2015-06-30 Australia More Top Stories

Brisbane Times   

ABC staff urged to 'stand strong' in internal email following Q&A 'intimidation'   
Sydney Morning Herald
Mark Scott: ABC is not a state broadcaster · Malcolm Turnbull defends government attack on ABC. ABC staff have received an impassioned email telling them to stand strong in the face of serious criticism from the Australian government, public and media.
Holdup at It's Convenient! on Waymouth St1:41   NEWS.com.au
Q&A feeds the opinion monster and it doesn't do the ABC's credibility any good   Brisbane Times
Q&A is not sorry at all   Herald Sun
ABC Online   
The Age   
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The Australian   

Greece considers legal action to stop expulsion from Eurozone   
The Australian
Greece could seek legal action to stop the country being forced out of the eurozone if it fails to seal a debt deal. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis. Source: AFP. “The Greek government will make use of all our legal rights,” Greek Finance ...
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras issues defiant call to reject 'insulting' bailout in ...   Sydney Morning Herald
Europe stares down Greece   The Australian Financial Review
Anti-austerity protests in Greece as bank shutdown bites   Reuters
New Zealand Herald   
Financial Express   
Los Angeles Times   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Paul Rossington and Kristen Schroder died after 'dramatic gesture' on Carnival ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
The love between Paul Rossington and Kristen Schroder was most obvious in their final moments. The couple, who had been together for about nine months, had taken a cruise on the Carnival Spirit in the hopes of strengthening their sometimes volatile ...

2015-06-30 Australia Health

Brisbane Times   

WA ambulance ramping ban: Patients could end up on corridors, unions warn   
Brisbane Times
New regulation could lead patients to misuse ambulance services to guarantee admission to hospital within 30 minutes. Photo: Supplied. A ban on ambulance ramping at Perth hospitals could simply shunt patients into corridors, the paramedics' union says.
Union doubts WA ambulance ramping ban   The Australian (blog)
Ambulance warning as new ramping rules start   The West Australian

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ABC Online   

Lyme disease: Tick researcher finds bacteria with similar symptoms to ...   
ABC Online
Bacteria found in Australian ticks can cause similar symptoms to Lyme disease, but research is no closer to proving tick bites cause the controversial illness domestically, a researcher says. Perth-based Murdoch University Professor Peter Irwin is ...
Tiny ticks could wreck your health for years says Lyme Disease Action   Daily Mail
Groundbreaking new evidence of Lyme disease in Australia   Northern Star
Ticks in Toronto parks test negative for Lyme disease   CBC.ca
Mississauga   
Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre   
Wicked Local Sharon   
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SBS   

New treatment hope for Melanoma patients   
SBS
Patients with advanced skin cancer are to be offered a breakthrough drug at a significantly reduced price. 30 Jun 2015 - 11:24 AM UPDATED 12 MINS AGO. 0. 0. Share. Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest Reddit Google+. Share this with your friends! From. To.
Immunotherapy restores health to patients with advanced cancers   Examiner.com
Merck CEO Ken Frazier on Keytruda and why Australians miss out on new drugs   The Australian Financial Review
Ron Walker's cancer crusade pays dividends   Sydney Morning Herald
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ABC Online   
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WRTV Indianapolis   

INXS star Kirk Pengilly in cancer battle   
WRTV Indianapolis
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2015-06-30 Australia Science

iFreePress.com   

'Community-oriented activity must to tackle climate change'   
Financial Express
Expressing concern over the scale and frequency of disasters taking place globally, experts today said the world is at an "important stage" to deal with climate change and laid stress on "very strong" community- oriented activity to tackle the issue.
Climate change plans require urgent action, warn MPs   BBC News
Climate change consensus: what it means for investors   The Australian Financial Review
Britain Must Give More Incentives for Clean Energy, Adviser Says   Bloomberg
Reuters UK   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

100 billion reasons a global climate pact may fall apart   
Sydney Morning Herald
The richest nations still haven't convinced the rest of the world they're willing to pick up the tab to help curb climate change, diplomats warned at a United Nations conference Monday. With five months to go before a critical conference that's ...
Ki-Moon: 'Negotiations moving at a snail's pace'   WA today
Pace of climate talks far too slow   News24
100 Billion Reasons a Global Climate-Change Deal May Fall Apart   Bloomberg
The Local.no   
Sentinel Republic   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

