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Bbc News
Sat, 30 Nov 2013 23:00:00 +1100
BBC News

£8.35m severance paid at
Wales, FOI reveals

BBC News
Stereosonic
Fri, 29 Nov 2013 20:00:00 +1100
Music Feeds

Stereosonic
2013 Artists Cancel Their Festival Appearances
The first weekend of
Stereosonic
2013, being held in Sydney and Perth across Saturday, 30th November and Sunday, 1st December, has already run into problems, with two acts cancelling their appearances at the electronic music festival. Taking to their
Music Feeds
Illness forces two acts off
Stereosonic
weekend 1
Stereosonic
kicks off in Sydney and Perth today with a rollcall of dance music 's biggest names on the bill, but sadly two acts have been forced to withdraw from weekend one at the eleventh hour. Swedish prodigy Alesso will not be appearing at
inthemix
Black Friday
Fri, 29 Nov 2013 17:00:00 +1100
Salon

Shoppers brawl at Walmart as others use
Black Friday
sales to protest low wages
Walmart stores across the US saw frantic shoppers take advantage of the post-Thanksgiving sales, while some used "
Black Friday " to protest labour practices. Shoppers crammed into the aisles, pushing and shoving over bargains. Police tackled one unruly
ABC Online
Breaking: Massive
Black Friday
strike and arrests planned, as workers defy Wal
Whether today 's action is bigger than last year 's “
Black Friday
” showdown remains to be seen, and likely depends on how you count: Would more protests, and more protesters, make up for a retaliation-fueled reduction in the number of Wal-Mart employees
Salon
Games
Fri, 29 Nov 2013 08:00:00 +1100
TrustedReviews
's How You Can Use Your
Controller With Your Windows PC
While the controller for the Xbox 360 just works when plugged into a Windows machine, this isn 't the case with the peripherals for the newly released
. Fortunately, drivers are already available to make this possible. This article originally
Lifehacker Australia
Lewis Collins
Fri, 29 Nov 2013 17:00:00 +1100
Express.co.uk

Ewan McGregor pays tribute to
Lewis Collins
Ewan McGregor pays tribute to
Lewis Collins
. Scottish actor EWAN MCGREGOR is among the famous faces who have paid tribute to THE PROFESSIONALS star
LEWIS COLLINS
following his death this week (beg25Nov13). Published: Fri, November 29,
Express.co.uk
Professionals star
Lewis Collins
dies after five-year battle with cancer
Doctor Who star Colin Baker tweeted: 'Sad to hear that
Lewis Collins
has died. He was the year below me at drama school. Had style! ' Brian Conley, who played Collins 's son in 1999 series The Grimleys wrote: 'God bless
lewis Collins , my dad in The
Daily Mail
Comet ISON
Fri, 29 Nov 2013 02:00:00 +1100
ABC Science Online

Comet ISON
may not have been destroyed by its close encounter with the sun
He cautioned that even if there is a solid nucleus, it may not survive for long. The European Space Agency, which had declared 's
death on Twitter late Thursday, was backtracking earlier today, saying the
comet "continues to surprise. ' NASA images
NEWS.com.au
Comet ISON 's
fatal flight?
RIP ISON After a journey of over five million years from beyond our solar system,
Comet ISON
disintegrated as it ventured, like Icarus, too close to the Sun. But the show 's not over yet as some fragments appear to have survived its fiery rendezvous
ABC Science Online
Apple
Apple Store
Thu, 28 Nov 2013 23:00:00 +1100
Sydney Morning Herald

Apple 's
Black Friday deals go live in Australia
The gift card deals are different from last year 's Black Friday, when
Apple
offered direct discounts (mostly around 10 per cent) on purchases. The discounts ranged from $41 for an iPad to $101 for a new MacBook Pro — a little less than the value of
Sydney Morning Herald
Apple
Australia Black Friday Sale: It 's All About Gift Cards
Apple 's
annual “Black Friday” sale is happening in its retail stores and online until midnight tonight. The big difference this year? Rather than taking money off some products,
Apple
is offering
Apple
Store gift cards when you purchase major hardware
Lifehacker Australia
Home and Away
Thu, 28 Nov 2013 17:00:00 +1100
Yahoo TV UK

Home and Away
special tops slow night
Home and Away 's
90-minute special was the top-ranked program with a capital-city audience of 1.145 million, followed by Seven News, Nine News and Today Tonight, each of which hovered just above a million viewers. Most of the night 's post-7.30pm
The Australian
Home and Away
final wins over 1.1m for Seven
Home and Away
final wins over 1.1m for Seven. The season final of
Home and Away
topped the ratings for Channel Seven last night with 1.145m metro viewers winning in all programs and people 25-54 according to OzTam 's preliminary overnight ratings.
MuMbrella
Australian Open golf
Australian Open
Thu, 28 Nov 2013 14:00:00 +1100
Mid-Day

