2015-08-01 Australia More Top Stories

Sydney Morning Herald   

Bronwyn Bishop expenses scandal taken to 'next level' says Opposition Leader ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
New claims surrounding Bronwyn Bishop's expensive charter travel have taken the scandal to "the next level" and the Prime Minister can no longer ignore demands for accountability, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says. The federal Speaker spent more than ...

2015-08-01 Australia Health

Sydney Morning Herald   

In excess – is fast food going too far?   
Sydney Morning Herald
What do you get when you cross a doughnut with New York cheesecake – or a pizza with a meat pie? A lot of kilojoules. The trend for fast-food hybrids reached new heights recently with the Chizza – KFC's pizza coated with a fried chicken crust launched ...

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The Australian   

Sydneysiders look out for symptoms of meningococcal disease after university ...   
The Australian
HEALTH authorities are warning people to be aware of the early symptoms of meningococcal after a student at the University of Technology Sydney was diagnosed with the disease on Thursday. Acting Director of Public Health, Dr Zeina Najjar, said the risk ...

2015-08-01 Australia Science

ABC Online   

Scientists look five million years into the past to predict Australia's ...   
ABC Online
MARK COLVIN: Some of the world's best science minds are in Fremantle preparing to embark on an expedition that could in a sense take them five million years back in time. An international research vessel with a crew of 125 will travel from Perth to ...
Scientists examine WA reefs and climate   Herald Sun
Scientists examine West Australian reefs and climate   The Budapest Report
Digging deep into the past to see the future of climate change   The Conversation AU

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University Herald   

Plants send out stress signals just like animals, scientists find   
Washington Post
Plants can't feel pain or hunger like animals, but their cells can communicate stress in a way that's not so different from what animals do, scientists have found. The finding, published this week in Nature Communication, shows that plants use a ...
Plants send out stress signals normally associated with animals   News-Medical.net
Plants Send Animal-Like Signals When Stressed   University Herald
Study Shows Plants Exhibit 'Animal-Like' Signals Despite Lack Of Nervous System   Tech Times
Lab Manager Magazine   
Treehugger   
Sci-News.com   
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ABC Science Online   

Former vet to take over Australian Antarctic Division   
ABC Science Online
KIM LANDERS: For years Australians have been at the forefront of research in the Antarctic. Now a onetime vet, turned marine scientist, has been put in charge of steering the nation's scientific and environmental endeavours there. Dr Nick Gales will ...

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Ottawa Citizen   

Ian Kerr: A ban on killer robots is the ethical choice   
Ottawa Citizen
A file photo taken on April 23, 2013 shows a mock "killer robot" pictured in central London during the launching of the Campaign to Stop "Killer Robots," which calls for the ban of lethal robot weapons that would be able to select and attack targets ...
Why We Should Welcome 'Killer Robots' -- Not Ban Them   Gizmodo Australia
Military Robots   Sputnik International
Opposition to autonomous warfare swells to 16000 signatories   The Guardian
The Straits Times   
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Junior College   

Stephen Hawking wants to search for extraterrestrial life using your   
Junior College
“It's time to commit to finding the answer – to search for life beyond Earth“, he said. $100 million will be wisely spent to gather all the necessary equipment, brain force, infrastructure and strategic thinking in order to search the remote corners of ...
Search for alien life widens, but then what?   Brisbane Times
Life mysteries   Fresno Bee
The Biggest Search for Alien Life Launched by Stephen Hawkings   Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News (blog)

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Toronto Star   

Scientists dispute reports 'impossible' rocket drive really works   
Toronto Star
Don't pack your bags for the moon just yet. Scientific experts are expressing serious doubts about recent reports that German scientists have confirmed the viability of a propulsion system that could get rockets to the moon in four hours — seemingly ...
Electromagnetic Propulsion Drive makes Interplanetary Travel Possible   NYC Today
Real-life version of Star Trek impulse engines that could get us to moon in 4 ...   National Post
New Rocket with 'Warp-like' Drive May Send People to Mars in 70 Days   Science World Report
New Zealand Herald   
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Newsweek   

New study: How happy are Aussies to eat insects?   
HealthCanal.com
Would you fancy a crunchy cricket salad? Or perhaps a mealworm omelette? What about a cockroach sandwich? Investigating consumer perceptions and attitudes to eating insects is the subject of a new University of Adelaide research project starting at the ...

