2015-08-26 Australia More Top Stories

The Australian   

National Reform Summit: live coverage   
The Australian
Welcome to The Australian's live coverage of the National Reform Summit, which will feature more than 90 corporate, union, welfare, economic and academic leaders as they discuss ways to build meaningful reform. Our live blog will bring you rolling ...

2015-08-26 Australia Health

The Australian   

Queensland government to commit about $3 million towards medical cannabis trial   
Herald Sun
THE State Government is expected to spend $3 million on trialling the use of medicinal cannabis. Health Minister Cameron Dick detailed Queensland's likely financial commitment when quizzed on the trials during today's estimates hearing. “Queensland ...
Newman government accused of not reporting full details of clinical long-wait ...   The Australian
Qld govt to phone parents in vaccine drive   Brisbane Times
Govt to phone parents in vaccine drive   Sky News Australia
My Sunshine Coast (press release)   
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ABC Online   

Adoption: Would-be parents discouraged by arduous process, research shows   
ABC Online
Would-be parents are abandoning their goals of adopting a child because of the long and arduous nature of the adoption process, according to research on attitudes towards adoption in Australia.
Adoption failures and agonising waits put off prospective parents   Sydney Morning Herald
Adoption process still fails our most vulnerable   Herald Sun

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NEWS.com.au   

Proton therapy unit to slash cost for treatment at second SAHMRI   
NEWS.com.au
THE nation's first proton therapy unit to cure inoperable cancers is at the heart of $280 million business case for a second South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute. SAHMRI 2 would house the $80 million machine, cutting treatment cost ...
Proton therapy cancer treatment, research centre proposed for Adelaide   ABC Online
SA wants to be centre of proton therapy   Yahoo7 News

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The Australian   

Horror of life in youth centre exposed   
The Australian
Former Winlaton Youth Training Centre deputy superintendent Marilyn Minister leaves a hearing at the child abuse royal commission yesterday. Picture: AAP Image/Julian Smith. A VICTORIAN state-run youth centre was out of control and beset by riots and ...

2015-08-26 Australia Science

CNET   

Physicist Hawking says there's a way out of a black hole   
CNET
In a speech in Stockholm, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking says black holes "are not the eternal prisons they were once thought." That's the easy version of his musings on the topic. Tech Culture. 26 August 20151:08 am BST. Chris Matyszczyk mugshot.
Stephen Hawking: There is light beyond a black hole   The Australian (blog)
Stephen Hawking says black holes aren't so black after all: Information can ...   NEWS.com.au
Stephen Hawking believes he's solved a huge mystery about black holes   Chicago Tribune
Irish Examiner   
Gizmodo   
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Times LIVE   

Oz abuzz over tiny bee sensors   
Times LIVE
The sensors, 2.5mm in width and breadth and weighing 5.4mg - lighter than pollen - are glued to the back of European honey bees. Data collection receptors are built into hives. File photo. Image by: IVAN ALVARADO ...

2015-08-26 Australia Sports

Sydney Morning Herald   

Robbie Farah says he was told he will play reserve grade if he stays at Wests ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Wests Tigers captain Robbie Farah has been told he will play reserve grade if he stays at the club. Farah, a life member of the Tigers who was part of their 2005 premiership win expressed his disappointment at a media call on Wednesday morning after ...
Robbie Farah told by Wests Tigers if he stays he will be playing reserve grade   ABC Online
Tigers confirm Robbie Farah granted permission to play elsewhere after 2015   Herald Sun
Farah says he'll be forced to play reserve grade if he stays with Wests Tigers   9news.com.au
Sportal.com.au   
TVNZ   
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AFL.com.au   

Blues, Barker set to decide on future   
AFL.com.au
[If he stays at Carlton] is a decision for after the season, but ... he gets our care in return. Carlton CEO Steven Trigg, on John Barker. CARLTON has pledged to take care of unsuccessful coaching candidate John Barker after he "restored the club's ...
Bolton to ease into Blues' AFL hotseat   The West Australian
Bolton's Blueprint for success comes with no timeline   The Australian
Can a rookie do the job that Mick Malthouse couldn't?   Toowoomba Chronicle
Herald Sun   
ABC Online   
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ABC Online   

Port Adelaide membership numbers pass Adelaide Crows for first time in history   
ABC Online
Port Adelaide's AFL team can for the first time brag it has a higher number of club memberships than its cross town rivals, the Adelaide Crows. Figures released by the AFL show the Power has more than 54,000 members compared with the Adelaide Crows' ...

2015-08-26 Australia Entertainment

Sky News Australia   

Jonathan Church to replace Upton at STC   
Sky News Australia
Andrew Upton's successor as the artistic director at the Sydney Theatre Company has been revealed. Jonathan Church, the British director who has been artistic director of Chichester Festival Theatre since 2006, will take over from Upton after he ...
UK theatre director Jonathan Church joins Sydney Theatre   BBC News
Cate Blanchett's Sydney Theatre Company Gets a New Head   Variety
ArtsBeat | Sydney Theater Company Names New Artistic Director   New York Times (blog)
The Australian   
Los Angeles Times   
ABC Online   
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Opera House: bold, beautiful and green   
Perth Now
THE national icon has joined a select group of World Heritage buildings after being awarded a 4-star Green Star - performance rating by the Green Building Council of Australia. And it's quite the achievement for the harbour gem, considering it's more ...

