Stay informed: April 20, 2015
WORLD
Up to 700 feared dead as migrant ship capsizes
If projections are right it could be one of the worst maritime disasters ever.
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FINANCE NEWS
Australia to learn from the UK’s ‘Google tax’
He won’t call it a tax, but the Treasurer says he has a plan for getting multi-national tech giants to leave more of their profits in Australia.
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FINANCE NEWS
How young Aussies are ripping themselves off
Financially uneducated young adults are blowing thousands on unsuitable credit cards and banking arrangements.
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NATIONAL
Religious vaccine loophole shut
Government ends religious exemption that enables Christian Scientists to avoid vaccinating their children.
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TECH
NASA astronauts take GoPro on spacewalk
Two NASA astronauts strapped with GoPros to their spacesuits went for a walk 400 kilometres above the earth. This is what they saw.
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NATIONAL
How I got the Prime Minister to skol a beer
Tony Abbott crashed a university football party at a Sydney pub, and skolled a beer with the boys.
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WELLBEING
Why you should ignore serving sizes on food labels
Serving sizes on food labels can be misleading, placing you at risk of weight gain and nutritional deficit. Here’s what you should be focusing on instead.
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AFL
Hawks, Swans, Dockers still all the premiership rage
Adelaide are nipping at the heels of the competition leaders but the pre-season favourites still rule the AFL roost.
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REAL ESTATE
Why getting young people into their own homes is a family affair
A home prices continue to climb, the only way forward for many young people is to use family for finance.
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