The Lunch Box - 27/04

Back to work - but only four days this week. So here's all the news you need to know and some you probably don't - but is good for dropping over lunch or dinner.

Channel News

• An Australian cloud providing reseller, ProxyMate.net, is planning to fight the Government’s proposed Net filter.
• Communications provider, Broadreach, has become a Tandberg Authorised System Integrator.
• The Department of Defence wants to overhaul its desktop fleet by replacing traditional PCs with virtualised thin client computers.

State of the market

• The markets have started morning trading in positive territory. At 11:46am, the S&P/ASX200 was up 10 points.
• The Aussie dollar is at $US0.9269. Gold is higher at $US1156.8 an ounce while oil prices are down to $US84 a barrel.

Technology

• Boobquake: 55,000 sign up
• Police act: Editor's home raided in lost iPhone probe
• Happy birthday: Hubble celebrates 20 years
• Facebook success story: Mythical bear creates monster
• Practical solution: Building an app for builders
• Many unhappy returns: ATO computers misfire

General News

• Health: Officials withheld flu death details
• Politics: Labor on the mat in NSW and Victoria
• Walkway collapse: 11 students hurt at Newington College
• Urban planning: Melbourne set to overtake Sydney as biggest metropolis
• World: Greek bailout - $65b just the start
• Economic recovery: Sydney the weakest link, according to survey
• Environment: Dark side of solar power
• Climate: Hottest late April in 88 years
• Purr-fect rescue: Kitten back with saviour
• Strange but true: Rats invade New York's Upper East Side
• Strange but true (2): Einstein world's smallest horse at 35cm high

Sport

• NRL: Former Storm boss Waldron says he's ready to tell everything
• NRL (2): Melbourne Storm considers legal fight for titles
• NRL (3): Gold Coast Titans snatch victory from Manly
• AFL: Bomber's puzzling hit at Gaz
• AFL (2): No escape hatch for risky Cats
• Cricket: Famous Aussie 'fixed matches'
• Surfing: Gilmore on target for a fourth title
• Football: World Cup bid just got tougher
• Rugby union: Rebels set to win the fight for Folau
• Rugby union (2): Elsom reveals Brumbies' drama

Entertainment

• Regina Spektor : Spreads her musical wings
• Isabel Lucas : The shy, inspiring type
• Whitney Houston: London concert dubbed 'bad karaoke'
• Food: Sydney restaurant soars up world's best list
• Bieber fever: Finger pointed at parents
• Bernard Fanning: Urged to do a Garrett
• Review: This much is true - these '80s relics rock
• Lifestyle: Four bad habits can cost you 12 years
• Altared state: Bells ringing for Brad and Angelina as marriage in the air

Tomorrow's weather:

• Sydney: Fine. Sunny. Min: 13, Max: 24
• Melbourne: Shower or two. Min: 11, Max: 20
• Brisbane: Fine. Min: 16, Max: 27
• Perth: Sunny. Min: 13, Max: 29
• Adelaide: Shower or two. Partly cloudy. Min: 13, Max: 22
• Hobart: A few showers. Windy . Min: 09, Max: 18
• Canberra: Mostly sunny. Min: 03, Max: 17
• Darwin: Shower/ afternoon storm. Min: 25, Max: 32

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