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www.smh.com.au - News Index for 06/02/2016


National

Australian woman Jocelyn Elliott to be released by al-Qaeda in Burkina Faso

Wife crashes her own funeral, surprising husband who had paid to have her killed

Neuroscientists use MRI scans to find disagreeing too stressful for some

Emerging food tribes test Melbourne's kitchens

Photos of the week

Clifford Possum's children see his masterpiece at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra

AFL's Dustin Martin said sorry, so why does the victim feel betrayed?

Defence white paper will reboot relationship with industry, Minister Payne says

Defence white paper will reboot relationship with industry Minister Payne says

Woolworths ordered to pay $3 million penalty for selling unsafe products

Big stones and bold colours: How celebrities are influencing engagement rings

Gold mine to fry in 46 degrees next week

Perth house prices set for 3-5% falls

Telstra buys more spectrum for $190m

Property of the week

'Misleading, inaccurate and in breach of Paris': CSIRO scientist criticises cuts

Using GST hike to cut company tax unpopular in blue-ribbon coalition seats

Armed police remove ship's Australian crew, escort replacements aboard

Royal commission: George Pell's health at risk if he travels to give evidence, inquiry hears

Sydney Morning Herald Lunar Markets by The Star

RBA watching data, rate cut an option

A doctor's confession: She took my advice and died as planned

Asciano takeover battle drags on

'Trust us', says NBN boss

Genworth FY profit down 30 pct

Whitehaven defies falling coal prices

Construction starts new year on back foot

Aust bonds lift on poor local retail data

REA half year profit up 28%

News Corp cuts newspaper costs on 2Q drop

World

Photos of the week

Best of the world - June 3, 2015

Inside the Peshmerga: the Kurdish fighting forces battling Islamic State

Airbnb slammed for offering rooms with a view in Jewish settlements

Australian woman Jocelyn Elliott to be released by al-Qaeda in Burkina Faso

Woman to go on trial in Italy for being a bad housewife

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits southern Taiwan

Brazil finds Zika in saliva, urine; expert warns against kissing

Teen tourist who scaled a pyramid banned from Egypt for life

Massive crane collapses on New York street

Wife crashes her own funeral, surprising husband who had paid to have her killed

Why Norway gave its police guns. And then took them away again

Spectacular scenes as Japanese volcano erupts, spewing fountains of lava

Italian actor dies after hanging scene goes wrong

The mystery of the dying whales: 29 sperm whales wash up on North Sea beaches

Julian Assange requests Australian passport, consular assistance after UN ruling

IKEA loses right to use its own name in Indonesia

Zika - are we panicking or is pre-emptive action the wisest course?

Australian man arrested in Bali for alleged fraud over land and villa purchase

Uproar as video reveals bastardisation in Myanmar's military

Zika virus: Brazil finds new evidence of link to birth defect

One-on-one for first time, sparks fly between Democrats Clinton and Sanders

GPS mix-up brings wrong turn and celebrity to American lost in Iceland

China concedes missing Hong Kong booksellers are 'under investigation'

How some Chinese are spending their New Year holiday

Alibi witness for murder convict Adnan Syed from 'Serial'

The mysterious life of a professional impostor

Britain and Sweden should compensate Julian Assange, UN panel says

Real-life Bonnie and Clyde on the run in the US

German raids over 'Islamic State attack'

Business

Obama claims victory after employment rise

China seeks to cut coal capacity by 1b tons

Britain's FTSE slips on US uncertainty

Nasdaq records lowest close since 2014

VW postpones 2015 results, AGM

US unemployment rate at 8-year low

US trade deficit widens as exports fall

Zika - are we panicking or is pre-emptive action the wisest course?

Whisky funding scheme run by bankrupt Keith Batt, who owes $16 million

CityLink users to be slugged tens of billions under Andrews government plan

Woolworths ordered to pay $3 million penalty for selling unsafe products

Deutsche Bank's new Australia boss Michael Ormaechea shrugs off the firm's bonus woes

Bellamy's Organic milks China's insatiable appetite for baby formula

Project approval process favours developers, victorious anti-CSG campaigners say

Salmonella outbreak a 'real worry' for Australia's $8.6 billion fruit and veg industry, says Frank Costa

Gold mine to fry in 46 degrees next week

Perth house prices set for 3-5% falls

Downer settles Waratah train class action

Curtain descends on AGL's 'comedy of errors': how the CSG farce came to an end

Telstra buys more spectrum for $190m

Sport

Samantha Stosur ready to carry Fed Cup load against Slovakia

NFL 2016 Super Bowl 50: Denver Broncos' Peyton Manning chasing dream against Carolina Panthers

