Wed Jun 26 15:10:14 2013 Hot News Of Australia.

Amanda Bynes

PerezHilton.com

Amanda Bynes
Says Drake Has Down Syndrome!
Amanda Bynes
has stepped on a lot of toes in the past few weeks with her bitter Twitter, but this one crosses the line. More than one line, as a matter of fact. And obvi Amanda knew it because in typical fashion she tweeted and deleted it in record
PerezHilton.com
Amanda Bynes : Drake 'Airbrushed ' to Look Like He Does Not Have 'Down
Referring to a red carpet photo of Drake,
Bynes
wrote that “They airbrushed @drake to make his eyes look like he doesn 't have down syndrome!” Wow. Given
Bynes ' previous musings on Drake, we suppose she 's capable of saying virtually anything about him
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GossipCop
Miley Cyrus

The Hot Hits

Miley Cyrus ' angry ultimatum to her father Billy Ray
That was
Miley Cyrus ' ultimatum to her father on Twitter last night. Perhaps the only clue to her cryptic tweet was the photo attached of herself with a woman who has now been identified as Dylis Croman, who starred with Billy Ray Cyrus in the Broadway
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NEWS.com.au
Miley Cyrus
Threatens Dad on Twitter
The photo that Miley tweeted was shot backstage during Chicago 's Broadway run, and was actually first tweeted back on November 19 by "
Miley Cyrus
News. " We 're not sure if Billy Ray replied privately or if Miley realized that public humiliation might
Yahoo! Movies (blog)
State of Origin

The Roar

State of Origin
II: Blues face big hurdle to snatch series from Maroons on
A win over the Maroons at Lang Park tonight will give New South Wales something they have been chasing for eight years - a
State of Origin
series victory. Going into the second game leading 1-0 in the three-game series is a position the Blues haven 't
ABC Local
Who will win
Origin
The great
State of Origin
debate: Can Queensland bounce back or will NSW wrap up the series? By Ben Glover and Nathan Ryan; FOX SPORTS; June 26, 2013 7:39AM. Tweet. NSW Origin. Tough test ... can the Blues win in brisbane and secure the Origin
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Fox Sports
Under the Dome

The Atlantic Wire

Under the Dome ' Opens Big for CBS
CBS appears to have found a legitimate summertime hit in its adaptation of the Stephen King novel “
Under the Dome ,” whose first episode drew an audience of more than 13 million Monday night.
New York Times (blog)
Under the Dome ' and the Return of the Miniseries
As you may have surmised,
Under the Dome
is about a bunch of people living... under a dome. Specifically, an enormous, invisible force field-like dome that descends on the town of Chester 's Mill, a small and seemingly innocent hamlet that is, of course
The Atlantic Wire
Snowden
Edward Snowden

Sydney Morning Herald

Putin rejects
Snowden
extradition
In his first comments about the chase for
Snowden
that has captivated world attention, Putin described the ex-intelligence contractor as a "free man " whose arrival in Russia was "completely unexpected " for the Russian authorities. The dramatic
The Australian
Putin angers US, refusing to hand over leaker: 'Mr
Snowden
is a free man
RIMSKY YUEN (translated): Up until the moment, the minute when Mr
Snowden
left Hong Kong, the American government did not respond to the Department of Justice 's request for further information. Therefore under Hong Kong laws the Department of
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ABC Online
Jobe Watson

Sky News Australia

Jobe Watson
celebrates his 2012 Brownlow Medal. Picture: Michael Klein
Jobe Watson
celebrates his 2012 Brownlow Medal. Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun. IT remains unclear whether
Jobe Watson
will be stripped of his Brownlow Medal following his admission he took the banned substance AOD-9604. Watson said on
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The Australian
Watson
shouldn 't be surprised if he loses Brownlow: O 'Keefe
Sydney Swans Norm Smith Medallist Ryan O 'Keefe believes Essendon captain
Jobe Watson
should not be surprised if his Brownlow Medal award from last season is revoked. Asked on Wednesday if Watson 's admission that he took a banned substance as
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Sydney Morning Herald
Nadal

New York Times (blog)

