Новости за 05.11.2015

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has sought business advice from another PM: Possum Magic.

Mark Carney signalled the UK needs record-low interest rates for a while longer as China drags on the world economy.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday that the crash was "more likely than not" caused by a bomb.

Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens has signalled bank investors may face a future of lower returns.

Sydney University student politics is famed for both churning out some of the country's highest profile politicians and public figures - Tony Abbott, Joe Hockey and Michael Kirby among them - but also for its unruliness.

Melco Crown reported third-quarter profit fell 22 per cent as economic slowdown hit the world's largest gambling hub.

The treasury is preparing to downgrade its forecasts of economic growth, cutting expected improvements in government revenue and potentially pushing out its estimate of the date the budget returns to surplus.

Jessica Mauboy has revealed a panic attack that engulfed her in the moments before she was due to sing the national anthem at the Melbourne Cup is the reason she unexpectedly backed out of performing at the event.

It's long been a mystery what former US president George H.W. Bush thought of his son President George W. Bush's response to the September 11 attacks and the subsequent invasion of Iraq. The elder Bush, known as '41' as he was the 41st president, of course, had stopped short of ousting Saddam Hussein; 'Bush 43' had gone ahead and done just that. But what was said behind closed doors in Crawford or Kennebunkport?

Flights between Bali and Australia will be grounded for a fourth consecutive day, as a volcanic ash cloud continues to wreak havoc on holidaymakers' plans.

Scientists have linked climate change to several extreme weather events that hit Australia last year, including city melting heatwaves, record hot spring temperatures and the sweltering conditions that greeted the G20 meeting in Brisbane.

Former union boss Derrick Belan was escorted from a private psychiatric hospital to the unions royal commission to face questions about hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on his corporate credit card.

Near the southern gate of the Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in this Afghan city stands a guard post. It's peppered with shrapnel holes the size of golf balls. On the floor is a black slipper stained with dried blood. Strands of hair stick to the ceiling, and in the dirt outside fragments of bone are easy to find.

A neck injury was causing Josh Dugan to lose strength in his left arm. He has undergone surgery for a debilitating neck injury that St George Illawarra medical staff feared would have had an impact on his playing career.

The Webb Ellis Cup is in Wellington, and its first stop has been the resting place of a very special All Blacks legend.

NRL premiership super star and Dally M winner has capped off a stellar year by marrying his partner Samantha Lynch on Hamilton Island on Tuesday.

Short sellers have woken up to the tough year ahead of BHP Billiton, with bets against the company's share price rising five-fold in recent months.

Online holiday rental group Stayz could lower commission rates paid by property owners, introduce a booking fee for travellers and add more urban accommodation and online booking capability as it looks to better compete against sharing economy giant Airbnb.

It is never a good look for a chief executive to sell shares in the company they run, but this might be an exception.

Usman Khawaja realised his lifelong ambition on Thursday, and this time there will be no jarring jolt back from fantasy-land.

There could be serious challenges to our society from handing robots the wheel.

Melbourne City bounce back from fadeout against Newcastle Jets in the best possible style.

Melbourne City coach John van 't Schip had hailed his team for their commitment and mental strength to come back from a huge disappointment six days earlier and win 4-2 on the road in Adelaide, traditionally a difficult place for Victorian clubs to travel.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will ease regulations to allow for self-driving cars to be tested on public roads from fiscal 2017 with the aim of companies providing the service for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

A rainy start to Canberra's wettest month of the year is set to continue with more showers and storms on the way.