Новости за 23.12.2015

After being found guilty of the most serious of doping charges, racehorse trainer Danny O'Brien declared he was coming after the officials who investigated him.

And which frontbench scandal will metastasize over the break? Your news of the day, reduced to a snarky rant.

Iraqi forces engaged Islamic State fighters in the city centre of Ramadi for the first time on Tuesday, in an attempt to seize the key provincial capital after months of buildup.

Castle Towers management has blamed high shoppers numbers, rain and a car crash for the parking chaos customers endured on Tuesday.

Until the Iraqi government delivers on critical security and judicial reform, IS and groups like it cannot be vanquished.

Nine Entertainment Co and WIN Corp have begun exploratory merger discussions as they continue high-stakes negotiations over their affiliation agreement.

Police have charged a Collie teenager after he allegedly attempted to run over officers in the state's south-west on Tuesday, ending in back injuries for a constable.

Yvette Kelly and her sister Rose have housed some of Melbourne's most downtrodden people in their Gatwick Hotel for decades, but say mounting costs and the "ice" plague have prompted them to finally sell the St Kilda rooming house.

Our crack team of experts has gone to the dark side to compile our guide to the worst films of the year.

An investigation into the brutal bashing of an Indigenous inmate hours after he was taken into custody has finished.

The federal opposition says it will launch a Senate inquiry unless ADF investigates the use of a drug linked to hallucinations, depression and suicidal thoughts.

Residue from smokers' fingers and clothes has been picked up in the systems of babies, being cared for in hospital neonatal units, as part of The University of Texas study.

There is little wonder that Blake Shinn gets a good feeling every time he rides I've Got The Looks because with her come good memories.

New product technology is allowing customers to create their own individual versions of everything from surfboards to gin.

Koala populations in NSW have declined by at least 33 per cent in the last 20 years and, on current trends, could be extinct in the state by 2055.

Mitch Marsh could join the Australian contingent who will be on the road for six consecutive months next year, as he contemplates ending his two-year absence from the Indian Premier League.

Unemployed bodybuilder Bektash Keshavarzi allegedly used the fake identities of Anthony Carado​ and Jason Ryaz​ to help him run a major drug trade in Sydney's north.

Australian shares provided some pre-Christmas chair, notching up their sixth straight day of gains with mining and energy stocks leading the way.

A 48-year-old woman has denied lighting several fires across Perth's southern suburbs, telling a court on Wednesday that she wasn't a "pyromaniac".

A page filled with videos of Perth school students fighting has been deleted by Facebook, as a video of people brawling in Perth CBD hit headlines.

Human error has led to nine parents being sent birth certificates for other peoples' babies, in what has been described as a major privacy breach.

Liquidator KPMG's report into BBY has revealed the firm's investment in Firestone Energy was pivotal in denting its financial position and contributing to its demise.

Canberra Raiders recruit Jeff Lima believes his new team is on the fast track to emulating the revered culture at former club Melbourne Storm.

People with big dreams are no longer relying on professional investors to fund their ideas.

Anglers throughout the region can look forward to some good angling in both fresh and saltwater during the Christmas holiday break.