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Business
Business confidence rises, but no love for Palaszczuk government
![Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is yet to win over the Queensland business community, but Treasurer Curtis Pitt says confidence is moving in the right direction.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6792312/Thumbnail999686389gicy2mimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj6qyd.png1440416203984.jpg-90x60.jpg)
AMY REMIKIS 1:00am Queensland's business community is more confident in the state's economic future than they were three months ago.
Markets
ASX: Don't follow the herd but watch out for opportunities
MICHAEL PASCOE 12:15am Perma-bears tend to miss the upsides.
Markets
ASX: Investors should hold their nerve
![Elizabeth Knight.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6791776/Thumbnail9996745822tveaimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj6hue.png1440424746217.jpg-90x60.jpg)
ELIZABETH KNIGHT 12:15am Here is the very simple reason why we are not facing a equity market Armageddon any time soon - the Australian stock market is pretty appropriately priced given the earnings produced by the...
Business
A $10 million dotcom acquisition is not on the cards for South32 boss Graham Kerr
![Colin Kruger - CBD dinkus](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6791850/Thumbnail9996479271001krimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj5x9z.png1440409729622.jpg-90x60.jpg)
COLIN KRUGER 12:15am Investors who come across the South32.com web site will find graphic images of intravenous drug use, and a grammatically challenged message which South32 investors probably wished they had heeded:...
Property
Bricks and mortar still preferred by investors
![Sydney is the third preferred city, behind London and Manhattan, for commercial property investors.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6792009/Thumbnail999680576ghriwfimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj6mgw.png1440403646291.jpg-90x60.jpg)
CAROLYN CUMMINS 12:15am Amid the carnage on global sharemarkets investors have pumped close to $30 billion into bricks and mortar, with overseas money coming into Sydney and Melbourne at record levels, according to agents.
Good Living
30 decorating tips to style the perfect bedroom
![Wake-up call: Turn your dreams of a perfect sleeping area into a reality.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6790621/Thumbnail999654293gj64n7image.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj626t.png1440390694229.jpg-90x60.jpg)
AMELIA BARNES 12:15am Discover how the right combination of homewares and soft furnishings can transform your bedroom into a dreamy, relaxing retreat.
Features
Do you give the pod a nod? Different ways people are using this trend
PAULINE MORRISSEY 12:15am Take a look at these designs and see for yourself if you give the pod a nod.
Entertainment
Time Capsule: August 25, 1975. Born to Run is released
WARWICK MCFADYEN 12:15am Time Capsule, August 25, 1975. Born to Run is released
Features
Tiny houses, big savings: Students build small homes to escape costly rent
PAULINE MORRISSEY 12:15am "My first month's electricity bill was $US4, and the second one was $US10."
Insights
Tokyo's abandoned homes
![A tarp covers an abandoned house, at left, that was torn down this year in Yokosuka.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6791124/Thumbnail999665409gj6b31image.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj6arl.png1440389347998.jpg-90x60.jpg)
JONATHAN SOBLE 12:15am Ever since her elderly neighbour moved a decade ago, Yoriko Haneda has done what she could to keep the empty house she left behind from becoming an eyesore.
Features
Companion robots Buddy, Pepper and Jibo designed to interact with families
SANDY SMITH 12:15am It's not science fiction – the social robots are coming for you.
TV & Radio
What's on TV Tuesday: Escape to the Wild
BEN POBJIE 12:15am The premise of Kevin McCloud's new show is that we can learn from those who would rather do without the conveniences we all take for granted.
National
CFMEU bosses across nation may face criminal charges
![Police witnesses have been advised by detectives that a criminal brief against John Setka has been completed.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6792086/Thumbnail999661571ghu2x2image.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj67sz.png1440412222706.jpg-90x60.jpg)
NICK MCKENZIE, EWIN HANNAN, RICHARD BAKER, NICK TOSCANO 12:15am The CFMEU's national president and Labor factional boss Dave Hanna has quit the union as a major criminal investigation examines allegations that he took secret commissions.
Athletics
World Championships 2015: Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wins third 100 metres title
![Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica (centre) beats Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands (left) and Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica to win the women's 100 metres final on Monday.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/25/6792431/Thumbnail999687563gj6ruyimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj6ruz.png1440425373675.jpg-90x60.jpg)
12:06am Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won an unprecedented third world championship 100 metres title in 10.76 seconds at the Bird's Nest stadium on Monday.
