2014-11-17 Australia More Top Stories

  Herald Sun   

Free trade agreement: China-Australia deal to benefit farmers  ABC Online
The free trade deal with China will be signed in Canberra this afternoon, after China's president Xi Jinping's address to Federal Parliament. The FTA is expected to boost Australia's exports in the order of at least $18 billion over the next decade. Alexandra Kirk.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott seals China trade deal worth $18b   9news.com.au
China free trade deal a blow for Australian jobs   The Canberra Times
Australia, China poised to sign free-trade deal   New Zealand Herald
Business Recorder   
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  ABC News   

US aid worker Peter Kassig beheaded by Islamic State  Los Angeles Times
Islamic State militants have beheaded Peter Kassig, a U.S. aid worker and former Army Ranger who was captured last year in Syria while on a private humanitarian mission, the White House confirmed Sunday. U.S. officials authenticated a 16-minute video, ...

2014-11-17 Australia Health

  Sydney Morning Herald   

What 200 calories worth of your favourite food looks like  Sydney Morning Herald
A new calorie counting app has hit the scene, and it's set to make your (dieting) life a whole lot more visual. Instead of tracking your daily calorie intake, which can be more than tedious, the Calorific app simply shows you what 200 calories worth of food looks ...

2014-11-17 Australia Science

  The Australian   

Sushi, sashimi fuel extinctions  The Australian
EASTERN Asia's taste for sushi and snake is pushing a new wave of creatures towards extinction, an international report has found. The Red List of Threatened Species, released this afternoon at the World Parks Congress in Sydney, says at least 29 per cent ...

2014-11-17 Australia Sports

  Daily News & Analysis   

Pat Cummins edges towards World Cup selection  The Australian
NSW speedsters Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc have been rushed into Australia's ODI squad for the final three matches of the series against South Africa. Cummins is so highly regarded by the national selection panel that his lively bowling for Australia's ...

2014-11-17 Australia Entertainment

  THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY   

Women are to blame for Karl Stefanovic wearing the same suit for a year  THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY
WHO is to blame for the fact that Lisa Wilkinson can't wear the same dress more than once? Who should take responsibility for the fact that Lisa's Today show co-host, Karl Stefanovic, actually did wear the same suit, on air, every day for a whole year without ...

2014-11-17 Australia Technology

Click Frenzy hopes third time will be lucky for online shopping event  Sydney Morning Herald
Promoters are again promising no glitches during this year's 24-hour online shopping event Click Frenzy, which analysts say could generate $200 million in sales, making it the biggest yet. Beginning at 7pm (AEDT) on Tuesday, the event, now in its third year, ...

2014-11-17 Australia Business

  The Australian Financial Review   

Chucking a sickie costs Australian businesses $33 billion a year: Study  SmartCompany.com.au
Employee absenteeism is estimated to cost the Australian economy $33 billion in lost productivity, according to this year's Absence Management Survey from Direct Health Solutions. The survey of 103 Australian businesses found employees are absent from ...

2014-11-17 Australia Australia

  The Age   

Protecting the public is key to resolving conflict of interest among politicians  The Age
Former Supreme Court Judge and co-founder of the Accountability Round Table, the Honourable Tim Smith QC, joins Michael Short in The Zone. PT2M5S http://www.theage.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-3jkhm 620 349 November 4, 2014.
Tim Smith CQ transcript   WA today

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  Herald Sun   

Convicted revenge killer could not have murdered ex-wife, court told  Herald Sun
AN ODD bod convicted of the revenge killing of his ex-wife is an innocent man who couldn't have murdered her, a court has heard. Sally Brooks was just days away from relocating to the UK with her three children when she was murdered in her Donvale ...

2014-11-17 Australia World

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US aid worker Peter Kassig beheaded by Islamic State  Los Angeles Times
Islamic State militants have beheaded Peter Kassig, a U.S. aid worker and former Army Ranger who was captured last year in Syria while on a private humanitarian mission, the White House confirmed Sunday. U.S. officials authenticated a 16-minute video, ...