Новости за 07.04.2016

Malcolm Turnbull seeks reform in the banks, but is he brave enough for  full reform of the financial services industry.

The royal commission has recommended coercion relating to dowry should be considered family violence.

Opposition to the WestConnex motorway project is growing after Marrickville Council used its powers to try to block contractors from accessing roads to carry out preliminary work.

A child who died after being hit by a car in Sydney's west on Thursday morning has been named as 16-month-old Shreyan Thapa.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has lashed government inaction over scandals at the major banks, as another Coalition MP has called for royal commission into the "immoral conduct" of the major banks.

Finally, sadly, pathetically.After all the shameful point-scoring and reckless scare-mongering, politicians, business leaders, unions, and workers are as one. And what's uniting them is a horrible, probably undeniable truth. Whyalla faces ruin with its economy teetering on the edge of an abyss, courtesy of the impending failure of the major employer Arrium Steel. It's got nothing whatsoever to do with the carbon tax, and yet Wayne Hanson's notorious words, gleefully parrotted by a rampaging Tony Abbott five years ago, are coming true.

Your guide to what's going on around the capital this weekend.

It's time to let entrepreneurs loose on the social welfare sector.

Former Labor deputy leader David Lamont also revealed as involved in Manuka Oval redevelopment

CSIRO chief Larry Marshall has ruled out any discrimination against staff on the basis of union affiliation or location despite internal emails showing such factors might play a role during the agency's painful job cuts.

The Socceroos will have to wait a little longer for a dream rematch with Iran after rocketing to Australia's highest FIFA world ranking in four years.

Arguably the final remaining key figure from the Essendon drugs saga could soon be leaving the club.

One of Australia's leading think tanks will host a jobs summit in Brisbane this month on the back of employment data showing the changing face of Queensland's industry.

Society says no one knows how many are out there, with no count done in a decade.

A gunman who seriously wounded two members of the Bros outlaw motorcycle gang outside its Yarraville clubhouse remains on the run, but detectives from the armed crime squad and Echo taskforce have obtained video footage of the attack last month.

Side by Side. It's a self-styled motto at Collingwood and now, like never before, Australia's most iconic sports club will live and project the philosophy.

Henry Hobhouse was best known as the author of a remarkable book published in 1985: Seeds of Change.

I'm not going to lie, friends: up until last night I thought technophobic hyperbole about the imminent rise of the machines was nothing more than the ranting of paranoid freaks.

Everyone who knew Leo was the better for his influence on their life, for his warmth and generosity.

Richmond have responded to their stunning capitulation against Collingwood by dropping three players for Saturday's clash against Adelaide at Etihad Stadium.

Buffering has arrived in Hong Kong after getting equine rock star transport from Dubai.

Take a little stroll down doing-nothing-about-tax-avoidance lane with old pals Diamond Joe and Scozza Mozza in a very special View from the Street.

The mystery-solving clergyman is a venerable institution in the annals of detective fiction.

The Championships wraps up at headquarters on Saturday and we've got you covered with our preview of the 10-race card.

A $48 million apartment complex will replace the former Best Western Monaro Motel site in Kingston.