Новости за 04.12.2015

Copper, aluminium and other base metals climbed after a strong US jobs report that helped to allay fears the world's largest economy has hit a soft patch.

Australian small businesses are lagging well behind their Asia-Pacific competitors when it comes to innovation.

Out of town: Hawthorne tops the year with a local high of about $7 million.

Spot iron ore prices fell to a fresh 10 year low below $US40 a tonne on Friday and were set for their steepest weekly decline in five months.

Investors are increasingly sceptical that ECB chief Mario Draghi's stimulus efforts will lead to stronger corporate results.

A Maoist cult leader was found guilty on Friday of raping and beating his brainwashed female followers, while keeping his own daughter a fearful prisoner for more than 30 years in homes across south London.

It will soon be 12 months since Katrina Dawson – mother, wife, daughter, sister, barrister, and friend – died in the Lindt cafe siege, and her close-knit family have spent the year deep in their grief.

One of the two people accused of killing 14 at a holiday party in California pledged allegiance to a leader of Islamic State militant group, two US government sources said on Friday.

US stocks rebounded as jobs data report reinforced optimism that the economy is robust enough to withstand higher interest rates.

Those observing the hustle and bustle of world leaders may miss the minutiae of deals being hammered out late into the night.

OPEC has informally set a record oil-output ceiling of 31.5 million barrels a day, a sign that the battle for global market share remains intact.

The US economy created 211,000 jobs in November, an increase that all but guarantees policy makers at the Fed will raise rates this month.

The NSW corruption watchdog has been accused of unlawful conduct and "oppressive maladministration" in its ill-fated investigation into Crown prosecutor Margaret Cunneen.

Mark Wahlberg's former home is on sale for $17 million more than what the actor sold it for two years ago.

The Perth Wildcats have defeated the Adelaide 36ers 90-72 at Perth Arena in another contest which added fuel to the NBL rivalry between the two.

Professional Footballers Australia player relations executive Kathryn Gill has slammed the upcoming Asian women's football qualification tournament for next year's Olympics as "disgraceful".

A Western Sydney A-League fan banned by Football Federation Australia (FFA) has spoken out about his penalty on ABC's 7.30 program.

Cory Bernardi has crossed the floor for a second time in a fortnight and fired a warning shot to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to better consult the party room, after a midnight deal was struck with the Greens to overturn Liberal policy on private companies disclosing their tax affairs.

Bishop Ronald Mulkearns is set to again evade questioning over his role as an alleged protector of pedophile priests, with the former Ballarat Bishop expected to shun a Royal Commission hearing despite being compelled to appear as a witness.

As Australia's richest woman prepares to ship the first iron ore from Roy Hill after an arduous two-decade-long journey, she gave a rare insight into how she copes with stress.

Jeff Gleeson, senior counsel for Racing Victoria, clashed heatedly with trainer Danny O'Brien in the closing stages of day five of the hearing of cobalt charges on Friday.

In desperation, the Coalition's conservatives have turned to Dutton, despite the fact that he's regularly trampled on core values.

A moment of magic from Sydney FC's star player snapped their four-game winless streak – but the game-breaker was not the highly-paid import fans hoped and expected would deliver.

Barnes has a new tourist destination. It's a pile of rubble. Until last week, 26 The Terrace, London SW13, was a lovely Georgian house, just across the road from the pebbly banks of a quiet bend of the Thames, where rowers brave the late-autumn waters and joggers puff along the river paths.

Helped by Ajinkya Rahane's cultured century, India posted a series-high 334 before skittling South Africa for 121 to take control of the fourth and final Test on Friday.