Nadal
humbled in first round loss at Wimbledon
RAFAEL
Nadal
suffered Wimbledon humiliation at the hands of Belgian world number 135 Steve Darcis, a shock first round defeat which cleared the title paths of Andy Murray and Roger Federer. Journeyman Darcis clinched a 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (10/8), 6-4 win to
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The Australian
No excuses, no tears after
Nadal 's 'It was not a war; nobody died out there, ' declared Boris Becker, just 19 but already a two-time Wimbledon champion, after losing in the second round in 1987 to Australian Peter Doohan. And Becker was watching from the commentary box on Monday as
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Sydney Morning Herald
Mark Lester

Daily News
Analysis

Michael Jackson remembered:
Mark Lester
reveals Jacko 's last days on the four
And as the godfather to Paris, Prince and Blanket, former child actor
Mark Lester
paid tribute to Jacko on Lorriane, four years to the day after his death. Mark told Lorraine his friend had "everything to live for " in his last days. Michael Jackson in
Mirror.co.uk
Michael Jackson 'confessed
Mark Lester
was Paris and Prince 's dad just before
Just days before he died, Michael Jackson confided to his friend that former child actor
Mark Lester
is the biological father of his two kids Paris and Prince. Jason Pfeiffer, 39, told the Mirror that he and Michael often talked about their families
Daily News
Analysis
Mick Aston

The Guardian

Mick Aston , archaeologist at the heart of Channel 4 's Time Team
Mick Aston , who has died suddenly at the age of 66, was a leading academic archaeologist who attracted a large public following through the Channel 4 television programme Time Team. He was a popular success, in the sense that he made his subject
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The Guardian
Professor
Mick Aston
Wild-haired, with a thick Black Country twang, and invariably clad in a rainbow-striped sweater,
Aston
was an academic who believed in dragging archaeology out of the academic shadows and making it appealing to a mass audience. “We 're never sure what
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Telegraph.co.uk
Antoni Gaudí

The Guardian

Antoni Gaudi
Birthday: Google Doodle Celebrates Beloved Catalan Architect
Today is the 161st birthday of Catalan architect and designer
Antoni Gaudi
. If you 've caught a glimpse of the amazing Google Doodle created in his honor, you can see that the Modernista creator of Sagrada Familia and other notable Spanish monuments is
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Huffington Post
Antoni Gaudi
Gets Birthday Present From Google
Antoni Gaudi
received a pretty cool birthday present today in the form of a Google doodle celebrating the late architect 's 161st birthday. Gaudi was a Spanish architect who was born in 1852. His work is largely concentrated in Barcelona, the Catalan
The Inquisitr
Packed to the Rafters


Gibney ready for life after
Packed to the Rafters
Rebecca Gibney knows it is time to move on. Channel 7 has announced this season of
Packed to the Rafters , its sixth, will be the last. Seven has teased viewers about the possibility of a Rafters telemovie or miniseries in the future but you wouldn 't
NEWS.com.au 's Beverley Park house sold, but the
Packed to the Rafters
family home in
Jake Barton 's house on the Channel 7
Packed to the Rafters

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Property Observer
Julia Gillard

Sydney Morning Herald

Labor leadership live:
Julia Gillard
or Kevin Rudd, who will lead party
Mr Rudd 's backers have brushed off the threats of a key independent Tony Windsor to consider a no-confidence motion in the
Gillard
Government if there is a leadership change as another Independent Andrew Wilkie declared he had an "open mind ".
NEWS.com.au
Prime Minister
Julia Gillard
expected to deny MPs secret ballot if leadership
JULIA Gillard
will deny her MPs a secret vote in a special caucus meeting expected to be called as early as today to spill the Labor leadership - an unprecedented move to protect her position. In a warning to Kevin Rudd 's supporters that they would
The Daily Telegraph
Wimbledon 2013

