Spring Lunchin’
As colour comes back into nature, and with temperatures warming, we’re here to brighten your lunch with the tastiest bits of news for the day.
Channel latest
- The legal battle between iiNet and AFACT continues
- Protac’s warranty business has shifted to a new supplier following complaints to one of its major vendor partners.
- Changes to the Government’s ICT procurement policy will have a beneficial impact on the industry, Intermedium claims
State of the market
- The market started strong, but has started slipping. At 11:50 am it was -8.1 at 4760.5
- Gold had a substantial jump to $US1056.3, Oil also rose to $71.7, while the Australian dollar took a slight drop to $0.9046
General news
- Changing picture: Australia 'world's second finance hub'
- Christmas bonus: Families to benefit as dollar surges
- Deadly folly: Don't do it, top sailor warns Jessica Watson
- Economic caution: 100,000 jobs could be lost if stimulus cut early, claims Treasury Secretary
- Sydney weather: Cold snap is here to stay
- Plundering socialite: Helped himself to mother's $224 million fortune
- DIY online prenups: 'A recipe for disaster', says former judge
- Bouris' call: We need a banks' wholesale funding rate tracker
- No tweets: Twitterers suffer withdrawals as service goes down
Sport
- NRL: Tigers home in on Tuquiri
- Bathurst 1000: Whincup, Lowndes set scorching early pace
- Football: Socceroos save best strikes for off the pitch
- Football (2): A loss against Oman and Verbeek's goose could be cooked
- Racing: Carr puts elusive guineas on menu for lucky owner
- Cricket: redemption for Punter's men will start in Brisbane
- Cricket (2):How Twenty20 inventor was short-changed
- Cricket (3): All-rounder upstages Tendulkar, Flintoff and Kallis to win Wisden award
Entertainment
- Kamahl: Hey Hey it's the same old rubbish
- Packer's point to Seven: Back off on the coverage of me
- Heartbreak hotel: First the Hopetoun now the Annandale?
- Melbourne Arts Festival: Opening night verve
- Led Zeppelin: rarely seen photos from Good Times, Bad Times (gallery)
- Nirvana:Frances Bean Cobain hits Twitter - and rants
- Film: Best and worst rumours
- <i>Astro Boy</i>: Watch the second trailer (video)
- Lily vs Katy: Paris catfight at Fashion Week
For the weekend:
- Get outside the city this weekend! With the weather warming, it’s a good time to head out and see the country. GoSeeAustralia.com.au has some good ideas and locations to visit.
Tomorrow's weather:
- Sydney: Shower or two. Min: 12, Max: 19
- Melbourne: Sunny. Min: 6, Max: 19
- Brisbane: Mostly fine. Min: 12, Max: 24
- Perth: Few showers developing. Min: 12, Max: 21
- Adelaide: Fine. Mostly sunny. Min: 10, Max: 21
- Hobart: Fine. Min: 3, Max: 15
- Canberra: Fine, early frost. Min: 2, Max: 15
- Darwin: Fine and sunny. Min: 24, Max: 35
