Новости за 30.12.2015

The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games organising committee received technical advice on the $26 million opening and closing ceremonies tender from a couple who previously worked for the company which subsequently won the contract.

The combination of Kaarle McCulloch and Anna Meares is synonymous with Australian track cycling success, but McCulloch's name is heard far less than that of Meares.

The Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast New Year's Eve celebrations could very well put Brisbane's New Year's Eve fireworks at South Bank Parklands into the shade.

Ten hot and hungry kittens and their mother were abandoned in a cardboard box outside the Cat Haven in Perth on Christmas Eve.

Formula One drivers such as Australia's Daniel Ricciardo need to be given the chance to compete with the dominant Mercedes team for the sake of fans, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says.

As 2015 comes to an end, attention turns to how best to bring in the New Year.

She's finally got her hands on an Australian passport, and now Daria Gavrilova has set her sights on becoming a force in next year's tennis grand slams.

A police officer and his local community rallied to rescue "Daisy" the cow after she was found bogged in far north Queensland.

There are, as usual, many questions to be answered as the markets rally into the new year.

New Year's Eve in Perth is set to go off with a bang on Thursday night with six firework displays planned across the metropolitan area and a suite of parties being hosted at popular night-spots.

Honestly, why do we have to tolerate the arrogance and self-indulgence of politicians that would earn them the sack in broader society?

ACT Corrections sheds light on the most requested books at the Alexander Maconochie Centre library.

The Turnbull government will ask the federal parliament to urgently pass laws ensuring the integrity of unions and the construction industry following the trade union royal commission handing down its findings.

Soundwave may be dead and buried, but metal musicians motivated by the loss of big audiences and stages are doggedly pushing ahead with a plan to run a smaller repacement festival, remarkably in five major cities.

Bill Shorten has escaped any adverse finding by the trade union royal commissioner Dyson Heydon but Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull signalled his government's intention to pursue the Opposition Leader over his union past all the way to the next election and beyond.

Follow the live scores as the Melbourne Stars host the Perth Scorchers at Etihad Stadium.

The family of long-time Tharwa resident Valda Jeffery has remembered her as deeply loved and steadfastly loyal, and said a wealth of good memories had helped ease the sadness of her death on Christmas Day.

Guan Hu's gangster comedy keeps playing with expectations, almost to the final frame.

Cricket Australia has not received a poor rating for any Test pitch this summer despite widespread criticism curators are producing wickets heavily favoured towards the batsmen.

How swiftly fortunes turn. Less than two years ago, Kathy Jackson was lauded by the government as a "lion of the union movement" for lifting the lid on union corruption. On Wednesday, she reached a new nadir in her descent from hero to zero.

Sydney FC have suffered a blow before their high-profile clash against Melbourne City after star striker Alex Brosque was ruled out with a hamstring injury.

The commission has presented the Federal Parliament with a genuine opportunity for reform.

Rob Ashton, the chief comment moderator for Fairfax Media’s five metropolitan news websites, discusses the most-commented stories of the year, and offers advice for those who get rejected.

A record end-of-year rally in US natural gas prices has brought some slight relief for shale-heavy BHP Billiton.

The year of bitcoin's comeback, and the escapologist in Greece. These are the most fascinating stories of 2015.