Новости за 30.08.2015

As the tributes flowed for legendary racehorse trainer Bart Cummings, the 12-time Melbourne Cup-winner's "best" jockey, former Perth rider JJ Miller reflected on quiet moments of recent years spent well away from the limelight.

Pranksters and self-promoters have gotten pretty good at engineering virality on the social Web. But Nic Vargus says that's not what he did this week — honest.

What sort of tinpot outfit has Australia turned into when the Australian Prime Minister on Saturday was publicly forced to reassure people that they would not be stopped randomly in Australian streets and asked for their visa papers ("Border farce: PM feels heat over visa checks", August 29-30). The planned checks and interrogation reveal much about the government attitude towards us. Despite Tony Abbott's protestations that he knew nothing about this it remains an outrageous indictment of him and his government.

The family of champion trainer Bart Cummings have accepted the offer of a state funeral from the NSW government.

Victorian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis will make his international debut on Monday when Australia begin their limited-overs series against England, in the teams' one-off Twenty20 in Cardiff.

On April 28, 2012, Derrick Rose stood as the NBA's reigning most valuable player, the youngest in league history. A woman, known only as "Jane Doe", has alleged in a civil suit that Rose and two friends took part in drugging and gang-raping her in August 2013.

Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad called for a "people's power" movement to topple Prime Minister Najib Razak over a financial scandal.

The Canberra Raiders hope to be operating out of a new development at their 'spiritual home' of Northbourne Oval by the end of 2017.

He was a man all Australians thought they knew at least on one day of the year. Most of us grew up with Bart Cummings being the centre of attention on the biggest day of the racing year, the first Tuesday in November.

Joe Agresta might not be most famous or influential figure to pay tribute to Bart Cummings following his death at 87, but he probably knew him the best.

Medibank Private has signed a three-year contract with Calvary Health Care, ending an ugly public scrap between the insurer and the private hospital group over liability for "adverse patient events" and unplanned hospital readmissions.

A NSW policeman has suffered minor injuries during a brawl in which a father and son were stabbed.

Cyber attacks are the number one risk feared by Australian insurers over the next three years.

Shattered at having his Commonwealth Games dream ripped away from him, Gosford boxer Josh English debated giving the sport away.

"You can't give me that much space, I guess."

St Edmund's College confirmed its status as the most dominant rugby union school in the ACT with its first XV completing a second straight unbeaten season.

Canberra are on the cusp of writing themselves into the NRL record books for the wrong reason, but claim it's proof a top-four finish is achievable next year.

The European migration 'crisis' has become one of the main global news stories this year. Some 300,000 refugees and migrants have already entered Europe by sea, with projections that many more will arrive before the year's end.

Union corruption is rife, and the royal commission is necessary to root it out.

Wanniassa's Tim Kiernan is part of a team of motorcycle enthusiasts dubbed The Hillbillies riding to Urana, 100km south-west of Wagga Wagga, for the Scrapheap Adventure Ride.

A massive cover-up of employee exploitation is being run out of 7-Eleven corporate headquarters, a joint investigation by Fairfax media and Four Corners can reveal.

As the future of their veterans remains clouded, Geelong continue to act to shore up the state of their list for 2016 and beyond.

Unpaid carers in Australia provide over $1 billion worth of support and assistance each week, according to a new report from Carers Australia.

Fremantle finally have some silverware to put in their trophy cabinet after locking up the minor premiership with a 54-point demolition of Melbourne in Sunday's AFL clash at Domain Stadium.

Forget the race that stops a nation, this is the race that starts a town.