2015-10-24 Australia More Top Stories

Sydney Morning Herald   

Hurricane Patricia: Hemisphere's strongest ever hurricane bearing down on Mexico   
Sydney Morning Herald
Hurricane Patricia, one of the most powerful storms on record, struck Mexico's Pacific coast on Friday with destructive winds that tore down trees, moved cars and forced thousands of people to flee homes and beachfront resorts.
Hurricane Patricia slams Mexico's coast   Sky News Australia
Hurricane Patricia weakens, but still 'extremely dangerous'   CNN
The Latest: Patricia rapidly weakening in Mexico mountains   Sacramento Bee
Washington Post   
The Guardian   
Salt Lake Tribune   
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ABC Online   

Turnbull challenges Labor to negotiate on workplace relations   
ABC Online
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has questioned calls from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to negotiate over workplace relations. Mr Turnbull has declared he is prepared to talk with Labor and the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) to end a ...
Bad blood and bastardry: how Malcolm Turnbull became opposition leader   Sydney Morning Herald
Malcolm Turnbull sets IR test for Bill Shorten   The Australian
Turnbull plans to borrow more for transport   Sky News Australia
The Australian Financial Review   
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Brisbane Times   

Thomas Lang faces court over Maureen Boyce murder   
Brisbane Times
The man accused of killing Brisbane socialite Maureen Boyce has appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court charged with her murder. Wearing Corrective Services-issued clothing, Thomas Chris Lang appeared on the verge of tears as he entered the dock, ...

2015-10-24 Australia Health

ABC Online   

Oral vitamin could be key to lowering risk of some skin cancers   
ABC Online
TIM PALMER: A simple oral dose of an active form of Vitamin B3 may be the secret to stopping people with significant sun damage from developing some forms of skin cancer. New research from the University of Sydney has found that a high dose of vitamin ...

2015-10-24 Australia Science

The Nation   

Saltwater crocodiles can rest with one eye open for watching threat   
Daily Times
Saltwater crocodiles can rest with one eye open to watch for threats, Australian scientists said on Friday, with further research likely to show half of the mammal's brain could be conscious even while asleep. The scientists found that crocodiles ...
Never sneak up on a crocodile: research discovers predators can sleep with one ...   ABC Online
Crocodiles sleep with one eye open   Sky News Australia
Australian scientists discover that crocodiles sleep with one eye   International Business Times AU
Gizmodo Australia   
BBC News   
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Live Science   

Life May Have Begun 4.1 Billion Years Ago on an Infant Earth   
Live Science
Life may have emerged on Earth 4.1 billion years ago, much earlier than scientists had thought, and relatively soon after the planet formed, researchers say. Previous research suggested life may have arisen on Earth 3.83 billion years ago. The new ...
UCLA findings suggest life on Earth started much earlier than we thought   Gizmag
Life on Earth began 4.1 billion years ago, shows Study   The Budapest Report
Life on Earth started 300 million years earlier than previously thought   TV Newsroom
Ars Technica   
American Museum of Natural History   
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The Australian   

Potholes on the road to Paris   
The Australian
From the sky, a zooming gaze on to the rooftop of Malcolm Turnbull's Point Piper, Sydney, mansion reveals a small collection of solar panels that produce electricity from the sun. As an early adopter of solar, Turnbull has had a first-hand taste of the ...
Everything beats optimal for climate policy   Sydney Morning Herald
Atmosphere of Hope: Solutions to the Climate Crisis by Tim Flannery; The ...   The Guardian
Stern warns: humanity is at climate crossroads   The Ecologist

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Huffington Post Australia   

Slip, Slop, Stop Polluting The Great Barrier Reef With Sunscreen Chemicals   
Huffington Post Australia
From above, the coral quays and sandy pauses of the Great Barrier Reef appear as the great leopard spots of a luminous beast. Like one living organism undulating from Gladstone to the northern most tip of Australia, the reef can feel enormous and ...

2015-10-24 Australia Sports

ABC Online   

Rugby World Cup: Wallabies name Israel Folau, David Pocock in side to play ...   
ABC Online
The Wallabies have been given the ultimate boost ahead of Sunday's World Cup semi-final against Argentina, with superstar duo David Pocock and Israel Folau named in the starting line-up. The pair ran through training on Friday, with Pocock joining in ...

2015-10-24 Australia Entertainment

NEWS.com.au   

Former The Bachelor and The Bachelorette contestants talk life after the show   
NEWS.com.au
Vanessa Brownnews.com.au. Share; Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; Share on Google+; Share on Reddit; Email a friend. SINCE THE Bachelorette finale aired on Thursday night, all eyes have been on Sam Frost and her chosen beau, Sasha ...