ACT News
ACT government ministers to hold 'pop-up' cabinet at Woden Town Centre
![Chief Minister Andrew Barr will be among ACT government ministers to take part in a pop-up cabinet event at Woden.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6792233/Thumbnail999684103gi8i68image.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj6p6v.png1440411349987.jpg-90x60.jpg)
12:05am Canberrans will be able to spend 15 minutes "speed-meeting" ACT government ministers as part of a pop-up cabinet at Woden to encourage community members to have their say.
Your Perth
Mosmans in Mosman Park wins award as WA's best restaurant
![Nobu at Crown Perth was among the winners.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/25/6792429/Thumbnail999682944143b95image.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj6oao.png1440424831483.jpg-90x60.jpg)
RAY SPARVELL 12:01am The best restaurateurs, caterers and café operators in Western Australia were announced at the Savour Australia Restaurant & CateringHostplus Awards for Excellence this evening.
Sci-Tech
Scientists turn to 'bee-tags' to help halt the honey bee apocalypse
STEPHEN HUTCHEON 12:01am Honey bees could soon be carrying tiny electronic sensors on their backs as part of a "swarm sensing" project championed by the CSIRO.
Comment
Queensland's new domestic violence rules must respect victim trauma
DAPHNE HANEMAN 12:00am A survivor of domestic violence writes about Australia's cultural sneer campaign towards pain, and how Queensland's new domestic violence rules must respect victim trauma.
Queensland
Forty-year Brisbane council career undone by 7½ litres of paint and hardener
![Mechanic John Licastro was fired over allegations he had](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6791903/Thumbnail99967446210ff7vimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj6hr2.png1440401997856.jpg-90x60.jpg)
CAMERON ATFIELD 12:00am The fate of about 7½ litres of paint and hardener has brought to an end a Brisbane City Council career that spanned five decades.
Comment
We have a moral obligation to donate organs
![A medical team prepares a kidney for a transplant.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6790566/Thumbnail999652351gj655uimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj60ov.png1440394218717.jpg-90x60.jpg)
JULIAN SAVULESCU 12:00am An organ donated by someone else could save your life. So why don't more people feel compelled to donate?
Comment
Mark Latham: a literary terrorist on the loose
![Mark Latham: You could almost hear him thinking as he packed his bags –](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6790916/Thumbnail999659119gj67xsimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj65wv.png1440388725702.jpg-90x60.jpg)
BARRY DONOVAN 12:00am The "no-nonsense" commentator, whose 'boysie' behaviour at the Melbourne Writers Festival hit the headlines, is not the man he used to be – or is he?
Digital Life News
Review: Apple Music v Spotify v Google Play
![Apple Music.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6791262/Thumbnail999487107gi2n79image.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj2h6r.png1440400635064.jpg-90x60.jpg)
HANNAH FRANCIS 12:00am No, it's not worth cancelling your Spotify account for.
Queensland
Queensland government to scrap OP system for Years 11 and 12
![The graduating class of 2019 will be the first to complete Year 12 under Queensland's new system.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6792225/Thumbnail999685316ghbu1pimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj6q4k.png1440411026755.jpg-90x60.jpg)
AMY REMEIKIS 12:00am Queensland will scrap the OP system in one of the biggest overhauls of the state's education system in decades.
Managing
The five deadly sins of leadership
CLAIRE DUNN 12:00am If you can avoid these, you'll be more efficient, effective and successful.
Entrepreneur
Cut price wills threaten law firms
![Will.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/18/6774879/Thumbnail996996904ggvsijimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.ghl3qg.png1439860314559.jpg-90x60.jpg)
NIGEL BOWEN 12:00am The big law firms are quaking in their boots as cut-price competitors steal market share.
Queensland
Legacy Way cuts travel time on Milton Road: report
![Sure, it looked like smooth running before it opened, but how does Legacy Way fare with commuters?](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6792047/Thumbnail999677289ghy0b5image.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj6jxl.png1440404830563.jpg-90x60.jpg)
CAMERON ATFIELD 12:00am The opening of the Legacy Way tunnel has cut traffic along Milton Road by 16 per cent, figures released on Tuesday show.
Comment
Australia's superannuation system unfair to women
PETER MARTIN 12:00am If we want a superannuation system that supports women, we would need to devise one that is nothing like the one we have at the moment.
Comment
The US wants us to bomb Syria for political reasons
MICHAEL CORNISH 12:00am Should Australia bomb Syria? The legal, practical and moral arguments are manifestly weak.
Canberra Life
Crossing Ahead celebrates 30 years at Canberra Dance Development Centre
RON CERABONA 11:45pm Canberra Dance Development Centre is celebrating its achievements while also looking to the future.
