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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 04 Oct, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Morrison firm on 'full arsenal' of asylum policy By political reporter Eliza Borrello Immigration Minister Scott Morrison says there will be no change to Australia's border protection policies despite an apparent softening in the Prime Minister's language around the issue earlier this week. Some media had questioned whether Tony Abbott's comments in Indonesia signalled the Coalition was abandoning its plan to buy asylum seeker boats from Indonesian fishermen. Questions had also been raised about whether the Government was still committed to turning asylum seeker boats back to Indonesia. "I wish to stress that the full arsenal of measures represented in the Coalition's policies to stop the boats remain available to be deployed by the Government," Mr Morrison said. More » Warships assemble in Sydney Harbour for Fleet Review Life sentence given for shooting Tamworth policeman Supermarket to stop selling eggs from caged hens Qld Attorney-General to appeal against Fardon's release Shutdown forces Obama to withdraw from APEC More Analysis » It's not ABC4Boys: why we need more Peppa Pigs Regrettably, feisty and engaging female characters are fairly few and far between on the ABC's channel for younger kids, ABC4Kids. A quick look at the line-up reveals that the hefty majority have male characters in the spotlight, with the characters in the supporting roles only sometimes female, and usually differentiated by their pink attire and absurdly long eye lashes. That's why we need more characters like Peppa Pig. More » Why the Greens were the real election losers Breaking Bad: illegal downloads are the real crime David and Goliath: the hidden strengths in weakness Abbott rises to his first foreign policy challenge Silk Road battleground: individualism v authority The Buddy Franklin river of gold The trappings of gay marriage A letter to my younger self Australia has an obligation to refugees Just In More Just In » Qld Attorney-General to appeal against Fardon's release Queensland Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie will try to lodge an urgent appeal in the Court of Appeal to try to prevent the release of serial sex offender Robert Fardon. More » Perth toddler death: Experts issue warning to forgetful parents IPO may force Twitter to drop character limit: Analyst Life sentence given for shooting Tamworth policeman Street artist Banksy sets New York on the chase Welfare resources 'disturbing' in death of obese 10yo Stocks stumble as US shutdown rattles investors Shutdown forces Obama to withdraw from APEC Morrison firm on 'full arsenal' of asylum policy 11 things to know about Twitter World More World » IPO may force Twitter to drop character limit: Analyst By finance reporters Rebecca Hyam and Alicia Barry A US financial analyst says Twitter will almost certainly alter its 140-character limit once it is listed on the share market. More » Street artist Banksy sets New York on the chase Shutdown forces Obama to withdraw from APEC 11 things to know about Twitter Man says dog ate his money and US treasury paid up US Treasury warns debt stoush could spark financial crisis Business More Business » Twitter reveals much-anticipated share offering Twitter has revealed details of its highly anticipated stock offering, with the messaging platform stating it hopes to raise $US1 billion. Documents filed with US Securities and Exchange Commission contained the first published financial data on the microblogging platform. They showed Twitter had 218 million active users as of June 30, and made a loss of nearly $US80 million last year. More » US Treasury warns debt stoush could spark financial crisis Stocks stumble as US shutdown rattles investors Former NBN director says rollout 'dysfunctional' Typo adds $14.5 billion to Spain's debt Gunns insider trading case may return to court Politics More Politics » Shutdown forces Obama to withdraw from APEC Barack Obama will not attend the APEC summit in Bali next week as the US government shutdown continues. "The president made this decision based on the difficulty in moving forward with foreign travel in the face of a shutdown, and his determination to continue pressing his case that Republicans should immediately allow a vote to reopen the government," the White House said in a statement. Mr Obama cancelled visits to Malaysia and the Philippines earlier this week because of his budget struggle with Republicans in Congress. US secretary of state John Kerry will stand in for the president both at the APEC summit and at the East Asia summit in neighbouring Brunei. More » Morrison firm on 'full arsenal' of asylum policy Abbott concedes tough road ahead with new-look Senate Albanese continues ALP leadership campaign Italy mourns as death toll from migrant boat capsize hits 130 Sport More Sport » Toovey on the cusp of joining Manly greats Geoff Toovey is on the cusp of becoming only the fifth man to captain and coach Manly to a first grade premiership. More » Simpson ready to have Eagles soaring again Wallabies want win to avoid wooden spoon US leads Internationals by a point at Presidents Cup Milligan battling knee injury ahead of Paris friendly CA told don't take ABC for granted Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Roman skulls found under London may be from Boudicca's revolt Construction workers digging tunnels for a new railway link under central London say they have found about 20 Roman skulls in the latest archaeological discovery by builders on the project. More » Australian researcher stopped from speaking due to US shutdown NASA finds plastic ingredient on Saturn moon Titan Breakthrough brings cure for MS sufferers closer IPCC delivers worrying climate report card Environment More Environment » Divers to inspect yacht wreck Sharnie Kim Authorities remain concerned about possible fuel leaks from a luxury cruiser which caught fire and sank off far north Queensland. More » Russia charges 30 Greenpeace activists with piracy Shale gas production spreads outback tentacles Nearly all NSW dwellings to be excluded from CSG mining Greenpeace activists charged with piracy over Arctic protest 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. 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