2015-10-24 Australia Technology

Huffington Post   

How the Internet of Things Will Transform High-Tech Marketing   
Huffington Post
It is estimated that by the year 2020, the Internet of Things (IoT) will consist of approximately 50 billion objects, each with its own embedded computing system, and able to interact with the existing Internet infrastructure. This being the case, the ...
Sydney Start-up Week: Why Australia can't afford to miss out on the Internet ...   Sydney Morning Herald
Near-Term Dip in IoT Market: IMC   Datamation
Multitrillion Dollar Choices: IoT And The Future Of Manufacturing   Manufacturing.net (blog)
The Australian (blog)   
Re/code   
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The Motor Report   

2016 Audi RS6 And RS7 Performance - Supercar-Slaying Audis Coming In Q2 2016   
The Motor Report
Just in case 412kW of power and 700Nm of torque weren't obscene enough, Audi's RS division has cranked up the boost on its RS6 Avant and RS7 Sportback to give both cars a stonking 445kW and 750Nm. As a result, either will sprint from zero to 100km/h ...

2015-10-24 Australia Business

Sydney Morning Herald   

Who is calling the shots on Australia's monetary policy?   
Sydney Morning Herald
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rate rises make no sense   The Australian
Big banks should lift rates again   The Australian Financial Review
ANZ has become the last of the big four banks to lift its mortgage rate   ABC Online
Sky News Australia   
The Guardian   
Herald Sun   
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The Australian   

Santos a gem for the Project Opal team   
The Australian
The oil price collapse has long been tipped to create a flurry of merger and acquisition activity in the local oil and gas scene. And so it has, in a big way too. Woodside has Oil Search in its sights with a $12 billion tilt, and Beach and Drillsearch ...
Wealth and revenge behind Santos bid   Sydney Morning Herald
Santos takeover will bring out the dirty linen   The Australian Financial Review
Oil price drop hits Santos revenue   Courier Mail
ABC Local   
Yahoo7 News   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Garage Sale Trail: bargain hunters' big day out   
Sydney Morning Herald
Bargain hunters congregated all over Sydney on Saturday for the annual Garage Sale Trail day, organised by local councils all over the country. The event, now in its fifth year, encourages the community to open up their garages and front yards to the ...
Bargain hunters hit garage sales around Oz   The Australian
Garage Sale Trail   ABC Online (blog)
Groovy treasures on offer in national Garage Sale Trail   Brisbane Times

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Herald Sun   

Woolies may end Qantas deal as it tweaks rewards program   
The Australian
Woolworths will unveil its newly calibrated Everyday Rewards program tomorrow with an expected greater emphasis on delivering discounts at the check-outs to shoppers rather than accumulating Qantas frequent-flyer points. Its deal with Qantas is due for ...

2015-10-24 Australia Australia

ABC Online   

Turnbull challenges Labor to negotiate on workplace relations   
ABC Online
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has questioned calls from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to negotiate over workplace relations. Mr Turnbull has declared he is prepared to talk with Labor and the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) to end a ...
Bad blood and bastardry: how Malcolm Turnbull became opposition leader   Sydney Morning Herald
Malcolm Turnbull sets IR test for Bill Shorten   The Australian
Turnbull plans to borrow more for transport   Sky News Australia
The Australian Financial Review   
The Age   
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Brisbane Times   

Thomas Lang faces court over Maureen Boyce murder   
Brisbane Times
The man accused of killing Brisbane socialite Maureen Boyce has appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court charged with her murder. Wearing Corrective Services-issued clothing, Thomas Chris Lang appeared on the verge of tears as he entered the dock, ...

2015-10-24 Australia World

Sydney Morning Herald   

Hurricane Patricia: Hemisphere's strongest ever hurricane bearing down on Mexico   
Sydney Morning Herald
Hurricane Patricia, one of the most powerful storms on record, struck Mexico's Pacific coast on Friday with destructive winds that tore down trees, moved cars and forced thousands of people to flee homes and beachfront resorts.
Hurricane Patricia slams Mexico's coast   Sky News Australia
Hurricane Patricia weakens, but still 'extremely dangerous'   CNN
The Latest: Patricia rapidly weakening in Mexico mountains   Sacramento Bee
Washington Post   
The Guardian   
Salt Lake Tribune   
all 2,862 news articles »   

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The Australian   

French bus-truck crash: Small boy among 43 dead after tourist bus and ...   
The Australian
A FRENCH investigator says it's far too early to know the cause of a fiery crash between a truck and a bus full of retirees that killed 43 people on Friday morning in France's deadliest road accident in more than 30 years. Christophe Auger, the ...
43 die in French bus crash   The Nation
World Watch   Wall Street Journal
At least 43 killed in French bus crash, worst in decades   Reuters UK
Sky News   
New York Times   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

South African president agrees to university fee freeze after protests   
Telegraph.co.uk
The South African president, Jacob Zuma, agreed to a freeze on university fees on Friday night after thousands of protesting students surrounded his offices and fought pitched battles with riot police. The protests, in which demonstrators ripped down ...
South African students barricaded inside classroom as rioters try to break ...   9news.com.au
This data confirms South Africa's ruling party initially ignored mass protests   Washington Post
S Africa halts university fee hikes after mass protests   Aljazeera.com
The News International   
South African Broadcasting Corporation   
Al Jazeera America   
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Sky News Australia   

Mosque blasts kill 55 in Nigeria   
Sky News Australia
Two bomb blasts have ripped through mosques in northeast Nigeria, killing at least 55 people and injuring more than 100. The Friday attacks in Maiduguri, Yola and the Cameroonian town of Kerawa underline the ongoing threat from Boko Haram militancy in ...