SpaceX launch schedule in tatters after Falcon rocket explosion   
Sydney Morning Herald
SpaceX is searching for what destroyed its Falcon 9 rocket after liftoff over the weekend, leaving customers still loyal but unsure when their satellites might fly. The privately-held company, owned and operated by technology entrepreneur Elon Musk ...
National Security After the SpaceX Explosion   Wall Street Journal
Now comes the SpaceX rocket whodunit: A complex mystery   Washington Post
SpaceX explodes minutes after launch   The Hindu
Reuters   
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The Guardian   

Queensland minister says green groups forced radical shift on Great Barrier Reef   
The Guardian
A satellite view of the Great Barrier Reef. Steven Miles and Greg Hunt are travelling to Germany this week for a final UN decision on whether the reef should be declared in danger. Photograph: DigitalGlobe/Getty Images. Joshua Robertson. Monday 29 June ...

2015-06-30 Australia Sports

The Australian   

Wimbledon 2015: Lleyton Hewitt bows out at 17th tournament visit   
The Australian
Australian tennis is in rude health. This is partly down to Nick Kyrgios, who underlined his nascent bad-boy status with a “dirty scum” outburst during a first-round breeze, but mainly because of a bloody-minded veteran who looked as though he would ...
Fitting Effort by Lleyton Hewitt in Wimbledon Farewell   New York Times
Wimbledon: Nick Kyrgios vows to continue aggressive style after yet another on ...   ABC Online
Former champion Hewitt bows out in typical style   Irish Independent
NEWS.com.au   
Sydney Morning Herald   
Herald Sun   
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The Australian   

Wimbledon 2015: Nick Kyrgios eases past Diego Schwartzman   
The Australian
The double bowl of Special K has just got a little soggy. Nick Kyrgios has become a defiant and reluctant tennis player, albeit a winner in the first round of Wimbledon embroiled in controversy about his call of “dirty scum”. Thanasi Kokkinakis, in ...
Wimbledon: Nick Kyrgios beats Diego Schwartzman to ease into second round   ABC Online
Nick Kyrgios rolls into Wimbledon amid typical controversy   Irish Times
Volatile Kyrgios in more controversy at Wimbledon   New Zealand Herald
South China Morning Post (subscription)   
The Roar   
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The Australian   

State Of Origin: Farah named for NSW despite fractured hand   
New Zealand Herald
Robbie Farah of the Blues celebrates after team mate Josh Dugan scored during game two of this year's State of Origin series. Photo / Getty Images. Robbie Farah has been named in the NSW side for State of Origin III despite suffering a fractured hand ...
Robbie Farah named in Blues' side for Origin III despite fractured hand   9news.com.au
State of Origin: Robbie Farah named in New South Wales side for State of ...   ABC Online
Injured Robbie Farah named for Blues   TVNZ
3News NZ   
sportal.co.nz   
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Sport24   

Clarke confident as Ashes loom large   
Sport24
London - Australia captain Michael Clarke believes his players are building up to their defence of the Ashes in just the right style after opening their tour with a convincing victory over Kent. Clarke's men now face Essex in another four-day match ...
Ashes 2015: Mitchell Johnson admits Phillip Hughes's death affected his ...   ABC Online
Lehmann unconcerned with England's Spain stint   The Express Tribune
Matildas bow out of World Cup with Ashes back on the line   Independent Australia
Daily Mail   
expressandstar.com   
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Cricket Country   

Hughes' death behind Johnson form slump   
New Zealand Herald
Mitchell Johnson says the impact of Phillip Hughes' death played a part in his recent slip in pace. Johnson's typically savage speed dropped off during India's tour of Australia last summer, and was more pronounced during the left-armer's Indian ...
Glenn McGrath always has something interesting to say ahead of the Ashes ...   The Australian
Ashes 2015: 'Alastair Cook needs extra flair for England to regain the urn'   Telegraph.co.uk
The Ashes: Vaughan & Brearley on captaincy & cricket   BBC Sport
Cricket Country   
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Brisbane Times   

Commonwealth Games 2018: Mascot design competition opens   
Brisbane Times
Matilda the Kangaroo, mascot at the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games, pictured at the closing ceremony on 9 October 1982. SMH SPORT Picture by VIC SUMNER COMM2010 Photo: Vic Sumner. Get ready to design the mascot for the 2018 ...

