2015-01-25 Australia More Top Stories

Brisbane Times   

State election: Premier playing 'gutter politics'   
Brisbane Times
Premier Campbell Newman debates Opposition leader Annastascia Palaszczuk at the The People's Forum. Photo: Renee Melides. Labor Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk has accused Premier Campbell Newman of playing "gutter politics" over allegations of ...

2015-01-25 Australia Health

Sydney Morning Herald   

How to stop your weekends making you fat   
Sydney Morning Herald
A week of relatively well-controlled eating quickly replaced with overeating, over drinking and basically overindulging until Monday morning. While there is nothing wrong with enjoying the weekend with plenty of good food, wine and company, a weekly ritual ...

2015-01-25 Australia Science

Northern Star   

Greg Hunt on offensive with Great Barrier Reef ban   
The Australian
FORMAL orders to ban dumping of dredge spoils in Great Barrier Reef waters have been issued ahead of a high-powered, international campaign by the federal government to stop the reef being formally declared “in danger”. Federal Environment Minister ...

2015-01-25 Australia Sports

Sydney Morning Herald   

Australian Open 2015: Eugenie Bouchard moves into quarter-finals   
Sydney Morning Herald
Canadian No.7 seed Eugenie Bouchard has continued her love affair with the Australian Open, moving into the quarter-finals with a 6-1 5-7 6-2 victory over Irina Camelia-Begu. Bouchard - who advanced to the last four on debut at Melbourne Park last year ...

2015-01-25 Australia Entertainment

Whitsunday Times   

Luke O'Shea the big winner at this year's Golden Guitars   
Whitsunday Times
Luke O'Shea and Amber Lawrence pose for a photograph after winning the Golden Guitar for Male and Female Artist of the Year respectively, at the Golden Guitar Awards during the 43rd Tamworth Country Music Festival in Tamworth, New South Wales, ...

2015-01-25 Australia Technology

Sydney Morning Herald   

Stan, Presto, Quickflix, Netflix: Streaming video services are finally here   
Sydney Morning Herald
Stan announces launch date. It's been a long time coming, but the floodgates have opened on Australian all-you-can-eat streaming video services. Unlike traditional overnight movie rentals, the new generation of internet video services offer unlimited access ...

2015-01-25 Australia Business

Sydney Morning Herald   

Jobs lost as iron ore miners stumble   
Sydney Morning Herald
Iron ore falls to five-year low. The muck is starting to hit the fan in Australia's iron ore industry, where companies reported more than $3billion in asset writedowns this week, along with the probable loss of more than 500 jobs. Eight months after the price ...

2015-01-25 Australia Australia

Brisbane Times   

State election: Premier playing 'gutter politics'   
Brisbane Times
Premier Campbell Newman debates Opposition leader Annastascia Palaszczuk at the The People's Forum. Photo: Renee Melides. Labor Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk has accused Premier Campbell Newman of playing "gutter politics" over allegations of ...

2015-01-25 Australia World

Sydney Morning Herald   

UN sidelined again as Ukraine claims 30 dead in rebel attack on port   
Sydney Morning Herald
Kiev: Russia has blocked a United Nations Security Council statement that would have criticised a Ukrainian rebel leader by name after the pro-Moscow rebels launched an offensive against the strategic Ukrainian port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine, ...