Comment
Royal commissioner Justice Dyson Heydon 'must hold himself to the highest possible standards'
DESMOND MANDERSON 11:45pm Justice Dyson Heydon's statement of the principle of judicial neutrality in his 2011 decision in BATAS v Laurie makes it untenable for him to continue as Royal Commissioner into Trade Union...
Comment
The Dyson Heydon question and Australia’s infantile disorder
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J.R. NETHERCOTE 11:45pm One of the busiest people in Australia this past weekend has been what is described as "a fair-minded lay observer" (FMLO), otherwise known as "the hypothetical reasonable observer" or "the...
Comment
Gagging debate won't right this wrong
SIOBHAN O'SULLIVAN 11:45pm Ag-gag doesn't just harm animals, it seeks to undermine basic democratic principles by making it more difficult for the community to obtain relevant information.
Canberra Life
ANU's radio-tracking drone can locate radio-tagged wildlife
![ANU researcher Dr Debra Saunders, with Jeremy Randle and Oliver Cliff of the University of Sydney, with their tracking drone.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6791466/Thumbnail999655111gj66nkimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj62tj.png1440382881868.jpg-90x60.jpg)
JOHN THISTLETON 11:45pm Scientists launch a nosy little drone to find nature's shy creatures.
CT Editorial
Take tax cuts with a grain of salt
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THE CANBERRA TIMES 11:45pm Efforts to spruce up the government's tax and reform credentials ahead of the next election now rest entirely on Mr Hockey's ability to deliver electorally acceptable public spending cuts.
Video Entertainment News
Mark Latham's demeanour 'very distressing'
![Mark Latham's demeanor 'very distressing' (Thumbnail)](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6792402/th-qanda-90x60.jpg)
11:37pm The publisher of Mark Latham's political memoir tells the ABC's Q&A program his outburst at the Melbourne Writer's Festival was like "watching a man sort of fall apart before you".
Video National News
Mark Latham's demeanour 'very distressing'
![Mark Latham's demeanor 'very distressing' (Thumbnail)](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6792402/th-qanda-90x60.jpg)
11:37pm The publisher of Mark Latham's political memoir tells the ABC's Q&A program his outburst at the Melbourne Writer's Festival was like "watching a man sort of fall apart before you".
US Sports
Plane speaking: Jarryd Hayne analysis by Paul Zalunardo
11:35pm An analysis of Jarryd Hayne's punt returns for the San Francisco 49ers shows he is a quick study.
ACT News
'Dangerous' for governments to play gatekeeping role, advocates say
![Craig Wallace, president of People with Disability Australia.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6792228/Thumbnail99966587613c1xrimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj6b4k.png1440415989906.jpg-90x60.jpg)
CHRISTOPHER KNAUS Advocates say it is common but "exceedingly dangerous" for governments to decide which allegations go to police.
ACT News
Wednesday morning peak worst for Canberra cyclists
KIRSTEN LAWSON, TOM MCILROY AND MARKUS MANNHEIM New online database of bike crashes in Canberra shows when and where they most occur.
ACT News
ACT's problem: Filming of two six-part TV series The Code and Secret City starts
PHILLIP THOMSON You can't stroll beside the lake in Canberra these days without bumping into a film crew shooting an edgy political thriller.
ACT News
The face of 'Sarah' has been chosen to adorn a wall at the Spanish embassy
![](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6792214/Thumbnail999657041gj6omuimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj64b5.png1440415230686.jpg-90x60.jpg)
AMY SULLIVAN When street artist Rone won the right to paint a mural on the Spanish embassy, he went to a former photographic model for inspiration.
Canberra Life
Tiny trackers helps honeybees fight disease
![A sensor on the back of a bee.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6792143/Thumbnail999670345gj6n0nimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj6ekp.png1440415842126.jpg-90x60.jpg)
CLARE SIBTHORPE It's like a tracking device in the form of a mini backpack - weighing less than half a grain of rice and sticking to 3000 bees at a time.
ACT News
Electrical industry frustrated at lack of action on complaint about CIT course
KIRSTEN LAWSON AND TOM MCILROY The industry board for the electrical industry has asked the ACT education directorate to investigate a complaint about the electrotechnology course at the Canberra Institute of Technology,...
ACT News
Campaign to remove weapons advertisements at Canberra airport
ROSS PEAKE A community group is mounting a campaign against weapons advertisements at Canberra airport.
ACT News
No compensation for Stromlo Stomping Grounds for container village build
KIRSTEN LAWSON A blind man on a galloping horse could see it didn't go to plan: LDA
ACT News
Hotel partners with hospital to give respite to emergency patient carers
KATIE BURGESS They're not your usual hotel furnishings. But then again, these guests aren't your usual tourists.
