2015-02-19 Australia More Top Stories

Sydney Morning Herald   

David Hicks admits he is still suffering but Tony Abbott refuses to apologise   
Sydney Morning Herald
Abbott dismisses call for apology · Hicks wins challenge to terrorism conviction. Former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks says he is relieved that he has finally been declared innocent by a US military court of providing support for terrorism, but revealed ...

2015-02-19 Australia Health

Wall Street Journal   

Molecule shows ability to block AIDS virus   
The Australian
SCIENTISTS have engineered a molecule they say can block infection with the virus that causes AIDS, a discovery that potentially could lead to a new therapy for patients as well as an alternative to a vaccine. Researchers have been trying for three decades ...

2015-02-19 Australia Science

ABC Online   

Scientists say dingoes may save wildlife from extinction   
ABC Online
Researchers are calling for the dog fence to be moved as an experiment that looks at ways to protect threatened native species and increase biodiversity. Media player: "Space" to play, "M" to mute, "left" and "right" to seek.
The Wild Australian Dingo May Be A Solution To Increase Biodiversity, Scientists ...   Full-Time Whistle
Introduction of Dingoes in Sturt National Park might help control threatened ...   Uncover California
Move the dingo fence to settle debate   Queensland Country Life
Business Insider Australia   
The Guardian   
Nature World News   
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CNET   

Meet a newly discovered aquatic species, the ruby seadragon   
CNET
It might sound like a mythical creature, but researchers have proven that the ruby seadragon is very real indeed. by Michael Franco · @writermfranco; 19 February 2015, 6:34 am AEDT. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. more. more +. email.
Scientists uncover new seadragon   Mongabay.com
Phyllopteryx Dewysea: Ruby Seadragon Discovered   Science 2.0
Ruby Seadragon Makes its Debut as a New Species   Nature World News
Sydney Morning Herald   
Full-Time Whistle   
Phys.Org   
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Live Science   

Slimy Microbes May Have Carpeted Earth 3.2 Billion Years Ago   
Live Science
A layer of living scum only a cell thick may have covered parts of Earth more than 3 billion years ago, surviving with the help of nitrogen that these slimy microbes pulled from the atmosphere, a new study finds. This finding suggests that nitrogen may have ...

2015-02-19 Australia Sports

Goal.com   

Arnold always convinced of Ryall's innocence   
Goal.com
Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold says he wasn't surprised Sebastian Ryall was cleared of simulation but has issued a warning to the fiery defender and his team about poor behaviour on the pitch. The Sky Blues defender was scrutinised by a Disciplinary ...

2015-02-19 Australia Entertainment

Herald Sun   

Lucy Durack is tipped to be playing the role of Maria in “The Sound of Music ...   
Herald Sun
A LAVISH new production of The Sound of Music is coming to Australia. Much-loved theatre queen Lucy Durack is believed to be playing the lead role of Maria, though auditions for the adult cast will officially begin soon. Other names being suggested to take ...

2015-02-19 Australia Technology

The Australian   

Dallas Buyers Club filmmakers take on pirates   
The Australian
THE makers of the Matthew McConaughey hit Dallas Buyers Club claim they are defending the rights of all feature filmmakers in their quest to gain confidential details of individuals illegally downloading the Academy Award winning film. In a significant test ...

2015-02-19 Australia Business

ABC Online   

Wesfarmers profit slides due to sold businesses; underlying earnings surge   
ABC Online
Wesfarmers has reported a 4 per cent slide in its first half profit to $1,376 million, negatively affected by sold off insurance and industrial gas businesses slipping out of its accounts. When the loss of earnings from those businesses were taken into account, ...

2015-02-19 Australia Australia

Sydney Morning Herald   

David Hicks admits he is still suffering but Tony Abbott refuses to apologise   
Sydney Morning Herald
Abbott dismisses call for apology · Hicks wins challenge to terrorism conviction. Former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks says he is relieved that he has finally been declared innocent by a US military court of providing support for terrorism, but revealed ...

2015-02-19 Australia World

TIME   

Ash Wednesday in Mexico City   
Reuters
Catholics in Mexico flock to churches across the country Wednesday to mark the first day of Lent. Many of the faithful gather at Mexico City's Metropolitan Cathedral to mark a 40-day period of prayer and fasting. Mexico is home to one of the world's largest ...