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www.watoday.com.au - News Index for 16/12/2015


National

MYEFO budget update: Culture shock as Canberra's institutions take Hollywood hit

Qantas bans hoverboards

Coles Express ends petrol price sharing

Whitehaven soars after H1 earnings upgrade

Crown shares surge on sale speculation

Victorian Coroner blames missile for blowing MH17 out of the sky

Priest accused of lying to Royal Commission to 'save' Cardinal George Pell

Positive results from Bronchitol trial

DuluxGroup says outlook is positive

Metgasco eyes acquisitions with NSW payout

Make Kevin Rudd next United Nations chief: East Timor's Jose Ramos Horta

Economic growth tipped to slow further

Starpharma set for condom sales in China

Ten calls for 'urgent' government action

Fonterra to sell Aust yoghurt business

Dominos acquires large German pizza chain

Domino's gobbles German pizza giant

Flight Centre $39mn deal targets students

Android-toting Aussies to pay with phones

International markets roundup

Finance News Update, what you need to know

RBA boss happy housing is cooling

Aust startups to pitch on Chinese TV

Aust market up more than two per cent

$A softens ahead of likely US rate hike

Vocational students may pay as Phoenix Institute takes government to court

Road to surplus a tough one: Moody's

Public service cops MYEFO capital punishment

Redflex sued for millions in the US

Mexico confirms burnt remains are missing Australian surfers Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman

World

Photos of the week

Best of the world - June 3, 2015

Best of the world - December 17, 2015

Paris police open fire on car and arrest driver at French army museum Les Invalides

Donald Trump blasts Scotland's 'small-minded mentality' after wind farm court blow

North Korea sentences Canada pastor to hard labour for life

Australian Joshua Terelinck jailed in Bali over motorcycle death

Republican candidates jostle one another in a toughness pageant

Tributes flow to Australian Gregory Jones killed in Indonesia ferry accident

Britain considers silly laws, from salmon handling to armour wearing

This is what happens when the Arctic warms twice as fast as the rest of the planet

Afghanistan's grim progress in 2015: Pentagon

Japan, where the toilet is also a shrine

Bottled fresh air from Canada sells out in China

Iran's October missile test violated UN ban: expert panel

Make Kevin Rudd next United Nations chief: East Timor's Jose Ramos Horta

How a man from Iraq with a $8.9m ticket put Oregon lottery in a spin

After San Bernardino attack, NRA blasts New York Daily News, 'Godless Left'

Briton Timothy Peake arrives at International Space Station

Saudi Arabia names 34-state Islamic military alliance against Islamic State

All Los Angeles schools closed for the day after unspecified threat

Thai factory worker may go to prison for insulting the king's dog on social media

Pope Francis urges review of migration laws to welcome refugees

Best of the world - December 16, 2015

New Zealand announces final contender for flag vote

November global temperatures soared, shattering records, Japan says

For Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, last debate of 2015 has real stakes

Antidepressant use during pregnancy linked to autism, study says

Australian man Gregory Jones dies in Jakarta ferry mishap

Migrant crisis: Angela Merkel keeps rebels at bay with pledge to cut refugee numbers

Business

Jack Cowin's rising dough beats the reality show at Ten

Small banks gouge customers too

Zero tax: Half of Australia's 1300 public companies have been under ATO review

Apology to the Humpty Dumpty Foundation

Rolls Royce to cut top jobs, restructure

China State Power Investment snaps up Pacific Hydro

Qantas bans hoverboards

LNG Ltd suffers market confidence crisis as customer deals delayed

Average SMSF hits $1 million, borrowing still on the rise

Coles Express ends petrol price sharing

GlaxoSmithKline partners in research to make vaccines cheaper for African babies

US congress negotiators reach budget deal

Domino's taking bigger slice of the global pizza

Most billionaires don't stay that rich, UBS study says

Whitehaven soars after H1 earnings upgrade

Crown shares surge on sale speculation

Dallas Buyers Club loses second bid to identify iiNet 'pirates'

James Packer discussed privatising Crown Resorts casinos with private equity, pension funds

James Packer said to be in talks to take Crown assets private

7-Eleven in mediation with ACCC over petrol price service

Sport

Melbourne Victory suffer shock defeat to Perth Glory

Melbourne United coach Dean Demopoulos says improvement must follow Sydney Kings loss

Mercedes say Ferrari not involved in F1 data case

Jack Nicklaus sees big challenge awaiting Tiger Woods

Four A-League clubs risk losing players and competition points if owed money isn't paid

