2014-11-21 Australia More Top Stories

  Brisbane Times   

Bishop's reef claims defy science: expert  Brisbane Times
Shen Neng 1, the Chinese-registered bulk coal carrier which grounded in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Scars from its grounding still remain. The Abbott government claim that the Great Barrier Reef isn't in danger defies all available science, a leading ...

2014-11-21 Australia Health

  New York Daily News   

Share “'Text neck' is becoming an 'epidemic' and...”  NewsOK.com
The human head weighs about a dozen pounds. But as the neck bends forward and down, the weight on the cervical spine begins to increase. At a 15-degree angle, this weight is about 27 pounds, at 30 degrees it's 40 pounds, at 45 degrees it's 49 pounds, ...

2014-11-21 Australia Science

  Brisbane Times   

World Parks in focus  Deutsche Welle
This week thousands of park rangers, NGOs, scientists, politicians and business people from all over the world gathered in Sydney for the World Parks Congress. The event, which takes place only once every decade, sets the agenda for conserving the ...

2014-11-21 Australia Sports

  ABC Online   

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says Kurtley Beale can regain support for right ...  ABC Online
Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika insists the team can help Kurtley Beale regain support for the right reasons rather than be "maligned for the wrong ones". Beale was named as a replacement against Ireland for his first Test appearance since dropped ...

2014-11-21 Australia Entertainment

  Pedestrian TV   

Iggy Azalea Hasn't Taken Too Kindly To Eminem Rapping About Raping Her  Pedestrian TV
Eminem - a 42 year-old father of three who by this stage should fucking well know better - has a long standing history of getting remarkably deep into horrific rape fantasies pertaining to celebrity women in his lyrics. In the past he's taken aim, for what reason ...

2014-11-21 Australia Technology

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Uber hires former IBM privacy chief to conduct review amid controversy  Sydney Morning Herald
In a move straight out of the PR crisis management handbook, Uber has hired a heavyweight data privacy expert to conduct a review of its practices amid growing controversy and criticism. The ride-sharing app start-up announced in a blog post that it had ...

2014-11-21 Australia Business

  The Age   

Vodafone considers Australian sale, speaking to potential buyers  The Age
Vodafone says it has been checking with potential buyers of its Australian joint venture business. Photo: AFP. Vodafone should sell out of Australia: UBS. Vodafone Group chief executive Vittorio Colao has told investors the company "would consider" selling ...

2014-11-21 Australia Australia

  Brisbane Times   

Bishop's reef claims defy science: expert  Brisbane Times
Shen Neng 1, the Chinese-registered bulk coal carrier which grounded in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Scars from its grounding still remain. The Abbott government claim that the Great Barrier Reef isn't in danger defies all available science, a leading ...

2014-11-21 Australia World

  Toronto Star   

Hopes raised for jailed Al Jazeera reporter Mohamed Fahmy  The Globe and Mail
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi says presidential pardons are being considered for a jailed Egyptian-Canadian journalist and two of his colleagues, raising hopes that they could be released. Mohamed Fahmy, a former bureau chief for Al Jazeera in ...