Новости за 26.10.2015

Allegations of illegal, sanction-busting activity by AWB in its contracts with Iraq wheat buyers did not cause concern with Australian officials because the company was seen as 'incorruptible'.

The FFA has turned down the Phoenix's application for a long-term licence in the A-League, raising further fears about the club's future.

Canberra's controversial tram project will be debated at a public forum on Thursday, where economists David Hughes will explain why he believes the project fails on public transport, policy policy and economic grounds.

Markus Rehm only has one leg, the other he runs and jumps on is a blade. On Friday the paralympian jumped further than the able bodied world champion Greg Rutherford did to win gold at the London Olympics.

This was the country music festival you have when you don't have a festival.

One of the world's leading euthanasia campaigners, Dr Philip Nitschke, has agreed to stop providing people with advice on how to end their lives, so he can keep his medical registration.

Hunters gunned down almost bears in Florida this weekend, when the state lifted restrictions on shooting the creatures.

James Packer's casino partner in Macau, Lawrence Ho, has admitted China's anti-corruption crackdown has hurt high-roller revenue.

He's been used as an impact player for the Canberra Vikings this season, but former Brumbies winger Frankie Fainifo will jump at the chance to move into the starting line-up for Saturday's National Rugby Championship final.

Conservative opposition candidate Mauricio Macri took a surprise lead in Argentina's presidential election, almost certainly forcing a run-off vote next month.

The number of people killed when US forces bombed a trauma hospital in northern Afghanistan earlier this month has risen to 30, with some bodies still unidentified.

The Greens have asked the pricing and regulatory tribunal to release secret matrixes on each council which were used to determine whether they had sufficient scale and capacity and were fit for the future.

Multiple fatalities have been reported after a whale-watching boat carrying 27 passengers sank off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, on Sunday.

Man dies and two others stable after being bitten.

The corporate watchdog has raised concerns over debt collection letters that National Australia Bank sent to borrowers who had fallen behind on their loans, saying the bank may have misled customers over the threats they faced.

The man reportedly tipped to become Australia's next Chief Scientist lives in a house powered by renewable energy and believes that everyone will eventually drive an electric car like him.

By Kerri-Ann Roper

Seeing one's fellow countrymen and women stagger about a foreign country screaming about how cheap the shots are there, one wonders if there's a market for a show in Thailand called "What Really Happens in Australia".

Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are not Agatha Christie's most famous creations. Beside the twin titans of Poirot and Marple, they are positively obscure. Yet they've made their way to the screen on several occasions, and most recently in the fairly new yet already-cancelled BBC series Partners in Crime (ABC1, 8.30pm).

Carlton Primary School refuses to hit parents up for donations.

If Racing Minister Martin Pakula​ backed a horse in the Melbourne Cup, it would be called Integrity.

The lawyer representing one of four Brisbane men charged with raping a friend with a beer bottle says charges against the group should be dropped because the incident was a silly prank.

Cronulla Sharks skipper Paul Gallen said despite the demand for him and All Blacks forward Sonny Bill Williams to lock horns in the boxing ring, he's all but ruled out any chance of it happening this summer.

State Infrastructure Plan to be launched amid bad news for state.

A West Australian couple have launched a new 'social enterprise' in Northbridge: a place in which the people of Perth can hear and tell stories.