2015-10-23 Australia More Top Stories

Sky News Australia   

Shorten spared TURC recall   
The Australian
The royal commission into trade union corruption does not intend to recall federal Labor leader Bill Shorten to respond to new allegations. The commission this week heard about an alleged deal between construction giant John Holland and the Australian ...

2015-10-23 Australia Health

NYC Today   

Mediterranean diet linked to higher brain volume: Research   
NYC Today
Mediterranean diet has been the focus of many health research projects as it offers many health benefits. A new study has found that Mediterranean diet is good for brain as well and can stop brain shrinkage over long term. The study team conducted a ...

2015-10-23 Australia Science

Sydney Morning Herald   

A new species of giant tortoise was just discovered in the Galapagos   
Sydney Morning Herald
A population of giant tortoises living in the Galapagos Islands is in fact a distinct, previously unknown species, according to new genetic analysis. Researchers described the new species, now officially known as Chelonoidis donfaustoi, in a study ...
Scientists identify new Galapagos giant tortoise species   Times of India
Science Geeks Rejoice! New Species of Giant Tortoise Found in Galapagos Islands   iSchoolGuide

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Brisbane Times   

Glowing fingerprints are the future   
Brisbane Times
After CSIRO scientist Dr Kang Liang's house was broken into, he developed a new fingerprinting technique to catch the bad guys.Vision: CSIRO. 21/10/15. President Barack Obama looks at the moon through a telescope at the second White House Astronomy.
Advanced Materials - Wiley Online Library   Wiley Online Library

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Gizmag   

UCLA findings suggest life on Earth started much earlier than we thought   
Gizmag
New findings from a team of geochemists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) indicate that life on our home planet started hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought. The discovery was made when looking at ancient ...
Possible evidence of life on Earth at least 4.1 billion years ago   Ars Technica UK
Have Scientists Just Found the Earliest Evidence of Life On Earth?   Outer Places
Did life on Earth begin 300 million years earlier than we thought?   Daily Times
Fox News   
Scientific American (blog)   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

New colonies of Leadbeater's possum discovered in logging forests   
Sydney Morning Herald
The politically sensitive and critically endangered Leadbeater's possum, which is also happens to be Victoria's animal emblem, is again proving a challenge with the discovery of dozens of new colonies in forests on Melbourne's northern doorstep that ...
Leaderbeaters captured at night   Brisbane Times

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NEWS.com.au   

Back To The Future trailer 1:37   
NEWS.com.au
Matt Youngnews.com.au. Share; Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; Share on Google+; Share on Reddit; Email a friend. HOLD onto your hats, people. Two Australian physicists have confirmed to The White House that time travel is indeed possible.
Time travel 'is definitely possible'   The Advertiser
Great Scott! Time travel 'will be achieved'   Starts at Sixty
Where we're going, we still need roads   FCW.com
CNSNews.com (blog)   
Engadget   
Motherboard   
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ABC Online   

Scientists study arms of dead men, suggest hands evolved so males could ...   
ABC Online
Biologists have used the arms of dead men to punch and slap padded dumbbells in a macabre experiment supporting a hotly debated theory that our hands evolved not only for manual dexterity, but also so males could fistfight over females. Scientists at ...
Throwing a punch at evolutionary beliefs   Toronto Star
Evolution Made the Human Fist Fit for Punching   Newsweek
Human Fists Evolved for Punching, Study Says   Flemingsburg Gazette
Times LIVE   
Pioneer News   
What's New at the U - University of Utah   
What's New at the U - University of Utah   
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SETI Institute   

Dunes on Pluto?   
SETI Institute
The New Horizons team has released a few pictures of the surface of Pluto that have fairly regularly-spaced linear features somewhat similar to desert dunes on Earth. Just a few years ago, nobody would have ever considered calling landforms like these ...

2015-10-23 Australia Sports

ABC Online   

Rugby World Cup: Wallabies need David Pocock to win, says former captain ...   
ABC Online
Former captain Stirling Mortlock has tackled the elephant in the Australian team room, declaring the Wallabies cannot win the World Cup without David Pocock. Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is refusing to publicly rate Australia's prospects without ...
Rugby World Cup: Michael Hooper won't direct anger at Argentina   The Australian
Rugby World Cup 2015: Michael Hooper plays down Nicolas Sanchez diving controversy   Sydney Morning Herald
Video Analysis: Australia vs Argentina   Green and Gold Rugby

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Sydney Morning Herald   

Rugby World Cup 2015: All Blacks stalwart Richie McCaw is the man for England ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Former England five-eighth Stuart Barnes has made a suggestion that is sure to have the All Blacks circling the wagons, pronto. In his column for The Times, Barnes urges England's administrators to appoint a Kiwi head coach - and sign up Richie McCaw ...
All Black talisman McCaw poised for coronation as greatest skipper   Irish Independent
Habana hopes to inspire   Independent Online
Richard Knowler: History makes mockery of Heyneke Meyer's nice guy sermon   Stuff.co.nz
New Zealand Herald   
Bangkok Post   
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Brisbane Times   

