2014-10-01 Australia More Top Stories

  NEWS.com.au   

Tony Abbott says Coalition to 'stand by everything' in budget plan  The Australian
TONY Abbott has rejected talk of a government retreat on controversial budget savings, insisting he will stick to all of the proposed measures, even as some are put in doubt by a stand-off in the Senate. The Prime Minister today made it clear the government ...

2014-10-01 Australia Health

  New York Times   

Ebola Is Diagnosed in Texas, First Case Found in the US  New York Times
Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the infected individual came to the United States from Liberia. Video by Associated Press on Publish Date September 30, 2014. Continue reading the main story. Continue ...

2014-10-01 Australia Science

  ABC Online   

Climate change blamed for increased bushfire risk in ACT  ABC Online
The ACT can expect longer and more devastating bushfire seasons, according to a report from the Climate Council. The report has been launched to coincide with the start of the ACT bushfire season. The council found climate change is already increasing ...

2014-10-01 Australia Sports

  The Australian   

Mark Thompson to replace sacked Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna  The Australian
GOLD Coast coach Guy McKenna has been sacked with a year to run on his contract, paving the way for Essendon's Mark Thomson to replace him. The Australian exclusively reported last month that McKenna had coached his final. game for the Suns, which ...

2014-10-01 Australia Entertainment

  Herald Sun   

Confronting work: Child porn charges against artist Paul Yore dismissed  Herald Sun
CONTROVERSIAL Melbourne artist Paul Yore has had serious criminal charges against him dismissed, despite a magistrate finding that he did produce child pornography. Magistrate Amanda Chambers found one of the seven images — a close-up image ...

2014-10-01 Australia Technology

  CNET   

Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact: Australian pricing and availability  CNET
Sony's latest flagship Android handset -- and its smaller cousin -- have finally got local pricing and carrier availability details. by Nic Healey · @dr_nic; 1 October 2014, 9:00 am AEST. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. more. more +. email.
Sony announce Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact to launch in Australia   Techly
Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact: Australian price, details and hands-on   Courier Mail
Sony Xperia Z3 And Z3 Compact: Australian Pricing, Release Dates   Gizmodo Australia
Good Gear Guide   
PC Authority   
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  Computerworld   

Seven ate Nine! Microsoft REVEALS NEW WINDOWS 10  Register
Video and pics Microsoft has shown off Windows 10, and described the new operating system as a blend of Windows 7 and 8. Redmond thinks the software is so revolutionary, it skipped over version 9 and went straight to double digits. "We will carry forward ...

2014-10-01 Australia Business

  Sydney Morning Herald   

UPDATE 1-Australia home price growth slows, in relief to RBA  Reuters
... * Home prices almost flat in Sept, annual growth slows to 9.3 pct. * RBA to face Senate inquiry on risks of tougher lending rules. * Retail sales disappoint with slight 0.1 pct rise in Sept (Adds retail sales data). By Wayne Cole. SYDNEY, Oct 1 (Reuters) ...

2014-10-01 Australia Australia

  NEWS.com.au   

Tony Abbott says Coalition to 'stand by everything' in budget plan  The Australian
TONY Abbott has rejected talk of a government retreat on controversial budget savings, insisting he will stick to all of the proposed measures, even as some are put in doubt by a stand-off in the Senate. The Prime Minister today made it clear the government ...

2014-10-01 Australia World

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Polite Hong Kong protestors unaffected as heavens open  Sydney Morning Herald
Hong Kong: With the humble umbrella already a potent symbol of Hong Kong's fight for democracy, there was a certain poetic quality in the moment when tens of thousands of demonstrators opened theirs up to the sky in unison, as thunder rolled and the ...

2014-09-30 Australia More Top Stories

  ABC Online   

Anti-terror raids Melbourne: Man accused of sending funds to Syria fighter  ABC Online
A man is to be charged with making funds available to a terrorist organisation after more than 100 federal and state officers raided properties across Melbourne. Australian Federal Police (AFP) Assistant Commissioner Neil Gaughan said the 23-year-old man ...

2014-09-30 Australia Health

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Friend of cliff fall survivor thanks 'hero' strangers who rushed to help at Warriewood  Sydney Morning Herald
The friend of a teenager who plunged from a cliff on Sydney's northern beaches and remarkably survived has thanked the strangers who rushed to his aid, saying: "They're heroes." Robin Keuning, 18, and his friend Blake Hayes, 16, decided to go for a swim ...