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Daily Mail   

Kim Kardashian takes the plunge in VERY low cut exercise gear showing off ...   
Daily Mail
She is known for pushing the fashion boundaries when it comes to her choice of pregnancy wardrobe. And on Tuesday Kim Kardashian showed that she is also up for taking her exercise gear to the next level as well. Taking to Instagram the 34-year-old ...

2015-08-26 Australia Technology

Sydney Morning Herald   

TPG forces iiNet to dump Fetch TV   
Sydney Morning Herald
After talks with Foxtel, TPG is forcing newly-acquired iiNet and its subsidiaries to abandon competing pay TV service Fetch TV. Only days after the TPG deal was approved, iiNet customers are already feeling the change. The closest thing Australia has ...
Fetch TV is the first casualty of TPG's iiNet acquisition   CyberShack

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Sydney Morning Herald   

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ review: Stylus or stylish, spoilt ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Samsung's latest high-end smartphones, the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+, are two sides of the same coin. On paper, their specs look identical, but each phone provides a very different experience. The Note 5 continues the tradition of the Note line ...
Stuck in a rut? Samsung Galaxy Note 5 hit by Pengate fail   NEWS.com.au
PSA: Don't insert the S Pen into the Note 5 backwards   PCWorld
Samsung Note 5 Beats iPhone 6 Plus In Controversial Camera Test   Forbes
USA TODAY   
BusinessKorea   
Bangkok Post   
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NDTV   

Jeep hacker quits Twitter job   
The Australian
The security researcher who hacked into a moving Jeep has quit his job with Twitter after three years with the social media firm. Charlie Miller, one of the most prominent researchers in the security industry, today announced he is leaving Twitter's ...
researcher who hacked Jeep leaves job   Sydney Morning Herald
Jeep hacker Charlie Miller leaves Twitter   Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz   

Australian studio behind Crossy Road reboot Pac-Man with 256 Glitch   
Stuff.co.nz
Pac-Man 256 will be coming Summer 2015 for Mobile and Tablets. Co-developed by Hipster Whale (developers of the smash-hit game Crossy Road) and Bandai-Namco. After three months on the market, Crossy Road had been downloaded 50 million times ...

2015-08-26 Australia Business

Hindustan Times   

Asian trading tentative after rate cut, volatile Wall Street session   
The Australian
Shanghai shares swung in early trade, after Beijing's move to cut interest rates and free up cash for banks failed to restore confidence in China's growth and arrest the crisis that has rattled global markets. China's central bank yesterday reduced ...
China markets swing after rate cut   Sydney Morning Herald
Stocks slip as China rate cuts fail to calm nerves   Reuters
China shares open higher   Herald Sun
BBC News   
The Guardian   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Air New Zealand accuses Qantas of acting like 'Air Sydney'   
Sydney Morning Herald
Air New Zealand, which is making a concerted push to fill its planes to North and South America with more Australian passengers, has accused rival Qantas Airways of acting like "Air Sydney" due to its relative lack of trans-Pacific flights from other ...
Air New Zealand expects strong earnings growth after record profit   Reuters
Jetstar's 'payback' on Air NZ   New Zealand Herald
Air New Zealand hints at lower prices after 49% increase in earnings   TVNZ
Press Examiner   
STLtoday.com   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

BHP says UN climate change conference will bring consensus   
Sydney Morning Herald
BHP Billiton chief executive Andrew Mackenzie says he expects some level of consensus to emerge when world leaders gather in Paris in November for the United Nations climate change conference. Speaking from London on Tuesday, Mr Mackenzie said ...

2015-08-26 Australia Australia

Sydney Morning Herald   

Tony Abbott brushes aside questions on whether his office pushed for US ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the government expects to make a decision next week on whether to join air strikes in Syria as he brushed aside questions on whether his office pushed for a request from Washington to expand Australia's involvement.
Obama requested Syria rethink: Abbott   The Australian (blog)
PM denies pushing Obama on Syrian airstrikes   The Australian Financial Review
Islamic State: US won't deny Tony Abbott pushed for Syria air strike request   ABC Online

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Courier Mail   

Premier Will Hodgman deflects barrage of questions over Damien Mantach   
Courier Mail
PREMIER Will Hodgman has endured a second morning of interrogation over what he knew about Damien Mantach's reasons for resigning from the Tasmanian Liberal Party. The former Tasmanian state director is under investigation for allegedly stealing ...

2015-08-26 Australia World

Fox News   

Accused train gunman watched jihadi video before attack, prosecutor says   
Fox News
The Moroccan man who French police say brandished and fired an AK-47 on a high-speed train headed to Paris from Amsterdam before he was restrained by three Americans had watched a jihadi video on his cellphone just before the attack, a prosecutor ...