Footballers charged over Australia Day rape   
Brisbane Times
Police have charged two men with allegedly raping a third man on Australia Day. Photo: Michele Mossop. Two Brisbane men charged over the rape of a third during an Australia Day party are aspiring Australian rules footballers, a court has heard.
Men charged over 'beer bottle rape' of friend train with Brisbane football ...   ABC Online
Qld footballers charged over Aust Day rape   9news.com.au
Brisbane footballers charged over 'beer bottle rape'   Sportal.com.au
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Daily Mail   
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The Australian   

AFL trades 2015: Every club's trades and draft picks   
The Australian
GEELONG stockpiled experienced players, Collingwood got two gun youngsters and another forward option, Chris Yarran eventually landed at Richmond and GWS accumulated enough draft picks to secure prized academy kids. Melbourne and North ...

2015-10-23 Australia Entertainment

Sky News Australia   

The first Spectre reviews are in   
Sky News Australia
Opinions on Daniel Craig's fourth outing range from "high octane" and "achingly cool" to "reliable" and "predictable". James Bond fans and those with a more critical eye have attended the "first ever" screenings of Spectre. The 24th Bond film sees ...
Daniel Craig shuts down reporter: 'I think you need to move on'   New Zealand Herald
Daniel Craig: Still no decision on another James Bond film   TV3.ie
James Bond bores living daylights out of us   Irish Examiner
Mirror.co.uk   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Bachelorette Australia: Just how far do television stations go to keep ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
COMMENT. If The Daily Mail thought they were being clever in spoiling Thursday night's finale of The Bachelorette, they were wrong. An emotional Sam Frost sending home Richie. Photo: Ten. Fans were furious after the website published intrusive ...
Text Edge Style   Herald Sun
/video/video.news.com.au/Entertainment/   NEWS.com.au
Interview With The Bachelorette Sam Frost October 2015   PopSugar Australia
ABC Online   
Pedestrian TV   
The Canberra Times   
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NEWS.com.au   

Guess who's back(side)? ... Robbie Williams has a message for his haters ...   
NEWS.com.au
Cameron AdamsNews Corp Australia Network. Share; Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; Share on Google+; Share on Reddit; Email a friend. IT'S pretty simple, Robbie Williams is the most entertaining male pop star of his generation. His new Let Me ...

2015-10-23 Australia Technology

iT News   

Vodafone boss calls for NBN to cover mobiles   
The Australian
Vodafone Australia chief executive Inaki Berroeta wants the government to widen the scope of the National Broadband Network so it includes mobile phone infrastructure to loosen Telstra's grip on rural and regional Australia. At an American Chamber of ...

2015-10-23 Australia Business

The Australian Financial Review   

Big banks should lift rates again   
The Australian Financial Review
Not only are the big banks justified in hiking mortgage rates, they actually need to lift them further. After raising investment loan rates by 0.27 percentage points in July, CBA announced on Thursday that it would jack up all investment and owner ...
National Australia Bank, led by chief Andrew Thorburn, has hiked home loan ...   Herald Sun
NAB becomes third bank to raise mortgage rates   ABC Online
Aust stocks end day higher   The Australian
Business Insider Australia   
Sky News Australia   
The Adviser   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Frank Lowy to retire as chairman of Scentre Group   
Sydney Morning Herald
The co-founder of the Westfield empire, Frank Lowy, has announced he will retire from the board of the Australian-focused shopping centre owner born out of the company's restructure, Scentre Group. Mr Lowy's retirement as Scentre chairman was widely ...

2015-10-23 Australia Australia

The Guardian   

Trade union inquiry: 'no intention' to question Bill Shorten further   
The Guardian
During two days of questioning in July, Bill Shorten told the trade union royal commission he would 'never be a party to issuing bogus invoices'. Photograph: David Moir/AAP. Daniel Hurst Political correspondent. @danielhurstbne. Thursday 22 October ...
Shorten spared TURC recall   The Australian
Unions royal commission nears end   9news.com.au
Former MP under fire at Royal Commission   Human Capital Magazine Online

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dailytelegraph.com.au   

'Fair dinkum' Hockey leaves his seat smiling   
dailytelegraph.com.au
Former treasurer Joe Hockey has delivered his final speech to parliament ahead of quitting politics. October 21st 2015; a day ago; /video/video.news.com.au/News/. OUTGOING federal Liberal member for North Sydney Joe Hockey grew up on the north shore ...

2015-10-23 Australia World

Sydney Morning Herald   

Republicans' Benghazi crusade on Hillary Clinton suffers 11-hour setback   
Sydney Morning Herald
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So far at least, Hillary Clinton is keeping her cool.   The Australian Financial Review
Full text: Clinton testifies before House committee on Benghazi   Washington Post
At Benghazi Hearing, Shouting Match Over Hillary Clinton's Emails   New York Times
Los Angeles Times   
CNN   
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ABC Online   

Swedish masked swordsman motives remain unclear   
ABC Online
MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: A young man wearing a mask and wielding a sword has killed a teacher and a student at a Swedish school. The attacker is now dead too, after being shot by police at the school near Gothenberg in Sweden's southwest. His motives ...