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Video Environment News

Heat-seeking drones keep tabs on koalas

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10:25am Koala conservation efforts get a boost with Queensland researchers using drones equipped with infrared cameras to monitor the animals in their natural habitat.

Victoria

Adam Guy pleads not guilty by way of mental impairment to the charge of murdering of his mother, Pasqualina

justice

ADAM COOPER 10:14am A man charged with murdering his mother on the Mornington Peninsula has pleaded not guilty by way of mental impairment.

Travel

Flights to Vanuatu resume in aftermath of Cyclone Pam

Cyclone Pam caused extensive damage in Vanuatu's capital, Port Vila.

JAMIE FREED 10:08am Air Vanuatu has resumed flights between Australia and Vanuatu in the aftermath of a deadly cyclone which led to a temporary closure of Port Vila airport in the capital of the popular holiday...

Queensland

Ex-NRL star Carl Webb arrested in Cairns

Carl Webb.

10:08am Former Queensland State of Origin star Carl Webb has been arrested in the state's far north after an alleged late-night rampage in a suburban street.

Banking & Finance

Property Exchange Australia set for $1b float or sale

Marcus Price, CEO of PEXA, believes the company could be headed for a $1 billion deal.

SHAUN DRUMMOND 9:58am Property Exchange Australia chief Marcus Price hopes to reach break even on the $120 million set-up cost to set it up by 2016 when it will offer a $1 billion float or sale.

Political News

Christopher Pyne backs down on research funding as defeat looms for university deregulation bill

Threats backfired: Education Minister Christopher Pyne

LATIKA BOURKE 9:44am Federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne has retreated on his threat to cut 1700 research jobs, announcing the government will split funding for their positions from his plan to deregulate...

TV & Radio

What's on TV Wednesday: Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O's Alex O'Loughlin.

BEN POBJIE 9:42am One can imagine the meeting in which the concept of Hawaii Five-O (Ten, 10.30pm) was devised. The executives and producers were excited, yet hesitant.

Business

a2 Milk gets tick for an ASX listing

The a2 Milk Company has also taken a 'capital light' approach by securing product through strategic relationships with other dairy manufacturers.

TIM BINSTED 9:41am The ASX has approved a2 Milk's Australian listing application after an infant formula poisoning scare in a2's home country, New Zealand.

Queensland

Movie World Green Lantern ride checked twice before mishap: manager

The Green Lantern ride in action at Movie World.

JORGE BRANCO 9:35am The Green Lantern ride at Movie World on the Gold Coast was checked twice on Sunday morning before it malfunctioned, forcing 13 people on two separate cars to be rescued, Movie World general manager...

Media & Marketing

Rupert Murdoch and Malcolm Turnbull in the media boxing ring

Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has drawn the personal ire of Rupert Murdoch.

ELIZABETH KNIGHT 9:33am Picking a fight with Rupert Murdoch can be career suicide, so why has Malcolm Turnbull stepped into the ring?

Video World News

Pope predicts short rule

9:25am Pope Francis says he believes his rule will be short and that he would be ready to resign like his predecessor rather than ruling for life.

League News

Why Manly Sea Eagles coach Geoff Toovey is being kept in the dark

Brad Walter dinkus Dinkus

BRAD WALTER 9:22am It may have been embarrasing for Geoff Toovey but the fact he learned of key developments at Manly while on television is simply the latest example of club bosses trying to regain power from coaches.

Video Federal Politics

RET compromise likely

9:19am The Clean Energy Council is "hopeful" that the government and Labor can come to a compromise on the Renewable Energy Target says Chief Executive Kane Thornton.

Video World News

Pakistan Christians protest church blasts

9:19am RAW VIDEO: Christians across Pakistan turn to violent protest against attacks on two churches in which at least 14 people were killed and around 80 wounded.

Domain

Title Deeds: Balmoral Slopes

20 Edwards Bay Road, Mosman

9:17am On Balmoral Slopes former Elle editor-in-chief and co-owner of Hush Communications Debbie Coffey and her husband, photographer Ross Coffey have hopes of more than $6 million on their Corben...

Music

Broadway classics delivered with exquisite power by Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel

MSO Broadway Classics starred the popular Lisa McCune.

MARTIN DUFFY 9:15am Musical purists may draw an arbitrary line between serious and popular music, but in doing so deny themselves the best of both worlds.

Video Entertainment News

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff wins I'm A Celebrity

9:15am The colourful English cricketer emerges from the South African jungle as the winner. All it took was to eat some creepy crawlies, wrestle with live animals and dangle below a helicopter.

Video Market Reports

Midday: Energy slide pushes ASX 0.6% down

9:15am Energy slide pushes ASX 0.6% down. Project developments for Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX:WPL) and Origin Energy Limited (ASX:ORG).

Video Federal Politics

Fitzgibbon on 'paranoid quest': Joyce

9:14am The Minister for Agriculture Barnaby Joyce says he has nothing to hide over corrections made in Hansard.

Queensland

Haunting the Executive Building, waiting on an apparition

AMY REMEIKIS 9:14am SKETCH: It's said that actions speak louder than words. So what, in the fourth week of the new Labor Cabinet, are we being told?

Video World News

Thousands cry 'out Dilma!' on streets of Rio

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9:10am Thousands of anti-government protesters rally in Rio de Janeiro against President Dilma Rousseff who is facing criticism over the Petrobras scandal, austerity measures and the stalling economy.

WA News

Two people injured in truck and powerpole accident at Mandurah school

A truck and a power pole are believed to be involved in the accident in Greenfields.

RAY SPARVELL 9:09am Two people have been rushed to hospital after an accident at John Tonkin College in Gibla Street, Greenfields, near Mandurah.

ACT News

When daylight saving ends in 2015

Clock

9:09am Daylight saving ends in the ACT on April 5 2015, at 3am.

Markets

Motley Fool: Stocks to profit from US strength

Westfield remains a classic defensive investment.

TOM RICHARDSON 9:08am Strong US jobs data last week means it's no secret the US Federal Reserve is under increased pressure to lift its cash rate for the first time in nearly a decade, with expectations of a June rate...

Victoria

Bendigo Buddhist prayer room accidentally burned down by worshippers

Gyatso, Monastery Director for Buddhist Monastery that burnt down in Meyers Flat. Photo by Glenn Daniels

ANDI YU 9:02am The prayer room of a Victorian Buddhist monstery was accidentally burned down by worshippers who forgot to put out their candles. 

Video Federal Politics

The case against Barnaby Joyce

9:02am Labor alleges the Agriculture Minister misled parliament, and that the head of his department was sacked for voicing his concerns.

Diet & Fitness

The life in your spice – the health benefits of flavour

PAULA GOODYER 9:01am Should we eat more spices for our health’s sake?

Video Domain

Auction frenzy for Melbourne market

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8:59am Big auction numbers with large clearance rates equals a Melbourne property market on the boil.

Stage

Opera Australia finds musical theatre voice in Jekyll and Hyde

Producer John Frost will present a new version of musical thriller Jekyll and Hyde.

JOHN BAILEY 8:58am Opera Australia is again teaming up with producer John Frost for another foray into music theatre. This time it's Jekyll and Hyde.

Stage

Melbourne Ballet Company's Lucidity to star Adam Thurlow at Hawthorn Arts Centre

JOHN BAILEY 8:58am It's been less than a decade since the Melbourne Ballet Company arrived on the scene but in that time the small organisation has proven surprisingly sure-footed.

Manly Sea Eagles

Kieran Foran has signed with Parramatta Eels

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 06:  Kieran Foran of the Sea Eagles passes during the round one NRL match between the Parramatta Eels and the Manly Sea Eagles at Pirtek Stadium on March 6, 2015 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

8:58am Manly Sea Eagles and New Zealand five-eighth Kieran Foran has announced he is joining the Parramatta Eels in 2016.

