2015年7月31日 星期五

2015-08-01 Australia More Top Stories


Sydney Morning Herald
   
Bronwyn Bishop expenses scandal taken to 'next level' says Opposition Leader ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
New claims surrounding Bronwyn Bishop's expensive charter travel have taken the scandal to "the next level" and the Prime Minister can no longer ignore demands for accountability, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says. The federal Speaker spent more than ...

2015-08-01 Australia Health


Sydney Morning Herald
   
In excess – is fast food going too far?   
Sydney Morning Herald
What do you get when you cross a doughnut with New York cheesecake – or a pizza with a meat pie? A lot of kilojoules. The trend for fast-food hybrids reached new heights recently with the Chizza – KFC's pizza coated with a fried chicken crust launched ...

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The Australian
   
Sydneysiders look out for symptoms of meningococcal disease after university ...   
The Australian
HEALTH authorities are warning people to be aware of the early symptoms of meningococcal after a student at the University of Technology Sydney was diagnosed with the disease on Thursday. Acting Director of Public Health, Dr Zeina Najjar, said the risk ...

2015-08-01 Australia Science


ABC Online
   
Scientists look five million years into the past to predict Australia's ...   
ABC Online
MARK COLVIN: Some of the world's best science minds are in Fremantle preparing to embark on an expedition that could in a sense take them five million years back in time. An international research vessel with a crew of 125 will travel from Perth to ...
Scientists examine WA reefs and climate   Herald Sun
Scientists examine West Australian reefs and climate   The Budapest Report
Digging deep into the past to see the future of climate change   The Conversation AU

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University Herald
   
Plants send out stress signals just like animals, scientists find   
Washington Post
Plants can't feel pain or hunger like animals, but their cells can communicate stress in a way that's not so different from what animals do, scientists have found. The finding, published this week in Nature Communication, shows that plants use a ...
Plants send out stress signals normally associated with animals   News-Medical.net
Plants Send Animal-Like Signals When Stressed   University Herald
Study Shows Plants Exhibit 'Animal-Like' Signals Despite Lack Of Nervous System   Tech Times
Lab Manager Magazine   
Treehugger   
Sci-News.com   
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ABC Science Online
   
Former vet to take over Australian Antarctic Division   
ABC Science Online
KIM LANDERS: For years Australians have been at the forefront of research in the Antarctic. Now a onetime vet, turned marine scientist, has been put in charge of steering the nation's scientific and environmental endeavours there. Dr Nick Gales will ...

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Ottawa Citizen
   
Ian Kerr: A ban on killer robots is the ethical choice   
Ottawa Citizen
A file photo taken on April 23, 2013 shows a mock "killer robot" pictured in central London during the launching of the Campaign to Stop "Killer Robots," which calls for the ban of lethal robot weapons that would be able to select and attack targets ...
Why We Should Welcome 'Killer Robots' -- Not Ban Them   Gizmodo Australia
Military Robots   Sputnik International
Opposition to autonomous warfare swells to 16000 signatories   The Guardian
The Straits Times   
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Junior College
   
Stephen Hawking wants to search for extraterrestrial life using your   
Junior College
“It's time to commit to finding the answer – to search for life beyond Earth“, he said. $100 million will be wisely spent to gather all the necessary equipment, brain force, infrastructure and strategic thinking in order to search the remote corners of ...
Search for alien life widens, but then what?   Brisbane Times
Life mysteries   Fresno Bee
The Biggest Search for Alien Life Launched by Stephen Hawkings   Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News (blog)

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Toronto Star
   
Scientists dispute reports 'impossible' rocket drive really works   
Toronto Star
Don't pack your bags for the moon just yet. Scientific experts are expressing serious doubts about recent reports that German scientists have confirmed the viability of a propulsion system that could get rockets to the moon in four hours — seemingly ...
Electromagnetic Propulsion Drive makes Interplanetary Travel Possible   NYC Today
Real-life version of Star Trek impulse engines that could get us to moon in 4 ...   National Post
New Rocket with 'Warp-like' Drive May Send People to Mars in 70 Days   Science World Report
New Zealand Herald   
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Newsweek
   
New study: How happy are Aussies to eat insects?   
HealthCanal.com
Would you fancy a crunchy cricket salad? Or perhaps a mealworm omelette? What about a cockroach sandwich? Investigating consumer perceptions and attitudes to eating insects is the subject of a new University of Adelaide research project starting at the ...

