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BHP's Nasser speaks out on industrial relations

Business Spectator -
By a staff reporter BHP Billiton Ltd chairman Jac Nasser says stabilising Australia's industrial relations and taxation system are key to setting up the country for long-term prosperity.

Pyne sent aide email after drinks

Cooma Monaro Express -
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.

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Hockey won't commit to disability scheme

ABC Online -
By Samantha Hawley and staff Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey has distanced the Coalition from the National Disability Insurance Scheme, saying he does not want to raise false hope about the future of the plan.

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.

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.

FOREX-Euro slides to 4-month low as Greek fears persist

Reuters -
* Greek uncertainty continues, euro could test 2012 low * ECB stops operations with some Greek bank-sources * Dollar climbs to 2-week high vs yen after US data By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - The euro dropped to a four-month ...

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.

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'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 -
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.

Popovic signs with western Syd A-League-Leagu

Sky News Australia -
Popovic signs with western Syd A-League-Leagu Updated: 05:51, 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.

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?

The North West Star -
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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