Новости за 29.12.2017

NSW truck deaths have increased by more than 86 per cent in 12 months, as police report increased heavy vehicle traffic connected to major construction projects.

The boom in social media use has created a trove of data about consumers, and the finance sector is keen to put this information to use.

Northcote man Antonios Crocaris, 83, has died in hospital from injuries after he was hit by an alleged car attack in Flinders Street last week.

President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not consider reinstating an immigration program that protected young people from deportation without a commitment from Democrats to help build a wall on the border with Mexico and end certain immigration programs.

An apartment building fire that killed 12 people - four of them children - was likely sparked by a young child playing with a stove in a first-floor unit, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Friday.

Australian cities can learn from other small cities creating global hubs for entrepreneurs.

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax picture editors.

There was only ever going to be one winner from the nominations put forward by Sydney Morning Herald and Age readers for global newsmaker of the year.

Australia’s two biggest miners, BHP and Rio Tinto, have capped off a year of recovery by finishing 2017 at their highest stock prices in years.

Bitcoin investors are claiming Australia's banks are freezing their accounts and transfers to cryptocurrency exchanges.

China has denied US accusations that it has been selling oil products to North Korea.

Gunmen killed at least nine people including three police in an attack on a Coptic Christian church south of Cairo on Friday, medical and security sources said.

Novak Djokovic's preparation for next month's Australian Open has suffered a blow.

It was the Renegades' first loss of the summer, and kept the Scorchers unbeaten.

Canberra's journey to redemption has already begun.

The green light has been given to property developer Stockland to build three 25-storey mixed residential and retail towers at Toowong

A child porn accused former Scouts leader was told to leave a Scouts campsite less than a month after his lawyer told a court he would not return.

A security camera captured the entire attempted abduction, which took place in broad daylight outside the Emerald Hotel.

Former Labor prime minister Bob Hawke has told a Queensland crowd he would have one piece of advice for current PM Malcolm Turnbull – resign.

Counter-productive sanctions will do nothing to help those in affected countries.

As men are killed or injured in their thousands in Yemen, women are becoming the sole breadwinners for entire families, inside and outside the country.

There is no reason to believe Mrs Clinton would have fared any better on international or domestic issues.

A week in photos from award winning Sydney Morning Herald photographers.

Armistices ended long-fought wage battles, and a radical plan threatened to change the APS in 2017.

Max Kiermaier will fondly remember John Howard's Christmas parties. He won't miss the Legislative Assembly debating the budget until 5am.