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Sydney Morning Herald   

Julie Bishop: ending death penalty worldwide on Australia's UN agenda   
Sydney Morning Herald
Australia would use a seat on the United Nation's chief human rights body to wage a tireless campaign to end the death penalty around the world, Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop said during a speech to the UN's General Assembly. As she spoke on ...

2015-09-30 Australia Health

ABC Online   

Hepatitis C: call to include cures on Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme   
The Australian
Gina Rushton is a Journalist at The Australian. She has previously worked as a publicist and media assistant. Kath Leane is one of many hepatitis C sufferers waiting in “treatment limbo” with liver cirrhosis for a new raft of breakthrough treatments to ...
Call for hep C cures to be affordable   9news.com.au
Savings from Medicare review to help budget repair: Health Minister Sussan Ley   International Business Times AU
Sussan Ley in stoush with medical lobby over Medicare claims   ABC Online
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Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog)   
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Toronto Star   

Toddler injuries from TV tip-overs on rise   
Financial Express
You may want to go and check whether you telly is placed properly or not as a recent study has pointed out that number of severe neck and head injuries among children due to falling TVs is on the rise. By: ANI | September 30, 2015 8:35 AM ...

2015-09-30 Australia Science

ABC Online   

Shark culling and overfishing may be contributing to climate change   
ABC Online
New research has found that sharks play an important role in preventing climate change, warning that overfishing and culling sharks is resulting in more carbon being released from the seafloor. A paper published in the journal Nature Climate Change has ...

2015-09-30 Australia Sports

Sydney Morning Herald   

Anthony Mundine says he is a better athlete than Jarryd Hayne   
Sydney Morning Herald
As soon as dual-sport athletes are discussed, you know Anthony Mundine will soon be popping his head up to stake his claim. And with the success and overwhelming popularity of Jarryd Hayne, 'Choc' finally stepped up to answer a question that, in ...
Bogut: Jarryd Hayne effort hasn't been properly appreciated   Mackay Daily Mercury
Andrew Bogut reveals dinner he had with homesick Jarryd Hayne   The Daily Telegraph
Andrew Bogut opens up about Jarryd Hayne1:40   NEWS.com.au

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Sydney Morning Herald   

Rugby World Cup 2015: Sam Burgess benched for Wallabies' date with England   
Sydney Morning Herald
LONDON: One year removed from his crowning moment in rugby league, code-hopping star Sam Burgess hopes to rise to a similar challenge to save England's World Cup hopes - but he may have to do so from the bench. English media is reporting the ...

2015-09-30 Australia Entertainment

Sydney Morning Herald   

Model Bailey Scarlett claims she was drugged at a Justin Bieber party   
Sydney Morning Herald
Melbourne: A model who alleges her drink was spiked at a Justin Bieber party claims she was left unconscious and convulsing in a gutter. Bailey Scarlett, 18, denies making up the claims but was yet to lodge an official report to police as of Tuesday night.
Justin Bieber on his faith, his arrest and his new album   NEWS.com.au
Justin Bieber spotted skateboarding at The Rocks in Sydney as fans bombard the ...   Herald Sun
Spy: Will scandal follow Justin Bieber to NZ?   New Zealand Herald
The Inquisitr   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Sam Armytage's grilling of Justin Bieber on Sunrise shocks fans   
Sydney Morning Herald
Justin Bieber smoothly deflected Sunrise host Sam Armytage's efforts to crack the pop prince's new peace-and-love public persona during an interview at the 'Bieber Island' concert on Sydney Harbour on Wednesday. Armytage noted Bieber had "gone off the ...

