Новости за 06.02.2018

As the gaze of Hollywood turns to Quentin Tarantino after Uma Thurman revealed his part in a near fatal car crash on the set of Kill Bill, an interview where the award-winning director defended Roman Polanski over the sexual assault of a 13-year-old model has emerged.

A hotel was among the buildings toppled in the fatal quake, which injured over 100 people.

Bitcoin recovered from three-month lows below $US6,000 in choppy trading on Tuesday, but worries lingered about a global regulatory clampdown and moves by banks to ban buying bitcoin with credit cards.

The Deputy Prime Minister isn't confirming the news although sources say the pair are very happy.

Plus a robbery in Weston, and mystery surrounds Defence material found in furniture.

In testing out one of DJI's latest drones, I found locating a place to fly legally is a lot more challenging than actually operating the device.

Just as President Donald Trump had nothing to do with the stock market's rise, despite the almost 60 boastful tweets he has posted about it since being elected, he has nothing to do with the recent stock crash. Instead, praise the machines - and blame them, too.

The Deputy Prime Minister isn't confirming the news although sources say the pair are very happy.

The Melbourne Express is your morning primer - a live blog with breaking news, headlines, transport updates and weather.

Five years in prison-like conditions, depression, an infected tooth and a frozen shoulder: it's time to stop pursuing Assange, his lawyers say.

The task facing the international astronomers that gathered in China is so big no one nation can tackle it alone.

A stock market rout that began in the United States has taken on global contours, as investors from Tokyo to London sent shares tumbling.

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck 22 kilometres east-northeast of Hua-lien in Taiwan at a depth of one kilometre.

The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics are on track though organisers are battling the spread of a virus among staff and preparing to deal with the cold snap at Friday's opening ceremony.

Jim Molan says he is anti-violence. This is precisely why he should admit that reposting Britain First material on Facebook was wrong.

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The "four pillars" policy is unnecessary and there should be a sweeping review of restrictions on bank ownership, the Productivity Commission says.

When I watched, white knuckles gripping my laptop, the footage of Uma Thurman's car crash on the set of Kill Bill, it struck me that Quentin Tarantino has been revealing himself to us through his art all these years.

The prestigious 101 Collins Street tower and upmarket Grand Hyatt hotel have failed to stymie plans for a multi-storey tower that will cut across their views.

The Turnbull government's $6.2 billion bank levy will end in higher fees for consumers, according to the findings of a landmark Productivity Commission inquiry.

Could hospital funding re-ignite a stoush between the state and federal governments?

No peace and love at the The Hydroponics Company were its former chairman, Alan Beasley, is attempting to purge the rest of the board.

Investors are testing the market for buyer appetite with two sites for sales across North Sydney and the City.

Employers say wages growth will flow from the corporate tax cuts organically but companies must have to freedom to invest however they wish.

As 150 metres of 134-year electrical cabling was unearthed in William Street, it was revealed on New York and London had electric lights and power before Brisbane.