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Forklift used to remove stranded passengers after plane's emergency landing

Sydney Morning Herald - 
A forklift is used to remove passengers from a plane forced to make an emergency landing in Mount Isa. Photo: North West Star A Qantas jet was forced to make an emergency landing at Mount Isa Airport in north-west Queensland last night after cabin crew ...

AFP not probing disclosure of Tony Abbott's location on Australia Day

Herald Sun - 
Video Video Image The PM's tumble New footage shows the moment PM Julia Gillard lost her shoe on Australia Day Leaders in rescue drama Riot police called in as angry indigenous protesters surround Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott.

Leo Schlink rates the top five matches of all time

Perth Now - 
ONLY four seasons ago, the tennis world was convinced Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer had set a quality benchmark in the 2008 Wimbledon final that would never be threatened.

Jobs: 'Stop Pinching Apples', Google

SmartHouse - 
By Oonagh Reidy | Monday | 30/01/2012 A court hearing Thursday revealed how Apple Chief Jobs wrote a bluntly worded e-mail to Google boss, Eric Schmidt, politely requesting him to stop his HR team pinching his beloved Apple engineers.

Markets Live: Shares fall in cautious trade

Sydney Morning Herald - 
These polls are not scientific and reflect the opinion only of visitors who have chosen to participate. The Australian sharemarket has posted a weak start following mixed returns on European markets and a soft performance on Wall Street.

Syrian Uprising Intensifies as Troops Defend Capital

Wall Street Journal - 
By NOUR MALAS Syria's government moved to defend Damascus as its military fought rebel troops outside the capital for a third day on Sunday, as the battle moved ever closer to President Bashar al-Assad's seat of power.

Sarkozy announces French financial transaction tax

BBC News - 
The 0.1% levy will be introduced in August regardless of whether other European countries follow suit. The tax is part of a package of measures set out by the president to promote growth and create jobs.

Romney resurgent as Florida approaches

ABC Online - 
By John Barron The Republican presidential nominating contest is looking very much like a two-horse race heading into February, and the momentum seems likely to be with the favourite, Mitt Romney.

Costa Concordia may be stuck for months

NEWS.com.au - 
Divers hurled deck chairs aside as they did a room by room search for missing passengers from the Costa Concordia. Deborah Gembara reports.

Iran Hopes Visit From Nuclear Inspectors Can Lead to an Understanding

New York Times - 
TEHRAN (AP) - Iran's foreign minister expressed optimism on Sunday that a visit by United Nations nuclear inspectors would produce an understanding, despite world concerns that Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons.

Labor lifts as Aust Day saga continues

Sydney Morning Herald - 
Federal Labor has received a bump in the opinion polls in the wake of Julia Gillard breaking her controversial pokies deal with independent MP Andrew Wilkie, but the prime minister faces new pressure over the Australia Day fiasco.

Woman used make-up to fake rape claim

NEWS.com.au - 
Warren Clark has left Darwin after being falsely accused of rape and other offences by a scorned ex girlfriend. Picture: Justin Sanson / NT News A SCORNED ex-girlfriend used dark make-up to fake her own rape and beating after being dumped by her sailor ...

Bikie gang member shot dead in Adelaide

Sydney Morning Herald - 
A member of of the Comanchero bikie gang has been killed and his father and club president wounded in a shooting in Adelaide. The leader of the Comanchero outlaw bikie gang is refusing to co-operate with police after surviving another attempt on his ...

Gillard drags feet on apple promise: NZ

Sydney Morning Herald - 
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard hasn't kept her promise to eat a New Zealand apple. She made a bet with Prime Minister John Key during the Rugby World Cup that she'd eat a Kiwi apple if the All Blacks beat the Wallabies, and Mr Key would eat an ...

Flooding eases across northern NSW

Sydney Morning Herald - 
Most of the 1500 people cut off by floods in northern NSW will not be isolated by the end of the day, with only minor flood warnings in place for pockets of the state.

Wayne Swan says Labor won't ease up on banks, despite warnings over political ...

The Australian - 
WAYNE Swan has vowed to keep the pressure on the nation's biggest banks, despite a new report finding political interference is one of the greatest threats to the banking system.

Jobs will be harder to find in 2012 as employers stop hiring

Herald Sun - 
Image Video More job cuts? The viability of Australia's car manufacturing industry is being questioned, with fears Holden may follow Toyota in cutting local jobs.

