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www.smh.com.au - News Index for 05/05/2015


National

Calls for Mike Baird to ban puppy factories: animal activists expose cruel facility

Hewitt out of French Open

New Qld flood inquiry to get underway

US drives Ardent's earnings higher

Trade balance in deficit in March

Key aims of FFA's Whole of Football plan

Australian posts guide for joining ISIS

Gordon insists he didn't mislead Qld parly

Vic men planned beheading: court

Japan Post moves closer to Toll takeover

Reds' Djite back for A-League final

Tigers hope Deledio back in AFL

Flight Centre buying Mexican travel group

NSW Origin talk flattering: Austin

Services sector activity falls in April

Confidence drops ahead of federal budget

Childcare help for wealthy likely to stay

Bonds mixed ahead of RBA meeting

Bikie brawl trial to resume on Gold Coast

Baird flags urgent laws to strengthen ICAC

Commodities markets summary

Aussie promoted to Mid East peace posting

Kiwis have got it right: Hockey

ANZ cash profit up 5% to $3.676b

International markets roundup

Finance News Update, what you need to know

Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Sport News Update, what you need to know

Aust shares rise on strong ANZ result

Suspicious letter at Indon embassy is safe

World

Bulls overpower Cavs in Cleveland

'Mummy's dying': boy's hauntingly honest words to his daycare teacher

Emotional Curry receives NBA MVP award

Paris 2015: Two degrees warming a 'prescription for disaster' says top climate scientist James Hansen

Tomic bundled out of Madrid Open

Taliban and senior Afghans hold ceasefire talks

World News Update, what you need to know

Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman snubs Netanyahu coalition invite

Sweden warns of Cold War cat-and-mouse game with Russia

$21m cocaine stash found in Aldi bananas

Russia's new Armata tank makes debut

Australian Twitter user encouraged Islamic State fighters to attack prophet Mohammad cartoon contest in Texas: report

Magazine printed using ink infused with HIV-positive blood

Stosur wins, Dellacqua loses in Madrid

Bells ring out for Princess Charlotte

Royal baby: Kate Middleton and Prince William name child Charlotte Elizabeth Diana

Best of the world - May 5, 2015

Bill Clinton says nothing 'sinister' in foreign donations to foundation

Israeli soldiers say 'shoot to kill' orders put civilians in firing line

Bali nine: AFP 'know they did wrong': Lawyer

UK election 2015: What you need to know

Strong quake hits NZ town of Wanaka

Ethiopian Israeli protests turn violent in Tel Aviv

Two gunmen shot dead at anti-Islam art show in Texas

Ed Miliband poses with policy 'tombstone'

Afghan forces suffer heavy toll in battles with Taliban

Curry wins NBA MVP: report

Ed Miliband, once a longshot, now favoured to become Britain's prime minister

Nepal earthquake: Missing NSW man Tyronne White was trekking near disaster zone

Paris climate summit: Carbon pledges to fall short of warming goal, Stern warns

Business

US drives Ardent's earnings higher

Trade balance in deficit in March

Japan Post moves closer to Toll takeover

Nufarm appoints Greg Hunt as CEO

Flight Centre buying Mexican travel group

Services sector activity falls in April

Confidence drops ahead of federal budget

Bonds mixed ahead of RBA meeting

Fletcher Building sticks with guidance

Commodities markets summary

Forex market quiet

ANZ cash profit up 5% to $3.676b

International markets roundup

Finance News Update, what you need to know

Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Aust shares rise on strong ANZ result

$A slightly higher ahead of RBA decision

Oil prices slip off 2015 highs

May rate cut still possible, but that's it

McDonald's announces turnaround plan

Sport

Hewitt out of French Open

Bulls overpower Cavs in Cleveland

Key aims of FFA's Whole of Football plan

Frightened Newcastle players warn families away from St James' Park

Reds' Djite back for A-League final

Tomi Juric announces he is leaving Western Sydney Wanderers on Facebook

Emotional Curry receives NBA MVP award

Tigers hope Deledio back in AFL

NSW Origin talk flattering: Austin

Floyd Mayweather shows ESPN reporters $100 million cheque after defeating Manny Pacquaio in 'Fight of the Century'

