2014-12-01 Australia More Top Stories

  Sky News Australia   

Tony Abbott resets budget agenda after tough week  The Australian
THE federal government is making a last-ditch attempt to legislate its university funding cuts as Tony Abbott declares the reform will be dealt with “one way or another” this week. The Prime Minister also stood by the unpopular $7 GP co-payment in a new ...

2014-12-01 Australia Health

Don't kid yourself: easy ways to burn Christmas kilos  Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
It is a given that, between now and the time we make regretful New Year resolutions, we will all indulge a little. Or maybe a lot. There are ways to reduce the damage from the extras we eat and drink over Christmas, but it's also important to increase our activity ...

2014-12-01 Australia Science

The Age   

Scientists say climate change means sicker world for marine life   
Sydney Morning Herald
The shellfish pathogen that hit California's Channel Islands in the 1980s began to quickly kill one of the tideland's most important animals - black abalone. But what unnerved scientists was what they learned next: Whenever ocean waters grew warmer, the ...

2014-12-01 Australia Sports

NEWS.com.au   

Anthony Watts says Paul Gallen will use infection as an excuse for when he's ...   
NEWS.com.au
ANTHONY Watts has declared that Paul Gallen will use his Staph infection as an excuse for when he knocks out the rugby league star in their fight on Wednesday night. Cronulla Sharks skipper Gallen was admitted to hospital last Tuesday for treatment on the ...

2014-12-01 Australia Entertainment

Ralph Myers: keep the dreamers in charge of the arts   
Daily Review
I think it's safe to say that people were quite surprised when in 2009 I was appointed to this job. I was too. It was a pretty left-field appointment — I was young, I had never run a bath before, let alone the third biggest theatre company in the country, and I was ...

2014-12-01 Australia Technology

  Sydney Morning Herald   

HFC suburbs still in NBN no man's land  Sydney Morning Herald
The next phase of the NBN rollout still doesn't bring pay TV cables into the mix. Having abandoned efforts to run fibre to 97 per cent of Australian premises after the change of Federal government, NBN Co's plans for the multi-technology mix network are ...

2014-12-01 Australia Business

  NEWS.com.au   

Melbourne house prices edging lower with slump in spring  NEWS.com.au
A FALL in house prices and slump in the auction clearance rate are signs the steam is coming out of Melbourne's property market. Dwelling values decreased by 2.6 per cent in November, according to CoreLogic RP Data's monthly index. It brings the overall ...

2014-12-01 Australia Australia

Sky News Australia   

Tony Abbott resets budget agenda after tough week   
The Australian
THE federal government is making a last-ditch attempt to legislate its university funding cuts as Tony Abbott declares the reform will be dealt with “one way or another” this week. The Prime Minister also stood by the unpopular $7 GP co-payment in a new ...

2014-12-01 Australia World

The Guardian   

Hong Kong Protesters Scuffle With Police at Government Offices   
Wall Street Journal
Violent clashes erupt in Hong Kong as protesters move to barricade more roads around the central government offices. Video: Thomas Di Fonzo. Photo: Getty. By. Isabella Steger. Isabella Steger. The Wall Street Journal. CANCEL. BiographyIsabella Steger.
Hong Kong police clear returning protesters from highway   Los Angeles Times
Hong Kong: Fresh clashes between police and demonstrators   BBC News
Hong Kong protesters clash with police   The Hindu
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Haaretz   

The fare sex? Israeli government looks to train Arab women as bus drivers   
Haaretz
Passengers wait for a bus in Jerusalem. The government is looking for Arab-Israeli women to drive buses initially in the Nazareth area. Photo by Emil Salman. Text size. Comments (0). Print Page. Send to friend. Share on Facebook. Share on Twitter. Share.
Netanyahu Ally Says Israel May Need Early Elections   Voice of America
Israel edges closer to early election: Ya'alon   Press TV
Arsonists hit Jerusalem Jewish-Arab school   The Nation
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New York Times   

Afghan Fires His Cabinet; Police Chief Offers to Quit   
New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — Unable to form a new government, the new president of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, settled for the next best thing on Sunday: He fired the old one. As Mr. Ghani dismissed most of the ministers, another important Afghan official was on ...

2014-11-30 Australia More Top Stories

Herald Sun   

Victorian election 2014:Jeff Kennett points to Tony Abbott as blame game begins   
Herald Sun
Cannot Contact Server. Please upgrade your browser to view HTML 5 content. Napthine concedes 2:05. Play video. http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/. Denis Napthine has conceded defeat in the state election. Courtesy Seven News. Herald Sun; 29 Nov ...

2014-11-30 Australia Health

The Australian   

Order to tear down Aspen Medical Ebola work posters   
The Australian
STUDENTS who plastered lampposts and letterboxes with posters urging health professionals to join the fight against Ebola in west Africa have been asked to take them down. The posters said Aspen Medical, which is handling Australia's response to the ...