Cobalt hearings: Peter Moody's staff blamed for high readings

Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood set to be big money winners after mass exodus of Australian stars

Banned trainers Lee and Shannon Hope lose horses

Opal and WNBA player Erin Phillips agrees to become Port Adelaide's first female player

Big Bash League: Callum Ferguson to miss season with serious knee injury

Sydney Kings gain upset win over Melbourne United

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara says selectors should focus on Test cricket

Andrew Redmayne welcomes Liam Reddy challenge for Wanderers' No.1 gig

Perth Scorchers fast bowler Jason Behrendorff emerges as World T20 bolter with Big Bash return

Marinko Matosevic through in Australian Open play-offs

Peter Snowden focused for now on the Magic Millions with Capitalist

Big Bash League: Les Burdett recruited to improve pitches at Spotless, Etihad

Rio Olympics 2016: Olympians grapple with social media policy, after warnings from Anna Meares, Sally Pearson and Emily Seebohm

FIFA World Cup 2018: Jack Sealy helping Hong Kong in their unlikely World Cup quest

Is the AFL switching places with the EPL?

Opal and WNBA player Erin Phillips agrees to become Port Adelaide's first female player

Collingwood premiership player Mick Twomey dies at 84

Saint and ex-Magpie Nathan Freeman hamstrung again

Brisbane Lions forward Michael Close looks for happier landing in 2016

Is the AFL switching places with the EPL?

Ben Cousins returns to Richmond

'I didn't handle it as well as I thought I would': Bryce Gibbs on the pain of 2015

AFL: Carlton hope Marc Murphy surgery is a minor setback

Why the Essendon supplements saga may never end

Adelaide Crows fined $2500 under ASADA provisions

Canberra Raiders hope re-signed Ricky Stuart sees out coaching career at club

Robbie Farah retains position in Wests Tigers leadership group

Johnathan Thurston receives Honorary Doctor of Letters from James Cook University

Wayne Bennett dismisses James Roberts signing talk

NRL considering US adventure as discussions begin for World Nines tournament

Shane Richardson rules himself out of contention for NRL CEO job

Canberra Raiders re-sign Ricky Stuart as youngest ever player says NRL change is a stunt

NRL plans for a new ''Platinum League'' met with mixed response from clubs

Penrith Panthers recruit Peta Hiku 'couldn't believe' he was shown the door by Manly Sea Eagles

South Sydney Rabbitohs' Sam Burgess named for World All-Stars vs Indigenous All Stars

ARU to announce $275 million TV deal

Ita Vaea has sights set on Super Rugby title and a Wallabies jersey

ACT Brumbies forecast million-dollar turnaround after board votes for stability

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr says Brumbies playing games in NSW is 'ridiculous'

Caught in a perfect storm: Former All Black Jonah Lomu's lost millions

ACT Brumbies consider games at Seiffert and Sydney after government talks stall

Eddie Jones' England rugby shake-up: Andy Farrell, Mike Catt and Graham Rowntree sacked

Brumbies boss Michael Jones says University of Canberra vice chancellor 'doesn't like me much'

Jonah Lomu Legacy Trust founded to support former All Black's children

Rift emerges between University of Canberra and Brumbies as tension grows

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

Horrible Histories exhibition opens in Sydney with illustrator Martin Brown

The Nostalgia Box: Perth's first gaming console museum

Janis Joplin's Porsche sold at auction

North Korean pop group Moranbong Band cancels Beijing concert

Meredith Music Festival: where getting the boot rocks

Humour: overheard in Gertrude Street, Melbourne

How Angela Ahrendts rocks the meetings at Apple

The Source: Stylish storage and long-haul luxury

Giveaways: Win tickets to a retro New Year's Eve bash

Eight days: what's on in Sydney

Gatecrasher at the NGV, Chadwick Christmas party and Biggie Smalls opening

Dame Edna: 60 years of mega-stardom

Gardening: Eat Your History looks at Australia's edible past, from 1788 to the 1950s

Wanted: the perfect holiday house (doohickeys and whatsits not necessary)

Amy Schumer's Pirelli moment may not be the leap we were looking for

We don't need another Mel: why tomorrow's women deserve their own screen heroes

Postcard from San Francisco: in the footsteps of Kerouac and other 'mad ones'

Are these the best-looking books of 2015?

Watch out for falling turtles: why famous authors sometimes finish weirdly

Bjork emerges from her internal battle, with strings attached

Columns

Editorial: Monorail should be a lesson to all transport ministers


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