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www.smh.com.au - News Index for 28/01/2016


National

Australia expects public servants to work longer hours, agency boss claims

Mass rescue of kayakers in the bay

Aussies paying off debt at record levels

Dongfang expansion bears fruit

Drillsearch gets shareholder nod to merge

Telstra invests in China's Qiniu

Investment slump to deepen: Access

AHAlife launches gifting app globally

ANZ CEO unveils management overhaul

Greencross rejects TPG takeover proposal

Sunbeam prices to rise to offset weak $A

NAB shareholders approve Clydesdale exit

Oil Search quarterly revenue dips

Takeover target Recall buys Swiss business

Confidence sags for third week in a row

New mines boost Evolution's gold output

Avocado growers reject market manipulation claims amid national shortage

Domino's completes French pizza chain deal

Aust bonds firm ahead of US Fed decision

Rio sells NSW coal mine for $319m

Stocks to watch on Wednesday

International markets roundup

Stocks snap 3-day winning streak

$A higher on inflation figures

Inflation rose 0.4% in the December qtr

NSW best economy for six straight quarters

Migrants and houses keep ACT afloat

Lambie lambasted over Australia Day oath mix-up

Working parents: one in three struggle to balance career and family, research shows

Southern Horizon favoured for Australia's new national flag, survey shows

World

Photos of the week

Best of the world - June 3, 2015

Nigerian crime gangs 'use UK airports' to traffick women: BBC

Malaysian A-G's decision to clear PM Najib Razak over $1b gift could be reviewed

Best of the world - January 28, 2016

Al-Qaeda group releases video of hostage Swiss nun, Beatrice Stockly: monitor

China, US agree to push for UN resolution on North Korea

Israel letter shows Adolf Eichmann sought clemency as 'mere instrument' of Nazis

Father Rupen Datta who lost wife and three children in horror crash in India dies in hospital

Deadly shooting at Seattle homeless shelter

Oregon stand-off: leader Ammon Bundy and several others arrested, one dead

Banned Indonesian group Gafatar says its aim is food security, not separatism

Good luck doll strikes bad luck at Thai airport

Malaysian PM Najib Razak's gift of millions from Saudi Arabia to be probed

Doomsday not any closer: Iran, climate deals stop Doomsday Clock

The 'Flamethrowers? Really?' Act and how Seth Meyers inspired its name

Sri Lanka destroys $3.7 million haul of elephant tusks

Traffic chaos in France as taxi drivers condemn Uber and air traffic controllers strike

Brazil will deploy troops to spread awareness of Zika virus

Outrage as Francisco Rivera holds baby while fighting bull in 'family tradition'

Swedish asylum worker Alexandra Mezher stabbed to death at refugee centre

Man who feared shootings, accidentally shoots woman in cinema

Donald Trump defends Vladimir Putin over Alexander Litvinenko's murder

Malaysia PM Najib Razak got nearly $1 billion 'personal donation' from Saudis

Italy's nude statues covered for Iranian president's visit

No shooter found at Naval Medical Centre in San Diego

Filmmaker forces UK censorship board to sit through 607-minute film of paint drying

Islamic State targets Syria's Homs with twin bomb attack

Monkeys genetically engineered to exhibit autism-like behaviours to help humans

Denmark passes tough immigration laws as Nordic refugee welcome wanes

Business

Scott Morrison's tax advisers want public 'educated' on low corporate tax

RBS earmarks $A4bn for 'clean-up'

NAB shareholders call for accountability over Clydesdale losses

Macau's Wynn Palace delays cost CIMIC $284,000 per day

$US struggle ahead of Fed, oil falters

Toyota retains position as No.1 carmaker

Aurizon, Asciano face 'the start of the squeeze' on mining contracts

Aussies paying off debt at record levels

Dongfang expansion bears fruit

Utilities face power break-up

Drillsearch gets shareholder nod to merge

Telstra invests in China's Qiniu

Retailers hit with 10 per cent insurance hikes

Investment slump to deepen: Access

WAM targets large caps through takeover

CPI: Weak inflation won't force a rate cut

AHAlife launches gifting app globally

ANZ CEO unveils management overhaul

Apple sees first sales dip in a decade

Buyers punt on coal rebound as Rio sells another project

Sport

Australian footballers making their mark with Malaysian club Negeri

Roosters Captain Mitchell Pearce's lewd act is no match for NRL's long list of bad behaviour

Allan Border Medal: Warner savours top awards as reward for turning career, life around

