NRL secures $1bn broadcast deal
11:47AM Simon Canning THE NRL has succeeded in its bid for a billion dollar pay day for the code after locking in a five-year deal with the Nine Network and Foxtel.
Law firm questions 'beneath' Gillard
2:30PM Sid Maher IT'S beneath Julia Gillard to have to explain her departure from a law firm, said Nicola Roxon, as she asked if The Australian gave the same prominence to a story about Tony Abbott.
Gageler to join High Court bench
2:34PM NICOLA BERKOVIC COMMONWEALTH Solicitor-General Stephen Gageler SC has been appointed the nation's next High Court judge.
Protect digital copyright: Williams
1:45PM SALLY JACKSON NEWS Limited chief executive Kim Williams has called for laws to stop "scumbag theft" by the "kleptomaniacs of the digital age".
PM says tax scare campaign is failing
2:00PM Ben Packham and Lanai Vasek JULIA Gillard says the electoral pain of her carbon tax is easing, after today's Newspoll revealed another rise in Labor's support.
Tony Abbott looks back into the House of Representatives chamber after he was ejected yesterday by Deputy Speaker Anna Burke. Picture: Ray Strange
Abbott 'doesn't like orders from a woman'
Ben Packham TONY Abbott has been accused by Labor of being reluctant to take instructions from a woman, following his ejection from parliament by Deputy Speaker Anna Burke.
Wildfires burn across Europe
Firefighters in Europe are battling summer fires sweeping across Southern and Eastern parts of the continent.
'Two swallows still don't make a summer, but they are a welcome sight for Labor MPs and especially the PM'
JULIA Gillard has always said it would happen and it has - two months after introducing the carbon tax Labor's primary vote is improving.
'It is easy to demonstrate that Work Choices was associated with better outcomes than the Fair Work Act'
A BALANCEDassessment shows Work Choices offered much better outcomes.
'Freedom of speech is under a concerted attack in Australia'
IT'S astonishing that liberties John Stuart Mill took for granted are threatened today.
'If we're not careful, policies to hurt the tobacco companies could hurt our own pockets even more'
THE rush to plain packaging should not disadvantage our businesses overseas.
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A personal robot can be your eyes and ears thousands of kilometres from your keyboard.
Japanese reporter Mika Yamamoto has been killed covering the civil war in Syria.
Filmmaker Tony Scott had inoperable brain cancer when he jumped to his death, it's been reported.
Women comics have paid tribute to the late Phyllis Diller as an inspiration.
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Telstra to shed 650 workers
2:15PM Mitchell Bingemann TELSTRA will cut more than 650 call centre jobs, in the latest round of layoffs to hit the telco giant.
Palmer to take legal action over railway
1:12PM Andrew Fraser MINING billionaire Clive Palmer is taking legal action against the Queensland government over a proposed railway corridor.
Ban circumcision: law reform report
8:46AM Richard Guilliatt PARENTS who have their baby boys circumcised for reasons of hygiene or family tradition could be prosecuted under a proposal put forward by the Tasmania Law Reform Institute.
Romney, Obama condemn rape comments
12:26PM WHITE House rivals Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have condemned a Republican lawmaker's shock claim that women can prevent pregnancy during rape.
US denies Assange 'witch hunt' claim
12:48PM THE United States has denied Julian Assange's "wild assertions" that it has launched a witch-hunt for the WikiLeaks founder.
Heywood killer gets Ming dynasty sentence
2:04PM Jane Macartney THE MURDERER of Neil Heywood, has been sentenced to a punishment unique to China: death suspended for two years.
Telstra to shed 650 workers
2:15PM Mitchell Bingemann TELSTRA will cut more than 650 call centre jobs, in the latest round of layoffs to hit the telco giant.
Casual approach to university careers
Jill Rowbotham DIMENSIONS of the academic workforce have become clearer with new data finding about 50 per cent of staff are casual.
Protect digital copyright: Williams
1:45PM SALLY JACKSON NEWS Limited chief executive Kim Williams has called for laws to stop "scumbag theft" by the "kleptomaniacs of the digital age".
Not too early to fix Fair Work Act
A BALANCEDassessment shows Work Choices offered much better outcomes.
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NEWSPOLL
The latest Newspoll sees a boost to Labor's primary vote but Julia Gillard's personal rating continues to drag.
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Telstra to shed 650 workers
Mitchell Bingemann TELSTRA will cut more than 650 call centre jobs, in the latest round of layoffs to hit the telco giant.
RBA banks on China growth
James Glynn SIGNS of sustainable Chinese growth and improvement in Australia's non-mining sector led the RBA to hold rates this month.
Australia must 'make its own luck'
Andrew Burrell ANZ CEO Mike Smith warned that Australia must "make its own luck" going forward, underlining the need for economic reform.
Amcor faces governance pitfalls
AMCOR is running like a well-oiled machine but governance issues may threaten its longer-term performance.
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Not too early to fix Fair Work Act
Judith Sloan, Contributing Economics Editor A BALANCEDassessment shows Work Choices offered much better outcomes.
Companies' rights go up in smoke
Peter Anderson THE rush to plain packaging should not disadvantage our businesses overseas.
PM was right - but too early to celebrate
JULIA Gillard has always said it would happen and it has - two months after introducing the carbon tax Labor's primary vote is improving.
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NRL secures $1bn broadcast deal
Simon Canning THE NRL has succeeded in its bid for a billion dollar pay day for the code after locking in a five-year deal with the Nine Network and Foxtel.
Daley appointed NSW Origin coach
LAURIE Daley has been appointed Ricky Stuart's successor as NSW State of Origin coach.
Tarrant's last shot at elusive flag
COLLINGWOOD key-position player Chris Tarrant will retire at the end of the 2012 AFL season.
Rugby league must use windfall wisely
THE target was always $1 billion and the ARL Commission got that and more. Sure, it gave up something in return.
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Brian McClennan has been sacked as coach of the Warriors effective immediately, with assistant Tony Iro to take charge for the final two games of the season.
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PHYLLIS Diller, the housewife turned humourist with a trademark cackle, has died in her Los Angeles home at age 95.
Creativity as an engine of prosperity
CREATIVE souls are potentially anyone given a chance to exercise their initiative.
Sticky ginger and orange lamb
GINGER and orange are wonderful complements, especially when thickened as a sauce for lamb skewers. The perfect spring dinner.
