2015-07-29 Australia More Top Stories

Sky News Australia   

Family Law Court bombings: Man arrested over 1980s attacks   
Sydney Morning Herald
A man has been arrested in relation to a series of attacks carried out targeting judges of the Family Court of Australia dating back more than three decades ago. The NSW homicide squad arrested a 68-year-old man at Campbelltown at 11:30am on ...

2015-07-29 Australia Health

Montreal Gazette   

NDIS expected to help half of all kids with autism disorder   
The Australian
Up to half of Australian children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder are expected to have higher needs warranting support from the National Disability Insurance Scheme, according to a leading academic. Andrew Whitehouse, a research program ...

2015-07-29 Australia Science

Sydney Morning Herald   

Spiders alive! Thirteen new species discovered in Queensland   
Sydney Morning Herald
Thirteen new species of spider – including a brush-footed trapdoor spider – have been discovered on Queensland's Cape York peninsula, on the Indigenous Olkola​ people's traditional lands. Some 18,000 new species a year are discovered around the ...

2015-07-29 Australia Sports

Sydney Morning Herald   

Sacked Manly Sea Eagles coach Geoff Toovey puts brave face on dismissal   
Sydney Morning Herald
Manly coach Geoff Toovey has put a brave face on his sacking, warning NRL rivals his team is still a finals threat this season. Club legend Toovey was told on Tuesday his contract would be terminated after this season and he will be paid out for the ...
Coach Geoff Toovey puts on brave face after sacking by Manly   The Australian
Kiwi-born Aussie diver humiliated with 0/10 dive at world champs   TVNZ
DCE: I thought Tooves was here to stay   Sportal.com.au
9news.com.au   
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Brisbane Times   

Ashes: Australia to win in three days?   
Brisbane Times
Peter Nevill preferred to Brad Haddin, Chris Rogers winning his fitness battle, wet weather on the pitch - Chris Barrett and Greg Baum address all the key issues for the third Ashes Test from Edgbaston, Birmingham. 29/07/15. Return to video ...

2015-07-29 Australia Entertainment

Sky News Australia   

Anti-whaling clip stars Aussie actor   
Sky News Australia
Global conservation group Sea Shepherd has produced a graphic video in which an Australian actor recreates the harpooning death of a whale. David Field, who has starred in films including Chopper, The Inbetweeners 2 and Two Hands, is seen coughing ...

2015-07-29 Australia Technology

Business Insider Australia   

Here's a glowing review of the device Telstra may use to take on Apple TV   
Business Insider Australia
This morning, it announced it was ditching its personal video recorder T-Box and replacing it with a new device and service to be known as Telstra TV. Telstra TV will offer access to video-on-demand services Presto, Stan and Netflix as well as YouTube, ...

2015-07-29 Australia Business

Broker News Australia   

AMP freezes new investor property lending   
The Australian
AMP has become the latest high-profile lending institution to tighten access to its investor loans as it seeks to avoid regulatory heat amid a speculative property bubble in Australia's largest capital cities. The bank has announced a freeze on all new ...
AMP will cease accepting or assessing new loans for property investors from ...   Sydney Morning Herald
AMP calls a halt on investor loans to steady Australia's property market   Business Insider Australia
AMP pulls out of investor lending due to APRA crackdown   Your Investment Property Magazine
SBS   
MacroBusiness (blog)   
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The Australian Financial Review   

Virgin Australia narrows full-year loss to $49m   
The Australian Financial Review
Virgin Australia Holdings narrowed its full-year underlying pretax loss to $49 million in the year ended June 30 as it cut costs, faced less fierce competition with rival Qantas Airways in the domestic market and improved the performance of low-cost ...
International arm drags on Virgin Australia result   The Australian
Virgin narrows full-year loss   Herald Sun
Budget airline Virgin Australia annual loss narrows due to cost cuts   Reuters
Sky News Australia   
Economic Times   
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Business News   

Miners see glimpses of hope   
The Australian
The mining sector is adjusting to the end of the resources boom, with companies expecting that tough conditions will continue, while a small number of firms are hopeful of growth, Newport Consulting's Mining Business Outlook Report says. The annual ...
Miners brace for job cuts, mine closures   NEWS.com.au

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More bad news ahead for Woolworths   
The Australian
There could be more bad news for Woolworths with the supermarket chain being punished by shoppers for its poor-quality fresh-food offering and relatively higher prices. Sales are expected to slow at Woolworths (WOW) at faster rate than its rivals ...

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ABC Online   

Women working more than ever before but paid 18.8pc less than men, ANZ ...   
ABC Online
More Australian women are working than ever before, but they face constant hurdles to gain equal pay, according to an ANZ white paper. Problems with equal pay start early and are deeply embedded in the system, the discussion paper released by ANZ ...

2015-07-29 Australia Australia

NEWS.com.au   

'I'm speaking up for Australia'   
NEWS.com.au
KIM Vuga has emerged as the most controversial figure from the third season of television's most extreme reality show, Go Back to Where You Came From. But what is most remarkable about this dubious new star is the wave of approval emerging for the ...

2015-07-29 Australia World

Sydney Morning Herald   

Britain's House of Lords: the past scandals   
Sydney Morning Herald
London: Before the latest scandal involving Lord John Sewel allegedly caught on video sniffing white powder with prostitutes, the House of Lords has had a history of scandals. Here are some of the most recent. Expenses scandal – 2009-2013. Resigned ...