No plans for transaction tax: Swan

Ninemsn - 
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has no plans to follow France's lead by introducing a financial transaction tax. Doing so would slow down economic growth because it would hit all Australian businesses, not just banks, he said.

Cautious Australian share market edges higher

Herald Sun - 
AUSTRALIAN stocks opened slightly higher today after mixed leads from offshore bourses kept investors wary ahead of the start of the local earnings season.

Hopes for new Greek debt deal

ABC Online - 
TONY EASTLEY: Not a moment too soon and Greece its private creditors are close to a deal to dramatically cut the country's debt levels, but Greece has rejected a German plan to have an EU commissioner reviewing its budgets.

Apple snaps up top Q4 spot in mighty mobile market

iTWire - 
Despite a fierce attack of Android clones, Apple's iPhone 4S and earlier models have propelled the crunchy kingdom to the top of the smartphone pile in Q4 2011, but it's a neck-and-neck race for supremacy between Apple and its major co-opetitor, ...

HTC Velocity 4G Review: Fast, But Not The Best

Gizmodo Australia - 
Australia has waited patiently for its first LTE smartphone, and it has finally arrived in the form of the HTC Velocity 4G. It is by all accounts an excellent high-end smartphone, but there are some limitations around Telstra's 4G service that take ...

Media watchdog to probe Kyle Sandilands' offensive rant about journalist

Herald Sun - 
KYLE Sandilands is again being investigated by the media watchdog. Bowing to intense pressure from the public, the Australian Communications and Media Authority is investigating Sandilands' on-air rant against a journalist in November last year.

Meldrums celebrate having 'Molly' around

Sydney Morning Herald - 
Molly Meldrum at the premiere of Xanadu last year. The music industry veteran celebrated his 66th birthday yesterday. Photo: Rebecca Hallas THE family of Ian ''Molly'' Meldrum celebrated the music industry veteran's 66th birthday yesterday by toasting ...

Drinks are on Fergie

Sportal.com.au - 
Perth Glory coach Ian Ferguson said the regulation drinks breaks due to the humid and sweltering conditions in Adelaide were a blessing in disguise for his side on their way to a well-earned 3-0 victory over Adelaide United at Hindmarsh Stadium on ...

Sydney's bid to host World Cup final

Fox Sports - 
By Malcolm Conn ANZ Stadium ... David Warner will bat in front of an expected crowd of 60000-plus on Wednesday. Source: Mark Evans / News Limited The record-breaking Twenty20 match between Australia and India at ANZ Stadium on Wednesday night is the ...

Shameful and inadequate! England's batting was worse than in the bad old days

Daily Mail - 
By Paul Newman They have talked about creating a legacy, of becoming one of the best cricket teams there has ever been. Well, England will not even be ranked the best in the world in the modern era unless they sort themselves out very quickly.

Thorpe clocks quickest comeback time

Herald Sun - 
IAN Thorpe has set the quickest time of his comeback to finish sixth in the 100m freestyle final at a low-key event in Luxembourg in 50.76 seconds.

Three Goals in Eight Minutes Propel Arsenal in FA Cup

New York Times - 
Arsenal kept its bid to end a seven-year trophy drought on track Sunday, scoring three times in eight second-half minutes to beat Aston Villa, 3-2, and reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Teens send Lego man into near space

Sydney Morning Herald - 
A Lego man is launched into space in this combination photo of still images taken from video. Photo: Reuters LOS ANGELES: Two Canadian high school students have launched a Lego man almost 25 kilometres above sea level - high enough to capture video of ...

Fish and reef relationship crucial

NTNews.com.au - 
FISH species that learn to live close to coral reefs in northern Australia have less chance of extinction, meaning it is important to protect both, a new study has shown.

Aged-care revamp push

The Age - 
The aged care system is in need of urgent reform, the government has been told. AN OVERHAUL of the aged-care system is needed to avoid an imminent crisis, the federal government has been warned.

Crackdown on avian influenza in Victoria

ABC Online - 
By Sarina Locke Victorian authorities are tracing all poultry movements from two duck farms where avian influenza has been found. The low pathogenic strain of the disease was discovered on Friday afternoon and 10000 ducks have already been destroyed.

Gene swap leads pneumonia, meningitis bugs to evade vaccines

The Australian - 
BUGS that cause childhood pneumonia and meningitis have evolved to evade vaccines by swapping bits of their genome with other bacteria, according to a study published yesterday.