ABC NewsMail - Afternoon Edition

NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 10 Jul, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Royal prank DJ claims unsafe workplace in lawsuit Mel Greig is suing her employer Southern Cross Austereo after last year's royal prank and the death of London nurse Jacintha Saldanha. The radio host broadcast a prank call in which she pretended to be the Queen and duped the nurse into transferring the call to the Duchess of Cambridge's ward. Ms Saldanha was found a few days later after apparently committing suicide. Today it has emerged that Greig has lodged an application with Fair Work Australia claiming her employer failed to maintain a safe workplace. More » Rudd flags fresh push on Indigenous constitutional recognition Landmark appeal bid over body-in-bath murder Independent schools endorse Government's education plan Placid python a stretch for Ingham police Clarke keeps them guessing ahead of Ashes opener More Analysis » A chance for O'Brien to borrow his sister's courage Collingwood's Heritier "Harry" O'Brien is the antithesis of the stereotypical footballer: thoughtful and compassionate with a deep sense of right and wrong. Yet what the nation saw on Tuesday was a confused and tormented individual talking of depression, suicide and the aftershocks of witnessing a murder. This extraordinarily talented footballer is living with serious personal demons. But when considering his return to the oval, O'Brien can take inspiration from his sister, as he did during another difficult period of his life. More » Boof thinks we can win - who am I to doubt him? Why Abbott is scared to debate the economy A journalist's second thoughts Sacrificing economic highs to escape the lows Australian economy stuck in the middle FlexiWar: A modest proposal for a governable Australia Labor's faceless men replaced by people power Abbott should welcome a debate on the economy Christian minorities a casualty of the Arab Spring Just In More Just In » Former Bishop gives evidence at abuse inquiry By Dan Cox The former Bishop of the Hunter Valley's Catholic Church is giving evidence at a NSW inquiry into child sexual abuse. More » Papuan rebel leader vows to fight on despite amputated leg Fourth NSW horse dies of Hendra virus Defence argues boy falsely implicated in brutal murder Coalition would bring back public servant bonuses Independent schools endorse Government's education plan Secrecy surrounds Grech's compensation payout Naked driver pleads guilty over fatal crash Roo cull to continue at reduced scale Landmark appeal bid over body-in-bath murder World More World » Papuan rebel leader vows to fight on despite amputated leg By Liam Cochrane A commander of a Papuan militant group who had half his leg amputated because of a gunshot wound has vowed to return to the jungle to fight against Indonesian rule. More » Canadian police open criminal probe into train inferno Russia 'has evidence' that Syrian rebels used sarin gas Nigerian football clubs suspended following 'mind-boggling' results IMF cuts global growth forecast Israel may be holding second 'Prisoner X' Business More Business » Pain predicted as mining boom loses steam By business editor Peter Ryan Insolvency experts are predicting more pain to come over the next six to 12 months as the shakeout in Australia's mining sector takes hold. Restructuring firm Ernst & Young is expecting to see more receiverships and distressed sales as miners end their investment and construction phase to focus on production. The forecast comes after almost half of the listed companies exposed to mining services issued profit downgrades as projects are deferred and market conditions falter. More » Australian government launches anti-dumping commission Chinese exports fall for the first time in 17 months Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index flat in July IMF cuts global growth forecast Politics More Politics » Independent schools endorse Government's education plan By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths The Federal Government has secured another key agreement in its bid to lock in the Better Schools funding plan. More » Rudd flags fresh push on Indigenous constitutional recognition PM urged to step in as Australian languishes in Bulgarian jail Customs confirms asylum seekers jumped overboard Rudd holds talks with new Chinese president Sport More Sport » Clarke happy to accept underdog tag Australia captain says he is more than happy to accept his team are underdogs going into the first Ashes Test. More » AFLPA working with O'Brien Gallen will always be Blues leader: Farah Horses for courses Allgood pleads guilty on Matai charge Kittel wins 10th stage as Cav escapes crash blame Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Solar-powered aircraft touches down in New York City An aeroplane powered entirely by the sun has touched down in New York City, completing the final leg of an epic two-month journey across the United States. More » NBN rollout targets are being met, says Albanese Father of the mouse dies aged 88 Scientists monitor killer whales after beaching Antibiotic to fight drug-resistant bacteria shows promise Environment More Environment » Angry Dreyfus rejects Japan's 'offensive' Sea Shepherd claims Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has angrily rejected Japanese claims that the Australian Government has "outsourced" its anti-whaling campaign to controversial activist group Sea Shepherd. Mr Dreyfus was speaking as he wrapped up Australia's legal challenge to the whaling program at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. He was highly critical of Japan's previous assertions to the court about Australia's relationship with anti-whaling activists, saying allegations Australia supported violent extremism were "offensive and untrue". And he told the court Japan's attempts to invoke a scientific justification for its whaling program were "not supported by any proper hypothesis". More » Coalition relaunches Green Army but with less funding Scientists monitor killer whales after beaching Bird enthusiast presents photos of elusive night parrot Rare sight: blue marlin washes up in SA About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2013 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters