2015-03-01 Australia More Top Stories

The Australian   

Abbott leadership crisis: 'dissident Liberals will never be satisfied'   
The Australian
TONY Abbott has made light of the latest round of leadership speculation as recycled rubbish. Mr Abbott is facing reports that a majority of Liberal MPs and senators now want to dump him, with Julie Bishop and Malcolm Turnbull touted as challengers.
Julie Bishop is the 'safe' choice if Tony Abbott loses leadership, backers say   The Guardian
PM says leadership talk 'rubbish'   Sky News Australia
Turnbull, Bishop dismiss leadership talk   The Daily Telegraph
ABC Online   
Illawarra Mercury   
9news.com.au   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Bali nine executions: Governor of Jakarta urges president to reconsider death ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Opposition to capital punishment within Indonesia is mounting, with the Governor of Jakarta now urging President Joko Widodo to commute the death sentences of reformed drug felons to life imprisonment. The increasing pressure comes as the ...

2015-03-01 Australia Health

Inflammation could reduce heart disease   
Sydney Morning Herald
Inflammation, often seen as a villain in relation to health, may protect against heart disease, a study suggests. Scientists were surprised by the finding since they suspected inflammation was likely to increase the risk of heart and artery disease, not reduce it.

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The Guardian   

Jessica Ainscough, Australia's 'wellness warrior', dies of cancer aged 30   
The Guardian
Jessica Ainscough was diagnosed with epithelioid sarcoma seven years ago. Her mother, who was diagnosed with breast cancer and followed Gerson therapy, died in 2013. Photograph: www.jessicaainscough.com. Melissa Davey · @MelissaLDavey.
Wellness Warrior blogger Jessica Ainscough, dies of cancer at age 30   Daily Mail
Cancer claims a brave and remarkable fighter   Noosa News
'Wellness Warrior' Jess dies from cancer   NEWS.com.au
ABC Online   
9news.com.au   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Meet the mushroom expert - he's a real Mr Fungi   
Sydney Morning Herald
It's that time of year again. Autumn, dewy mornings, mists and succulent mushrooms popping up through the grass. Or are they? Health experts have again warned the public to avoid eating wild mushrooms after 10 people were treated after taking a chance ...

2015-03-01 Australia Science

ABC Online   

Australian officials board Interpol-wanted poaching vessel   
Global Times
An illegal fishing boat wanted by Interpol has been boarded by Australian Maritime officials, the federal government announced on Friday. The Kunlun had been illegally taking Patagonian toothfish from Antarctic waters and had been chased for a week by the ...

2015-03-01 Australia Sports

Sydney Morning Herald   

Wanderers need 'miracle' to reach finals   
Daily Mail
It's not often rival A-League coaches agree with each other, especially when one of them is writing off the other's finals chances. But that's exactly what happened on Saturday night when Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold declared Western Sydney's top-six ...

2015-03-01 Australia Entertainment

Malay Mail Online   

Lenny Kravitz nixes Asia tour   
Daily Mail
Lenny Kravitz on Friday abruptly canceled a tour of Asia and Australia, with the rocker blaming unspecified scheduling issues. The singer-songwriter, whose mix of rock with soul and funk elements has won him a wide international following, had been ...

2015-03-01 Australia Technology

The Motor Report   

Toyota 86 Pro-Am Race Series Launched In Australia With V8 Supercars   
The Motor Report
Toyota has announced that it will launch a one-make race series for the popular 86 sports car next year, allowing wannabe race drivers the opportunity to compete in wheel-to-wheel racing from just $100,000 per year. Scheduled to kick off with the start of the ...

2015-03-01 Australia Business

Herald Sun   

Gold output hits eleven year high   
Herald Sun
AUSTRALIA'S gold output hit an 11-year high in 2014 but lower prices have caused job losses and may lead to mines shutting prematurely. PRODUCTION rose four per cent to 284 tonnes in 2014, it's highest level since 2003, Sandra Close, a director of ...

2015-03-01 Australia Australia

Jetstar flight returns to Melbourne due to unruly passenger   
Sydney Morning Herald
A disruptive passenger has forced a Jetstar flight to turn back after about an hour in the air. A flight attendant told passengers aboard the Sunday night Melbourne-to-Perth flight that a man had been consuming his own alcohol and was twice caught smoking.

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Parliament to probe Tas greyhound industry   
9news.com.au
A parliamentary inquiry will examine Tasmania's greyhound racing industry, following revelations of live-bait training of dogs interstate. Racing Minister Jeremy Rockliff said the inquiry was needed to restore public confidence though he did not believe illegal ...

2015-03-01 Australia World

New York Times   

Fear Envelops Russia After Killing of Putin Critic Boris Y. Nemtsov   
New York Times
MOSCOW — About two weeks before he was shot and killed in the highest-profile political assassination in Russia in a decade, Boris Y. Nemtsov met with an old friend to discuss his latest research into what he said was dissembling and misdeeds in the ...

2015-02-28 Australia More Top Stories

The Age   

Tony Abbott hints at dropping Medicare co-payment policy   
The Age
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has given his clearest signal yet that he may be preparing to dump his controversial plan for a fee to see a GP. Mr Abbott also promised to appear regularly with NSW Premier Mike Baird during the state campaign in a move that ...

2015-02-28 Australia Health

The Guardian   

John Howard discharged from hospital after heart scare   
NEWS.com.au
FORMER prime minister John Howard is recovering at home after undergoing treatment for a heart condition. The 75-year-old was sent to the emergency department Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital on Monday after feeling a tightness in his chest while ...

2015-02-28 Australia Science

NBCNews.com   

Color Controversies Started With Mars, Not With #TheDress   
NBCNews.com
It may seem like a trivial pursuit to argue over whether a dress is blue and black, or white and gold, but the question of color balance can apply to weightier matters as well — such as whether there's life on Mars. That was the debate in 1976 when NASA's ...

2015-02-28 Australia Sports

Sportal.com.au   

Former Titans facing drug charges   
ninemsn
Former Titans Ashley Harrison and Steve Michaels are the latest players to be linked with the cocaine crisis that has rocked the Gold Coast club. Harrison, 33, was served with a notice to appear on two counts of supplying a dangerous drug, while an arrest ...

2015-02-28 Australia Entertainment

Channel News Asia   

Lenny Kravitz nixes Asia tour   
Daily Mail
Lenny Kravitz on Friday abruptly canceled a tour of Asia and Australia, with the rocker blaming unspecified scheduling issues. The singer-songwriter, whose mix of rock with soul and funk elements has won him a wide international following, had been ...

2015-02-28 Australia Technology

The Australian   

Labor to fall in line on metadata laws   
The Australian
LABOR has given Tony Abbott the green light to introduce new national security laws forcing telecommunications companies to keep data for two years. In a move that will spark a backlash from free-speech and privacy advocates, a bipartisan committee has ...

2015-02-28 Australia Business

ABC Online   

Woolworths first-half profit falls to $1.3 billion   
ABC Online
Woolworths' struggling home improvement business Masters is continuing to saw into the supermarket's bottom line, driving a 3.1 per cent drop in first-half profit to $1.28 billion. In a double blow for investors, Australia's largest grocery retailer has also ...

2015-02-28 Australia Australia

The Age   

Tony Abbott hints at dropping Medicare co-payment policy   
The Age
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has given his clearest signal yet that he may be preparing to dump his controversial plan for a fee to see a GP. Mr Abbott also promised to appear regularly with NSW Premier Mike Baird during the state campaign in a move that ...

2015-02-28 Australia World

New York Times   

Boris Nemtsov, Putin Foe, Is Shot Dead in Shadow of Kremlin   
New York Times
MOSCOW — Boris Y. Nemtsov, a prominent Russian opposition leader and former first deputy prime minister, was shot dead Friday evening in central Moscow in the highest-profile assassination in Russia during the tenure of President Vladimir V. Putin.
Boris Nemtsov, prominent Putin critic, is gunned down in Moscow   Los Angeles Times
Boris Nemtsov, leading Putin critic, shot and killed in Moscow   Fox News
Russian Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov Shot Dead in Moscow   Bloomberg
BBC News   
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty   
Financial Times   
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Bangkok Post   

A dress divides the world: What colour is it anyway? | Bangkok Post: news   
Bangkok Post
On February 17th - March 2nd at 19:00, Bangkokpost.com will be introducing our new design and you will be seeing the new Bangkokpost.com by default. You can still switch back to our old design with the 'switch back to our previous look' button at the ...

2015-02-27 Australia More Top Stories

Sydney Morning Herald   

Julie Bishop brings back the death stare over Tony Abbott leadership talk   
Sydney Morning Herald
Julie Bishop weighs into new PM speculation · What Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull would do · Turnbull called 'next prime minister' at Sydney event. "That's your idea of an easy question?" We urge our colleagues to focus on the interests and the concerns of ...

2015-02-27 Australia Health

ABC Online   

Ten people sick after eating poison mushrooms picked in NSW   
ABC Online
Ten people have been admitted to hospital this month after eating wild mushrooms in various parts of New South Wales, prompting a warning from health authorities. A recent bout of wet and humid weather has provided ideal growing conditions for wild ...

2015-02-27 Australia Science

Quartz   

Cooler Pacific has slowed global warming, briefly - study   
Reuters
... * Combination of causes seen responsible for warming pause. * Pacific main ocean driver, Atlantic minor player. * Trend likely to reverse - study. By Alister Doyle. OSLO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A natural cooling of the Pacific Ocean has contributed to slow global ...

2015-02-27 Australia Sports

The Australian   

Review of athletics: calls for sweeping reforms, funding threat   
The Australian
THE Australian Sports Commission may guarantee only 60 per cent of funding to Athletics Australia until the sport shows its house is in order. The much-anticipated review of athletics has called for sweeping reforms, including a unification under one structure.

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Noosa News   

Sydney bid team back Brisbane Olympics run   
Herald Sun
THE men who earned Australia the 2000 Sydney Olympics believe Brisbane is in a strong position to be the country's next host city. SYDNEY bid CEO Rod McGeoch and chairman John Fahey have both joined the Australian Olympic Committee in throwing ...

2015-02-27 Australia Entertainment

The Guardian   

NSW election 2015: Mike Baird and Luke Foley face off in leaders' debate – as it ...   
The Guardian
With the state election a month away, the first major setpiece of the campaign pits the premier, Mike Baird, against the Labor opposition leader, Luke Foley. Follow the debate live. LIVE Updated 2m ago. NSW election composite. Luke Foley and Mike Baird will ...

2015-02-27 Australia Technology

The Australian Financial Review   

US Federal Communications Commission favours one-speed internet   
The Australian Financial Review
U.S. regulators invoked broad powers to ensure that Web traffic for all users is treated equally, adopting net-neutrality rules that supporters say will preserve a wide-open Internet and that opponents vow to fight in court. The measure approved Thursday by the ...

2015-02-27 Australia Business

Sky News Australia   

Woolworths warns on profit, knocks down shares   
Reuters
SYDNEY, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Woolworths Ltd, Australia's largest supermarket chain by market share, warned on Friday that full-year earnings will be at the lower end of consensus estimates due to planned investments, sending its shares down nearly 10 ...

2015-02-27 Australia Australia

Sydney Morning Herald   

Julie Bishop brings back the death stare over Tony Abbott leadership talk   
Sydney Morning Herald
Julie Bishop weighs into new PM speculation · What Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull would do · Turnbull called 'next prime minister' at Sydney event. "That's your idea of an easy question?" We urge our colleagues to focus on the interests and the concerns of ...

