Новости за 08.04.2018

Plus Canberra Airport's open day and the Raiders stick by star fullback ahead of court date.

To understand how Vladimir Putin is weaning Russians off foreign food, look no further than the apple trees growing near the Black Sea.

US talk show host Jimmy Kimmel had mocked the First Lady's accent, sparking a feud with Fox News host Sean Hannity.

The US President has said he wants out of Syria after defeating IS, but that will leave an easy-to-fill vacuum, writes Josh Rogin.

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There is no doubt that Malcolm Turnbull, who once promised great hope, has instead delivered great disappointment.

As Cosby returns to court, the comedian will be confronted not only by his accusers, but also by the rippling effects of #MeToo.

Sebastian Vettel has held off a thrilling late challenge from Valtteri Bottas to win the Bahrain Grand Prix.

German police said they detained several people in Berlin who they suspect had planned attacks linked to Sunday's half-marathon.

Peter Sagan added the cobbles of the Hell of the North to his list of titles on Sunday after out-riding the remnants of the breakaway.

Danny Welbeck's second goal of the game has given Arsenal a 3-2 win and cost Southampton a draw as fight they relegation.

Cate Campbell's legend has grown by winning an event she entered for fun, capping another successful night in the pool for Australia.

EDITORIAL: It is clear that Australian taxpayers do not enjoy the level of rights and protections that they deserve.

Jake McKeon is using discarded coconut shells to build an environmentally friendly business.

Australian small businesses are competing on a world stage for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

A cafe operator has been fined close to $100,000 after an employee was allegedly forced to pay back thousands of dollars in wages.

High-profile barrister Charles Waterstreet has declared bankruptcy, throwing into doubt his ability to continue practising at the Sydney Bar.

Letters

"The NSW Federation of Parents and Citizens' Associations will seek legislative action to prohibit corporal punishment, detention and the humiliation of children in schools. It believes offending pupils should be given remedial teaching, not punishment. A draft submission states that some forms of humiliation in schools are "just short of the medieval practice of placing a citizen in stocks.'"

We've lost our ability to appreciate effort, individual struggles and personal best results. Instead, it's all about winning on the world stage.

It’s a spring clean in autumn, a suitably arse-about Down Under interpretation of a northern hemisphere tradition.

Abbott seems to assume that there’s some enormous silent majority out there yearning for implementation of his world view.

Tony Abbott insists he is not about to challenge Malcolm Turnbull for the prime ministership.

Round three was a reminder to every club in the competition that a dominant ruckman is crucial. And without one, you're in strife.

"The real contest in Australian politics is about the kind of country we want to be."