Новости за 17.08.2018

The sheep on the Stokes family's southern Queensland farm can have food or water, but they can't have both.

A Brisbane man's schizophrenia played no role in his decision to beat a Korean woman to death and dump her body in a park, a Queensland court has heard.

A mother responds to the sentence for a former Families SA worker who preyed on her daughter, an Adelaide resident fed up with having his lawn soiled sets up CCTV to catch the culprit, how your postcode could determine how long you might live, the Crows 1998 premiership side gathers for its 20 year reunion.

DARREN Weir isn’t predicting a day of domination at Caulfield on Saturday, just one that will provide a springboard into spring’s feature races.

TYSON Fury has vowed to put on a show for Deontay Wilder on Sunday (AEST) when he takes on Francesco Pianeta in Belfast.

A former Families SA carer who sexually abused two young girls in his care has been sentenced to 12 years in prison - but a judge says his actions will stay with his victims for the rest of their lives.

Another resident vote about a nuclear waste facility has been stalled in South Australia, after an indigenous group argued a similar poll was discriminatory.

A Cricket Australia staffer sacked for criticising the Tasmanian government's lack of abortion services will take the matter to the Federal Court after Fair Work Commission negotiations broke down.

A "big stick" will be used to whack energy companies in a bid to force down power prices and win Malcolm Turnbull support for his national energy plan.

Indonesian police fatally shot dozens of petty criminals in a deliberate campaign of "unnecessary and excessive" force before the Asian Games, Amnesty International says.

A firefighting helicopter has crashed while battling a blaze on the NSW South Coast with the pilot - the sole person on board - feared dead.

The Australian dollar has held above recent lows as China sought to stabilise its yuan and strains in emerging markets eased for a moment.

AUSSIE multi-sport paralympian Dylan Alcott has taken to Twitter to blast an Australian airline for forgetting to bring his wheelchair to the gate after landing.

Indonesian police and military personnel battled wildfires in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, on Thursday, August 16, as the blaze threatened forests and plantations in the province and sent smoke haze to towns and villages. The firefighting efforts were led by West Kalimantan police chief Didi Haryono and the 12th/Tanjungpura Military District commander Major General Achmad Supriyadi. On August 16, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected 1,075 hot spots in West Kalimantan – the highest number in Indonesia. Читать дальше...

THE Courier Mail racing editor Nathan Exelby looks for the winners at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

A man who admitted his part in a fatal fight outside a Perth pub after a Danny Green versus Anthony Mundine boxing match has been jailed for four years and four months.

VICTORIAN motorists have been slugged $800 million over six years for a database that never materialised.

Video supplied August 17, 2018 of South Sudanese-Australians speaking about the hurt they have experienced following comments made by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull about gangs and crime in Victoria. In the video made by the Anglican Melbourne Diocese women and men speak about the insults they have experienced on the street, those who have committed suicide and that racism is "not the Australian way". "Malcolm Turnbull please take your words back," one young woman says. (AAP Video/Supplied/Anglican Melbourne Diocese) NO ARCHIVING... Читать дальше...

August 17, 2018, Football Federation Australia chairman Steven Lowy, in Sydney, speaks about his legacy in the role after announcing he will step down when his term expires in November, amid a torrid power struggle for soccer’s governance in the nation. Mr Lowy says he’s proud of the FFA board's stand for "very strong independent values”, the Socceroos making their fourth World Cup campaign, the success of the Matildas. He adds “there are many avenues that I’m very proud about but of course that’s... Читать дальше...

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe says the strong overseas connections that have resulted from people migrating to live in Australia are an economic asset for the country.

August 17, 2018, Football Federation Australia chairman Steven Lowy, in Sydney, answers questions after announcing he will step down from his role when his term expires in November, amid a torrid power struggle for soccer’s governance in the nation. Mr Lowy says “all the behaviour I have seen” in his three years as FFA chairman suggests A-League clubs would like a much larger share of revenue, which he says “by definition, the grassroots and the national teams will lose out and that is who we’re trying to protect here”. Читать дальше...

GERARD PIQUE celebrated after his company’s £2.3billion plan to revamp the Davis Cup were voted through.

THE work renovating a two-bedroom unit in central Geelong is set to pay off handsomely with the selling agent expecting a cracker auction on Saturday.

A herbal medicine practitioner charged over the death of a patient in Sydney has shown no remorse for the alleged victim or her family, according to court documents.

A woman has denied the poisoning murder of her de facto husband, more than two years after the man was found dead inside his Adelaide home.