Sport results for Wednesday, January 27

Sydney Kings collect NBL wooden spoon after loss to Townsville Crocodiles

Allan Border Medal: New winners step up as David Warner upstages Steve Smith to claim top two awards

Australian Open 2016: Raonic outguns Monfils to book semi-final spot with Murray

FFA admit W-League referee blunder cost Canberra United against Sydney FC

Australian Open 2016 Live: Gael Monfils v Milos Raonic

Australian Open 2016: Andy Murray follows predictable script

Graham Arnold stands by defensive tactics that nearly "stifled" Victory

Scans to determine if Perth Scorchers quick Jason Behrendorff is back this summer

New Zealand to prepare decent track for NSW-WA shield match despite Blacktown pitch fiasco

Australian Open 2016: Perfect Serena Williams wants more glory against Agnieszka Radwanska

Furious Central Coast Mariners demand apology from Fox Sports after tackle criticism

Another neutral Sheffield Shield final looms as Victoria shift NSW match to Alice Springs

Living the Leicester City dream in the English Premier League

Golden State Warriors thrive in relaxed culture cultivated by Steve Kerr

Players union to seek feedback over live interviews after Smith's T20 dismissal

Australia v India: David Warner says twos, not boundaries, the key to lifting shackles of spin

AFL news: Melbourne star Heritier Lumumba detained in Congo, but back safe

AFL 2016: Gold Coast's Jarrad Grant fractures wrist in cycling accident

Injury scare for Melbourne's Jack Watts

Eddie McGuire calls for finals 'wildcard' for NAB Challenge winner

Essendon confirm Jonathan Simpkin as top-up player for 2016

Jarrad Waite ponders North Melbourne preliminary final loss 'every single second of the day'

Essendon 34: Banned Bombers' Swiss appeal may taint AFL season

Match-day experience given thumbs up by AFL but not all fans happy

St Kilda expected to trigger last-year option in Jake Carlisle contract

Mathew Stokes to join Essendon as top-up player: Brendon Goddard

NRL: Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart hopes Jason Croker passes on Green Machine tradition

Why Mitchell Pearce's dog act couldn't have come at a worse time for the Sydney Roosters

Sydney Roosters Mitchell Pearce involved in a drunken incident with a dog? And your point is ...

Sydney Rooster Mitchell Pearce's career in doubt after lewd act involving dog

Parramatta recruit Michael Jennings reveals reason for shock Roosters departure

Anthony Griffin facing another big call on futures of Panthers Matt Moylan and Peter Wallace

Mal Meninga wants New Zealand to fear Kangaroos

Historic rugby league Test signals NRL intent in Perth

Michael Jennings to begin Parramatta Eels life against Penrith Panthers

Martin Taupau has 'no drama' with brutal initiation at Manly against former clubs

David Campese calls new Super Rugby competition 'ridiculous'

Bad boy Dylan Hartley replaces Chris Robshaw as England captain

Reds look to lock Simmons as skipper

Wallabies to play Argentina at Twickenham in Rugby Championship

Super Rugby: ACT Brumbies star Christian Lealiifano signs on for another two years

Brumbies' Stephen Larkham tinkers with Matt Toomua-Christian Lealiifano combo

Eddie Jones' tenure won’t be dull, but games will be

Queensland Reds keeping head down as they try to rebuild battered reputation

European Top 14 champions Toulon want to join English Aviva Premiership

New Waratahs captain Michael Hooper relying on leadership experience from within squad to create something special in upcoming season

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

Richard Roxburgh strikes a chord in Looking for Grace

Capital Life: What's on in Canberra's arts scene from January 30

Eight days: your guide to what's on this week

The 'Flamethrowers? Really?' Act and how Seth Meyers inspired its name

Beethoven's ninth symphony as he imagined it

Spear – from Top End to top of the town

Sydney Festival review: Michael Hurley and Meg Baird are two sides of folk

Twelve classic Melbourne pubs with beer gardens

Peerless designer's simplicity with elegance sparkles with quintessential flair

Chaser pair make stage debut in Jack of Hearts

Looking for Grace review: Family Grace-less and in a mess

The 5th Wave: Dystopian fantasy offers nothing we haven't seen before

Date with Kate

Before Brie Larson's Room: Hostage films

How we watch

Which is the best streaming media in Australia?

Eight Days: January 24-31, 2016

Brie who? The 'unknown' actress who won a Golden Globe

Top 10 movies at the Australian box office

Why did Tennis Australia board members quit on eve of Australian Open?

Columns

Editorial: Monorail should be a lesson to all transport ministers

Column 8

Letters: System is failing our children

Obituaries: Henry Worsley: soldier, adventurer, needleworker


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