Latest Australian News Headlines from the Sydney Morning Herald:
Bird will be brutal from start: Rogers
Scott Prince says it will take time to gel but Mat Rogers believes new signing Greg Bird will be "brutal" from the first play in his debut for the Titans.
Gurshan's mother asks why her boy died
The grief-stricken mother of toddler Gurshan Singh Channa says she cannot understand how anyone could have hurt her little boy.
Queensland floodwaters closing in on NSW
Rivers in northern NSW are expected to swell as the aftermath of record rainfalls in Queensland move downstream from the Sunshine State.
Gujarat to spend $500m on its NSW mines
Indian-owned coal producer Gujarat NRE Coking Coal Ltd plans to spend $500m expanding its two mines in the Illawarra region of NSW over the next five years.
Hobart, N Qld head best property markets
Hobart and the sleepy regional north Queensland town of Silkwood were among the best performing property markets over the past decade, research found.
General Aussie News (powered by Yahoo!):
News Corp's News Digital Media Turns to thePlatform to Power Australian News Operations (Broadcast Newsroom)
Agreement covers 50 major entertainment and news destinations including news.com.au, The Australian and Vogue.au. SEATTLE , Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- thePlatform, the leading white-label video management company, and News Digital Media, the online business of News' Corporation's Australian subsidiary News Limited, today announced that thePlatform will publish and manage online video across 50 News ...
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-19 19:39 PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - Jan 20 (Interactive Investor)
Compiled for Reuters by Media Monitors. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com) Australian copper miner PanAust says it could complete the refinancing of a US$80 million debt facility within a month after receiving a number of unsolicited approaches from copper smelters and traders. Managing director Gary ...
WEIRD NEWS: Take it back! Australian insults Thai monarchy, is jailed (Asbury Park Press)
BANGKOK, THAILAND — An Australian writer was sentenced Monday to three years in prison for insulting Thailand's royal family in his novel, a rare conviction of a foreigner amid a crackdown on people and Web sites deemed critical of the monarchy. Read the full article here, with photo
ThePlatform to Manage Video for News Corp. Sites (TVWeek)
Comcast-owned online video technology provider thePlatform inked a deal with an Australian subsidiary of News Corp. to publish and manage video across 50 digital media properties, the companies announced today. Under the deal with News Corp.-owned News Ltd., thePlatform will manage online video for major newspaper and magazine sites in Australia including News.com.au and Vogue.com.au. News ...
ShareChat News: Wrightson to close Australian real estate, livestock units (ShareChat)
PGG Wrightson, New Zealand's biggest rural services company, will close its Australian real estate and livestock businesses, citing tough market conditions and a subdued outlook. The shares dropped about 7%.
