2015-02-28 Australia More Top Stories

The Age   

Tony Abbott hints at dropping Medicare co-payment policy   
The Age
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has given his clearest signal yet that he may be preparing to dump his controversial plan for a fee to see a GP. Mr Abbott also promised to appear regularly with NSW Premier Mike Baird during the state campaign in a move that ...

2015-02-28 Australia Health

The Guardian   

John Howard discharged from hospital after heart scare   
NEWS.com.au
FORMER prime minister John Howard is recovering at home after undergoing treatment for a heart condition. The 75-year-old was sent to the emergency department Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital on Monday after feeling a tightness in his chest while ...

2015-02-28 Australia Science

NBCNews.com   

Color Controversies Started With Mars, Not With #TheDress   
NBCNews.com
It may seem like a trivial pursuit to argue over whether a dress is blue and black, or white and gold, but the question of color balance can apply to weightier matters as well — such as whether there's life on Mars. That was the debate in 1976 when NASA's ...

2015-02-28 Australia Sports

Sportal.com.au   

Former Titans facing drug charges   
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Former Titans Ashley Harrison and Steve Michaels are the latest players to be linked with the cocaine crisis that has rocked the Gold Coast club. Harrison, 33, was served with a notice to appear on two counts of supplying a dangerous drug, while an arrest ...

2015-02-28 Australia Entertainment

Channel News Asia   

Lenny Kravitz nixes Asia tour   
Daily Mail
Lenny Kravitz on Friday abruptly canceled a tour of Asia and Australia, with the rocker blaming unspecified scheduling issues. The singer-songwriter, whose mix of rock with soul and funk elements has won him a wide international following, had been ...

2015-02-28 Australia Technology

The Australian   

Labor to fall in line on metadata laws   
The Australian
LABOR has given Tony Abbott the green light to introduce new national security laws forcing telecommunications companies to keep data for two years. In a move that will spark a backlash from free-speech and privacy advocates, a bipartisan committee has ...

2015-02-28 Australia Business

ABC Online   

Woolworths first-half profit falls to $1.3 billion   
ABC Online
Woolworths' struggling home improvement business Masters is continuing to saw into the supermarket's bottom line, driving a 3.1 per cent drop in first-half profit to $1.28 billion. In a double blow for investors, Australia's largest grocery retailer has also ...

2015-02-28 Australia Australia

The Age   

Tony Abbott hints at dropping Medicare co-payment policy   
The Age
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has given his clearest signal yet that he may be preparing to dump his controversial plan for a fee to see a GP. Mr Abbott also promised to appear regularly with NSW Premier Mike Baird during the state campaign in a move that ...

2015-02-28 Australia World

New York Times   

Boris Nemtsov, Putin Foe, Is Shot Dead in Shadow of Kremlin   
New York Times
MOSCOW — Boris Y. Nemtsov, a prominent Russian opposition leader and former first deputy prime minister, was shot dead Friday evening in central Moscow in the highest-profile assassination in Russia during the tenure of President Vladimir V. Putin.
Boris Nemtsov, prominent Putin critic, is gunned down in Moscow   Los Angeles Times
Boris Nemtsov, leading Putin critic, shot and killed in Moscow   Fox News
Russian Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov Shot Dead in Moscow   Bloomberg
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Bangkok Post   

A dress divides the world: What colour is it anyway? | Bangkok Post: news   
Bangkok Post
On February 17th - March 2nd at 19:00, Bangkokpost.com will be introducing our new design and you will be seeing the new Bangkokpost.com by default. You can still switch back to our old design with the 'switch back to our previous look' button at the ...