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'Explain yourself', Bronwyn
The Australian
Treasurer Joe Hockey says Speaker Bronwyn Bishop must answer to “the court of the people” over her decision to bill taxpayers $5227 for a private helicopter trip to a state Liberal fundraiser about 50km south of Melbourne. The Treasurer said the ...
Joe Hockey fails to defend Bronwyn Bishop   Brisbane Times
Bronwyn Bishop's $5000 helicopter ride to Liberal fundraiser fails the 'sniff ...   Sydney Morning Herald
Bronwyn Bishop 'needs to explain'   The Australian Financial Review
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ABC Online

Victim of alleged one-punch attack in Ipswich dies in hospital; matter returns ...
ABC Online
The victim of an alleged one-punch attack at Ipswich, west of Brisbane, has died in hospital. Lindsay Ede, 56, was allegedly punched in the head by 19-year-old Ariik Mayot in Goodna on June 22 when they crossed paths in the street. Mr Ede then fell and ...

2015-07-16 Australia Health

Brisbane Times

Brisbane Broncos CEO Paul White taking leave of absence
Brisbane Times
When news emerged that Broncos CEO Paul White had been diagnosed with a brain tumour, he was overwhelmed with support. The former police officer received a message of support from a man he had previously sent to prison. "That's the ultimate ...

2015-07-16 Australia Science

Sydney Morning Herald

NASA New Horizons probe reveals icy mountains on Pluto as first photos return
Sydney Morning Herald
Venetia Phair: the little girl who named Pluto. Naked pictures of Kim Kardashian may have broken the internet, but the first intimate image of Pluto will give them a run for their money. I would never have believed it. This means this is a very young ...
Pluto mountains   BBC News
NASA New Horizons Pluto mission finds ice peaks, massive canyons   CBC.ca
New detailed Pluto photographs reveal 'young' mountain range   Irish Independent
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ABC Online

Kookaburra and willie wagtail disappearing from parts of Australia
ABC Online
MARK COLVIN: Researchers are calling it a wake-up call. Some of Australia's most common birds are disappearing from parts of the country. The list even includes kookaburras and willie wagtails. The startling finding has come from the State of Australia ...
How native Australian birds like the laughing kookaburra are in 'drastic' decline   Telegraph.co.uk
Australia's most iconic bird, the kookaburra, in strife in some areas   Courier Mail
Decline in bird population   Barrier Daily Truth
Bangkok Post
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Brisbane Times

Sick bees not so busy, study finds
Cowra Community News
BEES battling a common gut parasite are less likely to create a hive of activity because their ability to pollinate is hampered, Queensland researchers have found. The finding is significant for humans, given about a quarter of food production is ...
Tagged bees causing a buzz in disease research   agprofessional.com
Bees: Tiny Transmitters Placed On The Backs Of Insects Help Reveal Secrets Of ...   Science World Report
Bees Rigged With RFID Trackers Show Consequences of Parasites on Bee ...   Clapway
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SBS

FactCheck: has Australia met its climate goals, while other nations make 'airy ...
SBS
Prime Minister Tony Abbott says other countries set "airy-fairy promises" to reduce carbon emissions. Have other countries met the targets? Previous Next Show Grid. Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Previous Next Hide Grid. Image. 1/. Video. Audio ...
Signals from Dutch case   The Hindu
Australia hit its Kyoto target, but it was more a three-inch putt than a hole ...   The Conversation AU
Dutch climate change case no roadmap for Aus   Lawyers Weekly

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Echonetdaily

Threatened species need funding boost: WWF
Echonetdaily
Some of Australia's best-loved bird species like the laughing kookaburra are declining in numbers in some regions. (AAP). Australia's threatened plants and animals are in more danger than ever before without a dramatic increase in government spending ...

