Новости за 12.04.2017

The removal of the Burke and Wills statue from its prominent location on the corner of Swanston and Collins streets in the early hours of Monday morning marks the beginning of a new and exciting chapter in Melbourne's story.

The Daily Mail will pay an undisclosed amount of money and issue an apology after it published claims about Mrs Trump.

The woman who hired a real estate agent facing allegations of a multimillion-dollar fraud to work in her new business has defended her new employee as "very successful" and "hard working".

Sally Fitzgibbons has a badly cut foot and it is unclear whether she will be able to stay in the Rip Curl Pro.

There is a smaller house in Melbourne than this 3.2 metre wide Victorian brick cottage. It's the famous 1870s weatherboard pre-fab in Collingwood, "the Doll's House" that at 2.5 metres wide once accommodated five people – at the same time.

How you see the Nordic country says a lot about where you sit in the spectrum of propaganda seeping into global news.

The crown atop Sydney's northern suburbs is slipping, as the Emerald City's elite flock to the east.

There were few "announceables" in Malcolm Turnbull's trip, but the visit was anything but pointless.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says relations between Moscow and Washington have deteriorated in the early months of Donald Trump's presidency.

Brisbane Roar have revived their Asian Champions League hopes with a 2-1 victory over Japanese champions Kashima Antlers.

Encouraging wealthy tourists to ditch big game safaris for a croc shooting adventure in Queensland could be a boon for Indigenous communities, a traditional owner says.

The NSW Supreme Court has ordered the Queensland government and the bodies that run the state's dams to sit down with lawyers for almost 7000 flood victims to find a mediated settlement in the multimillion-dollar class action.

The AFL has forged ahead in its promise to open up the grand final to supporters from competing clubs, but prices may rise.

The discovery of a burnt thumb on a road led police to a man who organised to have his pizza parlour burned down for a fake insurance claim, a court has heard.

The number of child sexual assault cases reaching NSW courts has doubled over the past three years but conviction rates have dropped, raising questions about how the matters are dealt with in the criminal justice system.

Another inner north record has tumbled with the sale of an executive knock-down rebuild in O'Connor.

Cody Walker has set up more tries than anyone else this season.

Be prepared for a bit of fun if you catch the Daoiri Farrell Trio at the National Folk Festival

Students from both Canberra universities earned a wage above the national median starting salary of $56,000.

Five primary school-aged children have been rushed to hospital after a car burst into flames in a crash near Lavers Hill.

Telstra shares fell to their lowest level in five years on Wednesday, losing 7.5 per cent of their value on news that broadband provider TPG would build Australia's fourth mobile network.

Patrons won't have to mix their own vodka and Red Bull at WA bars if WA's new Premier Mark McGowan has his way.

Prawns will be available "but very expensive" this Easter, FishCo owner John Fragopoulos said.

No one expected Sydney to be 0-3 and in danger of recording some unwanted history. But there are worrying signs about traditional Swans' strengths having become weaknesses.

Police are seeking help to find missing man Matthew Nicholls, last seen in Phillip in early February.