2015-08-01 Australia Sports


The Australian
   
JWH: Roosters pushing to a higher level   
New Zealand Herald
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves believes Sydney Roosters dramatic win over Canterbury will push the Tricolours to another level as they seek to reclaim their NRL crown. The Roosters showed great character to fight their way back from 28-22 down, after leading ...

2015-08-01 Australia Entertainment


Sydney Morning Herald
   
World Wrestling Entertainment star 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper dies aged 61   
Sydney Morning Herald
Legendary professional wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper has died aged 61. World Wrestling Entertainment confirmed Piper's death in a statement on Saturday morning Australian time. "Roddy Piper was one of the most entertaining, controversial and bombastic ...

2015-08-01 Australia Technology


Sydney Morning Herald
   
Telstra sets date to kill off Spotify rival MOG   
Sydney Morning Herald
Telstra has finally decided to kill off its music streaming service MOG, announcing the move in an email to customers on Friday. Telstra's music streaming service's future has been in doubt for some time now since the US division of the MOG brand ...
Telstra's Music Streaming Service MOG Will Be Dead By September   Gizmodo Australia
RIP MOG: Streaming Service With a Long, Strange Journey to Shutter Next Month   Billboard
Telstra announces closure of music-streaming service MOG   ZDNet
The Budapest Report   
Telecompaper (subscription)   
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Ward's Auto
   
Ferrari 488 Snapped Up in Oz   
Ward's Auto
The average age of Ferrari owners in Australia is decreasing and now is at 48 years old, an executive says, with demand accelerating as confidence levels rise among small-to-medium-sized business owners. First Australian deliveries of 488 GTB set for ...

2015-08-01 Australia Business


The Australian
   
BHP in call to tackle tax havens   
Herald Sun
Global efforts to tackle the shifting of profits to tax havens are the best way to avoid individual countries acting alone and sparking business uncertainty, Australia's biggest taxpayer has declared as it also calls for an overhaul of state taxes. In ...
It's a wild ride for share investors but don't be rushed   Perth Now

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The Australian
   
Trans-Pacific Partnership: Australia walks away from deal   
The Australian
Australia will not sign up to the trans-Pacific partnership trade deal in the current round of talks. A spokesman for Trade Minister Andrew Robb confirmed that a conclusion will not be reached on the $200 billion deal during the latest round of ...
Pacific Rim free trade talks fail to end in deal   Reuters
Pacific Trade Ministers Announce Progress in Hawaii Talks   ABC News
Talks for Pacific Trade Deal Stall at a Critical Step   New York Times
CBC.ca   
Washington Post   
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Sky News Australia
   
Bishop says MH370 find 'first positive sign'   
Sky News Australia
The discovery of debris believed to be from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is the first positive sign that hundreds of families may soon be provided with answers, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says. Malaysian authorities have confirmed the wing flap ...
What can we learn from any wreckage from missing flight MH370   The Conversation AU
Australia says no let up in search for MH370 answers   Free Malaysia Today
Australia stuck with huge MH370 bill   NEWS.com.au
The Guardian   
malaysiandigest.com   
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The Australian Financial Review
   
Non-banks set to boom thanks to APRA crackdown on property investors   
The Australian Financial Review
It has emerged the housing investor loan market is expanding even faster than thought. Rob Homer. by Clancy Yeates and Shaun Drummond. Smaller mortgage lenders are queuing up to take a bigger slice of the the big banks' hefty profits from home loans, ...