Bernard Tomic bundled out of Madrid Open

Dwayne Bravo's superb direct hit runs out Virat Kohli in Bangalore in IPL thriller

Alexis Sanchez double puts Arsenal on the brink of Champions League qualification

Australia's Patty Mills, Aron Baynes party hard after San Antonio Spurs' loss

Tomic bundled out of Madrid Open

Samantha Stosur wins, Casey Dellacqua loses in Madrid

Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors wins NBA's Most Valuable Player award

Jonathan Trott joins Graeme Swann, Kevin Pietersen and Matt Prior in retirement

Sport News Update, what you need to know

Stosur wins, Dellacqua loses in Madrid

Lions coach Justin Leppitsch in physical clash with rookie Zac O'Brien

Tigers hope Deledio back in AFL

Western Bulldogs refuse to shift home game to Fremantle

Bulldogs' bold calls at the draft table start to pay off

Western Bulldog Lin Jong sidelined with broken hand

Recovery Session: More Blues Friday night horror shows

Magpies can have a 'crack' at flag, says star forward Jamie Elliott

Justin Leppitsch deserves better from his Brisbane Lions

Northern AFL clubs making draft unequal, says Eddie McGuire

Bulldogs' confidence soaring after Swans win

NSW Origin talk flattering: Austin

End likely for Tim Sheens as Kangaroos target Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy

Changing face of the Canberra Raiders

Mitchell Pearce and Trent Hodkinson favoured NSW pairing for State of Origin

Sydney Roosters prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves won't stop calling out divers

Aidan Guerra to return for Sydney Roosters after broken jaw

NSW Blues coach Laurie Daley says age will be a factor in State of Origin selections

NRL must cut season to exploit world interest, says former ARL boss

Lifting tackles threaten Greg Bird's availability for NSW Blues in State of Origin

St George Illawarra Dragons fullback Josh Dugan faces anxious wait over knee injury

Lightweight Dan Palmer up to Brumbies prop challenge, but only temporarily

ACT Brumbies wins a 'necessity' as Super Rugby finals hopes go on the line

Forget the slow boil theory, NSW Waratahs need the 'perfect game' now

Canberra Vikings set to name Brad Harris as coach

Kepu and Palu cast doubt on their future

Waratahs hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau braces again for concussion report

Queensland Reds hopeful Quade Cooper will stay

World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper says Test eligibility rules may be reviewed

Polota-Nau could quit if concussed again

Hurricanes duo sign new Super Rugby deals

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

Needing inspiration? Melbourne International Design Week 2015 is about to start

My Kitchen Rules 2015 semi final recap: Can Jac and Shaz beat Deb and Eva?

No mystery why Nancy Drew is an inspiring video-game hero

Overheard in Melbourne

The ABBA festival: NSW country town Trundle hosts Agnetha, Benny, Bjorn and Anni-Frid lookalikes and Bjorn Again cover band

Gatecrasher

Le Noir brings a new circus experience to the Canberra Theatre

Ethicist Peter Singer on living a good life - it's trickier and yet simpler than you might think

Social anxiety disorder: a new term for an age-old problem

Penguins on parade: why Chinese visitors can't wait to get out of Melbourne

Meet the maker: printmaker David Frazer's view from the roof

Colour me happy: why colouring books are all the rage for stressed-out grown-ups

Gardening: why tree lovers are prepared to go out on a limb

My secret Melbourne: Patrick Pound sorts through the hard rubbish

Gardening: The foliage that fashion forgot

Are we still watching? Why TV is facing its biggest test

Aly Peel's Maiike store features recycled wool quilts, cushions and toys and homewares

Melbourne's Total Giovanni are determined to get audiences to their feet

Melbourne's best apartments open their doors to the public

Hands On: workshops and exhibitions for the DIY crowd

Columns

Editorial: Monorail should be a lesson to all transport ministers

Column 8

Letters: System is failing our children

Obituaries: Heroic Polish activist 'dared to be disobedient'


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