2015年11月7日 星期六

2015-11-08 Australia More Top Stories


Sky News Australia
   
TURC clears Shorten, does itself no favours   
The Australian
The royal commission into union corruption does itself no favours by leaving it until a Friday night to clear Bill Shorten of any crime. The Opposition Leader warrants better treatment than that. Given the intense scrutiny on Shorten's conduct during ...
Commission says 'no disrespect' intended   Sky News Australia
Labor says trade union royal commission submissions clearing Bill Shorten ...   NEWS.com.au
Bill Shorten cleared of any unlawful conduct by unions royal commission   The Guardian
Sydney Morning Herald   
Herald Sun   
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dailytelegraph.com.au
   
Locals succeed where $70k dog rescue mission fails   
dailytelegraph.com.au
Take a look at the incredible moments Brooklyn the Dog is saved by rescuers after spending days in a wombat hole. Courtesy: Amanda Fleith/Storm Spotters Australia. November 7th 2015; a day ago; /video/video.news.com.au/News/. LONG after the rescue ...

2015-11-08 Australia Health


Herald Sun
   
Australian scientists' cancer discovery   
Herald Sun
Australian scientists have identified a molecular mechanism that contributes to development of neuroblastoma, a form of childhood cancer triggered by embryonic nerve cells. The Children's Cancer Institute research team led by Michelle Haber and Glenn ...

2015-11-08 Australia Science


The Australian
   
Ancient rat discovered in East Timor bigger than a cat   
The Australian
It's every moggy's nightmare — a rat big enough to chase cats. Australian researchers scouring archaeological deposits in East Timor have unearthed the remains of what they say is the world's largest ever rat. And it survived alongside the island's ...
ANU team discover largest known fossils of giant rats on East Timor   The Canberra Times
Canberra archaeologists discover fossils of giant rats the size of dogs in ...   ABC Online
Beware of the MEGARAT: Researchers find fossils of the biggest rodent in ...   Daily Mail
Washington Post   
Nature World News   
Science World Report   
Australian National University   
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NYSE Post
   
Kangaroo farts won't save the world   
The Verge
Scientists locked kangaroos in a room to measure their farts. In theory, this was to see if their guts contained bacteria that might reduce methane emissions if placed in other animals' guts; in reality, this was done because there isn't much else ...
Faster digestion in kangaroos reduces methane emissions   HealthCanal.com (press release) (blog)
Decreasing methane yield with increasing food intake keeps daily methane ...   Journal of Experimental Biology - The Company of Biologists

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ABC Science Online
   
Heatwaves attributed to human induced climate change   
ABC Science Online
KIM LANDERS: A heatwave in Adelaide last January, severe frosts in south-eastern Australia and a late-autumn heatwave across the country have all been attributed to human-induced climate change. The findings are reported in the fourth issue of the ...

2015-11-08 Australia Sports


Charles Waterstreet: Michelle Payne turns her critics and rivals into pygmies   
Sydney Morning Herald
No one has spent more time, effort and money in advancing the interests of women than me. I have spent all my time, in the past, and intend to spend all the rest of my time, in the future. When Michelle Payne brought Prince of Penzance home in a ...

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The Age
   
Carlisle case shows up illicit drugs issue   
The Age
The degree of misjudgment that ever prompted a too meddlesome AFL and a too-compliant players' association to enact an illicit drugs code continues to emerge as the years pass. The punishment for Jake Carlisle announced on Friday goes beyond both the ...

2015-11-08 Australia Entertainment


NEWS.com.au
   
Kerry O'Brien exits Four Corners   
NEWS.com.au
KERRY O'Brien is leaving ABC current affairs show Four Corners. The veteran journalist, who has been presenting the show on the public broadcaster for five years, said he would be stepping down at the end of this season. O'Brien revealed the news in a ...

2015-11-08 Australia Technology


ABC Online
   
Driverless cars 'could be on roads by 2020', Volvo predicts ahead of first ...   
ABC Online
Adelaide has hosted a milestone event in automotive technology, with the first driverless car trial in the Southern Hemisphere on the Southern Expressway concluding without a hitch. A modified Volvo XC90 using driverless software was put through its ...
No bumps in the road in Australia's first public demonstration of driverless cars   Sydney Morning Herald
Driverless cars trialled in SA   The Australian (blog)
When I broke the first rule of motoring   The Advertiser
Huffington Post Australia   
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Forbes
   
'Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3' Review: Down The Rabbit Hole   
Forbes
Call of Duty - Campaign Call of Duty: Black Ops III is the best game in the series in a very long time. The game combines the various modes we've all become familiar with—a single player campaign; a competitive multiplayer mode; cooperative zombie ...

2015-11-08 Australia Business


The Guardian
   
Carbon tax more affordable than GST hike to raise same revenue, say Greens   
The Guardian
The leader of the Australian Greens, Richard Di Natale, has entered the tax debate, stressing his party's economic credentials. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP. Guardian staff and agencies. Saturday 7 November 2015 17.24 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on ...