2015-08-01 Australia Australia


Sydney Morning Herald
   
Bronwyn Bishop expenses scandal taken to 'next level' says Opposition Leader ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
New claims surrounding Bronwyn Bishop's expensive charter travel have taken the scandal to "the next level" and the Prime Minister can no longer ignore demands for accountability, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says. The federal Speaker spent more than ...

2015-08-01 Australia World


The Globe and Mail
   
Palestinian child's death in terrorist attack stirs call to end violence   
The Globe and Mail
The murder of an 18-month-old Palestinian toddler could be a turning point in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Ali Dawabsheh was killed early Friday morning in an apparent arson attack believed to have been carried out by Jewish extremists as the ...

2015年7月30日 星期四

2015-07-31 Australia More Top Stories


The Australian
   
Booing Adam Goodes is unAustralian and must end: Scullion   
The Australian
James Packer says he's “ashamed as an Australian” of the taunts suffered by AFL star Adam Goodes. Bill Shorten has also blasted “extreme” elements in politics and the media for collaborating with racism, as he argued the “stupid, ignorant” treatment of ...
Adam Goodes: James Packer slams booing, joins three cheers for footballer   Sydney Morning Herald
Adam Goodes booing: Gillon McLachlan calls for footy to get its respect back ...   Herald Sun
Abbott: 'Adam Goodes is a good bloke'   Brisbane Times
ABC Online   
Sky News Australia   
NEWS.com.au   
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CNN
   
MH370 search: Debris found in Reunion gives clues on when plane part broke   
CNN
Saint-Denis, Reunion Island (CNN) When investigators get an in-person view of a wing component that likely came from a Boeing 777, they'll be looking for not only a serial number but clues as to why the part broke off the Boeing 777. One group of ...

2015-07-31 Australia Health


6minutes
   
Poor health literacy blamed for obesity   
9news.com.au
Many Australian GPs wrongly assume that obese patients are not sufficiently motivated to lose weight, a new study says. The real issue could be their "poor health literacy" - a lack of understanding of their own wellbeing, of what they can do to ...
Supporting patients to beat the bulge   6minutes (blog)
The real reason you can't lose weight   NEWS.com.au

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Telegraph.co.uk
   
The crazy, conflicting advice about when women should have children   
Telegraph.co.uk
Researchers from Sheffield University have said that women who want at least three children should should start trying for a baby by the age of 23. Those wanting two children should not leave it later than 27 whilst those wanting one child should start ...
Scientists predict when you should start a family   Stuff.co.nz
When should you get pregnant? Scientists   Metro
What's your magic number? Scientists predict when you should start a family   Sydney Morning Herald
New Zealand Herald   
MadeForMums   
New Scientist   
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NEWS.com.au
   
Frequent monkey-bar mishaps prompt warning   
9news.com.au
After falls, monkey-bar mishaps were the second-highest cause of injury for children aged up to 13 years admitted to a Melbourne hospital for fractures over a two-year period. More than half the injuries related to monkey bars happened when children ...
Too many injuries ... monkey bars cause one in five child fractures. Picture ...   NEWS.com.au
Study highlights the danger behind monkey bars   Newstalk ZB
Surgeon warning on children's playground equipment   New Zealand Doctor Online

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Daily Mail
   
Baby spray tan fail after mother breastfeeds son too soon after fake tanning   
Daily Mail
Gemma Colley, from the UK, shared a picture on Facebook of her baby son sporting a fake tanned face after accidentally breastfeeding him too soon after having a spray tan. 'From one mum to another, I'd like to let you know about my epic fail of fails ...
Mum accidentally fake tans baby while breastfeeding   Stuff.co.nz
This is why you probably shouldn't breastfeed after you've had a spray tan   Mirror.co.uk
Parenting fail: Mum accidentally fake tans baby   Whitsunday Times

