Новости за 26.10.2015

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit the Hindu Kush region of Northern Pakistan, sending tremors through the country as well as Afghanistan and India just before 3pm local time.

For Helen Bender - a young woman grieving but galvanised by the recent suicide of her father - Monday night's Q&A  was a moment to take her message to a national audience, and she wasn't about to waste it - politicians and their party positions be damned.

Homicide detectives continue to investigate the tragic death of 11-year-old Zoe Buttigieg in Wangaratta, but a prime suspect remains in a psychiatric ward on Monday evening - more than 30 hours after the girl's body was found.

Flemington racecourse once again becomes host to Australia's biggest week-long party this weekend, but Sunday night's shooting at the house of Victoria's racing chief steward Terry Bailey is a reminder that the sport of kings is also the sport of crims.

An unknown person placed six rounds of bullets into the front door of Chief Steward Terry Baileys home.

Police are investigating a shooting at the home of Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey late on Sunday night.

After yesterday's Monday morning's magnificent win over a valiant Argentine side in the Rugby World Cup semis, Australia's team, the mighty Wallabies, make their way into the Final to take on the incumbent World Champions, the All Blacks, next Saturday at Twickenham, for rugby supremacy of the planet.

'It's not about getting my money back anymore,' Ella Ingram told 7.30. 'I wanted to take it as far as I could when I found out how widespread this issue is and how many people it is affecting.'

A Shanghai-based couple has realised a massive $557,000 currency exchange saving on the purchase of a high-end apartment in Melbourne's Eureka Tower simply by delaying the transaction by 10 months.

Woolworths' new loyalty scheme is a better deal for existing shoppers but is unlikely to win the struggling supermarket new customers, industry watchers say.

Jone Wang is listening intently as property spruikers sell the merits of a brand new townhouse in Melbourne's Thornbury over an off-the-plan apartment in Sydney's Epping.

A former student turned teacher at the ANU's School of Music has spoken publicly about what she describes as a toxic culture and remorseless bullying of staff.

Steve Waugh has stared down some of the world's most intimidating bowlers, but now the former Australia cricket captain will stare down the long road from Sydney to Byron Bay on a bicycle.

Supermarket giant Woolworths seems to have gone on the charm offensive amid a miriad of changes to the supermarket giant.

A 23-year-old Sydney woman has died over the weekend at a music festival that local police tried to block.

Sausage, bacon, and other processed meats cause cancer, a panel of health experts find after reviewing decades of research.

Martin Shkreli, described as America's most hated man for trying to jack up the price of an essential medicine, has confronted his critics and admirers in a Reddit Q&A session.

An Australian Federal Police officer accused of intimidating and harassing a SBS journalist on Anzac Day breached the force's code of conduct.

With tensions over Taiwan rising, Australia might have to ask itself a tough question.

Long after he was deemed too small to make it big in the sport he so loved, Flip Saunders rose from collegiate-playing and professional-coaching careers to become one of the most powerful team executives in the NBA.

While Australians from around 30 cities will walk to promote diversity on October 31, thousands of people are set to flock to a colourful Reconciliation Place for a multicultural kite, music and food festival.

Four of Australia's top 10 men will headline the field at the Canberra International ATP Challenger event at Canberra Tennis Centre next month.

Two of Australia's most wanted men remain on the run after a series of wild goose chases and red herrings marred police efforts on the tenth day of a large-scale manhunt for the fugitives.

The national regulator is investigating claims a Brisbane training organisation linked to the Wolf of Wall Street is handing out qualifications without training.

Frank Lowy's fall from the dais at the A-League grand final continues to garner international attention, this time for all the wrong reasons.