2015-10-31 Australia More Top Stories

Sky News Australia   

Obama to send special forces to Syria   
Sky News Australia
President Barack Obama has authorised the first sustained deployment of special forces to Syria, the White House says, reversing a long-standing refusal to put US boots on the ground. Obama allowed a deployment of 'fewer than 50' special operations ...

2015-10-31 Australia Health

ABC Online   

Low fat diets no more effective than high fat diets for shedding pounds   
ABC Online
KIM LANDERS: Researchers have found low fat diets are no more effective at making you lose weight than recently 'in vogue' high fat, low carb ones. Scientists from Harvard Medical School looked at 53 studies involving 68,000 people to work out the ...

2015-10-31 Australia Science

Sydney Morning Herald   

Antarctic marine reserves gain China's support   
Sydney Morning Herald
Agreement on the creation of marine reserves to protect some of Antarctica's great natural treasures is a step closer, with a shift by key fishing power China. The Chinese government told a meeting in Hobart it could support a joint United States-New ...
Deal on Antarctic marine sanctuaries fails   The Nation
Russia blocks a proposal for a marine protection area in Antarctica's Ross Sea   ABC Online
China backs sanctuary idea   The Star Online
Radio New Zealand   
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Christian Science Monitor   

Spotted: A disk of young stars near the center of the Milky Way   
Christian Science Monitor
Astronomers have detected a group of young stars near the center of our galaxy lies, a region long thought to be populated with older stars. By Calla Cofield, SPACE.com October 29, 2015. Save for later Saved. close. Astronomers using the VISTA ...
Astronomers Have Discovered A Previously Unknown Feature Of The Milky Way   Gizmodo Australia
ESO's VISTA telescope spies hidden Milky Way component   Gizmag
A band of special, young stars has been discovered near the heart of the Milky Way   ScienceAlert
ESO   
StarChild - NASA   
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics - University of Toronto   
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Daily Mail   

Spirals of dust around stars may be disguising Earth 2.0, claims study   
Daily Mail
Huge spiral patterns in dust seen around some newborn stars could hide an Earth 2.0, researchers claim. Astronomers say the discovery could not only help find new planets, but also offer a look into how planets are created in the first place. Though ...

2015-10-31 Australia Sports

Sydney Morning Herald   

Rugby World Cup 2015: David Pocock, Michael Hooper nominated for player of the ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
LONDON: The world player of the year selection panel has added further misery to England's dour World Cup campaign, snubbing the host nation's stars for the top individual gong in world rugby. Advertisement. Wallabies duo Michael Hooper and David ...

2015-10-31 Australia Entertainment

E! Online   

15 Reasons Why Gigi Hadid Will Be the Perfect Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Model   
E! Online
In case you missed the memo: Gigi Hadid will be gracing the runway at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show! Victoria's Secret announced the news on Twitter on Thursday by sharing a video of Hadid's audition, in which the supermodel struts her stuff ...
Gigi Hadid flashes tummy in tiny crop top after being cast in Victoria's ...   Mirror.co.uk
Gigi Hadid Cast In Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2015 And Her Reaction Is ...   The Inquisitr
Victoria's Secret shares the special moment Gigi Hadid finds out she will be ...   NEWS.com.au
Los Angeles Times   
Cosmopolitan   
Examiner.com   
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The Australian   

Tina Arena: ARIA Hall of Fame honours singer with the big voice   
The Australian
The quiet, leafy Paris suburb of Nogent-sur-Marne isn't the first place you would come looking for international pop stars. Its tight, deserted streets are adorned with houses that are handsome without being ostentatious, some behind high walls, others ...
The Week In Aussie Artists Starting with T, with David P. Weber   ABC Online (blog)
Tina Arena is a check out chic for album Eleven and talks about her fan Scott ...   NEWS.com.au
Pop singer Tina Arena calls the south of France home on holiday   Herald Sun
dailytelegraph.com.au   
The Guardian   
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NEWS.com.au   

Why Rove McManus said yes to a radio gig   
NEWS.com.au
EVER since he was announced as the new host of 2Day FM's breakfast show, those in radio circles have been asking the same question ... Why did Rove say yes? He was once the biggest star in the country, but over the past few years the comedian has ...

2015-10-31 Australia Technology

Business Insider Australia   

Volvo is working on cars that will automatically brake for kangaroos   
Business Insider Australia
The automaker is currently testing a radar installed in the cars' front grille that will scan the road for hopping kangaroos, Volvo said Thursday. If a kangaroo is detected, the car will automatically apply the brakes to avoid collision. The system has ...
Volvo to build kangaroo detection system for Australian roads   The Australian
Volvo's cars will soon be able to detect and avoid crafty kangaroos   NEWS.com.au
Volvo Cars Learn How to Detect and Avoid Pesky Kangaroos   Clapway
Herald Sun   
Sydney Morning Herald   
Motoring   
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TechGeek   

