Новости за 29.10.2015

When parents pay premium fees for their children to attend elite private schools, it's no wonder these young people have a sense of entitlement.

Telstra has slashed 411 workers from its call centres across the country, blaming falling profits in some parts of its business despite predictions of a $4.4 billion profit next year.

By going from one of the warmest football cities to one of the coldest, former Singapore S.League striker Geison Moura has moved a step closer to fulfilling a dream of playing Major League Soccer.

JK Rowling has used her Harry Potter characters to explain her stance on an international boycott of Israel.

Mick Price should scratch his Victoria Derby itch, but punters would be well advised to look elsewhere for money makers on the best card in Australian racing.

Glen Boss is in pole position to secure an 11th hour Melbourne Cup mount with Godolphin circling the big race jockey to ride Elhaame should the European win the Lexus Stakes on Saturday.

​For the second day in a row at the MCG, an unheralded batsman has made playing the pink ball look like a breeze.

Weeks before US President Barack Obama ordered the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in May 2011, four administration lawyers hammered out highly-secret rationales intended to overcome any legal obstacles and made it all but inevitable that Navy SEALs would kill the fugitive al-Qaeda leader, not capture him.

Three men have unwittingly lit themselves on fire in an arson attack on a shop in Melbourne's southeast.

Socceroos legend Tim Cahill will stay with Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua for at least one more season after agreeing terms on Thursday night.

Essendon believe they can challenge for the top four again within three years under new coach John Worsfold.

His gesture was subtle, but deliberate, as Kevin Garnett began the first game of his 21st season in the NBA nursing the pain of losing beloved Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Flip Saunders.

For one game, at least, the Knicks showed that they could vie for respectability, as they manhandled the Bucks, 122-97.

Public confidence in the integrity of computer systems being vital for the future implementation of e-government initiatives, it's understandable bureaucrats should downplay problems. But outright denials of dysfunction are just as damaging.

Malcolm Turnbull's idea of ground-to-ground cycling of our uranium resources makes some sense ("Turnbull backs uranium expansion", October 29).

Test skipper 103no at stumps on day two as NSW extend lead over South Australia to 359 runs in opening Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval.

Telstra chief executive Andy Penn will combat rising competition and falling revenues by slashing costs and boosting the levels of customer service delivered through computer systems rather than people.

Qube, the logistics group chaired by Chris Corrigan, is trying to bust up Brookfield Infrastructure's $8.9 billion takeover bid for Asciano by making a stealth raid for up to 20 per cent of the ports and rail group.

A member of Indonesian President Joko Widodo's ruling party has called on the Indonesian government to "send a strong protest" after a report found Australian officials paid people smugglers to return to Indonesia.

A truck carrying chemicals has become wedged under a South Yarra bridge causing them to spill onto the road.

Melbourne United signings Stephen Holt and Majok Majok landed a last-second knockout blow to take down Perth Wildcats at Hisense Arena on Thursday night.

The actual cost for Australia to have a more humane immigration policy isn't as high as you might think.

Australia's firefighters may be in for a tough summer with record heat across Australia in October likely to linger into a warmer and drier than average November and beyond, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

Thrift drivers spread word on low-profile Fyshwick petrol discounter.

The Greek coastguard rescued 242 migrants when their wooden boat sank north of the island of Lesbos, but at least three drowned, including two small boys, authorities said.