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Pyne sent aide email after drinks

Brisbane Times -
THE opposition powerbroker Christopher Pyne made direct email contact with the Peter Slipper aide James Ashby within minutes of leaving late-night drinks in the Speaker's office earlier this year.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard's big pitch to save job

Herald Sun -
VOTERS in one of Prime Minister Julia Gillard's most marginal seats have told her education, jobs, the carbon tax and the NBN are their most important issues.

Fair Work investigator received perks of the Thomson probe

The Australian -
TERRY Nassios, the Fair Work Australia officer who castigated Craig Thomson for excessive travel and hospitality spending on his union credit card, enjoyed business-class airfares, valet parking and up to $500 in overnight travel allowances during his ...

Paralysed woman uses mind to move robotic arm

Sydney Morning Herald -
A QUADRIPLEGIC woman has used her mind to control a robotic arm, taking a sip from a drink bottle unassisted for the first time in 15 years.

Murdoch Made Brooks a Priority as Did Prosecutors

BusinessWeek -
By Greg Farrell on May 16, 2012 News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch arrived in London last July to take charge of a burgeoning phone-hacking scandal and was asked by reporters what his priority was.

BHP boss threatens to invest offshore

WA today -
"I cannot overstate how the level of uncertainty about Australia's tax system is generating negative investor reaction. People don't know where it's going" ... Jac Nasser. Photo: Josh Robenstone AUSTRALIA'S most influential businessman, Jac Nasser, ...

Visit despite lightning strike a good omen for ties: Merkel

The Hindu -
The new beginning for the most important relationship in Europe - between Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and President Francois Hollande of France - started on Tuesday with a bolt from the blue, an apology, and a sense of harmony that seemed ...

Ratko Mladic trial: with a clap and a cut-throat gesture, the 'Butcher of ...

Telegraph.co.uk -
Ratko Mladic, the so-called Butcher of Bosnia, finally faced trial accused of genocide and murder among other charges. Bruno Waterfield was in The Hague to witness the chilling scene unfold.

Three ideas to end the stalemate in Syria

Financial Times -
By Anne-Marie Slaughter Syria is an ugly, violent and dangerous stalemate. All sides scan for portents like seers in ancient Athens.

Syria's Bashar al-Assad vows to display captured foreign mercenaries

The Guardian -
Syria's president Bashar al-Assad has promised to display captured foreign "mercenaries" who have been fighting his regime and denounced western governments for failing to protest at the violence being perpetrated by his enemies.

Debt ceiling threat ruffles Swan

The West Australian -
Wayne Swan has accused Joe Hockey of stealing from the US Tea Party playbook and threatening the country over a threat to debate and possibly block an increase in Australia's debt ceiling.

Ex-judge to rewrite unions' own laws in the wake of the Health Services Union ...

NEWS.com.au -
A FORMER Federal Court judge will be appointed to investigate new rules to cover the entire union movement in a bid by its leadership to prevent a repeat of the Health Services Union scandal.

What to expect in today's state budget

WA today -
WA Premier Colin Barnett says increased power bills will feature in today's budget, but has also promised measures to ease the pain felt by householders.

What on earth is Britain doing trying to save the euro?

Telegraph.co.uk -
The European Project is doomed - and it's not our job to delay its inevitable demise. By Peter Oborne European leaders were driven by three motives when they embarked upon that ill-fated monetary experiment, the euro.

Reserve cut fails to lift nation

The Australian -
THE Reserve Bank of Australia's big interest rate cut has failed to lift consumers out of the doldrums, but private sector wages continue to grow strongly, clouding the outlook for interest rates.

Toll sold off after earnings downgrade

The Australian -
TOLL Holdings is considering selling several businesses and warned of ongoing margin pressure in its domestic freight operation after deteriorating conditions in Japan forced it to write down the unit and downgrade earnings guidance.

Offshore rivalry heats up between CBA, ANZ

Business Spectator -
With the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) set to release its third-quarter trading update on Thursday, the outlook for the bank's Asian growth strategy is likely to come back into focus at a time when its competitor, ANZ Bank, is trumpeting its ...

Greenpeace Invades Apple's Headquarters

Gizmodo Australia -
Earlier this morning, Greenpeace launched a full offensive against Apple's Cupertino headquarters. First, in the middle of the night, they projected messages onto the main façade of Infinite Loop.

No longer be-Holden to the petrol bowser

NEWS.com.au -
PETROL pump pain could soon be a thing of the past, with motorists simply plugging their car into a power socket. Holden yesterday unveiled the petrol pump of the future in the form of its first electric car charging station.

Facebook: is it really worth $100bn?

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Telegraph.co.uk -
Facebook has 70 per cent of the world's internet users signed up, but can it justify such a high flotation? By Shane Richmond In The Social Network, the Oscar-winning film about the rise of Facebook, Sean Parker, the company's founding president, ...

Celebrity Apprentice finale loses sting

Herald Sun -
CHANNEL 9 was embarrassed yesterday when its ninemsn website revealed 12 hours early that Ian "Dicko" Dickson had won Celebrity Apprentice Australia.

Paris Jackson stops off at Starbucks in a soccer outfit and is joined by ...

Daily Mail -
By Kirsty Mccormack A couple of months ago, the world was surprised to see how much Prince Jackson had morphed into a strapping young man, but his sister's looking rather grown up too.

Gossip mags caught behind as Clarke says 'I do' in secret

The Age -
Covers off ... Kyly Boldy, a model and brand ambassador, said it was the greatest day of her life. ANNOUNCED on Twitter - to groans of despair from magazine editors - Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke and his girlfriend Kyly Boldy wed in secret ...

Sandilands ruling falls short of blanket ban

Sydney Morning Herald -
AUSTRALIA'S media watchdog has been forced to defend its decision to stop short of banning controversial radio presenter Kyle Sandilands from making demeaning comments about women and girls.

Prop whisperers: Roach, Lazarus answer Origin call

Sydney Morning Herald -
THEY are men not normally used to tip-toeing through anything yet, quietly and unobtrusively, two of NSW's front-row greats have been mentoring the Blues' latest props in an attempt to halt Queensland's dominance.

Mitchell Pearce knows he must step up and deliver for the NSW Blues against ...

The Daily Telegraph -
DON'T worry about putting any pressure on Mitchell Pearce. He just dumped a heap of it on himself. The NSW halfback has made the stunning admission that he can no longer meander along in the game as the promising playmaker with the famous surname.

Dylan Cleaver: Latest rules tinkering ignores root of problem

New Zealand Herald -
By Dylan Cleaver If you see an Armani suit in the window, you've got every right to feel let down if you walk through the doors and see nothing but T-shirts.

The price is right?

Whyalla News -
IT STARTED as just one assertion among many in the most rancorous political debate of recent times. Then at some point it became an assumed wisdom.

Critics told to stop attacking Flannery

Sydney Morning Herald -
AAP Climate commissioner Will Steffen has called on critics to stop their "vicious" attacks against the body's chief Tim Flannery and rejected suggestions the federal government-created commission is alarmist.

Abortion patients sue clinic for passing on hep C

The Australian -
FIFTY women who contracted hepatitis C after having abortions at a Melbourne clinic yesterday launched a class action in the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Breastfeeding now on SIDS prevention list

The Australian -
BREASTFEEDING has been added to the list of things mothers are advised to do to protect their baby from sudden infant death syndrome, with experts saying there is clear evidence breastfed babies have less than half the risk of dying unexpectedly.
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