top police officer has issued a passionate defence of Victoria's migrant communities.

Bill Gross sued Pacific Investment Management Co, claiming he was wrongfully pushed out as the bond giant's chief investment officer.

Paul Beshara headed to Melbourne for the spring carnival with high expectations for stable star Happy Trails.

Journalist Matthew Keys, who prosecutors say illegally leaked the username and password needed to hack into the Los Angeles Times to the hacking group Anonymous may end up serving 25 years in prison.

The Parramatta shootings have put Muslim parents into the spotlight. Muslim families have now become the "frontline of defence" and debates continue on the community's leadership and capacity to guide their youth. There is however a risk in all of this.

Indonesia appears to be moving towards an annual figure for the import of live cattle with an upbeat Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce announcing "I know the outcome but I am not going to say what it is" following a meeting in Jakarta.

The brother of two teenagers questioned over the shooting death of NSW Police accountant Curtis Cheng has denied his siblings had any influence over the radicalised gunman.

Refugee whistle blower speaks out ahead of Canberra rally

The Wallabies' World Cup squad record holds a remarkable 117-6 win-loss record in matches against Wales, with only five of the 31 players ever experiencing a defeat at the hands of the Red Dragons.

Despite the billions of "likes" bestowed on Facebook posts every month, something has been missing: an option to express a different emotion.

Lucy Turnbull has made her thoughts on the construction of a rail line to Badgerys Creek clear, as Commonwealth government holds back from funding commitment.

There is a reason average NRL crowd figures have changed little for 20 years, NRL chief executive Dave Smith says.

The local biotechnology industry has received further recognition, this time with US drug major Merck taking a direct slice of equity in Bionomics.

Power supply companies will face workers in the Fair Work Commission on Friday over a proposal that would allow the companies to sack workers instead of seeking voluntary redundancies.

If MSF were to treat attack as a non-event, it would give a blank cheque to any countries at war, aid organisation head says.

US presidential candidate would not support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) based on what she knows of the deal so far.

At the far reaches of the planet, where Earth's magnetic field is weak and the stars seems somehow closer than normal, dancing, multi-colored flares of light stream across the sky.

Residents in central Victoria will spend another night on edge as fire crews struggle to contain a massive blaze that has burnt around the Lancefield area since Tuesday.

With three stumpings and a catch in her first match, Emma Inglis showed her prowess as wicketkeeper for the Prahran fourths.

ACT Meteors coach Andrew Dawson says Cricket Australia "made a genuine mistake" leaving Canberra out of the inaugural women's Big Bash League

Greater height limits have been approved for Carlton and Parkville, paving the way for buildings up to about 60 metres in and around Melbourne's hospital and university hub.

Bottle-O driver David Reynolds has been fined $25,000 following "disgraceful" comments made during a press conference about an all female team.