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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 22 Oct, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live: RFS to link up major NSW bushfires as winds drop The NSW Rural Fire Service has announced firefighters will deliberately link the major State Mine and Mount Victoria fires to help them manage the situation. Strong winds picked up early this morning, hampering back-burning efforts, but firefighters will now take advantage of a lull. Firefighters will link the two fires in a controlled way through back-burning efforts. An emergency warning remains for the State Mine fire, while there are three watch-and-act alerts at Mount Victoria, Springwood and in the Southern Highlands. A state of emergency also remains in effect across the state as hundreds of reinforcements arrive from interstate to bolster firefighters on the ground. More » NSW fires show world 'paying the price' of carbon: UN Child migrants speak out as N Ireland inquiry heads to Australia Greek Roma couple held on abduction charges Australian-Pakistani family 'strangled to death' More Analysis » Climate change action is essential risk management No specific incident like the NSW fires can be unequivocally attributed to climate change. But extreme weather - droughts, heatwaves, fires, floods - is exactly what we should expect to see much more. Cutting emissions is elementary risk management for a nation that is more vulnerable to climate change than most others. The majority of people see it that way. While its current iteration is likely to be repealed, carbon pricing in Australia is not dead and buried. Things have changed rapidly and drastically before on the rollercoaster that is Australia's climate policy. More » A conservative vision of party reform US remains integral to the Pacific's future The case for Indigenous self-determination Labor has changed: Shorten must adapt or perish Australia is falling behind in prevention of HIV The GOP shutdown: a party divided against itself Why did Essendon alone take the fall? Australia's second class of insecure workers Carbon tax repeal is a free kick Just In More Just In » NSW fires show world 'paying the price' of carbon: UN The executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Christiana Figueres, says the bushfires in New South Wales prove the world is "already paying the price of carbon". More » Lampedusa migrant shipwreck survivors blocked from memorial Two dead, two wounded in Nevada school shooting Another SA teacher suspended over sex allegations Teen mother admits neglect over baby's death Live: RFS to link up major NSW bushfires as winds drop Greek Roma couple held on abduction charges Australian-Pakistani family 'strangled to death' Fire crews continue back-burning despite ember attacks on homes Roma couple say mother gave up mystery girl to them World More World » Lampedusa migrant shipwreck survivors blocked from memorial By Europe correspondent Barbara Miller, wires Survivors of a migrant boat that sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa have staged a protest after they were prevented from attending a memorial service for those killed in the tragedy. More » Two dead, two wounded in Nevada school shooting Greek Roma couple held on abduction charges Roma couple say mother gave up mystery girl to them 'Bling bishop' called to explain himself to Pope Female suicide bomber attacks Russian bus, kills six Business More Business » David Jones boss Zahra to quit for personal reasons The head of department store retailer David Jones, Paul Zahra, says he is resigning for personal reasons. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange, David Jones says its chief executive will stand down once a successor has been found. The company says that could take some time because it intends to look both within Australia and internationally to find an appropriate replacement. More » Home owners 'get more handouts' than renters Australian market surges to five-year high WA still Australia's top-performing economy: report JPMorgan close to $13.5b settlement over financial crisis: reports Politics More Politics » NSW fires show world 'paying the price' of carbon: UN The executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Christiana Figueres, says the bushfires in New South Wales prove the world is "already paying the price of carbon". More » Another SA teacher suspended over sex allegations WA still Australia's top-performing economy: report Concerns raised over state of Canberra's fire trails Silvio Berlusconi banned from Italian politics for two years Sport More Sport » Sheens fears wounded England Australia coach Tim Sheens says England will be even more dangerous in the RLWC after its warm-up defeat to Italy. More » Portugal gets Sweden test while France takes on Ukraine IPL has prepared me for anything: Maxwell Fulham shatters Palace with four-goal burst Fawkner expected to back up in Melbourne Cup Cahill backs Popovic for Socceroos Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Experts hail father who uncovered son's rare disease A leading Australian molecular geneticist says we are on the cusp of a revolution which will enable science and medicine to look at individual DNA and tailor treatments for common cancers. The comment was in reference to the implications of work by a Melbourne father with no medical experience who teamed up with a Queensland scientist to uncover a rare disease. More » Asteroid makes close approach and will return in 2032 Custom made shoes for race horse using 3D printing Rare giant oarfish found off Californian coast Rare mosquito fossil shows insect's blood-filled belly Environment More Environment » NSW fires show world 'paying the price' of carbon: UN The executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Christiana Figueres, says the bushfires in New South Wales prove the world is "already paying the price of carbon". More » Bandt defends bushfire attack on Abbott Part of meteor that hit Russia pulled from lake Kiribatian seeks climate change asylum in New Zealand Scientists battle to save rare spider orchid 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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