Public Service
Peter Costello's former chief of staff Phil Gaetjens gets job as ATO reviewer
![Phil Gaetjens, a key architect of the GST while running former treasurer Peter Costello's office](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6792211/Thumbnail999661467gj6q0timage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj67q3.png1440412198799.jpg-90x60.jpg)
NOEL TOWELL A key architect of the GST during time as a staffer in the Howard Government to front 'functional' review of ATO.
Athletics
World Championships 2015: Steeplechaser Ezekiel Kemboi, the dancing Kenyan champion
![Ezekiel Kemboi of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the men's 3000m steeplechase.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/25/6792437/Thumbnail999687372gj6rx2image.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj6rpo.png1440426184778.jpg-90x60.jpg)
MICHAEL GLEESON You probably didn't watch the mens 3000m steeplechase, not that many people do. But you would watch Ezekial Kemboi. You missed not seeing Kemboi.
World
Spanish wife with no pilot training lands plane
Spanish officials say a woman who had never flown a plane brought a micro-light aircraft in for a crash landing after her pilot husband lost consciousness during the flight.
TV & Radio
Mark Latham outburst 'very distressing' Louise Adler tells Q&A;
![Louise Adler said she was](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6792389/Thumbnail999687293gj6rqsimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj6rnh.png1440426128758.jpg-90x60.jpg)
ALLISON WORRALL The publisher of Mark Latham's political memoir said it was "very distressing" to witness his abusive outbursts on a writing panel at the weekend, describing it as "really watching a man sort of fall...
Political News
Mark Latham outburst 'very distressing' Louise Adler tells Q&A;
![Louise Adler said she was](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6792389/Thumbnail999687293gj6rqsimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj6rnh.png1440425842748.jpg-90x60.jpg)
ALLISON WORRALL The publisher of Mark Latham's political memoir said it was "very distressing" to witness his abusive outbursts on a writing panel at the weekend, describing it as "really watching a man sort of fall...
Weather
Sydney weather: wild storm dumps rain and hail on city
KATE AUBUSSON Hail and heavy rain pelted parts of Sydney on Monday night, with hailstones as large as 20 cent coins reported in some suburbs.
ACT Sport
Queanbeyan Kangaroos Englishman Jack Miller wins Les McIntyre Medal
![Jack Miller scores a try for the Kangaroos against Woden Valley earlier this year.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6792313/Thumbnail999655402gj69dpimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj631m.png1440420749530.jpg-90x60.jpg)
JON TUXWORTH An Englishman has taken out the highest individual honour in the Canberra Raiders Cup.
Weather
Tornado leaves trail of destruction in Dubbo
![Mel Sharkey captured this shot of the tornado in Dubbo.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6792378/Thumbnail999687207gj6rgximage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj6rl3.png1440420690359.jpg-90x60.jpg)
A tornado swept through the eastern edge of Dubbo, damaging housing, scattering debris, uprooting trees and scaring residents late on Monday afternoon.
Video Sports HQ
Knights beat Storm
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The Newcastle Knights have upset the Melbourne Storm on their home turf, beating the southerners 20-6.
Queensland
'Just weird': how Jayde Kendall's disappearance has unsettled a region
![An item belonging to missing girl Jayde Kendall was found on the side of a road.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6792366/Thumbnail999687029gj1quyimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj6rg5.png1440419461021.jpg-90x60.jpg)
NATALIE BOCHENSKI The Lockyer Valley is brown and parched, the bright August sunshine a taunting reminder that good rain never seems to come.
League News
Danny Buderus maintains he doesn't want Newcastle Knights head coaching role
![Caretaker coach Danny Buderus watches his Knights on their way to one of the biggest upsets of the year over the Storm on Monday night.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6792373/Thumbnail999686995gj6ritimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj6rf7.png1440420233446.jpg-90x60.jpg)
ROY WARD Danny Buderus is enjoying the caretaker role but believes he doesn't have the skills, yet, to be a head coach in the NRL.
League News
Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy scathing after loss to Newcastle Knights
![Kurt Gidley of the Newcastle Knights after scoring a try as Cameron Smith of the Melbourne Storm looks on during at AAMI Park on Monday night.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150824153653im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2015/08/24/6792321/Thumbnail999686799gj6re6image.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj6r9r.png1440418320671.jpg-90x60.jpg)
ROY WARD Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy says his side hardly deserves to play in the NRL finals after losing to struggling Newcastle Knights at AAMI Park on Monday night.