2014-11-30 Australia Science

  Maine News Online   

An Early Holiday Gift: the Geminid Meteor Shower  GoLocalProv
Stargazers are a hearty group of people. During the muggy months of the year we often fight the onslaught of mosquitoes while trying to enjoy the starry sky. Then once the cold of winter sets in, you will still find many dedicated souls bravely bundling up to ...

2014-11-30 Australia Sports

  NEWS.com.au   

The words Michael Clarke couldn't say out loud  NEWS.com.au
AUSTRALIAN cricket captain Michael Clarke has penned a heartbreaking tribute to Phillip Hughes on his 26th birthday. A day after fighting back tears while making his statement to the press on behalf of his team and support staff at the SCG, Clarke has ...

2014-11-30 Australia Entertainment

  FanSided   

Netflix CEO Says Broadcast TV Will Be Dead By 2030  FanSided
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings boldly predicted that broadcast television would be rendered obsolete with the next 15-20 years by streaming services and other alternatives. As streaming content grows exponentially and broadcast television shrinks at nearly the ...

2014-11-30 Australia Technology

Sydney Morning Herald   

Navigating the high seas of online piracy   
Sydney Morning Herald
George Brandis has labelled Australians the worst pirates in the world. But will the government's proposed solutions be effective? Hannah Francis explains. What is online piracy? Internet users are considered pirates when they access copyrighted content ...

2014-11-30 Australia Business

Fox News   

Oil seen entering new era as Opec won't yield to US shale   
DAWN.com
TEHRAN: The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) decision to cede no ground to rival producers underscored the price war in the crude market and the challenge to US shale drillers. The 12-nation Opec kept its output target unchanged ...

2014-11-30 Australia Australia

Herald Sun   

Victorian election 2014:Jeff Kennett points to Tony Abbott as blame game begins   
Herald Sun
Cannot Contact Server. Please upgrade your browser to view HTML 5 content. Napthine concedes 2:05. Play video. http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/. Denis Napthine has conceded defeat in the state election. Courtesy Seven News. Herald Sun; 29 Nov ...

2014-11-30 Australia World

  Voice of America   

Throng Protests Mubarak's Acquittal in Protesters' Deaths  Voice of America
Egyptian police used tear gas and water cannon against more than 1,000 protesters upset with Saturday's acquittal of former President Hosni Mubarak in the deaths of anti-government demonstrators in 2011. Egyptians gather in tea shop to watch a state ...

2014-11-29 Australia More Top Stories

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Phillip Hughes death: Michael Clarke breaks down while addressing media  Sydney Morning Herald
Luck meant doctor was on hand to help · Day a blond kid made everyone wait · First Test up in the air · Waugh shares impact death had on his son · Teammates bid farewell in middle of SCG · Phillip Hughes, a cut above the rest. A distraught Michael Clarke ...

2014-11-29 Australia Health

Well-meaning advice on weight loss does a fat lot of good  WA today
Tempted to tell an overweight friend, lover or family member to think twice about eating another piece of cake? New research suggests you would be doing more harm than good. Overweight Australians regularly encounter unhelpful stigmas (often well ...

2014-11-29 Australia Science

  Business Insider   

Dismantling ski lifts in Europe as world warms up  Sydney Morning Herald
With temperatures rising faster in the Alps than the rest of the world, alpine countries are working together to adapt to climate change and hope to set an example. A recent Austrian climate change report found that the country's temperatures had risen twice as ...

2014-11-29 Australia Sports

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Phillip Hughes death: Michael Clarke breaks down while addressing media  Sydney Morning Herald
Luck meant doctor was on hand to help · Day a blond kid made everyone wait · First Test up in the air · Waugh shares impact death had on his son · Teammates bid farewell in middle of SCG · Phillip Hughes, a cut above the rest. A distraught Michael Clarke ...

2014-11-29 Australia Entertainment

Sky News Australia   

ACDC's Angus Young on his brother Malcolm's struggle with dementia   
Courier Mail
AC/DC star Angus Young has conceded his brother Malcolm struggled with dementia on the band's last tour and there were some nights onstage when the veteran rocker did not know where he was. Bassist Malcolm Young stepped down from the group in ...

2014-11-29 Australia Technology

  Music Feeds   

Travel To Stereosonic With Steve Aoki On Uber's Superyacht  Music Feeds
Stereosonic 2014 is set to get underway this weekend, starting at Sydney Showground, and for those still finalising their commuting plans Uber just may have the perfect solution. The ridesharing service are offering app users the chance to board a superyacht ...

2014-11-29 Australia Business

The Australian   

Energy sector hit as OPEC maintains oil production   
The Australian
AUSTRALIA'S energy sector is tipped for further pain after being jolted by OPEC's resistance to lowering its oil output target, a decision that prompted a savage selldown in local shares and prompted warnings that the industry could become “extremely ugly” ...

