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 ...