2015-05-18 Australia More Top Stories

ABC Online   

Government, Labor reach breakthrough in negotiations over renewable energy ...   
ABC Online
The Federal Government and Labor have achieved a breakthrough in negotiations over the renewable energy target (RET). The two parties met in Melbourne this morning and agreed to lower the RET from 41,000 gigawatt hours to 33,000, to fully exempt ...

2015-05-18 Australia Health

ABC Online   

Pharmacists to move into primary care under new pharmacy agreement   
ABC Online
After weeks of tense negotiations, the Government has reached an in-principle agreement with pharmacists on the sixth community pharmacy agreement, valued at $18.9 billion investment over the next five years. Health Minister Sussan Ley said it should ...

2015-05-18 Australia Science

New Japanese island excites scientists interested in evolution   
Brisbane Times
Tokyo: A new island emerging off the coast of Japan offers scientists a rare opportunity to study how life begins to colonise barren land - helped by rotting bird poo and hatchling vomit. Researchers say bird waste will be the secret ingredient to kick-start ...

2015-05-18 Australia Sports

Herald Sun   

Melbourne Victory fans subdued with capsicum spray after A-League Grand ...   
Herald Sun
TWO young Melbourne Victory fans were subdued with capsicum spray and arrested for riotous behaviour following a “kerfuffle” at Federation Square after yesterday's A-League final. One of the men has already been banned by Football Federation Australia ...

2015-05-18 Australia Entertainment

Herald Sun   

Taylor gets by with a little help from her friends   
Herald Sun
It's a truth universally acknowledged that Taylor Swift can do no wrong. The 25-year-old singer songwriter is well-known for sending personalised messages to her millions of adoring fans, as well as writing songs that mean something to her and them (and to ...

2015-05-18 Australia Technology

The Australian Financial Review   

Apple buys GPS company to bolster location technology   
The Australian Financial Review
Competition for location-based services has been intensifying, as some of Silicon Valley's largest tech companies vie for more control over such technologies. Fairfax. by Mike Isaac. For many of the largest Silicon Valley technology companies, location ...

2015-05-18 Australia Business

Brisbane Times   

Australia shares fall as banks, BHP Billiton head south   
Reuters
... * Concerns about bank dividends. * BHP spin-off weighs on resources (Adds analysis, quotes, stocks on the move). SYDNEY/WELLINGTON May 18 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell on Monday as investors sold bank stocks amid concerns about their ability ...

2015-05-18 Australia Australia

Herald Sun   

Tony Abbott warns against rushing recognition for First Australians   
The Australian
Tony Abbott has warned against rushing constitutional recognition for indigenous Australians, after a new survey found overwhelming support for change. The Prime Minister said this morning he was determined to pursue acknowledgment of First Australians ...

2015-05-18 Australia World

Hindustan Times   

Shiite militias converge on Iraq's Ramadi after Islamic State takeover   
Hindustan Times
An Iraqi Sunni tribal fighter aims his gun to protect the headquarters in Ramadi from an attack by Islamic State extremists. (AP Photo). Share. Shiite militia groups converged on Ramadi on Monday to help Iraqi security forces wrest the city back from Islamic ...