Saturday, February 28, 2015

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TOP STORIES

  1. Abbott will never convince some MPs he should stay: Frydenberg

    Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says Tony Abbott will never be able to convince some of his Liberal colleagues that he should remain in the top job.

  2. 'Sugar daddy' dating website may break sex laws: police

    A popular dating website that links young women with wealthy "sugar daddies" who pay to meet up with them may break sex work laws, police warn.

  3. Toddler dies after tree falls on house during Victorian storms

    A two-year-old boy dies and a girl is taken to hospital with serious injuries after a tree falls on their house during a severe thunderstorm in the Dandenong Ranges, east of Melbourne.

  4. Man shot dead after confrontation with police on NSW Central Coast

    A police critical incident investigation is underway after a man is shot dead on the New South Wales Central Coast.

  5. Legal struggle for anonymous sperm donor to be recognised as child's father

    Another unlikely love story to emerge from anonymous sperm donation throws up some serious new challenges for regulators and law makers.

  6. Man charged with murder after woman's body, axe found in Canberra home

    A man is charged with murder after police find the body of a woman with severe head trauma and an axe lying next to her in a home in Canberra's south.

  7. Putin pledges to bring Nemtsov killers to justice

    Russian president Vladimir Putin vows to do everything possible to bring to justice those responsible for the "vile" murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov in a drive-by shooting near the Kremlin.

  8. Australian Bitcoin trader dies in Thailand

    Adam Tepper, the 34-year-old chief executive officer of an Australian-based exchange company for Bitcoin cyber currency, is killed in a motorbike crash on the Thai resort island of Phuket.

  9. Root inspires England to 6 for 309 against Sri Lanka

    Joe Root anchors England's 6 for 309 with his fourth one-day international century in the World Cup Pool A clash with Sri Lanka in Wellington.

  10. School students lack hope for future, poll says

    A Gallup poll surveyed 7,300 students across the country and found thousands are not hopeful for the future and are not confident of getting a good job.

  11. Mugabe celebrates birthday with million-dollar bash

    Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe celebrates his 91st birthday with a lavish million-dollar bash serving up elephant meat and seven massive cakes, that was slammed by the opposition as "obscene" in the impoverished nation.

FEATURES

  1. Editor's Choice: The week in news

  2. Red centre beef producers take gamble on grapes

  3. Slain Nemtsov one of Putin's most prominent opponents

  4. Editor's Choice: The week in sport

  5. Leonard Nimoy and Mr Spock, in their own words

  6. Do states and territories have their own accent?

  7. Barrie Cassidy: pre-budget spill on the cards

  8. Is it black and blue or gold and white? Why do we perceive colours differently?

  9. The Drum: Is objectivity an outdated media model?

  10. Endangered Indigenous songlines preserved with digital storytelling tools

ANALYSIS & OPINION

  1. Tough questions

    The way ministers are now contradicting their Prime Minister indicates a more short term strategy for his removal. Can they really go on playing this game all the way through to July?
    By Barrie Cassidy

  2. Labor caves in

    Instead of stepping up as a party of opposition, Labor has thrown Tony Abbott a mass surveillance lifeline and indicated it will support his attack on our freedoms.
    By Scott Ludlam

  3. The man with the cure

    This is a story about an African-American with an inspiring biography and fine oratory skills who made his reputation with a single speech and was then urged to run for president. (No, it's not who you are probably thinking about.)
    By John Barron

  4. Austerity compromise

    The compromise deal reached between Greece and European finance officials last week hasn't resolved the euro debate, but it has paved the way for at least moderate fiscal expansion and a shift away from austerity.
    By John Quiggin

WORLD

  1. Voluntary Ebola quarantine

    The vice president of Sierra Leone places himself in quarantine after the death of his bodyguard.

  2. Iraq's looted museum reopens

    Iraq's national museum is reopened as the prime minister vows to track down terrorists.

  3. PEGIDA demonstration outnumbered

    A demonstration for the Germany-based PEGIDA anti-Islamisation movement in Britain is outnumbered by a 2,000-strong crowd of counter-protesters, according to police.

ASIA PACIFIC

  1. Avalanche relief fund

    Afghan president Ghani pledges to set up a relief fund for the victims of avalanches that claimed over 280 lives.

  2. 'India's chance to fly'

    Corporate tax cuts and a universal welfare scheme feature in Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's first full budget.

  3. Child porn accomplices

    Investigators in the Philippines believe an Australian man accused of being involved in a child porn ring had accomplices.