2015-02-27 Australia World

New York Times   

'Jihadi John' From ISIS Execution Videos Was Under Watch by British Intelligence   
New York Times
LONDON — Mohammed Emwazi was 6 when his parents moved to West London from his birthplace in Kuwait, and he seems to have lived a normal life, studying hard and graduating in computer sciences from the University of Westminster in 2009.
'Jihadi John': Haines widow wants militant caught alive   BBC News
Islamic State beheadings: Steven Sotloff family to relish Jihadi John prosecution   Sydney Morning Herald
British government made 'Jihadi John' torture and kidnap prisoners? Really? (+ ...   Christian Science Monitor
Daily Mail   
The Independent   
Reuters   
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CNN   

Video shows ISIS militants destroying antiquities in Iraq   
CNN
Irbil, Iraq (CNN) They take sledgehammers to statues with an uncommon gusto -- destroying in seconds what may have survived centuries. New video released by ISIS shows militants smashing what they say are antiquities at a museum in Mosul, Iraq.
Islamic State's smashing of artifacts latest act of cultural hatred   Los Angeles Times
Islamic State militants' destruction of ancient artefacts in Iraq's Mosul museum ...   ABC Online
Islamic State takes sledgehammer, drills to Iraqi history   Sydney Morning Herald
NDTV   
Gulf Daily News   
New York Times   
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CBS News   

Death toll climbs in Afghanistan avalanches   
CBS News
KABUL, Afghanistan -- At least 186 people have been killed by a series of avalanches in northeastern Afghanistan. The increased death toll came on Thursday as crews struggled to clear incredible amounts of snow that buried several homes, according to ...

2015-02-26 Australia More Top Stories

Sydney Morning Herald   

King's School headmaster Tim Hawkes gives evidence about Knox to royal ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
When a masked man entered a boarding house at Knox Grammar School and sexually assaulted a year 8 student in his bed, the then housemaster Tim Hawkes fully expected the police to be notified. Dr Hawkes, now headmaster of the King's School, told a ...

2015-02-26 Australia Health

Daily Mail   

Scientists hope new drugs can target pancreatic cancer with 'game-changing ...   
Daily Mail
Treatment of the most deadly type of cancer could be revolutionised after scientists achieved 'exceptional' results with a platinum-based therapy. Currently just 1 per cent of all people with pancreatic cancer survive for ten years after diagnosis. Most die within ...

2015-02-26 Australia Science

Discovery News   

Astronomers find a shockingly ancient black hole the size of 12 billion suns   
The Age
Washington: Some 12.8 billion light years away, astronomers have spotted an object of almost impossible brightness - the most luminous object ever seen in such ancient space. It's from just 900 million years after the big bang, and the old quasar - a shining ...

2015-02-26 Australia Sports

SBS   

AOC backs Brisbane Olympic bid for 2028   
9news.com.au
The Australian Olympic Committee has thrown its support behind Brisbane to be Australia's next host city of the Summer Games. AOC secretary general Fiona de Jong says Australia has three cities capable of hosting a Games, but the more populated Sydney ...

2015-02-26 Australia Entertainment

Rippa.com   

Sia, 5 Seconds Of Summer and Sheppard lead APRA Awards nominations   
Rippa.com
International pop star Sia, global boyband 5 Seconds Of Summer and Brisbane band Sheppard are among the top contenders for the 2015 APRA Music Awards to be held in Sydney in March. The annual awards night features a fantastic line-up of ...

2015-02-26 Australia Technology

The Australian Financial Review   

Google pushes Android for work use   
The Australian Financial Review
Google said it is partnering with more than two dozen companies including Blackberry, Citrix Systems, and Box to make smartphones running its Android software more appealing to corporations. Photo: Bloomberg. Alexei Oreskovic. Google launched an ...