Nuketown lives in Call of Duty: Black Ops III   
TechGeek
Just announced by Activision, Call of Duty: Black Ops III will feature Nuketown as a playable multiplayer map as a pre-order bonus. A fan-favourite map, Nuketown first appeared in the Call of Duty series in the first Call of Duty: Black Ops, while ...
Prime Now Offers Special Release Night Deliveries Starting at Midnight Eastern ...   MarketWatch
Amazon to deliver 'Call of Duty' at midnight on release day in 20 cities   Engadget
Prime Now Offers Midnight Deliveries For Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3   Ubergizmo
SlashGear   
The Verge   
AusGamers   
Reddit   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Kim Dotcom is building an encrypted, peer-supported internet   
Sydney Morning Herald
Eccentric entrepreneur and privacy advocate Kim Dotcom is building his own private internet, allegedly safe from the prying eyes of surveillance authorities. Via video link at Sydney's SydStart conference this week, the web mogul explained that ...
“No one can shut it down”: Kim Dotcom outlines plans for “people's ...   StartupSmart
Dotcom breaks silence, scouts Australian entrepreneurs for Meganet   ZDNet
MegaUpload defence to get underway next week   Complete Music Update
FinancialSpots.com   
The Weather Space   
Business Insider Australia   
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Stuff.co.nz   

Dramatic end to driving lesson   
Stuff.co.nz
How did this learner driver's car end up on the bonnet of another vehicle during a smash at Cartwright in Sydney's south west? An L-plater driver in Australia might need to clock up a few more practice hours after his morning drive ended with his car ...

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International Business Times AU   

128 GB Nexus 6P now available in graphite & aluminum   
International Business Times AU
The 128 GB variant of the Huawei-made Nexus 6P is now readily available at the OEM's online store. This isn't the first time the Chinese handset maker put this device up for sale, though. Huawei actually started to take orders for the Nexus 6P model ...

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SlashGear   

Steam Kicks Off 'Spooky' Halloween Sale   
PC Magazine
No plans this Halloween weekend? That's about to change. Pencil in an epic gaming session, because Valve's Steam platform just kicked off a huge Halloween sale offering discounts on "spooky" titles like ARK: Survival Evolved, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, ...

2015-10-31 Australia Business

ABC Online   

WA rental vacancy rate peaks, house prices fall as REIWA predicts better times ...   
ABC Online
Rental vacancies in Perth have reached an all-time high, with the state's real estate institute blaming the slowing of Western Australia's population growth. The median rent in the Perth metropolitan area was $400 per week in the September quarter ...
Perth house prices continue to fall   Sky News Australia
House prices sliding in most Perth regions   Domain News

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Sky News Australia   

European stocks score strong monthly gain   
Sky News Australia
European stock markets have fallen as many investors cashed in gains after a bumper month for equities and digested uninspiring company results, dealers say. London gained almost five per cent in value over the month, Paris nearly 10 per cent and ...

2015-10-31 Australia Australia

Herald Sun   

Muslim woman attacked at State Library   
Herald Sun
POLICE say they don't believe the assault of a Muslim woman outside the State Library was racially motivated. The 21-year-old Dandenong woman, who was on her way to university, was allegedly punched twice and tripped over in Swanston St yesterday.
Race-hate crime denied after Muslim woman punched in Melbourne   The Australian (blog)
Muslim woman 'viciously attacked' on Swanston Street in Melbourne   The Age
Police unsure of motive for attack on Muslim woman in Melbourne   The Guardian
SBS   
ABC Online   
NEWS.com.au   
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The Australian   

Bill Shorten to push for lower voting age   
The Australian
Bill Shorten has charged his youth spokesman, Sam Dastyari, to produce a recom­mendation on whether the voting age should be lowered to 16 or 17. The federal government has dismissed Labor's plans to lower the voting age to 16 as a gimmick.
Bill Shorten's sweet 16 voting gift   Sky News Australia
Shorten calls for voting age to be lowered to 16   ABC Online
The Australian Labor party is pushing to lower the voting age to 16   Business Insider Australia
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

'National security interest inmate': fresh terrorism crackdown in prisons   
Sydney Morning Herald
EXCLUSIVE. Federal Attorney-General George Brandis has said the Commonwealth will introduce legislation to lower the control order age threshold. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen. A fresh counter-terrorism crackdown has been launched across NSW prisons ...

2015-10-31 Australia World

ABC Online   

Turkey arrests would-be bombers from crossing border to Syria   
ABC Online
Would-be bombers have been arrested carrying explosives as they tried to cross the border from Turkey into Syria, Turkey's president says. Just a day-and-a-half before Turks go to the polls, president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the arrest during a ...
Turkish president urged to protect media   Sky News Australia
Turkey's voters to pass judgement on larger-than-life president amid fears for ...   National Post
The high stakes on Turkey's political battleground   Toronto Star
The News International   
New York Times   
Voice of America   
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Sky News Australia   

Obama to send special forces to Syria   
Sky News Australia
President Barack Obama has authorised the first sustained deployment of special forces to Syria, the White House says, reversing a long-standing refusal to put US boots on the ground. Obama allowed a deployment of 'fewer than 50' special operations ...