Peter Hartcher
The bruiser goes after the battlers.
Richard Hinds
Football fans will chuckle, but Demetriou's not laughing.
Matthew Moore
Challenge is for public servants to shrug off their instinct for secrecy.
Peter Roebuck
Draw doesn't detract from remarkable comeback.
Gerard Henderson
Doomsday prophecies exposed as mere fantasies of the left.
National
Rudd blasts Westpac over banana slipThis article contains a video that will play automatically.
7:32pm |
Prime Minister chastises Westpac for sending an email to customers justifying its recent interest rate rise by comparing the bank to a business selling banana smoothies.
I questioned whether I was alive
Freed hostage Nigel Brennan apologises for the stress and worry his escapade caused.
World
Climate summit in disarray after leakThis article contains a video that will play automatically.
ADAM MORTON, COPENHAGEN 12:18pm |
The UN climate talks in Copenhagen descend into acrimony after the leaking of a draft "Copenhagen Agreement".
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- Obama's push to end unemployment 'tragedy'
- 15 years for father who killed daughter who had sex before marriage
- Kidnapped, bound, then captor tried to cut out her unborn baby, say police
- Hoteliers deny abusing Muslim woman over hijab
- Car bombs rock Baghdad: 127 killedThis article contains a video that will play automatically.
Has Moko the dolphin flipped?
He's tipped over water skiers, stolen surfboards and trapped young women at sea.
Video
Aussies set for surfing crowns
Aussies Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson will face off for the men's world title this week in Hawaii. (00:00)
Business Day
Consumers less chirpy as rates hit home
2:37pm |
Consumer confidence slid for the second consecutive month in December as borrowers worried about the effect of higher interest rate on their budgets.
- ASX Debt jitters weigh on shares
- Mission Australia to buy ABC centres
- ASX prods Warrnambool Cheese over share rally
- Firepower boss says he paid $11m under duress
- Home loans dip but still strong
- Caltex shares under the pump after dim outlook
- Lachlan Murdoch sells $31m in News stock
- BHP offloads Ravensthorpe to Canadian miner
- Suncorp, Bendigo link up ATMs to take on bigger banks
- Intelligent Investor Patient wait for the big win
Small Business
Abandoned by the RBA
The idea things are on the mend for small retailers is ridiculous.
Executive Style
Cognac sells for $40,000
A bottle of 1788 cognac has fetched a high price at auction.
National Times
Five-letter word for banks' rush to fatten profitThis article contains a video that will play automatically.
ROSS GITTINS |
Yes, banks have raised their mortgage interest rates by more than the rise in the official rate because they're greedy.
- Bob Geldof Buying into the greening of Africa
- Tanveer Ahmed Health reform being held hostage by its masters
- Emma Young Celebrities are not beacons of virtueThis article contains a video that will play automatically.
- Small Print Blog I'm a celebrity rat, pass the hemlock
- Jill Jolliffe True culprits in sight as silence over Balibo killings breaks
The Gomez of the Abbott Family
Misha Schubert Some have pilloried Tony Abbott's reshuffle as a lurch to the right.
Technology
Google sues work-from-home scammers
LOUISA HEARN 1:54pm |
The Google-branded ads promised "up to $978 a day working from home", but all job seekers got in return for their application was a recurring bill on their credit card.
- Tiger trapped in spoofers' online jungleThis article contains a video that will play automatically.
- Screenplay What I hate about video games
- Google releases Chrome for Macs, Linux
- Dell rings up $7.1m in sales using Twitter
- Gadgets Blog iPhone car cradles - Kensington v Navigon
Travel
Qantas mouthpiece tweets all over Jetstar
KARL QUINN 1:57pm |
Qantas spokeswoman Deborah Hutton appears to forget the golden rule about not biting the hand that feeds you as she tweets about her frustration with Jetstar - Qantas' upstart sibling.
- Tourism Overseas visitor numbers down
- Antarctica Nations consider new controls on ships
- South Africa Fears over World Cup accommodation
- Aviation United Airlines orders 25 Airbus 350s, 25 Boeing 787s
- Aviation Qantas refused guide dog, stranding passenger
Drive
Spied! Porsche's new 4WD
JEZ SPINKS 9 Dec |
Prepare for an outcry from sports car enthusiasts... Porsche's Cayenne will return next year with a fresh look and more power.
Ferrari: Are red ones quicker?
Two new Ferrari 458s go head-to-head around the Mugello race-track in Italy.
Sport
Windies pipped by Clarke and the clock
CHLOE SALTAU |
Australia forced to hang on for a draw against a West Indies team that only a week ago was regarded as a pushover.
- Champions League Bayern qualify as Owen scores United hat-trick
- The Inside Back Contact session: ARU pins down Cooper
- League We're watching you: NRL recruits private eye
- Golf Sim eyes Augusta as Australians continue assault on world rankings
- A-League McBreen signing set to further bolster Mariners' up-front power
- Boxing Mayweather, Pacquiao bout shaping as biggest ever
