2015-04-30 Australia More Top Stories

New York Times   

11th-Hour Deal Spared Philippine Woman From Indonesian Firing Squad   
New York Times
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A last-ditch effort by the Philippines, involving a human trafficking case and frantic personal phone calls by the president, led to a dramatic deal with Indonesia that plucked a Philippine woman from a firing squad moments before she ...

2015-04-30 Australia Health

9news.com.au   

Poll busts myth about alcohol law reform   
9news.com.au
It's a myth that Australians won't stomach alcohol law reform, an expert says pointing to new data showing voters have embraced Sydney's lock-out and last drink changes. A poll of 1830 Australians by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education ...

2015-04-30 Australia Science

Sydney Morning Herald   

Sydney storms get more intense as engineers begin to adjust to climate change   
Sydney Morning Herald
More rain to cap wettest April in 26 years · Sydney storm: Lessons and future threats · More NSW news. Sydney's rain is becoming more torrential, particularly during summer, a trend researchers say will increase with further global warming and force ...

2015-04-30 Australia Sports

Sydney Morning Herald   

Jarryd Hayne's San Francisco 49ers roommate Lance Lewis was asking 'Jarryd ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
"Colin Kaepernick is in the room", a 49ers player yelled during the club's media opportunity inside their Levi's Stadium locker room. But only a few members of the US media turned around to the alert of the superstar quarterback's arrival. For one day, and ...

2015-04-30 Australia Entertainment

FemaleFirst.co.uk   

The Script replace Smith at Logies   
Daily Mail
The Script are living up to their Superhero status and have swooped in to fill the gap left by Sam Smith at this year's Logie Awards. The British singer was forced to pull out of his remaining gigs Down Under, which included a performance at the 57th annual TV ...

2015-04-30 Australia Technology

Sydney Morning Herald   

Meet Australian company IP-Echelon, one of the biggest anti-piracy operations ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Adrian Leatherland may be the most fearsome pirate hunter in the world. You've probably never heard of the 38-year-old Monash University computer science and maths graduate, or either of his companies – Australian-based IP-Echelon, and the R&D lab ...

2015-04-30 Australia Business

Sydney Morning Herald   

iiNet calls on TPG to beat M2 Group's $1.6b takeover bid   
Sydney Morning Herald
iiNet's board has recognised that M2 Group's $1.6 billion takeover offer is superior to TPG Telecom's earlier all-cash bid worth $1.4 billion, in a move that could trigger a bidding war for the telecommunications provider. "Following its analysis, the iiNet board ...

2015-04-30 Australia Australia

The Australian   

Keenan silent on AFP directive   
The Australian
Justice Minister Michael Keenan has insisted the Australian Federal Police's protocols for sharing information with foreign law enforcement agencies have not changed, but declined to reveal why the government's directive to the force changed last year to ...

2015-04-30 Australia World

NBCNews.com   

How Hillary Clinton is running against parts of her husband's legacy   
Washington Post
Hillary Rodham Clinton isn't just running against Republicans. She's also running against parts of her husband's legacy. On issues large and small, the Democratic presidential contender is increasingly distancing herself from — or even opposing — key ...