2014-12-21 Australia More Top Stories

Brisbane Times   

Cairns tragedy: woman charged with murder of eight children   
Brisbane Times
Distraught family and friends walk en masse to a memorial service for the eight children slain in Cairns. PT2M19S 620 349. Autoplay OnOff; Video feedback; Video settings. Video will begin in 5 seconds. Don't play; Play now. A woman has been charged with ...

2014-12-21 Australia Health

9news.com.au   

Joint trial for sick kids, adults in NSW   
NEWS.com.au
CHILDREN with severe epilepsy, terminally ill adults and those undergoing chemotherapy in NSW could get to trial cannabis to ease their symptoms. ABOUT $9 million will be spent on at least three trials, some of which will be held at The Children's Hospital ...

2014-12-21 Australia Science

The Age   

Sunday Explainer: Long-term effect of CSIRO budget cuts   
The Age
Australia's world-leading science agency, the CSIRO, has been buffeted by funding cuts and loss of staff over the past two years. What has the impact been – and what might it mean for its future? Bridie Smith explains.

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Macro Insider   

Federal court finds protesters in contempt for ignoring order to halt anti-whaling ...   
Macro Insider
SAN FRANCISCO – Radical environmentalists have been located in contempt of court for failing to heed an order to halt their relentless campaign to disrupt the annual whale hunt off the waters of Antarctica. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals... Federal ...

2014-12-21 Australia Sports

Sydney Morning Herald   

Joe Burns to make Test debut at MCG on Boxing Day   
Sydney Morning Herald
Queensland batsman Joe Burns is has been picked to make his Test debut in Boxing Day after being called in to replace Mitchell Marsh. Selectors have opted against a like-for-like replacement for all-rounder Marsh, who injured his hamstring during the ...

2014-12-21 Australia Entertainment

Wall Street Journal   

White House 'pleased' Sony is looking for ways to distribute movie after cyberattack   
Fox News
The White House on Saturday said it was “pleased” that Sony is looking at ways to distribute the movie “The Interview,” after company executives cancelled cinema showings in the wake of a massive and damaging cyberattack. "We are pleased to hear that ...

2014-12-21 Australia Technology

The Pirate Bay may have lost, but the battle has just begun   
The Age
It's a curious admission for someone who is the main spokesman for Australia's fledgling Pirate Party. He didn't even use the now-closed Pirate Bay website to download films and music without paying, nor does he partake in other file-sharing sites.

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The Star Online   

Apple co-founder Wozniak sceptical on smartwatches, Google Glass   
The Star Online
NOT EXACTLY A RINGING ENDORSEMENT: Wozniak is not a big fan of smartwatches, saying no company has yet figured out a compelling reason for them to exist. — AFP. SYDNEY: Steve Wozniak says he is no fan of smartwatches and believes Google ...

2014-12-21 Australia Business

Sky News Australia   

US dollar up on expectations of Fed action   
Sky News Australia
The US dollar has continued its upward lurch after Wednesday's Federal Reserve meeting added to expectations that the US central bank will raise interest rates before other central banks. The greenback has been trending higher against the euro, the yen ...

2014-12-21 Australia Australia

Brisbane Times   

Cairns tragedy: woman charged with murder of eight children   
Brisbane Times
Distraught family and friends walk en masse to a memorial service for the eight children slain in Cairns. PT2M19S 620 349. Autoplay OnOff; Video feedback; Video settings. Video will begin in 5 seconds. Don't play; Play now. A woman has been charged with ...

2014-12-21 Australia World

DAWN.com   

Crackdown in Turkey   
DAWN.com
BY taking arbitrary measures and showing authoritarian tendencies, Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems to be vindicating his critics at home and abroad. So far, 24 journalists, including the chief of a television network and the editor-in-chief of a newspaper, have ...