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www.theage.com.au - News Index for 08/12/2015


National

Another week to confirm deaths of WA surfers Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman

Rules of engagement: work and sex harassment

Five ways to help Australians lose weight

Redbacks score big Shield win over Vics

Appeal upheld: Prisoner star Maggie Kirkpatrick's conviction overturned

Aust shares fall on oil price slide

Police warnings not enough to stop festival deaths: drug educator

George Pell accused of joking about Gerald Ridsdale's abuse of children

Sickest private patients may be pushed into public system by Medibank deal

Japan whale hunt tensions to flare as Australia considers court action

Prisoner star Maggie Kirkpatrick took vulnerable fan home as 'kindness'

Pell appeared concerned for abuse victim: priest

Fair Work Building and Construction director Nigel Hadgkiss resigns

Disability sector has grave concerns about NDIS roll out

Human rights report warns domestic violence can cause lifelong trauma for young

Industry at crossroads but book sales are booming

Those who get a parental gift much more likely to own a home

Student writing: grade 4 students explore animal rights

ATAR is an access code – no more, no less

Why Australian banana lovers should be worried by deadly disease

'National security for sale': senators' outrage over ship's cargo of nuclear waste

Early puberty: Hormones and behaviour linked in primary school boys

Brian Greene - the man who can imagine an infinity of universes

Photographer so close to Cronulla violence he becomes a victim

Cyber bullies come out to play in the school holidays

The science behind the weird pattern to Australia's most popular wedding dates

Federal surrogacy inquiry won't halt NSW law reform

Drug treatment the key to young lives at crossroads

Malcolm Turnbull pledges $300 million funding for drug treatment services

Victoria Police admit failing murdered woman

World

Photos of the week

Best of the world - June 3, 2015

Opposition landslide in Venezuela: what happens next?

Ford's high-tech emergency-aid feature may have reported its driver

US-led coalition investigating reports its airstrikes killed 36 Syrian civilians

Antonio Bagnato ordered death of underworld figure Wayne Schneider: Thai police

Beer as a training partner?

Donald Trump calls for Muslims to be barred from entering US

Penis transplants could help wounded soldiers

Nevada Republican Michele Fiore defends arming five-year-old grandson

South China Sea: US agrees to spy plane deployment in Singapore

Holly Woodlawn, transgender Warhol star of Walk on the Wild Side fame, dead at 69

Beijing issues first-ever 'red alert' for smog

San Bernardino massacre: 'I got you' were man's last words to co-worker as bullets flew in rampage

Best of the world - December 8, 2015

Paris UN climate conference 2015: Warning 'clock ticking to catastrophe', Ban urges strong deal

Indonesia tightens security in Bali for holiday season

London stabbing: Tube attack hero slams bystanders

Venezuela opposition beats 'Chavismo' to take control of legislature

France's far-right girl wonder takes National Front to new heights

Obama the technocrat urges guns restraint

Marion Marechal-Le Pen, the dangerously seductive new face of the French far-right

Man in UK tube station stabbing charged

Finland considers paying every citizen €800 every month

Rocket with Orbital ATK cargo ship blasts off for space station with groceries

Paris UN climate conference 2015: Clover Moore tells government to get out of the way

One of China's wealthiest businessmen dies in prison

Obama tries to ease anxiety over terror attacks with Oval Office address

France's far-right National Front gains in regional elections

Crowdfunding campaign gave destitute Syrian refugee father a new life in Beirut

Business

Brisbane takes top foreign investment strategy award

Australians switching off phone land lines, says Credit Suisse

AWB Iraq payments no worse than any other commercial difficulty: expert

'Delusions' setting Australia up for a big budget shock: Ross Garnaut

Broadspectrum delays recommendation on $715m Ferrovial bid

Woodside Petroleum abandons Oil Search takeover ambitions

Aust shares fall on oil price slide

Oil slumps after OPEC fails to act

More reasons you shouldn't buy shares from real estate agent like John McGrath

Calorie content info on wine labels as Treasury Wines sniffs shifting winds

Saudi Arabia abandons OPEC production targets to protect market share

Clive Palmer accused of exaggerating 'dire' financial position

Hills chief waits for healthcare headaches to ease

Australian Careers Network loses chief operating officer

Whitehelm Capital on prowl for mid-sized infrastructure assets after Worsley deal

Turnbull government accused of letting car funding 'wither on the vine'

Paris UN climate conference 2015: Clover Moore tells government to get out of the way

Toil ahead for oil, but expect double trouble for LNG

Why Australians are gambling more than ever

Swiss Re brings IBM's Watson to Australian life insurance

Sport

Netball: Canberra Darters to play curtain-raiser for ANZ Championship at Hisense Arena

