2014-11-26 Australia More Top Stories

The Age   

Australian cricket greats rally around Phillip Hughes   
The Age
Former Test player Matthew Hayden said the shocking incident shouldn't spell the end for the bouncer. Photo: Steve Christo. Shane Warne has led a flood of support from Australian cricketing greats for injured batsman Phillip Hughes. Hughes, 25, is fighting ...

2014-11-26 Australia Health

Stuff.co.nz   

Could running be the elixir of youth?   
Stuff.co.nz
The study, published by online journal Plos One looked at men and women over the age of 65 who either walk or run for exercise. Researchers from Humboldt State University and the University of Colorado tested two mixed groups of older adults, who were ...

2014-11-26 Australia Science

  Brisbane Times   

Weather does less than politics to sway views on climate science, study finds  Brisbane Times
A giant snow pile following a massive snow storm in Buffalo, New York, last week. Photo: Reuters. Think that people in upstate New York will more strongly believe climate change is upon us after an early November blizzard dumped 7 feet of snow, which then ...

2014-11-26 Australia Sports

  Telegraph.co.uk   

Phillip Hughes condition unchanged  Sky News Australia
Phillip Hughes remains in a critical condition, doctors say, after being hit in the head by a bouncer at the SCG. Hughes is in an induced coma in intensive care at St Vincent's Hospital after surgery on Tuesday night to relieve pressure on his brain. In a short ...

2014-11-26 Australia Entertainment

  BBC News   

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd appears late in court in NZ  BBC News
The Australian drummer of hard rock group AC/DC, Phil Rudd, has briefly appeared in court in New Zealand on charges of threatening to kill and possession of drugs. The judge at the court in the North Island city of Tauranga briefly issued an arrest warrant for ...

2014-11-26 Australia Technology

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Super-thin smartphones make the case for serious protection  Sydney Morning Herald
Coming to grips with a new phone might mean conceding that you need a case. As a long-time iPhone user I've always prefered to go naked rather than hide my sleek smartphone away in a case. It's not just that I don't like the extra bulk, it's also that a case ...

2014-11-26 Australia Business

  Sydney Morning Herald   

New mining projects at 10-year low  Sydney Morning Herald
Iron ore prices to stay lower for longer, says ex-Rio chief. The number of Australian resources projects reaching financial commitment has fallen as sagging minerals and energy prices lead companies to tighten their belts, the government's chief commodities ...

2014-11-26 Australia Australia

Herald Sun   

Christmas message: Tony Abbott prepares to knock the 'barnacles off the ship'   
The Age
Tony Abbott has asked nervous government MPs to maintain internal discipline in the face of the ABC funding controversy and bad polling, reassuring them he will knock "one or two barnacles off the ship" before Christmas. The Prime Minister's comments ...

2014-11-26 Australia World

Reuters   

Hong Kong police start clearing activists from protest site   
Reuters
A protester gestures in front of a riot police cordon during a confrontation on Portland Street at Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong November 25, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Bobby Yip. Related News. More U.S. troops deployed in Ferguson to guard against ...