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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 11 Sep, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » UN meeting stalls as Syria agrees to hand over chemical weapons By Mandi Sami, wires A United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss a Russian proposal for Syria to give up its chemical weapons has been cancelled as diplomatic wrangling between major western powers continues. The stall comes despite Syria saying it will accept the proposal and join the convention outlawing chemical weapons. Syrian prime minister Wael al-Halki accepted the Russian proposal "to spare Syrian blood," state television reported. Syria's foreign minister Walid al-Moualem echoed those comments in a statement shown on Russian TV. "The Syrian leadership, in accepting this initiative, was acting out of its belief in Russia's effort to prevent aggression," Mr Muallem was quoted as saying by ITAR-TASS. More » Abbott speaks with Indonesian president about asylum seeker plan Apple unveils new iPhones Health groups call on Coke to scrap ad campaign Investigators to probe cause of bushfires in western Sydney, as threat eases Survivors of Breivik massacre elected to Norway's parliament Uni student petitions Coalition to scrap NBN plan More Analysis » In (qualified) praise of the press gallery The 2010 election was almost a wall-to-wall disgrace for the press pack. Press conferences on policy announcements were dominated by questions of politics and sideshow. This year, however, those journalists who were out following the leaders, and who were not there to just write spin for the News Corp tabloids, did their jobs well. If you wanted to know what was going on, you were in policy heaven. The problem is, fewer people were consuming this detailed coverage. More » The power of quality childcare Teaching the public service to obey its new masters Is philosophical enquiry a waste of taxpayers' money? Leave now and forever hold your peace Julian Assange, the political outsider Even a thrashing can't wake Labor from its delusion Australia decides: politics is a man's game Can the Coalition's NBN keep pace with change? Abbott's in charge - what happens next? Just In More Just In » Witnesses urged to come forward in sex worker murder case Victoria Police have released CCTV footage of two people who may have information regarding the death of Melbourne sex worker Tracy Connelly. One was walking along Vale Street on July 21, the night Ms Connelly was killed in her van on Greeves St, St Kilda. The other was driving a ute in the area. More » Australians injured in deadly attack on PNG trekking party Scrapping carbon tax will expose Coalition's 'disastrous' policy: Champion Senate vote prompts SA to consider ballot changes UN survey reveals Asia-Pacific rape crisis UK House of Commons deputy speaker resigns after sex charges Mexico to tax soft drinks to cut obesity Abbott speaks with Indonesian president about asylum seeker plan Investigators to probe cause of bushfires in western Sydney, as threat eases Health groups call on Coke to scrap ad campaign World More World » Australians injured in deadly attack on PNG trekking party Australians are among those injured in a deadly attack on a trekking group in Papua New Guinea, the Department of Foreign Affairs says. More » UN survey reveals Asia-Pacific rape crisis UK House of Commons deputy speaker resigns after sex charges Mexico to tax soft drinks to cut obesity German Thomas Bach wins IOC presidency Survivors of Breivik massacre elected to Norway's parliament Business More Business » Ziggy Switkowski tipped to head NBN Co By business editor Peter Ryan Malcolm Turnbull refuses to confirm speculation that the former Telstra boss could be appointed chief executive of NBN Co. Mr Turnbull says any decision would have to be made by the Coalition cabinet. More » Markets, dollar continue post-election rise Elders to cut 150 jobs as part of restructure Business confidence lifts despite tough trading conditions Watchdog takes aim at 'free' apps charging children Politics More Politics » Scrapping carbon tax will expose Coalition's 'disastrous' policy: Champion By political reporter Susan McDonald A Federal Labor backbencher says his party should allow the Coalition to scrap the carbon tax so its direct action policy can be exposed as a fraud. More » Senate vote prompts SA to consider ballot changes Abbott speaks with Indonesian president about asylum seeker plan Survivors of Breivik massacre elected to Norway's parliament UN meeting stalls as Syria agrees to hand over chemical weapons Sport More Sport » German Thomas Bach wins IOC presidency German Thomas Bach has been elected president of the IOC, replacing Belgian Jacques Rogge in the top job. More » Ablett wins record fifth AFLPA MVP Holger has to go, bring back Hiddink: Culina Massa's Ferrari departure opens door for Raikkonen Waerea-Hargreaves handed one-match ban Emotional Nadal rules out Grand Slam Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Uni student petitions Coalition to scrap NBN plan By national science and technology reporter Jake Sturmer A 20-year-old Queensland university student is hoping to use the power of the internet to change the new Coalition Government's mind about the National Broadband Network. An internet petition calling for the Coalition to scrap its plans to create a fibre-to-the-node network has had more than 94,500 signatures in just three days. Twenty-year-old Liberal-voting student Nick Paine created the online petition on Sunday, protesting against the Liberal party's plans to switch to a $29.5 billion fibre-to-the-node model. He wants the new government to continue rolling out a $44.1 billion fibre-to-the-premises network. More » Watchdog takes aim at 'free' apps charging children Don't let change of government slow rollout of NBN: telcos 'Artificial nose' sniffs out blood-poisoning threat Robotic NASA spacecraft lifts off to probe lunar dust Environment More Environment » Harrison Ford's heated interview shocks Indonesian minister Indonesia's forestry minister has accused Hollywood star Harrison Ford of subjecting him to a rude interview on climate change that left him "shocked", an official said. More » Jet ski rider fined for getting too close to whales Abbott starts process to repeal carbon tax Coalition to water down Murray buybacks Pacific countries lead the world on climate change, Majuro declaration 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. 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