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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 01: A man reads the broadsheet format 'The Age' newspaper at Federation Square on March 1, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. After 180 years, the Monday to Friday editions of the Fairfax Media publications, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Melbourne Age will switch from broadsheet sized newspapers to compacts or tabloid sized newspapers on March 4, 2013.
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There is a deep affection within the Sydney Morning Herald for Paddy, both for his enthusiasm and his courageous reporting on issues including climate change and the mixed fortunes of Nathan Tinkler. His departure is deeply felt and regretted by his colleagues, but we are pleased to see that Paddy and Fairfax Media have been able to part ways on mutually agreeable terms.
Paddy Manning has been a terrific business journalist for Fairfax Media for many years, including a successful two-year stint as national chief of staff for BusinessDay, combining the business sections of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Paddy will be missed. We have accepted his resignation and wish him all the best for the future.
But it appears some high-up employees within Apple don't want the change talked about too widely. One email Fairfax Media has seen, which was circulated within an Australian Apple store, told staff not to talk to customers about the detail of Apple's new policyMore quotes »
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Bookies had Hodge and others in their sights: report
Hodge's manager said on Saturday he had no knowledge of any approach, and the batsman himself could not be reached by Fairfax Media. According to a report in The Hindu , the betting syndicate behind the controversy asked Ajit Chandila, one of three Rajasthan 5/18/13 from Sydney Morning Herald Read more »
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Military police pressured to make prisoners more 'pliable'
He said the detention centre's commanding officer had fought that, saying: ''If we gag and hood these guys, someone will die.'' Fairfax Media has put the claims to the Defence Department and is awaiting responses. Follow the National Times on Twitter from Sydney Morning Herald Read more »
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Afghans captive to murky ADF protocols
is suspending transfers of prisoners to an Afghan facility owing to allegations of mistreatment. Documents obtained by Fairfax Media under freedom of information (FOI) have also raised questions about whether Australian special forces might be helping to deliver from Sydney Morning Herald Read more »
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Obama tweet gets Australian researcher 31.5 million followers on Twitter
had led a team of researchers who reviewed scientific papers about climate change. The peer-reviewed survey, published by Fairfax Media, concluded that more than 97 per cent of researchers on climate change endorsed the view that humans are to blame for global from The Washington Post Read more »
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Bernard Tomic expected to play French Open
and has made no suggestion he will also skip Roland Garros which starts May 26. Tennis Australia's Todd Woodbridge tells Fairfax Media on Friday "my understanding is that Bernard is practicing in Monte Carlo, so at this stage. I think the French Open is still from IBN Live Read more »