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Telegraph.co.uk

How a precocious 11-year-old girl gave Pluto its name
Washington Post
The morning of March 14, 1930, was a fairly ordinary one in the Oxford home of 11-year-old Venetia Burney. The schoolgirl was eating breakfast in the dining room while her grandfather, Falconer Madan, paged through that day's edition of the Times of ...

2015-07-16 Australia Sports

The Australian

Hooper gets Wallabies nod
The Australian
Michael Hooper has beaten David Pocock for the openside flanker position as Wallabies coach Michael Cheika unveiled his team to play South Africa at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday. And, in line with predictions, he has resurrected the Will Genia, Quade ...

2015-07-16 Australia Entertainment

Sydney Morning Herald

Michelle Bridges and Steve Willis: 'We're having a baby'
Sydney Morning Herald
Michelle Bridges and Steve "Commando" Willis are expecting their first child together. In social media posts this morning, the couple have confirmed the news. "We're so happy to announce our special news," wrote 44-year-old Bridges in a post on Instagram.
Biggest Loser's Michelle Bridges and Steve 'Commando' Willis expecting baby   Daily Mail
Baby news for Michelle Bridges, Commando   Sky News Australia
Michelle Bridges and the Commando announce baby news on Who: Is this bad ...   The Daily Telegraph

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Sky News Australia

Oh no, Louis! 1D fans react to baby report
Sky News Australia
Australian One Direction fans in London have been left in shock, following reports band member Louis Tomlinson is set to become a father. Publicist Simon Jones declined to comment on a People magazine report saying 23-year-old Tomlinson is expecting a ...

2015-07-16 Australia Technology

Sydney Morning Herald

Gems of War review: return of a classic could be an Aussie Candy Crush
Sydney Morning Herald
Before Candy Crush there was Puzzle Quest, a terrible (but awesome) addiction that swept the gaming world in 2007. While "match three" games like Bejeweled had been around for many years, Puzzle Quest placed a unique spin on the gameplay: players ...

2015-07-16 Australia Business

New York Times

Greece, Its Back to the Wall, Adopts Austerity Steps
New York Times
ATHENS — Under threat from the nation's creditors to move quickly or lose any chance of obtaining a desperately needed new bailout package, Greece's Parliament approved painful new austerity measures early Thursday, virtually guaranteeing that life ...

2015-07-16 Australia Australia

The Australian

ABC Online

Gold Coast man arrested and charged after $1 million in cannabis found in ute
ABC Online
About $1 million worth of cannabis has been found hidden in a false floor welded onto the back of a ute in Queensland's Lockyer Valley. Authorities investigating a multi-million-dollar drug operation in the state's south-east said they intercepted the ...
Million dollar cannabis haul in ute   Brisbane Times
$1m of cannabis uncovered in ute compartment   Sky News Australia
Man recruited to drive drug ute: police   9news.com.au

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NEWS.com.au

Child's bones spark scrub search
NEWS.com.au
A MAJOR search is under way along South Australia's Karoonda Highway as police continue to investigate the murder of a young child whose remains were found in scrub. STATE Emergency Service volunteers have been brought in to bolster police ...

2015-07-16 Australia World

Daily Times

Iraq hopes US-Iran nuclear accord will put an end to its divided loyalties
Washington Post
BAGHDAD — Many Middle East governments are suspicious about the new Iran nuclear deal. But Iraqi authorities are embracing it — hoping it will reinvigorate the fight against Islamic State militants by easing friction between this country's two main ...
Ron Mark: Should we let Iraq go the way of Yugoslavia?   New Zealand Herald
Iran nuclear deal: US military commanders express terror fears   The Australian (blog)
Iran's Sway Undermined by Sunni-Shiite Split   Wall Street Journal
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'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' found guilty by German court
Reuters Africa
LUENEBURG, Germany (Reuters) - A 94-year-old German man known as the "bookkeeper of Auschwitz" was sentenced to four years in prison for his role in the murder of 300,000 people at the Nazi death camp, in what could be one of the last big Holocaust ...

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