2015-04-21 Australia More Top Stories

NEWS.com.au   

Three people die in NSW storms   
NEWS.com.au
THREE people have died as the Hunter region cops the worst of the cyclonic conditions battering NSW. A WOMAN and two men, all believed to be elderly, have died in Dungog, which has recorded more than 312mm of rain in 24 hours. The news follows ...

2015-04-21 Australia Health

The West Australian   

Australian researchers have found a treatment for the so far incurable hepatitis B   
Business Insider Australia
A potential cure for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections has been found by Australian scientists. Australian patients are now the first in the world to have access to the treatment – a combination of an antiviral drug and an anti-cancer drug – which is in clinical ...

2015-04-21 Australia Science

ABC Online   

Australia can cut emissions without harming economy   
ABC Online
DAVID MARK: One day after Australia was questioned by the US and China on the slow pace of its greenhouse gas cuts, a new report suggests it can cut further and still keep growing its economy. The report, from the Centre for Climate Economics at the ANU ...

2015-04-21 Australia Sports

ABC Online   

Rugby: ARU posts $6.3m loss   
New Zealand Herald
Releasing its annual report for last year on Monday the ARU said it had achieved an underlying business surplus of $700,000 but an overall deficit "in a year that focused on driving a sustainable future for the game, through direct grants to member unions and ...

2015-04-21 Australia Entertainment

Pedestrian TV   

Dave Hughes And Derryn Hinch Talk Binge Drinking, Trade Insults On 'Q&A'   
Pedestrian TV
Q&A is nothing at all without the clashing of inflated egos, and last night's edition managed to deliver that, with panelists Dave Hughes and Derryn Hinch chucking schoolyard-worthy taunts at one-another.
Dave Hughes stands by calling Derryn Hinch a w**ker as Q&A spat over wine ...   Daily Mail
Derryn Hinch gets second chance at Hughesy   WA today
ABC's Q&A gets rowdy: Dave Hughes insults Derryn Hinch   Sydney Morning Herald
The Reporter   
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Sky News Australia   

Leaked emails tip Robbie for Barbie role   
Sky News Australia
Australian bombshell Margot Robbie is the frontrunner to play the real-life version of Barbie in a film based around the Mattel toy, according to leaked Sony emails. Wikileaks has published more than 170,000 emails they claim have been lifted from the film ...

2015-04-21 Australia Technology

Sydney Morning Herald   

UberX drivers make a killing amid continuing Sydney storms   
Sydney Morning Herald
U​ber drivers made a killing in Sydney during the Tuesday morning peak hour commute as demand - and fees - for the ride-sharing app surged, thanks to shocking weather and citywide transport disruptions. Demand for rides on the uberX​ service shot up ...

2015-04-21 Australia Business

Sydney Morning Herald   

Sydney house prices continued to weigh on RBA rates decision   
Sydney Morning Herald
RBA governor Glenn Stevens says Sydney house prices are 'exuberant'. Sydney's overheated property market continued to weigh on the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to hold interest rates steady at the April policy meeting, according to the minutes of ...

2015-04-21 Australia Australia

The Daily Telegraph   

Sydney storms: Thousands without power as rain continues to lash NSW   
The Daily Telegraph
JAW-DROPPING footage of a house literally floating away has emerged from NSW's Hunter Region where heavy rainfall has caused widespread flooding. The footage posted to Youtube runs for about 46 seconds and shows raging floodwaters in Dungog ...

2015-04-21 Australia World

Los Angeles Times   

'No easy answer' to Mediterranean migration crisis, leaders find   
Los Angeles Times
European leaders are struggling to find a solution to a desperate surge of Mediterranean migration that appears to have claimed more than 1,500 lives so far this year, as poverty and war drive people to risk their lives on rickety, overloaded boats. Any likely ...