2014-11-29 Australia Australia

The Australian   

Six arrested in drug bust which seized 2.8 tonnes of MDMA and ...   
ABC Online
Six people have been charged over what is believed to be Australia's second largest drug bust, police say. Approximately 2.8 tonnes of illicit drugs were seized, including 1917 kilograms of MDMA and 849 kilograms of methamphetamine, with a street value of ...

2014-11-29 Australia World

Hindustan Times   

Nigeria blasts: Boko Haram's reply to Muslim cleric's war cry?   
Hindustan Times
Two bombs exploded at the mosque of one of Nigeria's top Islamic leaders Friday, a week after he issued a call to arms to fight Boko Haram. At least 120 people were killed and 270 others wounded when two suicide bombers blew themselves up and gunmen ...

2014-11-28 Australia More Top Stories

  The Australian   

Fans put out bats to honour Hughes  The Australian
A SOCIAL media campaign to pay tribute to Phillip Hughes is spreading around the world, with cricket fans placing their bats outside their homes and posting photos of them using #putoutyourbats. The hashtag took off after Sydney father Paul Taylor placed ...

2014-11-28 Australia Health

The Australian   

Standing desk delivers health benefits   
The Australian
FROM the canopy of printouts to the undergrowth of stuck-down reminders, this desk is a fragile ecosystem that not so much sustains life as consumes it. If my body was ever a temple, it is now a crumbling ruin, slumped in an office chair behind two computer ...

2014-11-28 Australia Science

Brisbane Times   

Geminid meteor shower to light up skies in December   
Brisbane Times
The Geminid meteor shower can produce as many as 30 to 40 meteors an hour during peak activity over Australia. This year's peak is overnight on December 13-14. submit to reddit · Email article · Print. The Geminid meteor shower can produce as many as ...

2014-11-28 Australia Sports

  Sky News Australia   

Tributes planned to commemorate Hughes  Sky News Australia
Cricket players, fans and members of the public continue to mourn Phillip Hughes, with plans for minute-long silences and black armband tributes adding to the outpouring of grief at his untimely death. Hughes died on Thursday afternoon after being felled by ...

2014-11-28 Australia Entertainment

  New York Times   

PD James, Crime Novelist, Dies at 94; Creator of the Adam Dalgliesh Series  New York Times
P.D. James, in 2010. She was called the “Queen of Crime,” for her complex mysteries. Credit Ruth Fremson/The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share This Page.
10 things you might not know about crime writer PD James   New Zealand Herald
Crime author PD James dies at 94   Entertainment Weekly
PD James, who brought a gritty realism to the British detective novel, dies at 94   Washington Post
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  inthemix   

Sia responds to "no show" criticism, is giving away her ARIA awards  inthemix
ARIA congratulates Sia on being the winner of 4 ARIA Awards. ARIA would have loved for Sia to attend and we invited her to perform at the event, but unfortunately she couldn't make it. Of her two Award wins that were televised, the Album Of The Year video ...

2014-11-28 Australia Technology

The Age   

NBN in talks with Qantas, Virgin for in seat, inflight Internet!   
iTWire
Wish you could get a real Internet connection when flying about Australia rather than just on-board entertainment? NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow says talks are underway and it could happen as soon as late next year. At a business luncheon in Melbourne ...

2014-11-28 Australia Business

Sydney Morning Herald   

How Pie Face cooked its own goose   
Sydney Morning Herald
Pie Face stores start to close · Pie Face goes into administration. It's an unenviable position: half a million dollars invested and working punishing hours, as customers ask whether your store is set to close and landlords breathe down your neck. This is how ...

2014-11-28 Australia Australia

Yahoo!7 News   

Googong and Tralee the winners from ACT asbestos Fluffy buyback, says real ...   
The Age
The Inquiry into the proposed Appropriation (Loose-fill Asbestos Insulation Eradication) Bill 2014-15. Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury, centre, faces questions along with other personnel . Photo: Graham Tidy. The new NSW ...

2014-11-28 Australia World

  Irish Independent   

Five dead in attack on British embassy convoy near Kabul  Irish Independent
The wreckage of a British embassy vehicle after a suicide attack in Kabul. A suicide bomber attacked the vehicle in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing five people, including one Briton, the ministry of interior said. A BRITISH citizen was among at least five ...

2014-11-27 Australia More Top Stories

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Allan Border says players should have option of withdrawing from Test  Sydney Morning Herald
Phillip Hughes: the man who saved his life · Phillip Hughes injury brings fear to surface · Two calls to triple-0: Ambulance service under fire · FitzSimons: In this case, there are no 'what ifs' · Timeline of a tragic accident. Former Australian skipper Allan Border ...

