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Matthew Heyward accused of murdering own mother after threat of farm saleNEWS.com.au - - 21 minutes ago A SCREAMING Glenys Heyward was subdued by a kick to the face before being slain in a "meticulously planned" murder, a Supreme Court jury has heard. Murder trial told mother betrayed by son ABC Online Two face Heyward murder charges ABC Regional Online PM calls for crippling sanctionsJerusalem Post - 13 minutes ago ByHERB KEINON AND AP As a defiant Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level on Tuesday, US President Barack Obama said the international community was “moving along fairly quickly” toward imposing new sanctions, and Prime Minister Binyamin ... Lollipop man burnt in school explosion, students sent home without lunchNEWS.com.au - 38 minutes ago A LOLLIPOP man at a Sydney Islamic school suffered third-degree burns to 60 per cent of his body in a gas explosion today. School had barely started when the explosion occurred about 9am at Unity Grammar College in Austral, prompting terrified parents ... Lollipop man badly burnt in school explosion Sydney Morning Herald man severely burnt in school blast ABC Online |
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Sri Lanka opposition blasts ex-general's arrest, calls for protests
CNN International - - 1 hour ago
Sri Lanka's former army chief and presidential candidate general Sarath Fonseka addresses the media on February 3 in Colombo. Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Sri Lanka's opposition Tuesday called for nationwide protests over the "barbaric and ...
Sarath Fonseka's wife appeals for husband's freedom The Guardian
Nigeria's New Acting President Calls for Unity
Voice of America - - 2 hours ago
Nigeria's new acting president is calling for unity ten weeks after the nation's elected leader left the country for medical treatment.
Nigeria hands power to vice-president ABC Online
European Parliament approves new EU commission
Xinhua - 3 hours ago
BRUSSELS, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The European Parliament (EP) elected the new European Commission (EC) by 488 votes to 137, with 72 abstentions, in Strasbourg on Tuesday.
European Parliament BBC News
Abbott vows to take team to election
Sydney Morning Herald - 1 hour ago
Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has committed to taking his current frontbench to the next election, likely later this year.
Abbott touts Joyce's street cred ABC Online
Joyce a risk on finance: Rudd The Australian
Government stands firm on surrogacy laws plan
ABC Online - - 1 hour ago
Debate will begin in Queensland Parliament today over decriminalising altruistic surrogacy. (ABC News: Giulio Saggin, file photo) The Queensland Government is standing by its plan to allow same-sex couples and ...
Surrogacy reforms should not exclude gay couples: group Brisbane Times
New myki boss promises renewed customer focus
ABC Online - 1 hour ago
The chief executive of the government authority overseeing the rollout of Melbourne's troubled myki ticketing system has been sacked.
BHP's haircut for local investors
Sydney Morning Herald - - 1 hour ago
BHP Billiton stands alone among the global miners in being able increase its dividend payment despite the damage done to its December half profit from the now waning impact of the global financial crisis.
The strength behind BHP's strategy Business Spectator
Commonwealth Bank 1H Profit Surges On Loan Growth
Wall Street Journal - - 32 minutes ago
MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA.AU) said Wednesday that its first half net profit rose 13% from a year earlier on the back of strong loan growth in key segments and a decline in bad ...
CBA shares ease on poor dividend target Sydney Morning Herald
Core Modernisation project still on track: CBA -- updated Computerworld Australia
Confidence falls despite February rate reprieve
ABC Online - - 2 hours ago
Consumer confidence has slipped 2.6 per cent in February, despite the Reserve Bank's surprise decision to keep interest rates on hold.
Man pays $1.3 million for pirating Mario
International Business Times Australia - 7 minutes ago
Nintendo would really hit back hard if you would post one of its biggest selling releases online before it is officially launched and goes on store shelves.
BioShock 2: Back to Rapture we go
CNET - - 11 hours ago
Following up 2007's game-changing epic BioShock was certainly a daunting task for team 2K. The original game surpassed almost every expectation one could have about the underwater dystopian city of Rapture by including ...
