2015-01-21 Australia More Top Stories

The New Daily   

Christopher Pyne's offer to reverse university cuts not enough to win support for ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Uni fee deregulation plan hits Senate snag. Key Senate crossbenchers say they remain opposed to the deregulation of university fees even if the Abbott government reduces, or scraps entirely, a planned 20 per cent cut to university funding. Independent ...

2015-01-21 Australia Health

Herald Sun   

Monash University study links 16 deaths to CFA Fiskville site   
Herald Sun
UP to 16 deaths have been linked to the infamous CFA cancer contamination at Fiskville. An independent study launched by Monash University has found among 606 firefighters who trained on the fire ground, 69 had been diagnosed with cancer which for ...

2015-01-21 Australia Science

ABC Online   

Cosmic radio bursts witnessed live by Australian scientists for first time   
ABC Online
Australian scientists have witnessed the bright flashes of radio waves caused by a cosmic radio burst live for the first time. The first fast radio burst in space was picked up in 2007 by the CSIRO's Parkes telescope by chance, but this is the first time one has ...

2015-01-21 Australia Sports

Sydney Morning Herald   

Shane Richardson stands down as South Sydney CEO   
Sydney Morning Herald
South Sydney have made a major announcement with the premiers' chief executive Shane Richardson standing down from the club after a highly successful 11-year partnership. Richardson will move to the NRL, taking on a new role as head of game strategy ...

2015-01-21 Australia Entertainment

Sydney Morning Herald   

Triple J Hottest 100: Taylor Swift still a contender despite KFC disqualification ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
WARNING: FEATURES POSSIBLE SPOILERS. Former Triple J presenter Angela Catterns has retracted the claim she made on Monday that Taylor Swift had been disqualified from this year's Hottest 100 countdown. Catterns, sounding contrite but defiant, ...

2015-01-21 Australia Technology

CNET   

Facebook promises fewer hoax stories in your News Feed   
CNET
A new feature will allow Facebook users to report hoax stories appearing in their News Feed. But Facebook is stopping short of removing content, instead offering a warning for readers. by Claire Reilly · @reillystyley; January 20, 2015 6:02 PM PST. comments.
Facebook seeks to cull hoax content from news feeds   The Australian
Facebook clamps down on fake news stories   Reuters
Facebook tries to cut down on hoaxes   Washington Post
The Independent   
TechRadar   
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INAUTONEWS   

2015 Mazda CX-5 gets priced in Australia   
INAUTONEWS
Mazda has officially announced the introduction of the 2015 CX-5 in Australian showrooms, starting from next month, where the cheapest version of the model starts from 27,190 AUD. The 2015 Mazda CX-5, in the 2.0 liter petrol front-wheel drive version, will ...

2015-01-21 Australia Business

ABC Online   

Consumer sentiment increases but still low: WBC   
Business Spectator
Westpac has maintained its call for a cut to the official interest rate next month, as consumer sentiment remains low, despite ticking up in January. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment increased by 2.4% to 93.2 points, up from 91.1 in ...

2015-01-21 Australia Australia

Inquest into youth suicide cluster in Tasmania   
Sydney Morning Herald
A Tasmanian coroner has called a joint inquest into the suicides of six youths. Coroner Olivia McTaggart said on Wednesday she had called the inquest in an attempt to obtain an insight into the deaths, which appear to be linked by common causes, and to ...

2015-01-21 Australia World

Sydney Morning Herald   

Islamic State hostage Haruna Yukawa an enigma in a war-torn country   
Sydney Morning Herald
Haruna Yukawa is far from your average hostage. Over the past 10 years, Yukawa, 42, has lost his business, gone bankrupt and mourned the loss of his wife to lung cancer. In that time he was also homeless, once attempted to cut off his genitals and altered ...