Adam Scott shoots course record 62 at
Australian Open
He came to Royal Sydney with a shot at making history – but no one expected Adam Scott to do it on the first day of the
Australian Open
. As the world No.2 launched his bid to join Robert Allenby as the only
golfers
to win the Australian triple crown
Sydney Morning Herald
Scott fires course record at
Australian Open golf
Sydney (AFP) - World number two Adam Scott set himself up brilliantly Thursday to capture the Australian "Grand Slam " with a blistering new course record on day one of the
Australian Open
. Scott birdied his opening six holes and then his closing
Yahoo!7 News
Thanksgiving
Thu, 28 Nov 2013 17:00:00 +1100
Daily Beast

Shoppers in the US endure a marathon at
Thanksgiving
More than a dozen major retailers from Target to Toys R Us opened on
Thanksgiving
Day and planned to stay open through Black Friday, the traditional start to the holiday shopping season. As a result, crowds formed early and often throughout the two days.
Sydney Morning Herald
Thanksgiving
shopping binge brings Black Friday hangover
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. retailers ' controversial choice to kick off the U.S. holiday shopping season early, on
Thanksgiving , may not pay off as much as they had hoped. Related; Fights, store evacuation mar U.S. holiday shopping rush
middot; Charges filed
Chicago Tribune
Steam
Thu, 28 Nov 2013 17:00:00 +1100
games.on.net

Steam
Spring Sales, Day Two: Dark Souls, XCOM, FF7 and more
Steam
Spring/Autumn (delete as applicable) Sales have rolled on into their second day, bringing even more delicious bargains. Today you can grab Baldur 's Gate Enhanced Edition for $7.99, XCOM: Enemy Unknown for $17.49, and Dead Island for
games.on.net
Still time to get
Steam
sale Day 2
The second day of the
Steam
Autumn Sale (Spring Sale for this of the southern lands) is still available for the next three hours. As usual, it 's a bounty of... no, wait, we can do better. As usual, it 's a cornucopia overflowing with magnificent
Joystiq
bitcoin
Thu, 28 Nov 2013 20:00:00 +1100
The Australian Financial Review

UK man scours landfill for
bitcoin
fortune
scours landfill for
bitcoin
fortune. 5:54am November 29, 2013. A British IT worker has launched a frantic search of a landfill site after realising he accidentally threw away a computer drive holding $US7.5 million ($A8.2 million) in the online
Ninemsn
UK man searches landfill for $8.2m
Bitcoin
stash
A British IT worker has launched a frantic search of a landfill site after realising he accidentally threw away a computer drive holding $8.2 million in the online currency
Bitcoin
. James Howells obtained 7500
Bitcoins
in 2009, when the currency was
The Australian Financial Review
Jill Meagher
Thu, 28 Nov 2013 20:00:00 +1100
The Age

Jill Meagher
photo: Senior detective defends use of crime scene image at
A senior detective has broken down while giving his reasons for showing a crime scene photo of murdered Melbourne woman
Jill Meagher
at a fundraiser. The image of Ms Meagher 's body was displayed by Detective Senior Sergeant Ron Iddles as part of a
ABC Online
Jill Meagher 's
family horror over police photo
POLICE APOLOGY AFTER
JILL MEAGHER
PHOTO USED IN SPEECH. Jill 's mother-in-law Joan Meagher questioned why Victoria Police would show the image but did not want Det Sen-Sgt Iddles to resign. "I 'm shocked by it, " she told the Irish Independant.
Herald Sun
Campbell Brown
Thu, 28 Nov 2013 23:00:00 +1100
The Age

Campbell Brown
home after LA incident
Update: Gold Coast Suns player
Campbell Brown
arrived back in Australia on Thursday night, accompanied by club doctor and Steven May, the teammate he is alleged to have struck during an overseas trip.
Campbell Brown
is alleged to have struck his
The Age
Gold Coast star
Campbell Brown
faces sack after allegedly punching teammate
Gold Coast Suns star
Campbell Brown
has been involved in another unsavoury incident — this time allegedly breaking the jaw of teammate Steven May whilst in Los Angeles.
Campbell Brown
may have played his last game for Gold Coast. Source: News
Herald Sun
Beauty and the Geek
Thu, 28 Nov 2013 23:00:00 +1100
Sydney Morning Herald

