Новости за 16.10.2015

A win over Scotland could have the Wallabies aiming for an extraordinary feat at the World Cup.

It wasn't the clearest critique of tax policy or the class system, but Russell Brand nevertheless left hosts and viewers of The Project amused when he sounded off about Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

It was a bizarre and brutally public physical examination. Angelababy underwent a battery of tests, including X-rays and even a plastic surgeon poking around the inside of her mouth

Two of Australia's most wanted criminals are locked in a tense stand-off with police after shooting at officers on Friday afternoon in the state's south.

The growing number of Kiwis languishing in Australian detention centres and being deported for minor crimes will be a sore point in Malcolm Turnbull's talks with his New Zealand counterpart during his first overseas trip as prime minister.

A former lieutenant of the ultra-nationalist Australian Defence League (ADL) speaks out against his one-time comrades who, he says, have co-opted the movement into something unrecognisable.

A teenage terror suspect allegedly spent a whole day orchestrating for a schoolboy to carry out the shooting attack at Parramatta police headquarters.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has described his investment strategy as "boring and passive". But "boring" depends on your perspective.

Many begin their nun life at just six years of age, searching for enlightenment amid ankle-deep raw sewage, cholera outbreaks, manual labour and days-long meditation in sub-zero temperatures.

Syrian troops backed by Russian jets, Hezbollah and Iranian fighters attacked fighters south of Aleppo in an expanded offensive against Islamic State.

Russia says all of its planes in Syria safely returned to base and its drones were operating 'as planned'.

As if Melbourne's laneways don't have enough going on with their cafes, galleries, fashion houses and street art, the City of Melbourne now wants to turn them into gardens as well.

Novak Djokovic has ended Bernard Tomic's impressive run at the Shanghai Masters with a hard-fought quarter-final win.

The Wallabies have been dealt a devastating double blow to their World Cup campaign with Israel Folau and David Pocock ruled out of their quarter-final showdown with Scotland.

Teenage boys are just as feral with their diet as you think they are.

The NBL rivalry between the Perth Wildcats and New Zealand Breakers has once again lived up to its name, with the Wildcats coming out on top 83-80 after several twists in Perth Arena's opening game of the season.

Darren Berry, acknowledged by Steve Waugh as the best player he saw to never wear the baggy green Test cap, has strengthened what was an already formidable brain's trust at the Sydney Sixers by being appointed Greg Shipperd's assistant for the Big Bash League.

Edgy home buyers and a crackdown on bank lending to property investors appear to have drained momentum from Sydney's housing boom, the Reserve Bank says.

Retno Marsudi is no stranger to dealing with the challenging dynamics between Australia and Indonesia. But what has been a difficult relationship is looking up, writes Jewel Topsfield.

Australian Tyler Wright has dominated the final of the World Surf League event in France to claim back-to-back titles, while compatriot Bede Durbidge finished second in the men's event behind Brazilian Gabriel Medina.

Samantha Stosur has rallied for an encouraging three-set win over British player Heather Watson to reach the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Open.

New details suggest US plane "intentionally targeted" Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital, killing 12 staff and 10 patients, charity says.

Rangana Herath took six first-innings wickets to put West Indies in a spin as Sri Lanka enforced the follow-on on the third day of the opening Test on Friday.

US warships expected to challenge sovereignty claimed by China in freedom of navigation exercise.

Family and friends of Brisbane Grammar School teacher Greg Masters have farewelled him at a funeral in Brisbane's north.