2015-08-01 Australia Sports

The Australian   

JWH: Roosters pushing to a higher level   
New Zealand Herald
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves believes Sydney Roosters dramatic win over Canterbury will push the Tricolours to another level as they seek to reclaim their NRL crown. The Roosters showed great character to fight their way back from 28-22 down, after leading ...

2015-08-01 Australia Entertainment

Sydney Morning Herald   

World Wrestling Entertainment star 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper dies aged 61   
Sydney Morning Herald
Legendary professional wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper has died aged 61. World Wrestling Entertainment confirmed Piper's death in a statement on Saturday morning Australian time. "Roddy Piper was one of the most entertaining, controversial and bombastic ...

2015-08-01 Australia Technology

Sydney Morning Herald   

Telstra sets date to kill off Spotify rival MOG   
Sydney Morning Herald
Telstra has finally decided to kill off its music streaming service MOG, announcing the move in an email to customers on Friday. Telstra's music streaming service's future has been in doubt for some time now since the US division of the MOG brand ...
Telstra's Music Streaming Service MOG Will Be Dead By September   Gizmodo Australia
RIP MOG: Streaming Service With a Long, Strange Journey to Shutter Next Month   Billboard
Telstra announces closure of music-streaming service MOG   ZDNet
The Budapest Report   
Telecompaper (subscription)   
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Ward's Auto   

Ferrari 488 Snapped Up in Oz   
Ward's Auto
The average age of Ferrari owners in Australia is decreasing and now is at 48 years old, an executive says, with demand accelerating as confidence levels rise among small-to-medium-sized business owners. First Australian deliveries of 488 GTB set for ...

2015-08-01 Australia Business

The Australian   

BHP in call to tackle tax havens   
Herald Sun
Global efforts to tackle the shifting of profits to tax havens are the best way to avoid individual countries acting alone and sparking business uncertainty, Australia's biggest taxpayer has declared as it also calls for an overhaul of state taxes. In ...
It's a wild ride for share investors but don't be rushed   Perth Now

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The Australian   

Trans-Pacific Partnership: Australia walks away from deal   
The Australian
Australia will not sign up to the trans-Pacific partnership trade deal in the current round of talks. A spokesman for Trade Minister Andrew Robb confirmed that a conclusion will not be reached on the $200 billion deal during the latest round of ...
Pacific Rim free trade talks fail to end in deal   Reuters
Pacific Trade Ministers Announce Progress in Hawaii Talks   ABC News
Talks for Pacific Trade Deal Stall at a Critical Step   New York Times
CBC.ca   
Washington Post   
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Sky News Australia   

Bishop says MH370 find 'first positive sign'   
Sky News Australia
The discovery of debris believed to be from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is the first positive sign that hundreds of families may soon be provided with answers, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says. Malaysian authorities have confirmed the wing flap ...
What can we learn from any wreckage from missing flight MH370   The Conversation AU
Australia says no let up in search for MH370 answers   Free Malaysia Today
Australia stuck with huge MH370 bill   NEWS.com.au
The Guardian   
malaysiandigest.com   
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The Australian Financial Review   

Non-banks set to boom thanks to APRA crackdown on property investors   
The Australian Financial Review
It has emerged the housing investor loan market is expanding even faster than thought. Rob Homer. by Clancy Yeates and Shaun Drummond. Smaller mortgage lenders are queuing up to take a bigger slice of the the big banks' hefty profits from home loans, ...