2015-02-26 Australia Business

9news.com.au   

Qantas back in the black with $367m profit   
Sydney Morning Herald
Qantas has reported a first-half underlying profit before tax of $367 million, which is above the guidance range of $300 million to $350 million it had provided to the market in December and a major turnaround from the $252 million pretax loss in the ...

2015-02-26 Australia Australia

Perth Now   

Slipper cleared of misusing taxpayer funds   
Perth Now
THE ACT Supreme Court on Thursday struck out his conviction for using taxpayer-funded taxi vouchers for visits to Canberra region wineries on three occasions in 2010. The decision means he will no longer have to undertake 300 hours of community service ...

2015-02-26 Australia World

BBC News   

Apple faces $533m iTunes patent payout   
BBC News
Apple has suffered a patent defeat involving some of the technologies it uses in its iTunes store. The company has been ordered to pay $533m (£344m) to Smartflash, a British Virgin Islands-based firm that owns and licenses tech-related patents but does not ...

2015-02-25 Australia More Top Stories

9news.com.au   

Gillian Triggs resignation offer referred to Australian Federal Police   
The Australian
THE political furore surrounding Gillian Triggs is detracting from the government's “signal achievement” of removing children from immigration detention, Malcolm Turnbull says. The Communications Minister today refused to “buy into” outrage at the Human ...

2015-02-25 Australia Health

wtvr.com   

Temper link to heart attack established   
Times of India
LONDON: Scientists have confirmed that the risk of a heart attack is over nine times higher in the two hours following a burst of extreme anger. In a study by the University of Sydney, anger was qualified as 5 and above on a 1-7 scale, referring to a state from ...

2015-02-25 Australia Science

ABC Online   

Queensland fisher locked out of Great Barrier Reef marine park after 'three ...   
ABC Online
A Queensland commercial fisherman has been locked out of the Great Barrier Reef marine park for repeated breaches of "no take" zones. It is the first time the marine park authority's invoked its 'three strikes' provision after an operator was caught illegally ...

2015-02-25 Australia Sports

The West Australian   

Gallop full of praise for Bresciano   
Daily Mail
FFA chief David Gallop hopes Mark Bresciano will finish his career in the A-League after the midfielder announced his retirement from international football. Speaking from an Asian Football Confederation meeting in Malaysia, Gallop said he hoped Bresciano ...

2015-02-25 Australia Entertainment

NEWS.com.au   

ELLE Style Awards edge and elegance   
NEWS.com.au
STYLE, style, style. The annual Elle Style awards are the biggest night on the London fashion calendar and this year certainly didn't disappoint in the style stakes. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, who looked incredible on the night, was named Model of The Year ...

2015-02-25 Australia Technology

ABC News   

Tim Cook honours Steve Jobs on his birthday   
The Age
If late former Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs were still alive he would have turned 60 on Tuesday. Current CEO Tim Cook — who is preparing to break new ground for the company with the imminent launch of the Apple Watch — took to Twitter to remind ...

2015-02-25 Australia Business

Sydney Morning Herald   

Construction slumps further in December quarter   
Sydney Morning Herald
Building and engineering activity slumped again in the final quarter of last year as the wind-down in resources-related construction continued to drag on the Australian economy. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday the value of total ...

2015-02-25 Australia Australia

Sydney Morning Herald   

Police commissioner Andrew Scipione. Photo: Daniel Munoz   
Sydney Morning Herald
The former NSW Crime Commission chief Phillip Bradley has sensationally accused police commissioner Andrew Scipione and his predecessor Ken Moroney of giving "demonstrably wrong" evidence to a parliamentary inquiry examining a long-running ...

2015-02-25 Australia World

Sydney Morning Herald   

Shooter opens fire in restaurant in eastern Czech town leaving nine dead   
Sydney Morning Herald
Prague: A man shot dead eight people in a restaurant in an eastern Czech town on Tuesday and then killed himself, the town's mayor said. "I have been given information that it was a 60-year-old local man, probably mentally unstable," the mayor, Patrik ...