Baseball: Nine Canberra Cavalry players rewarded with ABL All Star game honours

San Francisco 49ers' Jarryd Hayne hopes to feature in NFL again this season

Sheffield Shield: Victoria suffer eight-wicket loss to South Australia

A-League: Soccer's ecosystem robust enough to recover from Hurricane Boycott

AFL rookie Alex Keath signs with BBL

Australian Opals name WNBL-based squad for Rio Olympics test event

It will be netball on the double in 2016

Abby Bishop proud of stance for niece Zala as Basketball Australia relaxes policy

Josh Hazlewood refutes Rod Marsh's prediction he needs break during West Indies series

Scott Jamieson hopeful Western Sydney Wanderers' fans return for top-of-the-table clash

UFC: Ronda Rousey v Holly Holm rematch is on, but not for a while

Melbourne City on the move after key players return from injury: Connor Chapman

Redbacks score big Shield win over Vics

English Premier League: Everton's Romelu Lukaku salvages 1-1 home draw with Cryrstal Palace

Nike sign NBA star LeBron James to landmark lifetime sponsorship deal

David Warner not a fan of pink ball revolution

Masters Champions League auction: Adam Gilchrist and Brett Lee attract top bids

Major cricket tournaments set for USA

Colo Colo vs Santiago Wanderers Chile soccer match abandoned after violent fan clashes

AFL rookie Alex Keath signs with BBL

AFL captaincy: Which clubs may change their leaders in 2016

Tiger troubles: Dustin Martin's rap sheet

Ban Tigers star Dustin Martin for 12 months, urges Richmond legend Kevin Bartlett

Nat Fyfe wins Sports Star of the Year, turns heads in striking suit

Matthew Pavlich has Brownlow medallist Nat Fyfe's 'full support' to remain as Fremantle captain

Young Docker Hayden Crozier says he learned from NBA stars like Steph Curry

Crozier learns valuable lessons from NBA trip

Just who will make way for 2016's AFL improvers?

GWS Giants co-captain Phil Davis says Nick Maxwell will be 'enormous acquisition'

Cameron Munster still developing, says Billy Slater

Greg Bird hits out at departing Gold Coast Titans teammate James Roberts

NRL: Canberra Raiders winger Sisa Waqa endorses Ricky Stuart as club's long-term coach

James Roberts knocks back new Gold Coast Titans contract offer

Behind the NRL's off-season game of musical chairs with Peta Hiku and Tim Lafai next to go

Canterbury Bulldogs sign Parramatta Eels star Will Hopoate

Canberra Raiders hope to forge long-lasting ties after NFL visits in USA

Canberra Raiders poised to restart push for second female board member

Why few NRL stars can afford to make switch to NFL like Jarryd Hayne did

Clubs to foot bill for unpopular time slots in new funding deal with NRL

Henry Speight left out of Aussie sevens squad as Brumbies lock in trial against Reds

Waratahs step up pre-season training under new coach Daryl Gibson

Women's sevens captain Sharni Williams waiting for results of knee scans

Sonny Bill Williams snubs All Blacks legends Dan Carter and Richie McCaw in his Dream Team

Results alone won't tell the story of incoming England coach Eddie Jones' reign

From dancing with Maradona to life in Canberra, Tomas Cubelli joins the Brumbies

Tomas Cubelli arrives in Canberra as Brumbies land blows at AIS boxing session

New coach Eddie Jones gets to work in England with Chris Robshaw

France captain Thierry Dusautoir retires from international rugby

Brumbies to offer Christian Lealiifano flexible contract to keep him in Super Rugby

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

Dream comes true for Qld girl who meets Taylor Swift

Oprah in Perth: Newlyweds gifted all-expenses-paid honeymoon during live show

Holly Woodlawn, transgender Warhol star of Walk on the Wild Side fame, dead at 69

Thursday, December 10

Woman of the Year: the list is long and diverse

Taylor Swift in Brisbane: flawless beyond her 26 years

Win prizes with M magazine

The source: Homewares Christmas gift guide

Six burning questions for actor Ross Hannaford

Overheard

A magical Christmas for Cosentino

Gatecrasher at QV Outdoor Cinema opening night and Toko Christmas party

Nose job for Wild Oats no pie in the sky idea

Mystery Shopper: Ginkgo Leaf

Gardening: kangaroo paw, our fuzzy furry friends

Rick Stein, the Boss, the Doctor and Wonder Girls on wish list this Christmas

The poetry of flowers, Australian natives and sketching designs are all covered in these new releases

Buda in Castlemaine open day, open garden and Christmas plant sale

The block party begins here: what lies behind RMIT's wild architectural facade?

Our pick of what's on offer on the small screen

Columns

Editorial: Defences of free media fall short on protection

Letters: How about some answers, Mr Abbott


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