Review: 2K Games' rapturous return to `BioShock' The Associated Press
WIN! Bioshock 2 Game and Prize Pack (PC) Kotaku Australia
Microsoft selling $21000 touch-screen Surface device in Australia
NEWS.com.au - - 2 hours ago
Norbert Haehnel gives us a demo of the new Microsoft Surface, an interactive computer with no keyboard or mouse. IT'S a coffee table-cum-computer and, following its release in Australia this week, it's yours for just $21000.
At $20k, PC's sales to just touch the Surface The Australian
No porn allowed on $AU21,000 Microsoft Surface Australian Personal Computer
Give Kookaburra to Oz: Larrikin founder
Geelong Advertiser - - 4 hours ago
KOOKABURRA Sits in the Old Gum Tree should be gifted to the Australian public, says Larrikin Records founder Warren Fahey. Fahey, who sold Larrikin Music in 1988, wants the new copyright owners to resolve the Men at Work Land Down under dispute by ...
NASA's giant galaxy balloons headed for Alice
ABC Online - 2 hours ago
The giant plastic balloons can float at altitudes of up to 40 kilometres. (Reproduced with permission: Dr Ravi Sood) NASA administrators and international scientists are arriving in Alice Springs to help launch balloons the size of football fields into ...
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Shrine to their rock gods
The Age - - 2 hours ago
Artist and musician Ben Couzens (right) with fellow fans install the AC/DC art installation in AC/DC Lane yesterday. MELBOURNE AC/DC fans have been gearing up for the band's first tour in nine years by visiting a multimedia exhibition at the Arts ...
Miranda shines in sexy, sassy designs
Adelaidenow - - 22 minutes ago
David Jones fashion ambassador Miranda Kerr (c) and other models on the catwalk at the David Jones Autumn/Winter 2010 fashion launch at Horden Pavilion, Sydney.
Miranda Kerr chases the right balance Gold Coast Bulletin News
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Tigers wrap up first innings points
ABC Online - 49 minutes ago
Tasmania skipper George Bailey led his side to first innings points with a brilliant century on day three of the Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland at Bellerive Oval.
Tas declare after taking first-innings Sydney Morning Herald
Tigers on target to outpace Bulls ABC Regional Online
Irish bobsleigh team wait on Winter Olympics decision
BBC Sport - 1 hour ago
Ireland's women's bobsleigh team are waiting to see if they can compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics - after Australia were given their place.
Ticket to ride: Bobsleigh team gets green light Sydney Morning Herald
Australia given green light The Press Association
Magpies' past rosier than the future
ABC Regional Online - 1 hour ago
The Football Commission has accepted the SANFL's rejection of a merger between Port Power and the struggling Port Adelaide Magpies.
Port merge rejected Adelaide Independent Weekly
Olsen leads race to join Commission Adelaidenow
Surgery better than diet, exercise in obese teens
Reuters - - 3 hours ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Severely obese teens who had surgery to limit what they could eat lost more weight and enjoyed more health benefits than those who did an intensive lifestyle program, researchers said on Tuesday.
Obese teens urged to consider lap band surgery Sydney Morning Herald
Army chief hit by ADF pay bungle
ABC Online - - 1 hour ago
The Chief of the Australian Army has told a Senate Estimates hearing that he was left owing the Australian Defence Force $20000 because of continuing problems with the ADF pay system.
'Natural' remedies can prove lethal: research
Sydney Morning Herald - - Feb 8, 2010
SOME popular herbal medicines can be dangerous, even lethal, contrary to the perception that they are a safe alternative to conventional medicine, a University of Adelaide researcher has warned.
Herbal cures `a toxic mix' The Australian
Researcher warns on herbal medicines ABC Online
Pro-porn hackers target government websites
ABC Online - 20 minutes ago
An internet protest group has launched an attack on Government websites in a protest against the proposed internet filter and censorship of some pornography.
Hackers threaten web meltdown Sydney Morning Herald
Airport workers escaping security checks
ABC Online - 5 hours ago
Transport industry workers say increasing security at Australian airports is a step in the right direction, but more stringent checks are needed when recruiting airport staff.
Garrett to wait on foil insulation checks
Brisbane Times - - 2 hours ago
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett says he will not consider expanding an audit of homes fitted with foil insulation until he knows exactly how many of those already assessed are an electrocution risk.