Beauty and the Geek : Brett d 'Avoine and Emily Craig win
Brett d 'Avoine, the Geek with the big grin, has found true love - but it 's not with Beauty Emily Craig, with whom he has won the TV reality show
Beauty And The Geek
. The pair won the fifth series of
Beauty And The Geek
on Thursday night, pocketing $50
Sydney Morning Herald
Beauty and The Geek
AU Season 5 (2013) Results: Brett d 'Avoine and Emily
Seven Network 's reality makeover television show "
Beauty and the Geek " announced its winning couple in its final episode on Nov. 28, 2013. The geek Brett d 'Avoine and beauty Emily Craig were declared as the winners of the fifth installment of the show.
International Business Times AU
Mundine vs Mosley
Mundine, Mundine fight, Anthony Mundine, Mosley vs Mundine, Shane Mosley, Mundine Mosley
Wed, 27 Nov 2013 20:00:00 +1100
Sydney Morning Herald

Mundine vs Mosley : The fallout, and where to next for both fighters
Mundine
fought one of his better fights throughout his career tonight. He started out aggressive
kept going after
Mosley
. It paid handsome dividends in the fourth when he stung
Mosley
with a big right. From that point on,
Mundine
went in for the
The Roar
Backed into a corner: Anthony
Mundine
scores TKO win over Shane
Mosley
Anthony
Mundine
has succeeded where Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather jnr
Oscar de la Hoya did not.
Mundine
knocked out, technically speaking, Shane
Mosley , becoming the first man in history to do so. The American superstar was unable to
Sydney Morning Herald
Ian Watkins
Lostprophets, Lost Prophets
Wed, 27 Nov 2013 11:00:00 +1100
Express.co.uk

Sex predator rocker
Ian Watkins
- warnings before admission
London: Child sex predator
Ian Watkins
sexually abused hundreds of young victims during years of secret drug-fuelled debauchery, a former girlfriend has warned. Joanna Majic, 38, claimed on Wednesday that female fans of the paedophile rocker are hiding
Sydney Morning Herald
Lostprophets lead singer
Ian Watkins
pleads guilty to attempted baby rape
BRITISH rock singer
Ian Watkins , the former frontman of the band Lostprophets, has pleaded guilty to the attempted rape of a baby and a string of other child sex offences. Watkins, whose band sold millions of albums around the world, plotted the abuse
The Australian
Simon Gittany
Gittany, Lisa Harnum
Wed, 27 Nov 2013 17:00:00 +1100
Yahoo!7 News

Lisa Harnum mother speaks about
Simon Gittany
girlfriend Rachelle Louise
a doll believed to be her murdered daughter 's at court for the decision. Photo: Peter Rae. This mattered to her more than a court finding
Simon Gittany
guilty of throwing the former ballerina to her death from the balcony of a Sydney high rise in
Sydney Morning Herald
Fiancee killer
Simon Gittany 's
dark past revealed
NSW police are reportedly investigating convicted killer
Simon Gittany
over business dealings with two methylamphetamine producers. Gittany was on Wednesday found guilty of murdering his fiancee, Lisa Cecelia Harnum, by throwing her off their high-rise
Yahoo!7 News
Nigella Lawson
Wed, 27 Nov 2013 14:00:00 +1100
Yahoo!7 News

Nigella Lawson 'off her head ' on drugs, court told
Celebrity cook
Nigella Lawson "off her head " on drugs and let her assistants spend a fortune on a company credit card to keep quiet about it, a court has heard. The proceedings were reported by several British media, including Sky, London 's Daily
Sydney Morning Herald
Nigella 'a habitual criminal ', court hears
TV chef
Nigella Lawson
was a "habitual criminal " whose credibility to be an honest witness could not be guaranteed, a court has heard. But jurors were also told to ignore claims of Lawson 's daily use of cocaine, marijuana and prescription drugs and
NEWS.com.au
Carrie
Wed, 27 Nov 2013 23:00:00 +1100
Express.co.uk

Carrie
on screaming
First published almost 40 years ago, Stephen King 's debut novel
Carrie
made its young author a household name in horror, a status he 's retained since. Brian De Palma 's 1976 movie is a classic in its own right, and Sissy Spacek indelible in the title
Sydney Morning Herald
Carrie : review and trailer
Chloe Grace Moretz is now the naive small town teenager
Carrie
White who lives under the iron rule of her devoutly religious mother Margaret (Julianne Moore). The poor lass knows nothing of life, sex or how her impure body functions, which makes her an
Express.co.uk