Top 10 list of new species
[null]Top 10 list of new speciesSydney Morning Herald[{}]A snub-nosed monkey found in Myanmar that sneezes when it rains is one of the top 10 new ...
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Merger boosts ConsMedia prospects
[null]Merger boosts ConsMedia prospectsThe Australian[{}]THE completion of Foxtel's $2 billion merger with Austar has boosted James ...
Committed resources capex hit $261bn in April, up 34pc on year
[null]Committed resources capex hit $261bn in April, up 34pc on yearThe Australian[{}]COMMITTED capital investment in Australia's already ...
Telstra resets 230000 passwords after gaming site hacked
[null]Telstra resets 230000 passwords after gaming site hackedThe Australian[{}]TELSTRA today reported its second major privacy breach to the ...
Extra-terrestrial hunter Jill Tarter retires from search for intelligent life ...
[null]Extra-terrestrial hunter Jill Tarter retires from search for intelligent life ... and ...
Burger King’s black truffle burger follows caviar topped dim sum
[null]Burger King's black truffle burger follows caviar topped dim sumThe Australian[{}]TOFU flecked with gold flake, foie gras pudding, ...
Jean Pakter Dies at 101; Women’s Health Advocate
[null]Jean Pakter Dies at 101; Women's Health AdvocateNew York Times[{}]Abortion was still illegal during Dr. Pakter's early years in public health, and she had the task of compiling reports about the commerce in abortion. These reports provided some of the few reliable estimates in the country about the number of women ...
‘Poisonous gas attack’: 130 schoolgirls fall ill
[null]'Poisonous gas attack': 130 schoolgirls fall illSydney Morning Herald[{}]Some 130 girls and three female teachers have fallen ill ...
ALP considers freeing up online betting
[null]ALP considers freeing up online bettingThe Australian[{}]COMMUNICATIONS Minister Stephen Conroy says he is seriously considering changes to ...
ACCC clears AGL bid for Loy Yang
[null]ACCC clears AGL bid for Loy YangThe Australian[{}]THE ACCC has cleared the AGL bid to buy the remaining 67.5 per cent of Victoria's Loy ...
Is the Church Becoming Less Catholic?
[null]Is the Church Becoming Less Catholic?New York Times[{}]That said, there is more to the Catholic Church's position on abortion than Maureen Dowd cares to acknowledge. The church views abortion as the murder of innocents and thus as an absolute evil, so “absolute intolerance” is not an inappropriate response ...
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Queensland Health wins major IT excellence award
[null]Queensland Health wins major IT excellence awardThe Australian[{}]QUEENSLAND Health, which had been reeling from massive problems with its ...
Oil below $US90, copper loses year’s gains, coffee at 21-month low
[null]Oil below $US90, copper loses year's gains, coffee at 21-month lowThe Australian[{}]A SELLING wave swept across energy and commodity ...
Stocks eye gains as Wall St rebounds
[null]Stocks eye gains as Wall St reboundsSydney Morning Herald[{}]Austalian stocks face a positive start after a late rebound on Wall St restored ...
We were right on death threat emails
[null]We were right on death threat emailsThe Australian[{}]THE ABC delayed reporting on 11 potentially embarrassing emails until after it ...
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Does It Mean Anything that a Record Low Are ‘Pro-Choice’?
[null]Does It Mean Anything that a Record Low Are 'Pro-Choice'?New York Times (blog)[{}]Asked to pick one of the two labels applied to the abortion debate, a full 50 percent said they were pro-life, whereas only 41 percent said they were pro-choice, down from the previous low of 42 percent recorded in May of 2009. Republicans are the most ...
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Why office chatter is bad for the bottom line
[null]Why office chatter is bad for the bottom lineSydney Morning Herald[{}]The walls have come tumbling down in offices everywhere, but the ...
Egypt votes in 1st free presidential polls
[null]Egypt votes in 1st free presidential pollsSydney Morning Herald[{}]AP More than 15 months after autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak's ...
The trouble with cannabis
[null]The trouble with cannabisSydney Morning Herald[{}]Dope use is increasing, as is the surrounding debate, writes Amy Corderoy. Depending on ...
Trevor O’Hoy takes charge of Redcape
[null]Trevor O'Hoy takes charge of RedcapeThe Australian[{}]NEWLY appointed Redcape chairman Trevor O'Hoy says he will spend his first few ...
Big Ben running out of time with Reds
[null]Big Ben running out of time with RedsThe Australian[{}]REBELS boss Steve Boland has categorically ruled out any prospect of Reds Test centre ...
$1bn fund lures private equity
[null]$1bn fund lures private equityThe Australian[{}]SINGAPORE-BASED private equity group Crest Capital Asia will pour $100 million into what ...
Perron trumps Gina if Rio Pilbara deal gets tick of approval
[null]Perron trumps Gina if Rio Pilbara deal gets tick of approvalThe Australian[{}]WHEN Rio Tinto's board sits down in the next few months to ...
News trio called on hacking ‘lies’
[null]News trio called on hacking 'lies'Sydney Morning Herald[{}]THREE former executives of Rupert Murdoch's British publishing arm, ...
Australian shares tumble on China slowdown fears
[null]Australian shares tumble on China slowdown fearsThe Australian[{}]AUSTRALIA'S sharemarket fell 1.25 per cent amid forecasts for easing ...
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