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www.canberratimes.com.au - News Index for 31/05/2014


National

Our science suffers from a national delusion

The rantings of callow youth, long may they be forgotten

High school students haunted by higher university fees

Christopher Pyne's pledge sparks fears public schools will be ignored

Inquiry says David Eastman should be freed

Merger with ABC means death of SBS, warns Malcolm Fraser

Drunks take extra shots in polling booth

New Zealand man faces Melbourne court charged with attempting to join war in Syria

MH370 Indian Ocean search could continue for another year

Calorie counts don't stop poorer people eating fast food, research shows

Packer backs China's path

Ultramarathon fire victim Turia Pitt reaches settlement with Racing the Planet

Australian women trail developed world with contraception, says Family Planning NSW report

Reza Barati investigation: Scott Morrison hits back at PNG police allegations of Manus Island 'cover-up'

A true believer, PJK comes to the party with some vintage lines

Australian women being denied access to effective contraception

Rise of China may mean Australia must boost spending on defence

Tony Abbott is putting feelers out to Clive Palmer and friends, but not everyone is ready to be wooed

MH370: Australian navy followed false trail in search for missing plane

NGV to return painting to heirs of owner threatened by Nazis

Soldier On and Tough Mudder team up to raise funds for wounded Defence Force workers

MH370 not in Indian Ocean search zone: ATSB

Historical fiction book reviews

Erindale Pharmacy backs reservists in the workplace

Jordan Rice bravery award campaign shows how Australians use change.org

Health Minister stirs states on hospital procedure figures

Manus locals ambush refugees

Obesity rates soar in Australia, a global survey reveals

Manus Island asylum seekers ambushed by machete-wielding locals

Schools to lose secular welfare staff under Christian chaplaincy drive

World

Spelling bee champions tie for first time in 52 years

Monaco royals announce a baby on the way

Anger mounts in India over gang rape, murder

French weigh up cigarette packaging laws, ban on e-cigarettes

Sudan may reverse death sentence on Christian mother Meriam Ibrahim

Donald Sterling to sue NBA for $1b after wife's Clippers deal

'They say they will kill me': husband with dark past speaks out after Pakistani wife's stoning

Rape victim's mother brutally beaten to force her to drop charges in northern India

US Veterans' Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigns after healthcare scandal widens

Britain's Richard III not a hunchback, scans reveal

Israel says it prevented Palestinian suicide bomb attack

Australia to embrace Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's announcement of stronger security role in Asia

South African hospital baby swap to be investigated

25 years on, artist remembers 'first gunshots of Tiananmen'

US officials, Edward Snowden clash over emails questioning NSA legality

Hillary running away from Bill's economic legacy

Russia troops pulling back, says US, but Ukraine still in danger

Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus form Eurasian Economic Union

PaperOne's environmental pledge sparks race to clear Sumatran forest

Typhoon Haiyan six months on

Sex slavery activist forced to resign after victim's story fabricated

Workplace siesta takes off in Japan

French town begs for a McDonald's

Turkey sentences Twitter user to jail for blasphemy

Fracking sucks investment from renewable energy in US

Anonymous millionaire starts treasure hunt after peppering California coast with envelopes of money

Indonesia flags military build-up to protect presence in South China Sea

Fake Facebook friends let Iran spy on US, others

Parents of university killer Elliot Rodger in 'hell on earth'

Maya Angelou celebrated author and poet dies age 86

Business

Modern makeover for malls

Southern Cross Media downgrades profit forecast

You can't always get what you want if you're a lousy client

It's a Nobel calling, building a good relationship with another

Tasmania's Beaconsfield mine still mired in corporate intrigue

University fees to be regulated under Pyne's reforms

Faux 'craft' beers causing heartburn

Storm brewing as ACCC turns up heat on big boys of beer

Australia should be China's food bowl, says Andrew Forrest

Crackdown on SMSF apartment purchases

Envestra backing for Cheung Hong takeover, stymies APA

Ex-Leighton boss Wal King joins Sundance Resources

Qube's Chris Corrigan goes off market for sale

Solomon Lew buys stock to block DJs takeover

Spinoff or spin? Just follow the Westfield money

Twixt a rock and Frank Lowy

Westfield pushes on amid investor revolt

Friends vital to success in China, says James Packer

Ignore the PM, university fees will rise steeply

Storm brewing as ACCC turns up heat on big boys of beer

Sport

Jennifer Johnson's birdie blitz overshadows Australians in New Jersey

Professional tennis no place for women, says Ernests Gulbis after French Open match

