2015-07-01 Australia More Top Stories

The Nation   

Greek default: IMF missteps led to debt crisis   
The Australian
Greece became the first advanced economy in the seven-decade history of International Monetary Fund to default on its loan payments, marking a significant setback for both the country and the world's emergency lender. Failure to pay the €1.6bn due to ...
FOREX-Euro slips after Greece misses IMF repayment deadline   Reuters
Asian share market steadies, euro bears Greek burden   Hindustan Times
Greece on the brink   The Hindu
New York Times   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Medical staff unlikely to be prosecuted under new border protection laws, says ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Detention centre doctors dare government to prosecute them. The head of the newly created Australian Border Force authority, combining Customs and Immigration, says he "sincerely doubts" medical professionals who have spoken out about conditions in ...

2015-07-01 Australia Health

Central Queensland news   

Depression damages parts of the brain, research ocncludes   
New Zealand Doctor Online
Brain damage is caused by persistent depression rather than being a predisposing factor for it, researchers have finally concluded after decades of unconfirmed hypothesising. A study published in Molecular Psychiatry yesterday has proved once and for ...
Depression may 'shrink' brain: study   The Australian (blog)
People with depression have smaller hippocampi   Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog)
Depression makes the hippocampus region of the brain smaller, study finds   Sydney Morning Herald
Doctors Lounge   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Health care changes begin in southern Qld as Primary Health Network replaces ...   
ABC Online
A raft of health care changes come into effect across the southern Queensland region from today. Medicare Local no longer exists and instead has been taken over by the Darling Downs and West Moreton Primary Health Network, as announced in last year's ...

2015-07-01 Australia Science

ABC Local   

Unhealthy table corals threaten Great Barrier Reef fish   
ABC Local
Some of the Great Barrier Reef's most iconic and beautiful fish species will disappear if more is not done to protect fragile table corals, James Cook University researchers have warned. Print page; Email this · Permalink. Share. Breat Barrier Reef ...
Australia drops $8 million on reef   NEWS.com.au
Tourism Tropical North Queensland ramps up Reef efforts as UNESCO ruling ...   The Cairns Post
Australia keeps fingers crossed UNESCO won't blacklist Great Barrier Reef   CNN
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South China Morning Post (subscription)   

Researchers find meaning in Outback babbler bird calls   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
A bird in Australia is able to string together sounds and mix them up in order to communicate different meanings to others, a skill previously attributed only to humans, researchers said. The study published in the journal PLOS Biology focuses on the ...

2015-07-01 Australia Sports

Herald Sun   

Aussies keep firing as nine reach next round   
Herald Sun
Cannot Contact Server. Please upgrade your Flash Plugin. Casey Dellacqua dominates in round one 0:45. Play video. http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/. Tennis: Casey Dellacqua progresses through to round two of Wimbledon with a dominant win over ...

2015-07-01 Australia Entertainment

The Age   

Judith Durham named 2015 Victorian of the Year   
The Age
Revered singer Judith Durham has been named the 2015 Victorian of the Year at a ceremony at Melbourne Town Hall. The lead singer of The Seekers won the gong for outstanding public and community service. It was announced on Wednesday to mark ...

2015-07-01 Australia Technology

Fox News   

Apple Music arrives, some fans have trouble cancelling Spotify accounts   
Sydney Morning Herald
Apple Music v Spotify, Pandora, Google Play and Rdio. Music fans have largely given the thumbs up to Apple's new music streaming app, Apple Music, which launched overnight. Many users announced via Twitter their plans to cancel their subscriptions to ...

2015-07-01 Australia Business

The Nation   

Greek default: IMF missteps led to debt crisis   
The Australian
Greece became the first advanced economy in the seven-decade history of International Monetary Fund to default on its loan payments, marking a significant setback for both the country and the world's emergency lender. Failure to pay the €1.6bn due to ...
FOREX-Euro slips after Greece misses IMF repayment deadline   Reuters
Greek debt crisis: deadline passes but new reform plan gives hope   The Australian Financial Review
Forex: Euro on defensive as Greece misses IMF debt deadline   Financial Express
New York Times   
Hindustan Times   
Herald Sun   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Canadians lob $9bn takeover bid for Asciano   
Sydney Morning Herald
Australia's largest ports and rail company Asciano has received a $9 billion takeover offer from Canadian asset manager Brookfield Infrastructure, in what is the biggest corporate deal here since 2011. Asciano has revealed that it received a cash-and ...
Brookfield in box seat to win Asciano   The Australian
Canada's Brookfield Asset Management offers Asciano $8.8b in infrastructure rush   The Australian Financial Review
Australia's Asciano says considering Brookfield's 4.32 billion-pound approach   Reuters UK
The West Australian   
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THE BUSINESS TIMES   

Nation's home prices lift 10 per cent for year   
The Australian
Home values in Australia's capital cities have ended the year nearly 10 per cent higher after returning to growth in June. Combined capital values rose 2.1 per cent for the month, ending the year 9.8 per cent stronger. The median dwelling price across ...