2014-09-30 Australia Science

  ABC Online   

WWF Living Planet Report shows Australia's ecological footprint improving but ...  ABC Online
Australia's environmental ranking has improved in the past few years according to an analysis of the world's largest ecological footprints. But the WWF's biennial Living Planet Report warned that the world was struggling to sustain the demands of modern ...

2014-09-30 Australia Sports

  Yahoo!7 News   

Thurston, Hayne share Dally M award in NRL  New Zealand Herald
SYDNEY (AP) North Queensland five-eighths Johnathan Thurston and Parramatta fullback Jarryd Hayne on Monday became the first joint winners of the Dally M award as players of the year in Australia's National Rugby League. Thurston won the award for ...

2014-09-30 Australia Entertainment

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Kyle and Jackie O slump in Jonesy and Amanda radio ratings tussle  Sydney Morning Herald
The neck-and-neck FM breakfast radio rankings battle has taken another turn, as WSFM's Amanda Keller and Brendan Jones once again reclaim the top spot. It was just last month that Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O (Henderson) of Kiis 1065 nabbed the ...

2014-09-30 Australia Technology

  Yahoo!7 News   

Telstra to start Wi-Fi trials in November  The Australian
Telstra's planned Wi-Fi network is one step closer to fruition with the 1000 hotspots set to go live before Christmas. Consumers are set to get their first taste of the network in November when Telstra fires up the Wi-Fi at some of Australia's busiest locations, ...

2014-09-30 Australia Business

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Kill negative gearing to calm housing market, says Saul Eslake  Sydney Morning Herald
AMP chief backs RBA on housing controls. A leading economist has called on Canberra to put an end to negative gearing for new investors as the best way to dampen frothy property markets in Sydney and Melbourne. In its Stability Review released last ...

2014-09-30 Australia Australia

  ABC Online   

Anti-terror raids Melbourne: Man accused of sending funds to Syria fighter  ABC Online
A man is to be charged with making funds available to a terrorist organisation after more than 100 federal and state officers raided properties across Melbourne. Australian Federal Police (AFP) Assistant Commissioner Neil Gaughan said the 23-year-old man ...

2014-09-30 Australia World

  New York Times   

Protests in Hong Kong Have Roots in China's 'Two Systems'  New York Times
Thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators gathered in Hong Kong on Monday to continue calls for free and open elections for the city's chief executive in 2017. Credit Chris Mcgrath/Getty Images. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main ...

2014-09-29 Australia More Top Stories

  The Nation   

Taliban Press for Advantage as Politicians Work on Maneuvers in Kabul  New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan security forces managed to defeat a weeklong Taliban assault on a strategic district in central Afghanistan, provincial officials said over the weekend, though the victory was tenuous and the toll was high. At least 64 people were ...

2014-09-29 Australia Health

  Sky News Australia   

Malaria resistance has regional variations that could lead to vaccine  ABC Online
CHRIS UHLMANN: An international team of researchers has found humans have evolved different defences against malaria depending on where they live. About half the world's population is exposed to the disease and some are resistant, but that resistance ...

2014-09-29 Australia Science

  Digital Trends   

New invisibility cloak device can hide almost anything  Digital Trends
Hats off to scientists at the University of Rochester in New York, who have managed to produce a cheap 'invisibility cloak' effect using readily available materials and a lot of clever thinking. Through a combination of optical lenses, any object that passes ...

2014-09-29 Australia Sports

  The Daily Telegraph   

Bulldogs skipper Michael Ennis 'praying for a miracle' to play South Sydney in ...  The Daily Telegraph
INJURED Canterbury skipper Michael Ennis admits he will need a miracle if he is to play in Sunday's NRL grand final against South Sydney. Ennis fractured his foot in the Bulldogs' preliminary final win over Penrith over the weekend, when he played what ...

2014-09-29 Australia Entertainment

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Australian Story: Fiona O'Loughlin shows immense courage about her sobriety  Sydney Morning Herald
COMMENT. Fiona O'Loughlin. Photo: Anneliese Nappa. Generally, comedians work extremely hard to seem more interesting than they really are. It's a fairly common letdown to discover that the electric ball of entertainment you saw on stage is just an ordinary ...

2014-09-29 Australia Technology

  MobileSyrup.com   

review: Blackberry Passport  WA today
Blackberry's new offering is ideal for business people with its long-lasting battery and secure operating system but many popular apps are not compatible. PT4M14S 620 349. Autoplay OnOff; Video feedback; Video settings. There's a lot you can do with ...