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Daily Mail
   
Drinking alcohol around conception raises risk of having obese child   
Daily Mail
Women who drink alcohol around the time they become pregnant dramatically increase the odds that their baby will become fat in later life, according to a study. The children are much more likely to develop type 2 diabetes and obesity in early middle ...
Mom's Drinking at Conception Raises Kids' Diabetes Risk: Study   Newsmax
Study highlights the dangers of alcohol at conception   6minutes
Drinking at conception boosts diabetes risk for baby   Medical Xpress
UQ News   
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ABC Online
   
Rural fire fighters fear being left out of cancer compensation   
ABC Online
The Rural Fire Brigades Association says legislation that would make some volunteers ineligible for compensation if they get cancer from fighting fires is discriminatory. Media player: "Space" to play, "M" to mute, "left" and "right" to seek.
Fire cancer bill disadvantages volunteers   9news.com.au

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NEWS.com.au
   
Scientists have found meditation reduces a person's desire to smoke   
NEWS.com.au
SO it turns out you don't have to want to quit smoking in order to help kick the habit, you just have to relax. Scientists in the US have found meditation can actually decrease a person's desire to smoke without them even realising. Texas Tech ...
Mindful Meditation Beats Addiction: Practicing Self Control Is The First Step ...   Medical Daily
Trying to stop smoking? Meditation could be the key to success   Daily Mail
Science says mindfulness meditation does help cut back smoking   Business Insider Australia
Healio   
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NEWS.com.au
   
'There's no way I'm an alcoholic'   
NEWS.com.au
“I'VE f***ed up, s***, I've f***ed everything up so badly.” Even when Angelina* had just about hit rock bottom she still found room for denial. The Sydney professional believed her drinking habit had truly ruined her life and spent parts of her hung ...
“There's no way I'm an alcoholic.”   Courier Mail

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Daily Mail
   
Seaweed could help ward off skin cancer and be added to sunscreens   
Daily Mail
Seaweed could be the key ingredient to natural sunscreen for protection against skin cancer, according to new research. Existing sun tan lotions typically work by either absorbing ultraviolet rays or physically blocking them. A variety of synthetic and ...
Scientists Have Developed a New Natural & More Effective Sunscreen   NDTV
Natural sunscreen derived from algae developed   Business Standard
Research shows algae's natural sunscreen molecules absorb both ultraviolet A ...   News-Medical.net
The Hans India   
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Professor David David pushes to make Adelaide national centre for complex ...   
Perth Now
Professor David David with one of his patients, five-month-old Luke Hilzinger. Picture: Keryn Stevens. ADELAIDE should establish itself as the national centre for complex craniofacial cases, a leading craniofacial surgeon says. Professor David David ...

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2015-07-31 Australia Science


Sydney Morning Herald
   
Australian Antarctic director a bet on science   
Sydney Morning Herald
The Australian Antarctic Division has cemented the role of science in its work, choosing internationally recognised Chief Scientist Nick Gales as its new director. Dr Gales' experience ranges from tagging whales at the bow of a zodiac dinghy, to giving ...

2015-07-31 Australia Sports


The Australian
   
Booing Adam Goodes is unAustralian and must end: Scullion   
The Australian
James Packer says he's “ashamed as an Australian” of the taunts suffered by AFL star Adam Goodes. Bill Shorten has also blasted “extreme” elements in politics and the media for collaborating with racism, as he argued the “stupid, ignorant” treatment of ...
Adam Goodes: James Packer slams booing, joins three cheers for footballer   Sydney Morning Herald
Adam Goodes booing: Gillon McLachlan calls for footy to get its respect back ...   Herald Sun
Leaders rally behind Adam Goodes   Sky News Australia
Brisbane Times   
ABC Online   
NEWS.com.au   
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The Australian
   