Stage

Pitch for ideas as Victorian Opera brings sustainable note to concert

Emerging artists will feature in Victorian Opera's Opera for the Earth.

JOHN BAILEY 8:54am Victorian Opera is taking the novel step of ditching traditional ticket prices and instead allowing admission by ideas.

Video Federal Politics

Backbencher still gunning for pension backdown

8:53am Scott Morrison's proposal for an independent review of pension rates is a positive move says outspoken Liberal MP Andrew Laming, but he warns "military ordnance" are still lined up against the...

World

What is love? Scans of human mind take us step closer to eternal question

We may now be a step closer to discovering what love is.

CAMILLA TURNER 8:51am It is one of life's most enduring mysteries. A question that music, poetry, myth and legend have, for thousands of years, tried to answer.

Business

ASIC pushing Chinese IPO hopefuls to offer more liquidity

ASIC and the ASX have been working behind-the-scenes with sharemarket listing hopefuls that are only proposing to float a minority stake to encourage them to improve the quality of their offering.

SALLY ROSE 8:49am The ASX and ASIC aim to encourage better liquidity from foreign businesses, particularly state-controlled Chinese enterprises that list in Australia.

Games

Ori and the Blind Forest review: the indie game that nearly unseated Call of Duty

<i>Ori and the Blind Forest</i> is as visually striking as it is touching.

JAMES 'DEXX' DOMINGUEZ 8:49am Small, beautiful independent game almost stole Call of Duty's thunder at E3 last year, and now it's stealing hearts.

Video Federal Politics

Pensions, science funding and cabinet decisions.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott during a press conference in the Prime Minister's courtyard at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 1 December 2014. Photo: Andrew Meares

CHRIS HAMMER 8:47am Labor MP Andrew Leigh and Liberal Andrew Laming join Chris Hammer in the studio to discuss the news of the day.

Music

Philtres Review: Australian composer Liza Lim features in ANAM fellowship show by Georgia Ioakimidis-Macdougal

Liza Lim.

CLIVE O’CONNELL 8:47am This recital took its title from a piece for retuned violin by Australian composer Liza Lim, one of the few local voices making a significant impact on Europe’s contemporary music scene.

Banking & Finance

NAB's loans nightmare clouds UK float plans

Adele Ferguson

ADELE FERGUSON 8:45am National Australia Bank is assessing the ramifications of a damning parliamentary report into alleged misconduct by its British banks that raises questions about its plans to float its UK banking arm.

Queensland

Mount Isa man allegedly poured boiling water on partner

JORGE BRANCO 8:37am A 44-year-old man who allegedly poured boiling water on his partner and stopped her from getting medical help for 18 hours is due in court on Monday.

AFL News

Carlton's Lachie Henderson happy to delay contract discussions

Carlton's Lachie Henderson.

JON PIERIK 8:35am Carlton forward Lachie Henderson is focused on playing ''good consistent'' football before opening serious contract negotiations with the Blues.

NSW

Defamation trial: Fairfax 'never contended' Treasurer Joe Hockey was corrupt or took bribes

Joe Hockey arrives at court.

LOUISE HALL, MICHAELA WHITBOURN 8:33am Fairfax's lawyer in his closing submissions on day five of the defamation trial against Treasurer Joe Hockey said the articles published exposed how the connection between donations to political...

National

Defamation trial: Fairfax 'never contended' Treasurer Joe Hockey was corrupt or took bribes

Joe Hockey arrives at court.

LOUISE HALL, MICHAELA WHITBOURN 8:33am Fairfax's lawyer in his closing submissions on day five of the defamation trial against Treasurer Joe Hockey said the articles published exposed how the connection between donations to political...

Video Federal Politics

Uni reforms dead in the water?

