Peter O'Toole, the charismatic actor who achieved instant stardom as Lawrence of Arabia and was nominated eight times for an Academy Award, has died at the age of 81: http://ow.ly/rMJeW. 

Comment: Today's High Court decision on same-sex marriage is in fact a major step forward for marriage equality in Australia. http://ow.ly/rGIUE

It looks like someone's been having some fun in the Sunday Telegraph (read the highlighted letters backwards): http://ow.ly/rC02H.

19-year-old Bankstown labourer Abu Bakr s the face of jihadism in Australia, ASIO says. But the label is unjust and racist, he says: http://ow.ly/rzf4n.

Former South African president Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95. http://ow.ly/ruTjU

#NelsonMandela   #Mandela    #Madiba  

Weeks after becoming the face of the government's expenses scandal, West Australian MP Don Randall has been reappointed to the parliamentary committee overseeing privileges and members' interests: http://ow.ly/rqlkj.

On November 26, Sydney TV producer Nick Eade sent an upbeat text to his wife, signing off ''Love you heaps xx". He has not been seen since. http://ow.ly/rIJMx

It's the text message that sounded the death knell for Holden as a manufacturer in Australia: http://ow.ly/rGi5a.

#Holden   

Today's Editorial: ''Tony Abbott was a successful opposition leader, adept at knocking down but not rebuilding; criticising but not explaining. Now he is struggling to find - let alone create - a core vision for the nation beyond dispensing with Labor's legacy.''
http://ow.ly/rBwep.

Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson has admitted in a British court that she had taken cocaine a handful of times, but denies using illegal drugs habitually and accused her ex-husband of spreading that allegation to savage her reputation: http://ow.ly/rsuSE. #nigellalawson   #nigella