24 min ago | petermartin.blogspot.com | Capitalistroadster
Peter Martin: Perhaps we should rename it the Carbon Pollution Compensation Scheme
What kind of scheme would pay more in compensation for itself than it actually collected? Australia's proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, that's what kind.
26 min ago | www.smh.com.au | Capitalistroadster
AXA rejects takeover offer from AMP
AXA Asia Pacific has knocked back an $11 billion takeover offer, saying the joint approach from its key share holder AXA SA and rival AMP significantly undervalues the wealth management giant.
1 hr ago | www.abc.net.au | Capitalistroadster
'Ingrained misogyny' behind rape webpage
One of Sydney University's oldest colleges is on the defensive over reports that past and present residents set up a pro-rape website on Facebook.
1 hr ago | www.abc.net.au | Capitalistroadster
Age, not menopause, to blame for broken bones
New research from the Australian National University in Canberra shows women who experience early menopause do not have an increased risk of hip fractures later in life.
1 hr ago | au.news.yahoo.com | Capitalistroadster
Bushfire victims facing delays for homes - Yahoo!7 News
Victorians forced from their homes on Black Saturday could still be homeless by next winter, the head of bushfire reconstruction says.
1 hr ago | www.smh.com.au | Capitalistroadster
The vampire guru with the kiss of life - TV & Radio - Entertainment
Alan Ball's vampire series True Blood has almost single-handedly pulled the premium US cable channel HBO out of a slump.
1 hr ago | www.smh.com.au | Capitalistroadster
Nidal Malak Hasan | gun reform | Barack Obama | Bernard Lagan
On average guns kill or wound 276 people every day in America. By now you will have heard of Major Nidal Malak Hasan, the US Army psychiatrist who shot 13 of his colleagues dead and wounded 31 inside the Army's largest base, Fort Hood in Texas last Thursday.
2 hrs ago | www.reuters.com | Capitalistroadster
Britney Spears upset over Australian tour complaints | Reuters
Britney Spears has done it again, hitting the headlines during her first Australian tour over a row about lip-synching and a lacklustre performance that her tour promoter said had left her "extremely upset". Australian media reported that fans walked out of the first of Spears' 14 Australian performances that was staged in Perth on Friday after ...
2 hrs ago | www.abc.net.au | Capitalistroadster
Mudslides bury scores in El Salvador - ABC News
Rescue workers are struggling to reach some of the worst affected areas. The death toll from flooding and mudslides in El Salvador triggered by the passage of Hurricane Ida has jumped to 124.
3 hrs ago | www.smh.com.au | Capitalistroadster
A GROUP of past and present University of Sydney students set up a ''pro-rape'' page in the sports and recreation section on Facebook, describing themselves as ''anti-consent''.
4 hrs ago | www.abc.net.au | Capitalistroadster
Fiji's expulsion of envoy unwarranted - ABC News
James Batley was expelled along with New Zealand's envoy last week by Commodore Frank Bainimarama.
4 hrs ago | www.rugbyheaven.com.au | Capitalistroadster
Wallabies give glimpse of future as tyros shine
England 9 Australia 18 LONDON: Wallabies coach Robbie Deans took a huge gamble in playing a novice combination in the centres and it worked, with Quade Cooper and Digby Ioane keeping England at bay to start the grand slam campaign with a flourish at Twickenham.
4 hrs ago | www.reuters.com | Capitalistroadster
Australians want PM to be tougher on boat people | International | Reuters
New opinion polls added pressure on Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Monday to take a tougher stand against asylum-seekers and end a standoff involving 78 boat-people picked up by an Australian ship off Indonesia.
5 hrs ago | www.egoli.com.au | Capitalistroadster
Australian Stock Market News, Share Market News, Analysis and Investment Information
Despite the SPI pointing to a flat start to the week, Aussie shares jumped out of the blocks to post gains of around 1.6% by lunch.
5 hrs ago | www.watoday.com.au | Capitalistroadster
It's a hard life: burglar found snoozing on the job
A night of burglaries has proven to be exhausting for a Callista man who fell asleep in front of a Victoria Park pharmacy yesterday morning.
5 hrs ago | www.brisbanetimes.com.au | Capitalistroadster
Overhaul risks all but promises lasting glory
The desire to reform the tax system is a magnet for treasurers. John Howard hankered to do it when he had the job but had to wait until he was PM.
5 hrs ago | www.news.com.au | Capitalistroadster
Teens are either popular or well-liked - study | National Breaking News
WHEN you're 14, it seems you have two choices: to be popular, or be well-liked. But by the final years of high school, it's possible to be both.
6 hrs ago | news.smh.com.au | Capitalistroadster
Australian dollar opens higher
The Australian dollar opened almost a cent higher as it broke through the 92 US cent mark to a weekly high after five consecutive positive sessions.
6 hrs ago | www.lowyinterpreter.org | Capitalistroadster
Rudd's climate speech: All 'action', no substance
Fergus Green is the co-author of a forthcoming Lowy Institute Analysis on the Copenhagen climate change conference.
6 hrs ago | petermartin.blogspot.com | Capitalistroadster
Peter Martin: What'd really hurt Australia? A swift US recovery.
What'd really hurt Australia? A swift US recovery. So says David Hale Enjoy Ask economic guru David Hale the worst risk facing Australia and you'll get a surprising answer.