2014-10-29 Australia More Top Stories

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Australian terrorist Mohammad Ali Baryalei killed in the Middle East  ABC Online
ELEANOR HALL: Mohammad Ali Baryalei, the fugitive Australian terrorist accused of masterminding a plot to kill random members of the public in Sydney, is reported to have been killed in fighting in the Middle East. Joining us now with the latest information ...

2014-10-29 Australia Health

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Sex with more than 20 women helps reduce prostate cancer: study  Sydney Morning Herald
Men who have sex with more than 20 women during the course of their lifetimes are less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, new research shows. But for homosexuals who have had sex with at least 20 men and virgins, the risk of being diagnosed is ...

2014-10-29 Australia Science

  ABC Online   

Great Barrier Reef plan too focused on short-term issues: Academy of Science  ABC Online
Australia's leading scientific organisation warns the Queensland and Federal governments' draft plan to save the Great Barrier Reef will not stop its decline or even maintain its current diminished state. The Academy of Science said the Reef 2050 Long-Term ...

2014-10-29 Australia Sports

  Herald Sun   

Gai Waterhouse confident of Victoria Derby win with Hampton Court after losing ...  ABC Online
Gai Waterhouse may not have a runner in the Melbourne Cup, but she remains confident of capturing another feature race of the Flemington carnival when Hampton Court steps out in the Victoria Derby on Saturday. Waterhouse withdrew Cup contender The ...

2014-10-29 Australia Entertainment

  Sky News Australia   

Proof that pop music will kill you  Sky News Australia
A new Australian study has found US musicians die up to 25 years earlier than the general population. The University of Sydney's Dianna Kenny says there's clear evidence that all is not well in pop music land, after analysing the deaths of more than ...

2014-10-29 Australia Technology

  Sydney Morning Herald   

iMessage spam reaches Australia  Sydney Morning Herald
Ads for knockoff Ray-Bans are targeting Aussie iGadgets, but are Apple's spam problems a trickle or a flood? A few years ago it was feared that email spam would completely overwhelm our inboxes, but spam filtering technology has improved to the point ...

2014-10-29 Australia Business

  Sydney Morning Herald   

JB Hi-Fi shares surge on sales figures  Sydney Morning Herald
JB Hi-Fi shares have jumped after the electronic retailer said it was on track to meet its 3.4 per cent sales growth target for the full financial year. JB Hi-Fi's new chief executive, Richard Murray, said same-store sales this year have fallen 2.1 per cent from the ...

2014-10-29 Australia Australia

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Australian terrorist Mohammad Ali Baryalei killed in the Middle East  ABC Online
ELEANOR HALL: Mohammad Ali Baryalei, the fugitive Australian terrorist accused of masterminding a plot to kill random members of the public in Sydney, is reported to have been killed in fighting in the Middle East. Joining us now with the latest information ...

2014-10-29 Australia World

  Reuters   

UPDATE 7-Unmanned supply rocket for space station explodes on liftoff in US  Reuters
(Adds details, quotes from news conference throughout). By Irene Klotz. Oct 28 (Reuters) - An unmanned Antares rocket exploded seconds after liftoff from a commercial launch pad in Virginia on Tuesday, marking the first accident since NASA turned to ...