8:32am The Government's plans to deregulate the higher education sector and cut scientific research funding has drawn the ire of the Opposition and Greens.

Soccer

A-League: Wellington Phoenix are the story of the season

SEBASTIAN HASSETT 8:31am Plenty of good tales have emerged from the past six months of A-League football, but the best is being rubber-stamped across the Tasman at Wellington Phoenix.

Tennis

Indian Wells: Nick Kyrgios suffers ankle injury in second round loss

Nick Kyrgios reacts after losing a point against Grigor Dimitrov at Indian Wells.

Young Australian star Nick Kyrgios will await scan results on an ankle injury suffered in his second round loss to Grigor Dimitrov at the Indian Wells Masters in California.

Real Estate News

Hinkler Books founder Robert Ungar sells Portsea house for $10.5m

Mandurah fetched an eight-figure sale price.

MARC PALLISCO International campaign unearths Chinese interest for Mornington Peninsula landmarks.

Video Business Week

Business Week ahead

MICHAEL PASCOE An important week for US markets, which of course flows through to our market. Michael Pascoe comments.

Video Domain

Darren and Shaynna go head-to-head

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In the next episode Darren and Dea win a mentoring session with Shaynna to help with their ongoing problems, but fail to see eye-to-eye.

NSW

Sydney siege gunman's lawyer Adam Houda takes on terrorism suspects' case

Terrorism case: Criminal lawyer Adam Houda.

PATRICK BEGLEY A lawyer who accused Prime Minister Tony Abbott of prejudicing the trial of two terrorism suspects by "milking" it for political gain has taken on their case, indicating...

Video Environment News

Nine puppies rescued from Chile forest fire

As crews battle forest fires in Chile, rescue workers take time to rescue a brood of nine trapped puppies who all make it out alive.

Video Company Reports

Valence sells 100% of first year production

Valence Industries (ASX:VXL) says it has just signed 6 new sales contracts and now has 100 per cent of its first year production sold.

Comment

Australian imams in struggle for hearts and minds of Muslim youth

Prayers at Lakemba Mosque during Eid al-Adha in Bankstown, NSW on October 4, 2014.

SHAHRAM AKBARZADEH Here lies the problem. There is a disconnect between the learned Islamic scholars and the young, who by definition test boundaries and challenge authority.

Video Company Reports

Abacus announces entitlement offer

Abacus Property Group (ASX:ABP) have announced an entitlement offer to raise $121 million that will be used to reduce debt.

Video World News

Syrians want peace, call for Assad's removal

RAW VIDEO: Hundreds of people gather outside the White House in Washington, DC to protest against Islamic State, Syria's Bashar al-Assad and US policy in Syria.

Real Estate News

Super access threatens Melbourne's house and land market

The Melbourne market for new communities is currently tracking at a sustainable rate.

GERRARD ELLIS Allowing young people to access their superannuation to purchase their first home is a threat to Melbourne's delicate house and land market.

Entertainment

WA stars from Channel Seven Reality TV shows

WA's Channel Seven reality TV stars from My Kitchen Rules, The Amazing Race Australia and House Rules.

Business

Australian cities to benefit from rise in Chinese tourist numbers

The number of Chinese tourists visiting Melbourne is expected to rise by 109 per cent by 2023.

JAMIE FREED Sydney and Melbourne residents could be saying "ni hao" to twice as many Chinese tourists by 2023 than they do today as rising incomes in China make international travel more affordable.

Video World News

Outlook for Netanyahu not good

The final polls before Tuesday's Israeli election shows the center-left opposition poised to defeat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party.

Video WA News

News in 90 seconds Monday March 16

Ben Cousins in hospital, Cyclone Pam update and Perth Glory no longer top of the ladder.

Selections Video More video

At least 51 dead in horrific Brazil bus crash

At least 51 killed in southern Brazil when a passenger bus drives off a cliff, but six others manage to make it out alive.