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NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 09 Aug, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Church adviser says insurer dictated abuse protocol By Steve Cannane and Sashka Koloff A psychologist who advised the Catholic Church committee that deals with sexual abuse says the church's insurance company dictated how victims should be treated under the Towards Healing protocol. In the late 1990s Dr Robert Grant was asked to help the National Committee for Professional Standards, which was working on the draft of Towards Healing, the church policy for dealing with clerical sexual abuse. Dr Grant has told Lateline he was disturbed by how much influence Catholic Church Insurance had in formulating the church's protocol. More » Election live: Campaign day five under way Man dies after falling off escalator at Brisbane International Airport Asylum seekers asking smugglers for refunds Mafia boss arrested in London after 20 years on the run Adam Scott holes five birdies to share the lead with Jim Furyk at PGA Championship More Analysis » If Murdoch gets his way, it's not because of him Rupert Murdoch has every right to use his media clout to try and bring about a change of government in Australia. That's the essence of a free press. However, by doing so, he runs the risk of exposing just how limited that clout and influence is in a rapidly changing media landscape. The six o'clock news is more influential, and social media is getting bigger by the day. Picking a fight with Murdoch is hardly the dangerous strategy that it might have once been. More » Italy does not turn back the boats Can Beattie-mania get Labor over the line? Labor's odds aren't so bad as the bookies suggest "Why's the rubbish there, Dad?" Go ask Coca Cola A calculated decision to ground Kevin747 Will Beattie make Queensland the shameless state? Labor takes a leaf from its 1987 election playbook A presidential battle: charisma versus reserve Bad news mini-budget puts Abbott in a sticky spot Just In More Just In » Your say: Rudd, Abbott gear up for first debate Curated by Patrick Wright Which issues would you like to see discussed in the first campaign debate? Have your say. More » Move to house Pontville asylum seeker teens with Tasmanian families Ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev denies death rumour Bannister handed 20-month ban for missed drug tests Man dead, wife wounded after shooting incident in Sydney's west Government set to announce Abbot Point Coal Terminal expansion Two more men indicted over Boston bombing Election live: Campaign day five under way British teens attacked with acid on island of Zanzibar Suspected Texas gunman described as 'gentle giant' kills 4 World More World » Ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev denies death rumour The last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has denied rumours of his death after hackers planted false tweets on a news agency account. More » Two more men indicted over Boston bombing British teens attacked with acid on island of Zanzibar Suspected Texas gunman described as 'gentle giant' kills 4 Scott shares the lead at PGA Championship Asylum seekers asking smugglers for refunds Business More Business » Jobless rate steady Official figures show Australia's unemployment unchanged at 5.7 per cent in July. More » Rio Tinto profit drops Telstra full-year profit increases by 12 per cent to $3.8 billion Fairfax moves features production to New Zealand Close call on Holden survival vote: union Politics More Politics » Your say: Rudd, Abbott gear up for first debate Curated by Patrick Wright Which issues would you like to see discussed in the first campaign debate? Have your say. More » Election live: Campaign day five under way Parties agree to leaders' debate on Sunday Family demands apology after body decomposes in NT morgue Funding cut puts aid worker support in jeopardy Sport More Sport » Scott shares the lead at PGA Championship Adam Scott birdied five holes in a row to match Jim Furyk for the first-round lead of the PGA Championship. More » Bannister handed 20-month ban for missed drug tests Matosevic to meet Nadal in Montreal quarters To play Harris or not to play Harris? ICC to keep Hot Spot for final Ashes Tests Hayne fearing more hamstring woes Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Study finds weather changes fuel violent behaviour By Katie Hamann Researchers in the United States say they have established a link between changes in the weather and spikes in violence around the world. A paper published in the journal 'Science' reviewed 60 studies from around the world, all finding a close relationship between climate events such as monsoons and heatwaves and the incidence of violence. More » Earth's oldest animal ecosystem held in fossils in SA outback Dead whale washes up covered in 'shark bites' Australia's largest super computer unveiled in Canberra Chattanooga steams ahead as America's first Gig City Environment More Environment » Climate report warns of more extreme weather By North America correspondent Ben Knight, wires Climate scientists in the United States released their annual snapshot of the world's climate, which concludes disastrous weather events like Hurricane Sandy in the US and droughts and floods in Australia, Africa and South America are to become more frequent. 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