2015-04-27 Australia More Top Stories

Sydney Morning Herald   

Nepal earthquake claims thousands of lives as aftershocks continue   
Sydney Morning Herald
Devastation witnessed firsthand · The world's deadliest earthquakes; Growing number of Australians missing. Kathmandu: Shell-shocked and sleeping in the streets, tens of thousands of Nepalese braced against terrifying aftershocks on Sunday while digging ...

2015-04-27 Australia Health

Sydney Morning Herald   

Model Renee Somerfield hits back at 'are you bikini ready' social media storm   
Sydney Morning Herald
The Australian model at the centre of a controversial advertisement has responded to her critics, as the company behind the ad comes under further scrutiny following a series of aggressive tweets from its CEO. Renee Somerfield is the body of Protein World's ...

2015-04-27 Australia Science

Goondiwindi Argus   

New Earth dawns: supercontinent slowly takes shape   
Goondiwindi Argus
It's all coming together: An artist's impression of how the new supercontinent is taking shape. Photo: Li and Zhong, 2009. Shifting: the earth's plates are slowly shifting and creating a new supercontinent. Photo: Supplied. Timeline: From ancient lands to more ...

2015-04-27 Australia Sports

Sydney Morning Herald   

Raiders rebuild ahead of schedule as Canberra emerges as a finals contender   
Sydney Morning Herald
The Raiders continue to make a mockery of the many critics who made them wooden spoon favourites before season kick-off, and are playing even better than their 4-4 record suggests. Canberra squandered an 18-0 lead at home to St George Illawarra, and ...

2015-04-27 Australia Entertainment

Daily Mail   

Smith hits the top   
The West Australian
Sam Smith has celebrated his first-ever solo Australian concert with some very good news. The 22-year-old crooner kicked off his Australian tour on Saturday night with the emotional track Life Support, telling his Brisbane audience he had received special ...

2015-04-27 Australia Technology

Sydney Morning Herald   

Games for the blind: making mobile fun accessible to everyone   
Sydney Morning Herald
With all of the fuss made about constantly improving video game graphics, it may be surprising that there is a sizeable demographic of game fans for whom graphics are literally meaningless: blind gamers. Video games are generally considered to be such a ...

2015-04-27 Australia Business

The Australian   

UPDATE 1-Australia's M2 tops TPG Telecom bid for iiNet with $1.3 bln approach   
Reuters
(Adds iiNet comment). SYDNEY, April 27 (Reuters) - Australian telecommunications firm M2 Group Ltd said it had proposed to buy Internet service provider iiNet Ltd for A$1.6 billion ($1.3 billion), higher than a bid from rival TPG Telecom Ltd. M2 said it made ...

2015-04-27 Australia Australia

The Australian Financial Review   

ETU's $500000 loan to ALP 'not recorded in minutes'   
The Australian Financial Review
A $500,000 loan approved by former union leader and FWC member Bernie Riordan is being scrutinised. Bob Pearce RMP. by Ewin Hannan. Claims that a $500,000 loan from the Electrical Trades Union to the NSW ALP was approved by a meeting of the ...

2015-04-27 Australia World

Sydney Morning Herald   

Nepal earthquake claims thousands of lives as aftershocks continue   
Sydney Morning Herald
Devastation witnessed firsthand · The world's deadliest earthquakes; Growing number of Australians missing. Kathmandu: Shell-shocked and sleeping in the streets, tens of thousands of Nepalese braced against terrifying aftershocks on Sunday while digging ...