2014-09-29 Australia Business

  Herald Sun   

Treasury Wine Estates private equity bids fail to win board approval  The Australian
SHARES in Treasury Wine Estates have plunged by more than 14 per cent on news that talks have ended with two separate private equity suitors that had made indicative takeover offers worth $3.4 billion. The winemaker confirmed this morning that suitors for ...

2014-09-29 Australia Australia

  ABC Online   

East West Link: Brunswick resident's court win in bid to halt Government road ...  ABC Online
The Court of Appeal has overturned a Supreme Court decision on Melbourne's East West Link road project, which found the Victorian Government had not misrepresented the economic benefits of the road project. The decision means the case will now be ...

2014-09-29 Australia World

  New York Times   

Crackdown on Protests by Hong Kong Police Draws More to the Streets  New York Times
HONG KONG — Downtown Hong Kong turned into a battlefield of tear gas and seething crowds on Sunday after the police moved against a student democracy protest, inciting public fury that brought tens of thousands of people onto the streets of a city long ...

2014-09-28 Australia More Top Stories

  Yahoo!7 News   

Australia could launch strikes on Iraq within days  The Australian
AUSTRALIA could launch air strikes on Islamic State militants in Iraq within days, with the government expected to sign off on Australia's deployment this week. As Tony Abbott flew into Canberra after attending security talks at the United Nations in Iraq, ...

2014-09-28 Australia Health

Green light for critical blood drug  SBS
A drug to battle a rare killer blood disease will be immediately available through the PBS after nearly two years of negotiation gridlock. Source: AAP. 27 Sep 2014 - 2:06 PM UPDATED YESTERDAY 2:26 PM. Tweet. 0. Australians battling a killer blood disease ...

2014-09-28 Australia Science

  The Inquisitr   

'Invisibility Cloak' That Works Like Harry Potter's Unveiled By New York Scientists  The Inquisitr
Scientists at the University of Rochester in New York have managed to design a 'Invisibility cloak'. This invisibility is similar to the invisibility cloak in Harry Potter on how it works. If you use this new 'invisibility cloak', there will be no distortion on the objects ...

2014-09-28 Australia Sports

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Canterbury Bulldogs and South Sydney Rabbitohs may have to use rookie ...  Sydney Morning Herald
Canterbury and South Sydney may both be forced to field rookie hookers in next Sunday night's grand final at ANZ Stadium, with Bulldogs captain Michael Ennis having suffered two fractures in his left foot and Rabbitohs star Issac Luke charged with a ...

2014-09-28 Australia Entertainment

  Reuters   

George Clooney, Amal Alamuddin tie the knot in Venice  Reuters
VENICE (Reuters) - The world's most famous bachelor, George Clooney, broke a vow to remain single on Saturday and married human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin during a weekend of lavish celebrations in Venice. The Italian city of gondolas and palazzi ...

2014-09-28 Australia Technology

  Express.co.uk   

Car review: Porsche Macan- it's up to the marque  Express.co.uk
It is the question that will have car enthusiasts and Porsche afficionados raging in much the same way that the larger Cayenne did 12 years ago and the Panamera saloon did before that. All of these non-sports car models from Porsche are now popular and ...

2014-09-28 Australia Business

  ABC Online   

Canberra woos retail investors for Medibank float  The Australian
THE Australian government has opened the pre-registration process for the initial public offering of Medibank Private, estimated to be around $4 billion, to encourage retail investor participation. “Australian residents who pre-register to receive a prospectus ...

2014-09-28 Australia Australia

  Yahoo!7 News   

Australia could launch strikes on Iraq within days  The Australian
AUSTRALIA could launch air strikes on Islamic State militants in Iraq within days, with the government expected to sign off on Australia's deployment this week. As Tony Abbott flew into Canberra after attending security talks at the United Nations in Iraq, ...

2014-09-28 Australia World

  ABC Online   

Japan's Mt Ontake volcano erupts, killing one woman and injuring more than 30 ...  ABC Online
A Japanese volcano popular with hikers has erupted, spewing ash and small rocks into the air, killing one woman and seriously injuring more than 30 others, officials and media said. A thick, rolling, grey cloud of ash rose into the sky above Mount Ontake ...

2014-09-27 Australia More Top Stories

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Man breaches security at Sydney Airport  Sydney Morning Herald
A security breach at Sydney Airport that led to a terminal evacuation was sparked by a passenger concentrating on his iPad and not on where he was going, Qantas says. Passengers were evacuated at Sydney Airport on Saturday morning after the man ...

