Новости за 12.10.2015

The nation's construction union will submit CCTV footage to support their claims police breached procedural rules during a raid of the ACT headquarters.

Boards pay their executives too much and have failed to link pay to performance, investors say.

The West Coast Eagles have reacted angrily to the awarding of a second-round draft pick for the free agency departure of Scott Selwood - with club CEO Trevor Nisbett describing the offer as disrespectful.

Flowers from the white poplar tree have turned to springtime's flying fluff, spreading the tree's seeds far and wide across the city.

More Victorian families are opting out of the traditional education system, with a 15 per cent increase in home-schooled students.

Last Wednesday's picture of humanoid electricity pylons proposed for Iceland has reminded a Yarralumla reader that once upon a time there was a posse of writers known as the Pylon Poets.

After more than two decades representing the Canberra region's humans, the former ACT Liberal senator will now be advocating for the country's animals.

Sydney's mayors are keen to make their mark, but are stymied by the complexity of the city's governance.

For now Mike Baird can do no wrong, and Malcolm Turnbull should take note of the reasons.

Divisive right-wing Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin who once called himself a "proud homophobe" is copping fresh condemnation from Australia's major Jewish organisations.

An 18-year-old Queensland man has been charged with drug trafficking after he was linked to an alleged ice syndicate that operated in the state's southeast.

The number of first home buyers in Victoria is on the increase as investor numbers continue to slide.

San Francisco 49ers rookie Jarryd Hayne has had two rushes in the red zone and came within two yards of scoring his first touchdown in the NFL against the New York Giants.

Canberra Capitals recruit Rosie Fadljevic needed a break after year-long basketball for the past couple seasons, but came to a compromise with coach Carrie Graf.

Falling profits and a diving share price didn't stop a 27 per cent jump in salary for Bernie Brookes.

A senior construction executive says invoices to Bill Shorten’s Australian Workers Union were ‘’deliberately falsified’’ as part of a deal on the $2.5 billion EastLink tollway project to pay the union $100,000 a year.

About to sign a lease with your best friend? Read this first.

Canberra Raiders hooker Josh Hodgson has been rewarded for an outstanding debut NRL season, retaining his place in the England squad for Test matches against France and New Zealand.

Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk will bypass the state government and directly lobby Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to provide federal funding for the city's abandoned Bus and Train Tunnel.

Is the bond market smarter than the equity market? Mark Burgess, the former head of the Future Fund, thinks so.

Japanese raider Fame Game might be popular with the punters for Saturday's Caulfield Cup but Zac Purton warned he is not as sharp as last year's winner Admire Rakti.

When you lose one of the best players in the competition, no compensation is going to feel like enough.

Amaysim chief Julian Ogrin says the company ditched its blue sky predictions but will still beat its revised target of having 1 million mobile customers by 2019.

A chain of good deeds from Perth's beer economy has led to a homeless family finding a new place to live.

Hail and heavy showers have doused parts of southern Sydney and there is the chance of more storms for those heading home.