2015-02-17 Australia More Top Stories

NEWS.com.au   

Turnbull's huge gift for the ABC   
NEWS.com.au
POOR Tony Abbott. Not even television viewers like him as much as they do Malcolm Turnbull. The Communication Minister's appearance on the ABC's Q&A program last night was TV gold for the public broadcaster, bringing in the biggest ratings for the show ...

2015-02-17 Australia Health

Sydney Morning Herald   

Uberman: How Matt Mullenweg built a billion-dollar business sleeping six times ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
At his most productive Matt Mullenweg slept six times a day. This was while he was creating a billion-dollar company that led to him being named one of the most influential people on the internet. In a new interview, the tech icon, whose company Wordpress ...

2015-02-17 Australia Science

The Australian   

Mars One mission: The seven Australians bidding for one-way ticket   
The Australian
IT is the proposed $8 billion reality show which hopes to send 24 people on a one-way mission to Mars — and seven Australians have made the final shortlist of wannabe astronauts prepared to risk it all. Mars hopeful Teah. Source: Supplied. Diane. Source: ...

2015-02-17 Australia Sports

ABC Online   

Greyhound racing: Victorian Integrity Commissioner says Four Corners live ...   
ABC Online
Revelations of live baiting by a number of greyhound trainers have come as a shock, Victoria's Racing Integrity Commissioner says, because he says only one complaint has been received in five years. A Four Corners report on Monday night aired footage ...

2015-02-17 Australia Entertainment

Reuters   

Singer Lady Gaga says she's engaged to actor Taylor Kinney   
Reuters
(Reuters) - Lady Gaga and her longtime boyfriend, actor Taylor Kinney, have become engaged, the singer said on social media on Monday. "He gave me his heart on Valentine's Day, and I said YES!" Lady Gaga, 28, said on Instagram, displaying a photo of a ...

2015-02-17 Australia Technology

The Australian Financial Review   

Globalgig extends to 84 countries, adds 4G   
The Australian Financial Review
The low-cost international data provider has just extended its reach with the addition of a new plan, Go Global, that lets you use 3G mobile broadband in 84 countries for as little as $30 a month. It's also added 4G data, but that's limited to the United Kingdom ...

2015-02-17 Australia Business

Sydney Morning Herald   

Gloomy outlook pushed RBA to cut rates, minutes reveal   
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian economy 'sliding down the precipice', says JP Morgan · Don't fix budget while economy weak. A deteriorating economic outlook sparked the latest interest rate cut, but the Reserve Bank remains concerned about the continued strength of house ...

2015-02-17 Australia Australia

NEWS.com.au   

Turnbull's huge gift for the ABC   
NEWS.com.au
POOR Tony Abbott. Not even television viewers like him as much as they do Malcolm Turnbull. The Communication Minister's appearance on the ABC's Q&A program last night was TV gold for the public broadcaster, bringing in the biggest ratings for the show ...

2015-02-17 Australia World

Sydney Morning Herald   

Death of Ozgecan Aslan stokes anger over violence against women in Turkey   
Sydney Morning Herald
Istanbul: Turkey's president on Monday described violence against women as the "bleeding wound" of the country after a woman was stabbed and beaten to death after trying to fight off a man trying to rape her. Despite a surge in violence against women in ...