War-torn Palestine qualify for Asian Cup in Australia

NBA sets stage for $2bn LA Clippers' sale

Cadel Evans' future with BMC remains up in the air

Adam Scott, Marc Leishman some hope at Ohio PGA tournament

England and Wales Cricket Board apologises over Pietersen comments

Donald Sterling to sue NBA for $1b after wife's Clippers deal

Giro d'Italia: Nairo Quintana extends lead as Cadel Evans improves slightly

Matthew Spiranovic gets his chance to become the main man

Tennis: Sam Stosur trying to solve a problem named Maria

Socceroo Jason Davidson determined to hang on to World Cup left back spot

Ex-Microsoft chief tipped to be offering $2b for LA Clippers

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger agrees contract extension

Guy Walter in moving final journey down home straight

Newcastle trainer Darren Smith's stable stood down after early raid

Sam Stosur through to French Open fourth round

Pitman farewells Fever against Pulse

Swans to face Demons without captain

Trainer Gerald Ryan can't separate QTC Cup pair

AFL Express: Saturday 31 May

Magpies hit their straps, Saints hit the wall

Jesse White, Nick Maxwell injured; Steele Sidebottom reported

Collingwood takes third spot with big win over St Kilda

Inside the world of Liam Jurrah

One bye, October grand final on cards

2014 AFL round 11 teams

Magpies sign American college basketballer Mason Cox

Mohr now taking Giant strides

Dees skipper Nathan Jones confident of life after Roos

Brisbane Broncos lose Justin Hodges for Manly Sea Eagles clash

NSW contender Will Hopoate admits he's still finding his feet

Brad Arthur insists loss of Jarryd Hayne wasn't the difference

Ivan Cleary refuses to get carried away with rising Panthers

Jarryd Hayne loss hurts Parramatta as Penrith run riot in battle of the west

Penrith Panthers v Parramatta Eels

New Zealand Warriors v Newcastle Knights

South Sydney Rabbitohs v St George Illawarra Dragons

New Dragon Mike Cooper no stranger to life out of his comfort zone

State of Origin: 'players lose faith' in judiciary process after Josh Reynolds decision

Five things we learned about the Queensland Reds

Will Genia stars as Reds upset Highlanders

Western Force fall to Crusaders in Christchurch

Live: Reds v Highlanders

Chiefs v Waratahs

Live score: Crusaders v Force

Melbourne Rebel Laurie Weeks to join mates in Super Rugby milestone

Is Stephen Moore the next Wallabies captain?

Brumbies' Pat McCabe no 'force-em-back' expert

How the Wallabies could learn from league's State of Origin series opener

Opinion

Engineers Australia pin oak forest competition to 'draw out creativity': Annabelle Pegrum

Boston Marathon a journey from trauma to recovery

Marathon running - it's a love-hate thing

Faith

Fortress Canberra needs reinforcement

The budget facts that Canberra isn't telling you

Migrating flak away from the minister

Entertainment

Alan Gould's ship-shape craft

James unlocks heart of suburbia

State of originality: Cobar hosts orchestra then sprints to cheer the Blues

Lilly Singh is YouTube's Superwoman

Modern masters of Australian furniture design

Herd of individuals not easy

Australian rapper Iggy Azalea tops Billboard Hot 100 with two songs

A celebration of Grahame and Inge King

Win Ministry of Sound's latest album

What's on in Canberra this weekend May 31 - June 1

Private Capital: Local Humans tap into social media

New Guinea art collection is striking evidence of one man's passion

Rick Astley set to 'Rickroll' into Canberra again

Capital Life: May 31

Victorians come to the fore at Good Design Awards

Jeffrey Smart's farewell picture

Jeffrey Smart's secret for success

Arts Diary Canberra Times May 30, 2014

Sunday noticeboard: what's on in Canberra on June 1

Animal Logic MD animates talk of tax breaks to lure film production

Columns

Editorial: Mr Rudd's lurching, all right


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