The Independent

Tomic 's first round victory overshadowed by father 's absence
Wimbledon 2013 : Bernard Tomic 's first round victory overshadowed by father 's absence. Posted June 26, 2013 06:05:35. Bernard Tomic wins his first match at
Wimbledon 2013
Photo: Battling on: Bernard Tomic is through to round two but is set to appeal his
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ABC Online
Wimbledon 2013 : Bernard Tomic turns on ATP after win over Sam Querrey
Bernard Tomic launched a second scathing attack on the ATP after edging past Sam Querrey in five sets on Tuesday, claiming the decision to ban his father from tour events was unjustly made "in 30 seconds ". Tomic 's father, John, has been suspended from
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The Guardian
Wimbledon

Tennis World - the place for Tennis News and Tennis Tournament

Telling Identical Twins Apart by First-Round Results at
Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON , England — Kristyna has blond hair, a Maori-style tattoo, and likes Paulo Coelho novels. Karolina is more blonde, has two Maori-style tattoos and prefers Nicholas Sparks. A 6-foot left-hander, Kristyna won the junior singles title here
New York Times (blog)
Nelson Mandela

euronews

Nelson Mandela : One Man
Nelson Mandela
is a shining example of what one man can do to change the world. Born into an oppressive regime, he fought to overcome prejudice and hate to unify a nation.
Nelson Mandela 's
dedication resulted in his inauguration as the first black
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Sydney Morning Herald
Prayers as
Nelson Mandela
remains in a critical condition
Nelson Mandela 's
family have kept up a steady presence at the ailing 94-year-old 's hospital bedside in Pretoria where he is being treated for a lung infection. Since his condition deteriorated at the weekend there has been no change in the former
euronews
Nik Wallenda

Christian Science Monitor

US daredevil
Nik Wallenda
walks across Grand Canyon on tightrope
US tightrope daredevil
Nik Wallenda
has completed a historic walk across the Grand Canyon on a tightrope suspended more than 450 metres above the ground. Wallenda, who walked across Niagara Falls last year, was rigged up with multiple cameras and
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ABC Online
Nik Wallenda 's
high-wire walk, Jesus talk revs up Twitter
Nik Wallenda 's death-defying high-wire walk across the Grand Canyon (technically the Little Colorado River Gorge) nabbed 13 million viewers on Discovery Channel and generated more than a million tweets. But while many aspects of the event, the
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Los Angeles Times
Henry Cavill

Brisbane Times

Man of Steel star
Henry Cavill
draws plenty of attention on Australian tour
HENRY Cavill
is the man of the moment, so it 's not surprising hundreds of adoring females had their eyes on him at Monday night 's Man of Steel premiere. One of those admirers was the night 's most glamorous attendee, former Miss Universe Australia
NEWS.com.au
Man of Steel is pulpy, operatic and exhilarating
Thirty-three years later, the adult Kal-El (
Henry Cavill
) roams America in the guise of an itinerant labourer named Clark Kent, striving to mask his extraordinary powers. Man of Steel. This is the first Superman movie to propose that being the
Brisbane Times
Weather Sydney


Surfers bear brunt of
Sydney 's
weather
weather
bureau issued a severe
weather
alert yesterday morning, cancelled it about 1pm, then issued another at 4.30pm, because of the unpredictablity of several small low-pressure systems within a trough off the coast. Start of sidebar. Skip to end
The Daily Telegraph
Mickey Arthur

Brisbane Times

No more Mr Nice Guy: CA brass finds fall guy
The dumping of
Mickey Arthur
was stunning and unprecedented in its timing, with the South African made the scapegoat for a deteriorating team culture that, on the brink of the series in England, had become divided, rudderless and careering out of control.
Sydney Morning Herald
Ashes 2013: Darren Lehmann replaces
Mickey Arthur
as Australia coach; Clarke
New coach Darren Lehmann is confident Australia can win the Ashes despite the upheaval of having former mentor
Mickey Arthur
sacked a fortnight out from the series opener. Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed the appointment of Lehmann as South African
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ABC Online
taken

Daily Mail

taken
safely out of Fenton home following hours-long standoff with police
His parents were
taken
by police to the station, along with the man 's 42-year-old brother who 'd come to the scene earlier in hopes of talking him out of the apartment building. "They took him to the police station and let him go, " she said of the man 's
MLive.com