2015-06-30 Australia Entertainment

The Australian   

US TV network NBC tells Donald Trump: you're fired   
The Australian
NBC has ended its business relationship with mogul and presidential candidate Donald Trump because of comments he made about Mexican immigrants during the announcement of his campaign. The network said it would no longer air the annual Miss USA ...

2015-06-30 Australia Technology

Business Spectator   

REVIEW: Toshiba Radius L40W convertible notebook   
Business Spectator
This year marks 30 years since Toshiba produced its first modern-day laptop and since then the Japanese giant has gained a great reputation for quality computers. Unfortunately, its latest effort — the Windows 10-ready Radius L40W — is a big ...

2015-06-30 Australia Business

The Australian Financial Review   

Europe stares down Greece   
The Australian Financial Review
Alexis Tsipras, Greece's Prime Minister, takes his seat for a televised interview in which he told Greeks "our choice is to stay in the eurozone". Bloomberg. Share on twitter. by Karen Maley. European leaders have decided to stare down Greek Prime ...
EU's Juncker makes last-minute offer to Greece -sources   Reuters
Greece hit by closed banks, warnings from eurozone as talks break down   Firstpost
US stocks suffer worst drop of 2015 on Greek default fears   CNN
The Australian (blog)   
Bloomberg   
Economic Times   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway expands into Australian healthcare insurance   
Sydney Morning Herald
Berkshire Hathaway's Australian arm is expanding into the healthcare insurance sector in Australia and will start writing new business in New Zealand, as the Warren Buffett-linked company ramps up its expansion in the Australasian region. Berkshire ...

2015-06-30 Australia Australia

Sky News Australia   

Ravenshoe blast driver wakes from coma   
Sky News Australia
The driver of the ute that sparked the powerful explosion that tore through a far north Queensland cafe has woken from an induced coma. Brian Scutt, 60, broke his back when he suffered a medical condition and crashed into a gas bottle behind the Serves ...

2015-06-30 Australia World

Sydney Morning Herald   

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras issues defiant call to reject 'insulting' bailout in ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Greece set to sue over euro · What the financial crisis means. Athens: Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras issued a defiant call on Greeks to reject an "insulting" bailout offer from foreign creditors in a referendum planned for July 5. "The day of truth is ...
Europe stares down Greece   The Australian Financial Review
Greece to default on IMF payment   The Australian
EU's Juncker makes last-minute offer to Greece -sources   Reuters
CNN   
Reuters Africa   
Brisbane Times   
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Toronto Star   

Israeli detains Gaza-bound aid vessel   
The Hindu
The Israeli military says it has intercepted a vessel attempting to breach a naval blockade of Gaza and is peacefully redirecting it to an Israeli port. The military says the government ordered it to block the vessel early Monday. Naval forces visited ...
UN report author: Israel, Palestinian groups are equal under the law   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Israel navy stops 4-boat flotilla seeking to defy Gaza blockade   Khaleej Times
Israel Blocks Foreign Activist Flotilla From Reaching Gaza   NDTV
Toronto Star   
Firstpost   
Stuff.co.nz   
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Brisbane Times   

ABC staff urged to 'stand strong' in internal email following Q&A 'intimidation'   
Sydney Morning Herald
Mark Scott: ABC is not a state broadcaster · Malcolm Turnbull defends government attack on ABC. ABC staff have received an impassioned email telling them to stand strong in the face of serious criticism from the Australian government, public and media.
Holdup at It's Convenient! on Waymouth St1:41   NEWS.com.au
Q&A ratings: Zaky Mallah scandal lifts ABC program's viewership   The Australian
Q&A feeds the opinion monster and it doesn't do the ABC's credibility any good   Brisbane Times
Herald Sun   
ABC Online   
The Age   
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ABC Online   

Two Uber executives detained for questioning by French police as part of probe ...   
ABC Online
French police have detained two executives from Uber for questioning as a government clampdown intensifies on the US based taxi and ride-sharing service. Uber France manager Thibaud Simphal and western Europe general manager Pierre-Dimitri ...