Caleb Ewan wins stage two

Karrie Webb holds her nerve, makes cut at Vic Open

Perth Wildcats make NBL finals for 30th straight year after beating Sydney Kings

Banjo’s ghost to be found at Randwick

Sydney FC battle to 2-2 A-League draw with Adelaide United

Australia defeat India, take winning lead in one-day series

Documentary helps Josip Simunic continue his fight to clear his name after FIFA ban

Sheffield Shield: Bushrangers wicketkeeper Sam Harper makes dazzling debut

Canberra golfer Matthew Millar moves up the Victorian Open leaderboard

NFL 2016 Super Bowl 50: The Puppy Bowl is the cutest curtain-raiser imaginable

Rock On Zariz wins at Thoroughbred Park to set up possible Canberra Guineas tilt

A-League finals series rewards mediocrity

For Eddie Jones, Wayne Bennett, Trevor Bayliss and England it's all about the vibe

Australia v New Zealand one-day series: Usman Khawaja plays it smart after winning recall from Rod Marsh

If sports take money from bookmakers they will pay the price

Australia v New Zealand ODI series: Adam Zampa to make one-day international debut against New Zealand

Ed Cowan out of Sheffield Shield match under new concussion guidelines

Sydney Sevens: Jarryd Hayne surprises fellow Fijians

Lunch with Amna Karra-Hassan, AFL pioneer in western Sydney

Essendon drugs saga: AFL clubs denied replacements for suspended players

Judge describes civil trial involving AFL player agent Liam Pickering as 'difficult'

St Kilda's Jack Billings shows he is back in the groove

The New Lyon still chasing the old goals

Essendon saga: Players to appeal to Swiss court against Court of Arbitration for Sport verdict

Carlton's Patrick Cripps extends AFL contract until 2019

Essendon through the hourglass

Collingwood star Travis Cloke aiming to open contract talks

'Future' AFL chairman Jeff Browne no longer in the running

NRL to finalise shortlist of four candidates for chief executive role after Suzanne Young resignation

Trent Merrin knocked back St George Illawarra Dragons' offer to backflip on Penrith Panthers deal

Wayne Pearce confident Mitchell will 'come out of the other end better than ever'

NRL: Canberra Raiders winger Edrick Lee one of eight Queensland players banned from Origin

Queensland Maroons in tatters as eight players banned after boozy night

The three criteria most of the NRL's troublemakers have in common

State of Origin: Broncos trio among Maroons banned over broken curfew

Braith Anasta backs young Sydney Roosters halves amid one off return

Melbourne Storm young guns Curtis Scott, Cameron Munster set to shine in Auckland Nines

The nine reasons to get excited about the Auckland Nines

Brumbies name Matt Toomua captain for NSW Waratahs trial

Sydney Sevens: Seven reasons to be excited

Sydney Sevens: Jarryd Hayne surprises fellow Fijians

Popularity of rugby sevens could lead to expansion of World Series

Melbourne Rebels sign Japanese back Kotaro Matsushima for Super Rugby season

Sydney Sevens: Quade Cooper told he was sidelined minutes after touching down from France

Six Nations Rugby 2016: France vs Italy: Security at highest level at scene of terror attacks

Shades of Kevin Sheedy in Eddie Jones' approach to England role

Sonny Bill Williams eyeing Olympics with sister Niall before one more contract

Six Nations: England captain Dylan Hartley vows to keep his discipline under Eddie Jones

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

Gardening: Frothy and fabulous crepe myrtle, the happy hybrid

The truth about dogs and humans - we're different

Blake Prize 2016 is a show of faith

Shane Howard, Paul Kelly and others trace their roots in songs of Irish exile

Six reasons to visit Moorabool Valley

Our pick of what's on around town

Postcard from Reservoir, land of beige cardies and tyre swans

Artist Caitlin Franzmann talks trees and their mysticism and symbolism

Dahling! You look a hundred bucks! A girl's own guide to gorgeousness

Plotlines: New park for Richmond, UK exhibition of garden-inspired works and learn to graft

Your stars with Lilith

Tim the Yowie Man: Canberra Times readers still in the grip of Tom Roberts fever

Hollywood's hottest designers bring their best lines to Melbourne

In the galleries of Melbourne

Koorie installation transcends time and place

Screen Grabs

Australian paparazzo Jamie Fawcett beats Kiwis in hunt for Scarlett Johansson

Which way is the bus moving? Here's the answer

The National Geographic children's riddle that stumps adults: Can you tell which way the bus is moving?

Super Bowl 2016: Where to watch NFL Super Bowl 50 live in Melbourne

Columns

Editorial: Monorail should be a lesson to all transport ministers

Column 8

Letters: System is failing our children

Obituaries: Ibtihal Samarayi: gifted Iraqi refugee who revealed lives of asylum seekers to Australians


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