All out of Boston Cream Thigh: porn maker drops Ben & Jerry's themes
Videos put on ice permanently after ice-cream maker went to court in defence of its logo and flavour namesBoston Cream Thigh, Peanut Butter D-Cup, Chocolate Fudge Babes – these attempts by a Hollywood...
View ArticleMark Butler approves iron ore mine in Tasmanian devil's stronghold
Environment minister gives go-ahead for project that court halted amid concerns for tumour-threatened speciesThe federal environment minister, Mark Butler, has given the go-ahead to a controversial...
View ArticleTony Abbott announces new anti-corruption policy - video
Speaking at a media conference in Sydney, Liberal leader Tony Abbott condemned the Icac report as being 'a black day in the history of the Labor party'
View ArticleShould Anders Breivik be offered a spot at the University of Oslo?
Norwegian mass-murderer Anders Breivik has applied to study political science at the University of Oslo, where his application will be reviewed 'on merit'. Should he be allowed to study there?
View ArticleScientists complete underwater bioscan of the iconic Twelve Apostles - video
An underwater bioscan was undertaken as joint project between Museum Victoria, Parks Victoria and Deakin University
View ArticleHedgehog chosen as UK's best natural emblem
Spiky little mammal beats mighty oak and charismatic badgers in BBC Wildlife Magazine poll to find a national species for BritainIt is a prickly character with a voracious appetite, a passion for...
View ArticlePope Francis: gay priests in the Vatican? Yes. A gay conspiracy? No
Pontiff reopens most urgent issue of his reign on flight from Rio and prioritises tackling attitudes to homosexualityIt was on the return flight from Rio aboard the papal plane known to...
View ArticleArctic methane catastrophe scenario is based on new empirical observations |...
Critics of new Nature paper on costs of Arctic warming ignore latest science on permafrost methane at everyone's perilLast week, the journal Nature published a new paper warning of a $60 trillion price...
View ArticleTelangana state closer to reality after Indian government approval
Ruling coalition led by Congress party votes in favour of hiving off part of Andhra Pradesh to create India's 29th stateIndia's ruling coalition government, led by the Congress party, has backed...
View ArticleIcac recommends charges against Eddie Obeid and Ian Macdonald
Independent watchdog finds former NSW minister and Labor powerbroker acted corruptly and refers them for criminal chargesCriminal charges have been recommended against former NSW Labor party...
View ArticleUS gag laws are violating press freedom – they should not be expanded...
Miranda Gibson: US laws which penalise journalists exposing conditions in industrial agriculture are a grave threat to democracy – we can't have them in AustraliaMiranda Gibson
View ArticlePavarotti triumphs in Hyde Park: From the archive, 31 July 1991
Royal couple join thousands of fans who brave torrential rain to celebrate the tenor's 30 years in operaTHE gulf between I Can't Get No Satisfaction and None Shall Sleep was bridged under grey skies...
View ArticleData security and privacy: can we have both?
Companies store copies of information in multiple locations to minimise the risk of data loss, but does our right to privacy suffer as a result?• More from our series on big dataProposed data...
View ArticleThai Bitcoin exchange suspends trading
Thailand's central bank declares bitcoins illegal, according to company overseeing virtual currency in countryA Bitcoin exchange in Thailand says it has suspended trading after officials declared the...
View ArticleRudd must 'come clean' on dealings with Icac accused, says Tony Abbott
Opposition leader strikes at Labor's 'rotten heart' and says the prime minister cannot wash his hands of the mess in NSWTony Abbott has launched a swingeing political attack on Kevin Rudd and the...
View ArticleJessica Gomes debuts as David Jones ambassador - video
Model Jessica Gomes speaks about her new role as David Jones ambassador Jessica during dress rehearsals
View ArticleRefugees debate: let's not use compassion as a self-serving device | Helen...
Helen Razer: The left likes to congratulate itself for its humanity, but we cannot allow the Compassion Olympics to run the show when it comes to the asylum seekers debateHelen Razer
View ArticleJob Services Australia 'fails people with mental health problems'
Prime minister's advisers say government's employment services fail to deliver for those with chronic conditionsFour respected independent advisory bodies to the prime minister say the government's...
View ArticleRefugees debate: let's not use compassion as a self-serving device | Helen Razer
Helen Razer: The left likes to congratulate itself for its humanity, but we cannot allow the Compassion Olympics to run the show when it comes to the asylum seekers debateHelen Razer
View ArticleRandy Travis out of hospital
Singer moved to physical therapy centre after viral illness, heart failure and stroke that left him critically illThe country music star Randy Travis is out of hospital in Texas three weeks after he...
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