Новости за 16.12.2019

WA's bushfire season has started early and severe with several fire emergencies stretching resources as a massive blaze still burns north of Perth.

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Former special services corporal Ben Roberts-Smith has rejected reports that he criticised senior military figures and attacked a royal commission-style investigation into allegations he was involved in war crimes while serving in Afghanistan.

With the last Jumanji movie, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson successfully rejuvenated the franchise kicked off by Robin Williams. But can he do it again?

The Wanderers' slide down the A-League table has been accompanied by claims of internal turmoil centred on assistant Jean-Paul de Marigny.

The Roosters have told their two-time premiership-winning centre they want him off their books by January 1 – and are prepared to let him go to Souths.

"Employee costs" starting to turn the corners, says new budget analysis, but Andrews and Pallas' union troubles remain.

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Architects from French firm Moreau Kusunoki and Australian company Genton have created the winning design for the museum's future home beside the Parramatta River.

The feral horse population in the Australian Alps has more than doubled in just five years, raising fears of a disaster to Australia's most important water catchment.

The Berejiklian government is pushing ahead with plans to build up to 700 apartments above and around a new rail station at Waterloo in Sydney's inner south.

The Mount Piper Power Station is the fourth-largest power station in NSW and features large stockpiles of coal.

WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt's media adviser Stephen Kaless tendered his resignation on Monday morning after "an incident at a staff Christmas function" on Friday night.

Melbourne’s horror 2019 AFL season has been reflected in the club’s financial result, with the Demons reporting an operating loss of $1,580,419 for the year ending 31 October.

A relaxed Jeff Horn stayed cool while tempers flared and temperatures soared in Brisbane on Monday, in the build-up to his middleweight boxing rematch with Michael Zerafa.

A relaxed Jeff Horn stayed cool while tempers flared and temperatures soared in Brisbane on Monday, in the build-up to his middleweight boxing rematch with Michael Zerafa.

A former senior member of Premier Gladys Berejiklian's staff is under scrutiny over his new job.

Former Victoria Police chief commissioner Simon Overland was the architect of the twin structures which housed the Lawyer X scandal, but says he knew nothing about it.

Medical staff at Sydney Children's Hospital fear a lack of regular bypasses mean they are losing the skills to perform the surgery safely.

Heading into his first game with the Sydney Thunder, Ross explained how his trademark sweep shot was the product of a boyhood love for hockey.

The three earthquakes that rocked the Hunter Valley wine region could be felt as far away as Sydney.

Michael Zerafa and Jeff Horn meet again in Brisbane on Wednesday in what promises to be a fierce battle as the former seeks dominance and the latter redemption.

A Papua New Guinea national who conspired to smuggle cocaine into Australia held a valuable position as a logistics worker, a court has heard.

Securing a largely symbolic budget surplus should not distract the Morrison government from real reform on tax, workplace relations and energy.

A 14-year-old girl has died on the way to hospital after she was hit by a car in Colyton.