2014-11-27 Australia Health

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Why is Sarah Wilson's self-hatred and sickness blog making people so angry?  Sydney Morning Herald
Sickness is often a murky soup of ingredients. Imprecise pinches of environmental, genetic and lifestyle factors often with an added splash of stress combine to create the concoction of crook. Now, Australian journalist and author Sarah Wilson's latest blog, ...

2014-11-27 Australia Science

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Geminid meteor shower to light up skies in December  Sydney Morning Herald
ASTRONOMY. PERRY VLAHOS. I'm often asked if the Astronomical Society of Victoria puts on special observing nights for meteor showers, and my answer is usually no. But this year, at the risk of sounding cliched – but probably forgivable in an astronomy ...

2014-11-27 Australia Sports

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Allan Border says players should have option of withdrawing from Test  Sydney Morning Herald
Phillip Hughes: the man who saved his life · Phillip Hughes injury brings fear to surface · Two calls to triple-0: Ambulance service under fire · FitzSimons: In this case, there are no 'what ifs' · Timeline of a tragic accident. Former Australian skipper Allan Border ...

2014-11-27 Australia Entertainment

  Sydney Morning Herald   

ARIA Awards 2014 live coverage: One Direction, Katy Perry, 5 Seconds of ...  Sydney Morning Herald
10:36pm: That's all for our live coverage of the 2014 ARIA Awards. Check out Bernard Zuel's awards wrap here. One Direction perform Click for more photos. ARIA Awards 2014: winners and performers. One Direction perform Photo: Getty Images.
ARIA organiser's respond to Sia   NEWS.com.au
Sia gives away four ARIA awards to Twitter fans for good deeds   ABC Online
ARIA Awards: What went right - and wrong - on Australian music's big night out   The Age
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  Sydney Morning Herald   

Viewers desert Big Brother finale  Sydney Morning Herald
In a week that has left the producers of reality game shows wondering whether the genre is finally running out of steam, Big Brother 2014 limped over the line, with a grand finale that pulled in just 737,000 viewers. Contrast this with the nearly 2 million who ...

2014-11-27 Australia Technology

  Sydney Morning Herald   

George Brandis hides his metadata  Sydney Morning Herald
Attorney-General George Brandis wants your private phone and internet metadata to be accessible by law-enforcement agencies without a warrant but won't let you see his. As the Abbott government moves to make it a requirement for internet and phone ...

2014-11-27 Australia Business

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Australia business investment tops forecasts, plans upgraded  Reuters
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian business investment rose by 0.2 percent last quarter to confound forecasts for a fall, while future spending plans were upgraded by more than anyone expected in a promising sign for future economic growth. The Australian ...

2014-11-27 Australia Australia

Pedestrian TV   

Brisbane's Worst Teen Breaks Bail At Schoolies   
Pedestrian TV
A Brisbane teen - The Worst, in fact - who only five weeks ago appeared before a magistrate and was charged with racially abusing a train guard has reportedly been fined for breaching the conditions of his bail by attending church. J/k, it was Schoolies.
Kader Boumzar, charged over racist attack on train guard, found drunk ...   The Australian
Queensland teen fined for partying at Schoolies while on bail   Daily Mail
Qld 'racist rant' teenager breaches bail   Yahoo!7 News

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The Australian   

Tweed bikies arrested during QLD police raids   
ABC Local
A series of co-ordinated raids was satged across south-east Queensland and Tweed Heads over the past 24 hours. Officers seized more than $5-million worth of drugs and about $500m000 in cash. Detective Superintendent Michael Niland said at least 75 ...

2014-11-27 Australia World

  BBC News   

Ferguson unrest: From shooting to nationwide protests  BBC News
Violent protests have taken place in several US cities, sparked by a jury's decision not to charge a policeman over the killing of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri. We look at the key questions surrounding the decision - and the unrest that ...

2014-11-26 Australia More Top Stories

The Age   

Australian cricket greats rally around Phillip Hughes   
The Age
Former Test player Matthew Hayden said the shocking incident shouldn't spell the end for the bouncer. Photo: Steve Christo. Shane Warne has led a flood of support from Australian cricketing greats for injured batsman Phillip Hughes. Hughes, 25, is fighting ...

2014-11-26 Australia Health

Stuff.co.nz   

Could running be the elixir of youth?   
Stuff.co.nz
The study, published by online journal Plos One looked at men and women over the age of 65 who either walk or run for exercise. Researchers from Humboldt State University and the University of Colorado tested two mixed groups of older adults, who were ...

2014-11-26 Australia Science

  Brisbane Times   

Weather does less than politics to sway views on climate science, study finds  Brisbane Times
A giant snow pile following a massive snow storm in Buffalo, New York, last week. Photo: Reuters. Think that people in upstate New York will more strongly believe climate change is upon us after an early November blizzard dumped 7 feet of snow, which then ...