2014-09-27 Australia Health

  Daily Mail   

Morbidly obese child died after parents ignored medical advice and system ...  Daily Mail
The boy, referred to as AA, suffered a heart attack and was declared brain dead at John Hopkins Hospital in Newcastle, four hours north of Sydney, on September 29, 2010. He weighed 80 kilograms. Coroner Elaine Truscott, who handed down her findings ...

2014-09-27 Australia Science

  Big News Network.com   

Research shows gender bias in approval for Hubble Telescope use  Big News Network.com
WASHINGTON -- A new study suggests a there's a gender bias in the approval process for research teams looking to use the Hubble Telescope. Researchers at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), the organization that runs the Hubble Space ...

2014-09-27 Australia Sports

  Sydney Morning Herald   

NRL Preliminary Final: Unrelenting South Sydney Rabbitohs simply too good for ...  Sydney Morning Herald
Rabbitohs 32 Roosters 22. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 26: Greg Inglis (R) of the Rabbitohs celebrates Click to play video. Return to video. Video settings. Please Log in to update your video settings. Video will begin in 5 seconds. Don't play; Play ...

2014-09-27 Australia Entertainment

  Sky News Australia   

AC/DC founder exit caused by dementia  Herald Scotland
MALCOLM Young, the Scots-born founding member of heavy metal legends AC/DC has called time on his career with the band due to a battle with dementia, reports claim. MALCOLM Young, the Scots-born founding member of heavy metal legends AC/DC ...

2014-09-27 Australia Technology

  Digital Trends   

Apple will reportedly check your iPhone 6 Plus for signs of #Bendgate, and even ...  Digital Trends
Everyone and their pet cat has heard about #Bendgate. Although Apple has yet to officially address the issue of bent iPhone 6 Plus units, it seems that Apple Support staff at the Genius bar are authorized to inspect users' devices and determine the severity of ...

2014-09-27 Australia Business

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Sharemarket in the red as China cools  Sydney Morning Herald
Dismal week wipes $36b off shares. The sharemarket is back in negative territory for the first time since February as the reality of higher interest rates in the United States sends traders scrambling for cover and out of popular defensive trades. An uptick in ...

2014-09-27 Australia Australia

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Man breaches security at Sydney Airport  Sydney Morning Herald
A security breach at Sydney Airport that led to a terminal evacuation was sparked by a passenger concentrating on his iPad and not on where he was going, Qantas says. Passengers were evacuated at Sydney Airport on Saturday morning after the man ...

2014-09-27 Australia World

  NBCNews.com   

Britain, Belgium and Denmark sign up for airstrikes on IS in Iraq  The Australian
BRITAIN, Belgium and Denmark have joined the US-led coalition aiming to nullify the Islamic State group in Iraq, committing warplanes to launch airstrikes against the extremists. The European nations described the moves as critical to security on home soil, ...

2014-09-26 Australia More Top Stories

  The Australian   

Defence chief apologises as ADF officer withdraws assault claim  The Australian
DEFENCE force chief Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin has apologised to Australia's Middle Eastern community after an ADF officer withdrew his claim that he was assaulted by two men. The 41-year-old Australian Defence Force officer claimed that he had ...

2014-09-26 Australia Health

  WA today   

Mental health: Royal Show backs down, scraps asylum attraction  WA today
The Royal Agricultural Society of WA has caved into public pressure over its Bethlem Sanatorium attraction – based on the famous London mental intuition - and changed it to Mayhem Manor. The ride, which was to feature an open ward with actors pretending ...

2014-09-26 Australia Science

  SBS   

Georgia's Vision on Climate Change  Georgia Today (subscription)
The human, environmental and financial cost of climate change is fast becoming unbearable, stated UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the opening ceremony of the Global Climate Summit on September 23 in New York. “We need a clear shared vision,” ...

2014-09-26 Australia Sports

  The Sunshine Coast Daily   

Old Rooster rates Sonny Bill 'as good as Beetson'  The Sunshine Coast Daily
Sonny Bill Williams of the Roosters prepares before kickoff during the round six NRL match between the Sydney Roosters and the Canterbury Bulldogs at Allianz Stadium on April 12, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Matt King / Getty Images. SYDNEY Roosters ...

2014-09-26 Australia Entertainment

  The Age   

In the age of Netflix: Do spoilers still make us mad?  The Age
Internet era ... Even a major plotline from The Good Wife hasn't been spared from 'spoilers'. COMMENT. "I'm starting a boycott against your paper!" the hand-written letter declared. This sentence was underlined so many times, the pen had torn a hole in the ...