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Coalition faces heat over Pyne, Ashby emails

Business Spectator -
An email obtained by The Age suggests that Opposition Leader of the House Christopher Pyne made direct email contact with James Ashby ― the former Peter Slipper staffer who has taken legal action against Mr Slipper over alleged sexual harassment ...

THE DISTILLERY: BHP battlefield

Business Spectator -
Under normal circumstances, when BHP Billiton chairman Jacques Nasser and chief executive Marius Kloppers make speeches on the same day its creates some news.

Activists to meet on Brisbane tent embassy future

ABC Online -
By Jesse Dorsett and Kerrin Binnie Aboriginal activists will meet today to decide the future of a tent embassy in Brisbane's Musgrave Park.

With a clap and a cut-throat gesture, the 'Butcher of Bosnia' faces justice

Sydney Morning Herald -
The gesture was slow, deliberate and aimed at the bereaved mother in the public gallery - two fingers pressed together and drawn in a cutting motion across his throat.

Woman uses thoughts to move robotic arm

ABC Online -
Scientists in the United States have enabled a paralysed woman to lift a drink to her lips with a thought-controlled robotic arm, boosting hopes quadriplegics may regain their independence.

Syria's Assad: Nations that sow chaos will suffer

Reuters -
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis | AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that countries trying to "sow chaos" in Syria could be infected with it themselves, an apparent warning to Arab Gulf nations that back the insurgency aimed at ...

Greece's interim government sworn in before fresh election

The Guardian -
A caretaker government led by a high-court judge took charge of Greece on Wednesday - 10 days after it was plunged into chaos by an inconclusive poll - with the express aim of steering it to fresh elections.

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 ...

Bride found dead in bathtub; police hunting Maserati-driving groom

Written by
Los Angeles Times -
By Rene Lynch Just hours after saying "I do," Estrella Carrera was found stabbed to death in her Chicago-area bathtub, still wearing the glittery, sequined dress she wore at her cocktail reception.

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.

Australian Martin Trent Alexander overdoses in Colombia

The Daily Telegraph -
AN Australian man has been found dead in a hotel room in Colombia. Martin Trent Alexander, 36, was found dead in the Las Vegas hotel, in downtown Santa Marta.

It's time to meet your neighbours, Julia ...

Mosman Daily -
KIRRIBILLI'S public housing residents have invited Prime Minister Julia Gillard to their home to see not all those living on the north shore are well off.

Oil, gold extend slide as Wall Street wavers

Sydney Morning Herald -
Oil slid to a six-month low and gold fell as the Dollar Index extended a record-long rally amid concern Greece's financial crisis is worsening.

Greek withdrawals stop short of panic

Financial Times -
Greek depositors pulled an estimated €1.2bn from their bank accounts on Monday and Tuesday, according to Athens-based bankers, but senior eurozone and Greek banking officials insisted there was no full-scale run on the countries' financial institutions ...

Tough time takes toll on Footwork Express

Sydney Morning Herald -
TOLL Holdings has flagged a possible sale of its struggling Japanese business, Footwork Express, after slashing its value. It warned that the soft retail conditions would curb the entire company's earnings.

Westfield hopes for spending lift

The Australian -
THE federal government's $2.1 billion payments to lower-income households and the recent interest rate cuts should encourage consumers to open their wallets, according Steven Lowy, co-chief executive of Westfield Group.

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.

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.

Facebook's $100bn IPO will have 'halo effect' on other technology companies

Telegraph.co.uk -
When Mark Zuckerberg rings the Nasdaq bell on Friday, all eyes will be on the social network's share price and the hundreds of Facebook employees and investors who have become overnight billionaires in the social network's $100bn-plus initial public ...

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 -
Riding high ... Kyly Boldy and Michael Clarke released photos of their Blue Mountains wedding on Twitter. Photo: Twitter ANNOUNCED on Twitter - to groans of despair from magazine editors - Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke and his girlfriend ...

The Voice contestant Carmen Smith leaves TV show after singing on Guy ...

NEWS.com.au -
'THE Voice' contestant Carmen Smith has left the show after breaching the "spirit" of the rules by singing on Guy Sebastian's latest single.

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.

Popovic signs with Western Syd A-League

Sky News Australia -
Popovic signs with Western Syd A-League Updated: 06:34, Thursday May 17, 2012 The A-League's new western Sydney franchise will unveil Tony Popovic as their inaugural coach today after finalising a deal.

Sports Minister says state will not pay to keep Origin in Queensland - because ...

Courier Mail -
MEN IN MAROON: Amanda Lucas hits up Ben Hannant with some tough questions before Game 1. ORIGIN: Billy Slater and Greg Inglis comment from the sidelines.

Warning on carbon tax 'unknowns'

The Australian -
JULIA Gillard's top energy adviser has warned that uncertainty still surrounds Australia's carbon pricing plans and this will make it a "major challenge" to fund crucial power infrastructure.

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 may halve SIDS deaths

Adelaide Now -
Rachael Sullivan and 15-week-old Georgia. She said she was unaware of studies until recently. Picture: Bianca De Marchi. Source: AdelaideNow BREASTFEEDING babies could halve the risk of sudden and unexpected infant death, safe-sleeping guidelines ...
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