Stay informed: top stories 13/02/2015
WORK
Shock unemployment rise: is your job safe?
Unemployment reached its highest level in 12 years in January. But which sectors took the hardest hit?
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MONEY
Australian power bills ‘startlingly higher’ than overseas
Australians continue to pay some of the highest electricity prices on the planet, new research suggests, as many consumers fall behind in payments and fear their next bill.
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NATIONAL
Bali Nine duo to be moved for execution
Bali officials have been granted permission to transfer Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran out of Kerobokan jail for their executions.
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NATIONAL
Why tougher terror laws won’t stop ‘lone idiots’
COMMENT: Knee-jerk reactions to an increasing terror threat won’t help make Australia safer.
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TV
Watching TV watching proved not so watchable
Gogglebox promised lots of heart and warmth but all we got was “vomity” TV, writes Giles Hardie.
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MOVIES
Eight things you didn’t know about Jamie Dornan
Meet Jamie Dornan, the actor who is about to set female hearts racing in Fifty Shades of Grey.
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RELATIONSHIPS
Ten non-cheesy ways to spend Valentine’s Day
Whether you’re spending Valentine’s Day with your mum or Brad Pitt, these ideas have you covered.
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AFL
$10 billion EPL bonanza: can the AFL cash in?
Broadcast rights for the EPL were sold for a staggering $10 billion this week. How will the AFL’s next deal look?
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CRICKET
Countdown: the 40 greatest World Cup moments
Forty years since the first Cricket World Cup, we look at the 40 most memorable moments.
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