Новости за 17.12.2017

Local sharemarket poised to start the week strongly on the back of a positive Friday on Wall Street.

A pair of discounted vacuum cleaners have become the subject of great contention, when shoppers flooded Aldi supermarkets on Saturday morning only to find the promised bargain goods sold out almost immediately.

The White House gang was all there in the latest Saturday Night Live cold open, with Alec Baldwin reprising his role as President Donald Trump - this time reflecting on his "amazing first year in office."

Two people have died after drowning incidents on northern NSW beaches over the weekend.

A British diplomat has been found strangled by the side of the road east of the Lebanese capital Beirut, Lebanese officials say.

Italy's post-World War II constitution banned male descendants of the royal house from Italian soil because of the family's earlier support of Mussolini.

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Police are hunting for a driver who swerved into oncoming traffic on a freeway west of Melbourne last week, caused a serious crash and then sped off.

Actress and leading advocate of the #MeToo movement, Rose McGowan has blasted the idea of a black dress code for the Golden Globes, calling it hypocritical and claiming it will "affect no real change" in a tweet on Sunday. She singled out Meryl Streep in particular for working with Harvey Weinstein, whom she referred to as a "pig monster" and for her acceptance of last year's Cecil B DeMille Award, which she called "fake".

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camps have threatened to take their own lives should they be forced back to Myanmar

There are claims of rampant underpayment at RFG Group's stable of franchise brands including Gloria Jeans, Crust Pizza, Donut King and Michel's Patisserie.

Russia says a tip-off from the US prevented a terrorist attack on a cathedral in St Petersburg.

Russia says a tip-off from the US prevented a terrorist attack on a cathedral in St Petersburg.

Manchester United have survived a tense finale to beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 at the Hawthorns.

For 27 years, until its retirement in 2003, the Concorde was a flying symbol of glamour and speed.

Two suicide bombers attacked a church in south-west Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least eight people.

The Queensland Law Society has issued an urgent warning to law firms and clients after several million dollars was stolen.

Queensland's second-most important economic check-up will be released on Monday and assessed by the state’s two L-plate treasury contenders.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are still "grossly over-represented" in the youth justice system.

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Courts are missing the chance to stop serious domestic and family violence offences from occurring by letting first-time perpetrators go with a slap on the wrist.

Racing Victoria is backing the growth of jumps racing by staging two feature Sundays in 2018.

Jackie Trad would almost certainly have lost her South Brisbane seat had the LNP recommended preferences to the Greens ahead of Labor.

A man who raped a sex worker after threatening to kill her with a knife has had his minimum jail term quadrupled on appeal.

Police are investigating the death of a man found dead in a home in Melbourne's west on Sunday morning.