How are the Christmas preparations coming along? Panicking? Don’t worry – you’re not the only one. Perhaps something in today’s Lunch Box will inspire you...
Channel news
- It’s all filtering and censorship in the industry today. First up is the big news that Senator Conroy gave the thumbs up to the filter.
- In following up, IDC analysts then claimed the Australian filter could spark a global initiative
- Finally, according to a local developer, the lack of an R18+ rating for videogames is costing the industry dearly.
- The markets opened lower on mixed overseas leads and then fought back. It then slipped in the afternoon. At 4pm, the S&P/ASX200 was down 11.6 points at 4661.9.
- The Aussie dollar was down 1.16 per cent at $US0.9060. Gold prices dropped marginally by $US1.10 to sit at $US1122.7 an ounce while oil prices bounced back gaining $US1.18 to reach US70.7 a barrel.
General news
- Lift-off: Jumbo rate rises not justified, says Reserve Bank
- Lift-off: Two years late, Boeing Dreamliner makes maiden flight (with video)
- Stuck on the ground: Check-in meltdown strands 4000 Virgin Blue passengers
- Driver's nightmare: On the freeway, stuck in cruise control at 80km/h
- Copenhagen climate talks: Rudd flies into deadlock over carbon emissions deal
- Copenhagen climate talks (2): Australia an ayatollah, says India
- Urban planning: Second Sydney Airport ditched for jobs growth
- Giant prawns for Christmas: Three times normal size, same price
- Dig this: Fossil find ages Europeans by 200,000 years
- Tiger saga: Poll shows Woods taking a record tumble in popularity
- Abbott: Daring speech invokes Churchill
- Opinion: We really shouldn't be crying poor
- Facebook: To review content on Berlusconi after attack
Sport
- 3rd Test: Spinner Smith on a Test bolt from Blues
- 3rd Test (2): McKay's AFL dalliance proves a plus for cricket
- 3rd Test (3): It's all happening in Perth ... and the match hasn't even started
- 3rd Test: Spinner Smith on a Test bolt from Blues
- NRL: Newcastle Knights star Danny Wicks charged by police
- Rugby union: Another Wallaby falls foul of the law
- Football: United keep pressure on Chelsea with win against Wolves
- Cycling: Evans set for return to Giro d'Italia
- Ultimate fighting: Brutal sport set to shock Sydney (video)
- Sydney to Hobart lead-up: Oats comes home second with wet spinnaker
- Surfing: Parkinson wins triple crown
- Swimming: Stoelwinder suggests top swimmers take year's break to beat burnout
Entertainment
- Golden Globes: Not so gold for Aussie Oscar hopes
- Top of the pops: Susan Boyle - the nanna market strikes again
- Oscars: Open season
- Shankar: Resented guru tag and stoned, angry bands
- Flushed out: Relics of an effluent society
- Film: Away We Go review
- Film (2): Almodovar's superb Broken Embraces reviewed
- Motoring: Door-less Mini resurrects the Moke
For the evening:
- Sam Mendes has produced some of the best American cinema in this generation. Away We Go is his new one, and it’s poised to be a highly underrated hit.
Tomorrow's weather:
- Sydney: Hot. Chance afternoon thunderstorm. Min: 21, Max: 33
- Melbourne: Rain developing. Min: 19, Max: 25
- Brisbane: Fine. Min: 20, Max: 29
- Perth: Sunny. Windy morning. Min: 12, Max: 30
- Adelaide: Rain, clearing later. Min: 20, Max: 23
- Hobart: Rain easing. Min: 14, Max: 16
- Canberra: Morning rain clearing. Min: 14, Max: 26
- Darwin: Showers, afternoon storm. Min: 25, Max: 32
Product Wars: Best IT invention
- Results so far...
- 1st - Google - 75%
- 2nd - Netspace - 64%
- 3rd - Apple iPods - 59%
- 4th - Nintendo Gameboy - 58%
- 5th - Apple iPhone - 57%
- Click here to vote for your favourite!