BUSINESS

  1. Gender pay gap hits record high, prompting calls for Government action

  2. Fed's Yellen says rate rises will be considered meeting-to-meeting

  1. Class action over fees

    A class action seeks to recover millions of dollars in credit card late payment fees.

  2. Australian Bitcoin boss dies

    An Australian CEO who traded in Bitcoin cyber currency is killed in a motorcycle accident in Thailand.

  3. Treasury boss hits out

    Treasury Secretary John Fraser says Australia does not have a debt crisis but needs to cut spending and reduce government debt.

  4. 'Last chance' for Athens

    Germany's parliament votes to approve a four-month bailout extension for debt-ridden Greece.

SPORT

  1. Root inspires England to 6 for 309 against Sri Lanka

    A fine Joe Root century has led England to a strong total of 6 for 309 from its 50 overs against Sri Lanka.

  2. Australia falls agonisingly short as New Zealand wins by one wicket

    New Zealand has survived the most dramatic collapse to beat Australia by one wicket in a World Cup thriller at Eden Park.

  1. Root inspires England to 6 for 309 against Sri Lanka

  2. Manchester United beats Sunderland to go third

  3. Safarova defeats Azarenka to win Qatar Open

  4. Sydney FC wins pulsating derby after thwarting Wanderers' comeback

WORLD WAR ONE CENTENARY

  1. Anzac's century-old recording

    Listen to the voice of a young Anzac killed in in France in 1916 in this priceless recording he sent home.

  2. Borella ride underway in NT

    The grandson of VC recipient Albert Borella leaves Tennant Creek on foot to begin his epic journey to Darwin.

  3. Grenade found in Swan River

    A Perth fisherman hauls in an unexploded WWI Wurfgranate grenade from the Swan River.

HEALTH

  1. Why there are plans to part ways with Pap smears

    Few women enjoy getting their regular pap smear. So most will welcome proposed changes to the cervical cancer screening program.

  2. Do you know the symptoms of Ross River fever?

    There's an outbreak of Ross River fever in southern Queensland. Find out more about this often debilitating mosquito-borne virus.

  3. Health matters: the benefits of a good GP

    Sometimes the timely intervention of a sensible GP is the only prescription needed to spare the angst and cost of hospitalisation.

  1. Quiz: How much do you know about food poisoning?

RURAL

  1. Top Australia cheesemaker travels to Turkey to learn about hairy goat's cheese

  1. Anthrax outbreak in Victoria

    A dairy cow is confirmed dead from anthrax at Tatura in northern Victoria, and the farm has been quarantined. 

  2. Cyclone Marcia closes Queensland abattoirs

    Central Queensland's cattle industry remains disrupted after Cyclone Marcia, with abattoirs closed for another week. 

  3. GrainCorp profit warning

    Grain handler GrainCorp has announced it expects lower net profits this year after a smaller winter crop.

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  1. IN PROGRESS
     England
    6/309
     Sri Lanka
    0/42 (8.0)
  2.  Pakistan
     Zimbabwe

JUST IN

  1. Chilean teen pleads for president to allow her to end her life
  2. SA murder cases reopened: police publish details of more than 100 cold cases
  3. Relief efforts underway for victims of Afghan avalanche
  4. Root inspires England to 6 for 309 against Sri Lanka
  5. Communities sign up to oppose fracking in WA's Mid West 
  6. Women's ice hockey gaining popularity in ACT
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  2. Grand Organ sings again

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PHOTO GALLERIES

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  3. Australian International Airshow

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FACT CHECK

  1. Death penalty doesn't deter

    Victorian Supreme Court judge Lex Lasry says the death penalty does not deter crime.
    ABC Fact Check examines the evidence.

  2. Children in detention

    ABC Fact Check investigates whether the length of time children were held in detention increased after the Coalition took office. 

  3. Fact file: Terrorism in Australia

    Australia is on a 'high' level of alert for terrorism, according to the Commonwealth Government, meaning an attack is considered likely. ABC Fact Check takes a look at the history of terrorism in Australia.

DID YOU MISS?

  1. 13 years, 64 leadership changes

    Explore the ups and downs of more than a decade of leadership changes around Australia.

  2. Foreign fighters mapped

    The number of foreigners who have travelled to Iraq and Syria to fight is estimated to have topped 20,000.

  3. Andromeda galaxy captured in new detail

    Explore the largest and sharpest image ever compiled of the Milky Way's neighbour, the Andromeda galaxy.

  4. People we lost in 2014

    As the year draws to a close, reflect on the lives of some of the people who died in 2014.

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