Broncos v Sea Eagles: Justin Hodges injures knee ahead of Manly game   
The Australian
Broncos skipper Justin Hodges is in doubt for tomorrow night's clash with Manly at Gosford after aggravating an old knee injury early in this morning's final training run at Red Hill. Hodges left the field and headed straight to the team's medical ...
Wayne Bennett will welcome Francis Molo back into Broncos team   Brisbane Times
Hodges in doubt for Sea Eagles clash   NRL.COM
The Broncos' bad old days are back   The Roar

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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Moore apologises for 'coconut' remark   
Sydney Morning Herald
Billy Moore has apologised for branding the Warriors style of play as "coconut style". Moore made the Polynesian slur on Fox Sports' NRL 360 on Thursday night when discussing how the Warriors would cope without injured star Shaun Johnson. "They play ...

2015-07-31 Australia Entertainment


NEWS.com.au
   
Why Sandra is still on The Bachelor   
NEWS.com.au
EACH week, we ask The Bachelor's host with the most to answer five or our biggest questions about the show. Read on for Osher Gunsberg's take on why Sandra is still around, the reason Emily hates Heather, and how much prep goes into getting ready for ...

2015-07-31 Australia Technology


Sydney Morning Herald
   
Streaming TV bundles leverage Netflix to steal Foxtel's thunder   
Sydney Morning Herald
Pay TV-lite bundles like Telstra TV look set to be the next weapon in the battle for Australian lounge rooms. Telstra's plan to bring the Roku streaming media player to Australia is a step in the right direction, but what's more interesting is talk of ...

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TIME
   
Microsoft says 14 million computers now running Windows 10   
Washington Post
PALO ALTO, California — Microsoft says its' new Windows 10 operating system is now running on more than 14 million computers, two days after the software was released as a free download. That's a far cry from the company's goal of getting Windows 10 ...

2015-07-31 Australia Business


Brisbane Times
   
Midday: Health care stocks support ASX lift   
Brisbane Times
Health care stocks support ASX lift. Primary Health Care Limited (ASX:PRY) sells down its $34 million stake in Vision Eye Institute Limited (ASX:VGH). 31/07/15. ASX poised for slightly higher start. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (ASX:BEN. Up next.
Markets Live: On track for bumper July   Sydney Morning Herald
Morning market movers: 8 stocks to watch   Motley Fool Australia

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The Australian
   
Flight Centre wins competition appeal   
The Australian
Flight Centre has successfully appealed against a price-fixing verdict handed down against it in late 2013 following action by the competition regulator. The travel agency was fined $11 million after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...

2015-07-31 Australia Australia


Sydney Morning Herald
   
Mick Fanning rattled by sight of fin during return to water   
Sydney Morning Herald
Mick Fanning was shaken to the core after his infamous encounter with a shark off the South African coast. Now, the Australian surfer has been rattled once again by the sight of a fin during his return to the water in northern NSW. Rattled: Champion ...
Shark attack described as 'Fanning replay'   Sky News Australia
Evans Head shark attack: Man punches shark during attack on NSW north coast   ABC Online
Australian surfer seriously injured after fighting off shark attack   CTV News

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The Australian
   
NSW Police to fly to India to question family and friends of slain Sydney ...   
The Australian
NSW Police are making plans to fly to India to question family and friends as they broaden their hunt for the killer of Sydney woman Prabha Kumar at Westmead earlier this year. The 41-year-old mother was talking to her husband — who lives in India ...
Westmead murder: Police release new footage   Brisbane Times
Prabha Arun Kumar stabbing: Police release new footage in bid for information ...   ABC Online
Mystery CCTV figure offers new lead in Prabha Arun Kumar Westmead murder   Sydney Morning Herald
NEWS.com.au   
Sky News Australia   
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Sky News Australia
   
Alleged bomber to remain in custody   
Sky News Australia
The man charged over a bloody five-year shooting and bombing spree known as the Family Law Court murders will remain behind bars until next week. Leonard John Warwick faced Sydney's Campbelltown Local Court on Thursday, three decades after he ...