Новости за 16.12.2016

Lower-order runs might be an afterthought, but Test series are invariably won by the team whose bottom four contribute more.

This weekend's home opens include prospects for city slickers, riverside residents and sea-view seekers.

Government of Cuba has proposed resolving a Cold War-era debt by paying the Czechs in a treasured Cuban commodity.

Reluctantly I became an actor in the long-running drama that is the Victorian racing cobalt case.

Danish attacker Morten Nordstrand has spared Jack Duncan's blushes after his disastrous own goal, scoring in the dying seconds to defeat Adelaide 2-1 and thrust Newcastle into the A-League's top six.

The distraught mother of the 21-year-old, who grew up in a refugee camp, said she did not understand why her son went swimming in the lake.

The painstaking evacuation of civilians and rebels from besieged eastern Aleppo has once more been halted by a burst of gunfire hitting the convoy of buses and ambulances leaving the city.

Virtuoso pianist and former Soviet chess champion Mark Taimanov dies aged 90.

Queensland's top 10 most expensive sales for 2016 have been revealed ...

Canberra appears further than ever from meetings its 2020 greenhouse gas target, with emissions continuing to rise.

Real estate agents face a raft of new laws next year as the state government clamps down on underquoting.

Melbourne pioneer taught a generation of Australian architects to honour their own roots.

Canberra's only bourbon distillery could shut down if it does not find a permanent fix to its electricity woes.

Aussie rock legend Shannon Noll braved the rain to perform at the launch of Christmas in the City on Friday night.

Police are searching for a baby boy who was taken by a man known to him more than a week ago.

Australian Radio Network national content director Duncan Campbell said not to read too much into the first ratings results for 2017, as ratings will "ebb and flow" for all the stations thanks to the shake up of breakfast presenters.

Before Friday, Steve Smith had made as many Test centuries in the last year as all of the flower of Victorian batting in the last 25. For that matter, Adam Voges had made as many, and he is not even in the Australian team now.

The recreational use of cannabis should be legalised in Queensland and such a move could reap millions for the state's coffers, a Brisbane-based economics firm has argued in a new report.

The 27-year-old Bald Hills man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, allegedly held the baby down in a hot bath until his mother noticed the boy's skin was red.

Everything seemed to be going well for Miss Canada, Anastasia Lin, during an interview Wednesday promoting the Miss World pageant - until she was asked whether she would be attending a screening of her new movie, which has reportedly enraged officials in her native China.

February will see three generations of the Liljestrand family vying for supremacy once again on the Sydney streets.

The ongoing absence of striker Kerem Bulut is likely to continue with the fan favourite set to miss their clash against Wellington Phoenix on Saturday.

St George-Illawarra will look internally before considering whether to make a play for Todd Carney, Chris Sandow or Jackson Hastings following young halfback Drew Hutchison's long-term knee injury.

The government's decision to revamp Safe Schools and cut ties with its controversial co-founder Roz Ward is a tough but necessary move to preserve the integrity of a program that is invaluable for so many young people.

Opposition leader Tim Nicholls said the LNP would make a decision based on the best interests of Queenslanders and people who needed weapons to control pests and vermin.