Новости за 26.10.2015

Richmond has moved to safeguard one of its most improved players from a potential free agency bidding war at the end of next year.

It's time for the federal government to aim high and bring the Star Wars movies back.

Sydney may be in for a stormy Monday with the possibility of two waves of thunderstorms and areas of heavy rain.

The Board of Studies has listed the study of Indigenous issues as its number one priority in its proposal to overhaul the state's currriculum.

Several events at this year's Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in Bali were cancelled late last week after accusations they might have promoted the spread of communist ideology in Indonesia.

A nine-year-old girl had wanted to go to her school disco but her father insisted she ride with him on his new dune buggy before it rolled over and killer her, a court has heard.

One of Sydney's largest TAFEs is planning to slash by one-third its teachers of construction trades and increase class sizes despite NSW being in the middle of a construction boom, leaked documents show.

Sydney's 10 most storm-affected suburbs were revealed as Premier Mike Baird and representatives from the State Emergency Services and the NRMA came together to urge NSW to prepare for another busy storm season.

Police and the wife of a man discovered alive after going missing for two weeks in Far North Queensland say they have no idea where the 60-year-old was.

Shares are fast losing their early gains, led down by Telstra.

The love child of the former French president, Francois Mitterrand, has disclosed how her schoolfriends were sworn to keep the closely guarded secret of her father's identity.

There is no such thing as a formal school for Members of Parliament. Even bright sparks like Malcolm Turnbull or a wise character like John Howard still had to learn the many aspects of being a successful MP.

Ai Weiwei plans to create a new human rights artwork using crowd-sourced LEGO after the Danish toy maker refused on "political grounds" permission for him to use its plastic bricks in his upcoming National Gallery of Victoria show.

A pay deal previously dubbed the best in the APS has been strengthened as the federal government relaxes tight limits on pay rises.

Take a look back at the week in news, as seen through the eyes of the Herald's Comment illustrators.

When Malcolm Turnbull described himself as a "reformer" he was not just talking about infrastructure projects and tax, but the prime ministerial working space.

Victoria's biggest chicken processor has been hit with a criminal conviction after a worker's arm was maimed in an unsafe factory machine, causing lifelong damage and severe depression.

Michael Ware spent almost seven years reporting on the war in Iraq. He's spent almost as long trying to recover, and his documentary makes it abundantly clear why.

Australia's female gymnasts are in danger of missing their first Olympics since 1988 after producing their worst performance at an artistic world championships in more than 25 years.

David Warner will take part in the opening round of the Sheffield Shield as the Australia opener seeks to prove his fitness for the first Test against New Zealand.

Fire is threatening homes in central Queensland as residents are urged to evacuate.

Who is this strange woman, scared and confused and with an uncanny ability to be filmed while naked without exposing any adult content?

A Gold Coast man has been caught driving with more than 10 kilograms of cannabis stashed in his car and a subsequent search of his house has uncovered a cocktail of drugs as well as cash.

Southside golf club plans to sell its land for housing, but residents say it belongs to the community.

One person is dead and five more are injured after a horror four-car smash involving a truck north of Shepparton.