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ANZ, Westpac lift key mortgage, small business rates

Business Spectator -
By a staff reporter, with AAP ANZ Banking Group Ltd and Westpac Banking Corporation have increased interest rates for mortgages and small business by six and ten basis points respectively, citing an increase in funding costs.

Syria violence spreads to Aleppo as bomb blasts kill 28

The Guardian -
The worsening violence in Syria spread to the country's largest city, Aleppo, on Friday with two blasts outside security compounds that left 28 people dead.

Suicide among children as young as 11 at alarming levels

The Age -
On the Tiwi islands steel caps have been placed around power poles to discourage young people taking their lives. Photo: Glenn Campbell GIRLS as young as 11 are committing suicide at an unprecedented rate in Northern Territory indigenous communities ...

Australia sneaks home in Perth heat as Sri Lankan rally falls just short

The Australian -
< Prev of 2 Next > AUSTRALIA beat Sri Lanka by five runs in the third tri-series one-day international on a sultry evening at the WACA Ground in Perth.

Q&A: Maldives crisis

BBC News -
By Olivia Lang BBC News There have been protests in the Maldives after the country's first democratically-elected president was forced to step down amid unrest.

Cruel reign of rain for residents in Sydney's west and the Illawarra with more ...

NEWS.com.au -
Sudden and violent downpour: Eight-year-old Taine Nolan checks out the damage in the Sydney suburb of Londonderry. Picture: Brett Costello Source: The Daily Telegraph Carol Robinson saves her cats from the water on her Londonderry property.

Steve Jobs FBI file: four humanizing revelations

Christian Science Monitor -
Steve Jobs' FBI file shows a man motivated by power and the desire to achieve great things. The Steve Jobs FBI file also produced surprising details that humanize a great visionary.

Arab Spring shot wins World Press Photo award

Newsday -
World Newsday > News > World Arab Spring shot wins World Press Photo award Published: February 10, 2012 12:20 PM By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AMSTERDAM - Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda won the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year award Friday for an image ...

One year since Mubarak: Egyptians fear for the future

BBC News -
It's one year since Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak was forced from power following an 18-day uprising that began on 25 January.

THE Coalition has denied speculation of an internal ban on social media.

NEWS.com.au -
It follows reports that all staff members had been ordered to shut down their Facebook and Twitter pages. It's understood the move would have been a strategic attempt to stop embarrassing leaks which has plagued the Gillard Government.

Senior bureaucrats stood down over disabled travel fiasco

Sydney Morning Herald -
A report released Dr Ken Boston, above, names Hugo Harmstorf and Ian Anderson as responsible for the bungle. Photo: Andrew Taylor TWO senior bureaucrats have been stood down after ''telling the minister what they thought he wanted to hear'' before 700 ...

LEADERSHIP QUESTIONS: LNP leader Campbell Newman. Picture: Jodie Richter ...

Courier Mail -
CAMPBELL Newman has tried to sidestep the issue of who would be premier if the LNP wins the 2012 election but he loses the seat of Ashgrove.

Financial News: RBS Tells Staff Of Equity Job Cuts

Wall Street Journal -
By Matt Turner Of FINANCIAL NEWS Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will start winding down parts of its equity capital markets and cash equities business, staff were told this morning by global head of equities Frank McKirgan.

Greek Bailout at Risk as Party Pushes Back

Bloomberg -
Enlarge image Greece Financial Crisis Greece Financial Crisis Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Riot police with a protester in Athens on Feb. 10, 2012.

Murdoch takes the chair at Ten

The Australian -
TEN Network has reshuffled its board ranks, with Lachlan Murdoch becoming non-executive chairman and new chief executive James Warburton joining as a director, completing a long-mooted board and management shake-up that was delayed last year by a legal ...

James Hardie awarded $311m in ATO payout

The Australian -
BUILDING materials company James Hardie will receive a payout worth more than $311 million from the Australian Taxation Office after a High Court victory yesterday.

Activists question Australian abattoir standards

ABC Online -
By Steve Cannane Animal rights activists say they are not so sure animal abuse shown in footage filmed inside a New South Wales abattoir is the work of a rogue operator.

Telstra holds back on spectrum deal

The Australian -
LABOR'S multi-billion dollar spectrum windfall for the federal budget isn't quite in the bag. Telstra today said it would hold fire on a formal commitment to renewing its mobile spectrum licenses under pricing rules released by the government today.

iPad 3 Expected First Week of March

PCWorld -
By Ben Camm-Jones, Macworld-UK The latest we're hearing is that Apple will announce the third-generation iPad in the first week of March.

Lady Gaga's history of bulimia

Sydney Morning Herald -
Lady Gaga has spoken out about her experiences with bulimia and being the object of bullying during her high school years. The star - who this week confirmed the first of her 2012 world tour dates - appeared on US TV show It's Our Turn and spoke openly ...

Bert Newton 'over the worst of it' after health scare

NEWS.com.au -
Patti Newton pictured today after arriving home from Sydney where she is filming Celebrity Apprentice. Picture: Ellen Smith Source: Herald Sun Bert Newton has taken time off from Wicked after he was admitted to hospital in Singapore.

Josh Lawson plays Ben in Rob Sitch's film Any Questions For Ben. Source: Supplied

The Australian -
FIFTEEN years after The Castle and 12 years after The Dish, the Working Dog team has come up with another Australian comedy - this time a romantic one.

Melbourne Victory defeats Central Coast Mariners 2-1 to keep finals hopes alive

Herald Sun -
Video Image Please install the latest Flash player [To view Flash please enable JavaScript and Flash.] < Prev of 2 Next > < Prev of 2 Next > JIM Magilton's motley crew of teens and loanees has delivered the interim coach his much-needed maiden win ...

League and AFL can work together, says John Grant

The Australian -
BRACE yourself, rugby league fans. John Grant has a little something to share. Long before he made his name with Souths in Brisbane, and well before he toured with the Kangaroos, Grant played Australian football.

I don't know how it will go this year

The Age -
KEVIN Sheedy looks over and briefly smiles as Mark Williams hollers abuse at the Greater Western Sydney team's property manager, who has been given the task of running simulated match-day rotations at training.

'Issues' sideline Pie star

The Age -
CLASSY Collingwood forward Andrew Krakouer has been given at least a month off to deal with family issues and a fragile emotional state.

Anxious residents brace for rising waters but threat of crime wave ebbs

Sydney Morning Herald -
When Brisbane suffered devastating floods last year, brazen looting, burglary and break-and-enters followed, resulting in the arrest of 80 people and the creation of a special police taskforce.

Traveller's Guide: Great Barrier Reef

The Independent -
It's 2000km long and home to a dazzling array of marine life - and the onshore options are just as vibrant, says Lonely Planet's Catherine Le Nevez.

Sunscreen doubts prompt push for Govt intervention

ABC Online -
By Simon Lauder Friends of the Earth is recalling its Safe Sunscreen Guides after new research cast doubt on the nanoparticle content of popular sunscreens.

Ward chemical fear

The Age -
The neonatal ward of a hospital in Melbourne's south-east has been evacuated after complaints of a chemical smell. Seventeen babies, 13 of whom were in special care, were moved within Dandenong Hospital after staff reported the odour yesterday.
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