2015-09-30 Australia Technology

Sydney Morning Herald   

Hands on: Google Nexus 6P and 5X   
Sydney Morning Herald
San Francisco: The first thing I notice when looking at Google's new Huawei Nexus 6P smartphone is the halo surrounding it. At first I thought someone had drawn a faint marking on the table it was resting atop that traced around the edges of the device.
Google showcases Nexus phones, Chromecast devices   The Australian (blog)
Google's Nexus phones, Pixel C tablet and Chromecast take on Apple and Microsoft   The Australian Financial Review
Google's New Pixel C Is A Laptop-Tablet Combo Running Android   Gizmodo Australia
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Mashable   
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Herald Sun   

Vodafone and TPG announce $1 billion 'dark fibre' deal   
Herald Sun
THE future is looking good for Aussie mobile phone users, with a new $1 billion deal between internet provider TPG and telco Vodafone set to give greater competition. The agreement sees TPG supplying the data network to Vodafone's towers through a ...

2015-09-30 Australia Business

Sydney Morning Herald   

Qantas could return $2.4bn of cash to investors: Deutsche Bank   
Sydney Morning Herald
Qantas could return an additional $2.4 billion of cash to shareholders this financial year due to an expected record-breaking financial performance driven by its cost cutting program and the lower oil price, according to Deutsche Bank. Qantas has ...
Qantas could afford to return $2.4b of cash to investors: Deutsche Bank   The Australian Financial Review
Qantas tipped for $2.4 billion payout   The Australian
Qantas may return $2.4bn: Deutsche   Business Spectator

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CommBank MyWealth   

Building approvals fall faster than expected   
The Australian
Building approvals have slumped more than three times faster than expected in August after a plunge in the volatile apartments number, according to official data. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures showed the number of buildings approved fell ...
Building approvals fall, investor home loan growth slows   ABC Online
Housing approvals drop 6.9% for August, led by apartments   Sydney Morning Herald
There's both good and bad news in Australia's building approvals report for August   Business Insider Australia
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TheBull.com.au   

Origin Energy launches $2.5bn share offer   
The Australian
Origin Energy has launched a $2.5 billion equity raising at a 34 per cent discount to shares that were already trading at a 11-year low, in an attempt to strengthen its balance sheet in the face of continued weak oil prices. The energy company, (ORG ...
Origin Energy taps investors for $2.5b after share price slump   ABC Online
Origin Energy to raise $2.5b equity to ease pressure on balance sheet   Sydney Morning Herald
Fossil Fuel Divestment Wins Again: Origin Energy Ltd   Motley Fool Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald   

ASX chief Elmer Funke Kupper concerned about speed of global economic recovery   
Sydney Morning Herald
The head of the Australian Securities Exchange has flagged worries about the sluggish pace of recovery across the global economy, admitting it has been "slower than we would like and remains at risk". Elmer Funke Kupper, chief executive of the ASX told ...

2015-09-30 Australia Australia

Sydney Morning Herald   

Julie Bishop: ending death penalty worldwide on Australia's UN agenda   
Sydney Morning Herald
Australia would use a seat on the United Nation's chief human rights body to wage a tireless campaign to end the death penalty around the world, Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop said during a speech to the UN's General Assembly. As she spoke on ...

2015-09-30 Australia World

ABC Online   

Islamic State claims shooting death of Italian aid worker, first attack in ...   
ABC Online
Militant group Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the shooting death of an Italian aid worker in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. Cesare Tavella, 50, was shot dead by gunmen on a motorbike on Monday evening in the city's diplomatic ...
Islamic State claims first terror attack in Bangladesh   The Australian (blog)
Western envoys in Bangladesh on alert after attack claimed by Islamic State   Sydney Morning Herald
Envoys in B'desh limit movements after IS attack   The Nation
India Today   
Voice of America   
The News International   
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US, Cuba leaders meet for 2nd time in this year   
Toledo Blade
UNITED NATIONS — Making good on a pledge to change U.S. posture toward Cuba, President Barack Obama opened talks Tuesday with Cuban President Raul Castro, the second time the leaders of the once-estranged nations have met this year.

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Newsweek   

Edward Snowden joins Twitter   
Brisbane Times
Former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who leaked details about the US government's mass surveillance programs, draws a crowd with his new Twitter account. 30/09/15. Foreign Minister of Australia Julie Bishop, addresses the ...