Новости за 17.09.2019

The NBN has ruled out a "Netflix tax" in favour of drastic wholesale discounts and a new 1GB speed plan amid pressure from major reseller Telstra to cut its prices.

Deputy Premier Jackie Trad has again faced a grilling over the purchase of a contentious property near the route for Cross River Rail, despite being cleared of corruption.

IMAX documentary maker Nick Robinson has discovered that filming in the Top End is not for the fainthearted.

It won't involve early starts and a heavy truck licence. Go collect your neighbours' bins and put them in the back of a free van.

Canberra finds itself with limited leverage in its bid to secure the release of Australian nationals held in Tehran.

"There's a reason why we're all together again for this," 90210 star Shannen Doherty says, as the cast reflect on fame, friendship and the loss of Luke Perry.

Brisbane's newest board will seek to give new life to the city's more dilapidated suburbs.

The review promised by the premier into a major statewide crash of patient record software has now begun, the health minister has confirmed.

West Coast coach Adam Simpson says club great Peter Sumich has effectively given the players a "slap in the face" over his "unfounded" comments about potential drug use at the club.

It follows the retirement of director general Michael Walsh earlier this year.

A former Logan school principal and three members of his family have been charged with fraud.

The aggravated burglary, which occurred while the victim's four-year-old daughter was at home, was one of three terrifying home invasions that occurred on Sunday night and Monday morning,

Queensland will abandon moves to host the Olympic Games if there is no evidence it will boost jobs and speed up the delivery of infrastructure.

The new chief will head to Seattle this week, but a return to the skies for the grounded plane remains unknown.

After around two years of secret treatment, the 74-year-old singer has been given the all-clear.

Two people have been charged and another remains in hospital under police guard after the alleged theft of a ute at a petrol station prompted a police chase down the Princes Freeway.

Higgins' contract already tied him to North Melbourne to the end of 2020, but the contract extension will see him stay at the club until 2021 amid interest from Geelong.

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has described country footy clubs “more important than ever” with the league unveiling an $18 million package to help struggling clubs.

There is generational change aplenty at some of fashion's top houses.

Brisbane artist Glen Henderson's mother was a young switchboard operator at City Hall and her father used to ride horses in to where the building now stands.

There are calls for a shake up to tourism licences following a horrific crash on Indian Ocean Drive on Sunday that killed two Chinese-nationals.

The driver’s licences of all Victorians will be uploaded to a national facial recognition database, in what lawyers have warned could lead to privacy and security breaches.

Champions Liverpool and perennial contenders Barcelona are ready to start another European campaign, with Lionel Messi expected to return from injury for the latter.

The S&P/ASX 200 is 4 points higher thanks to a steady rise in CSL off-setting a fall in BHP and Wesfarmers shares.

The S&P/ASX 200 is down by 16 points to 6657, dragged by a fall in BHP, Wesfarmers, Rio Tinto and Ramsay Health.