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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 11 Nov, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Typhoon hits Vietnam as millions await aid in devastated Philippines By South-East Asia correspondent Zoe Daniel, wires A weakened Typhoon Haiyan has made landfall in Vietnam as a massive relief effort continues in the Philippines. At least 10,000 people are feared dead in the Philippines' province of Leyte after the massive storm cut a swathe of destruction across the region. The typhoon flattened homes, schools and other infrastructure, leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless. Philippines president Benigno Aquino says the priority is to restore power and communications across the country, as thousands of troops are deployed to the disaster zones and military cargo planes fly in supplies. Despite the system weakening, Vietnamese authorities are taking no chances, with more than 600,000 people evacuated from Vietnam's coastal areas. More » Fears for Australians missing in Philippines after typhoon Diggers' sacrifices honoured on Remembrance Day Government defends using RAAF jet to fly MPs to Canberra Australians cleared of Dubai bribery, fraud charges Vote Compass explorer: What Australians think about the big political issues ABBA considering possible reunion More Analysis » Shared memory and the licensing of hate The historical significance of Kristallnacht, the 75th anniversary of which was marked this past weekend, cannot be doubted. It marked the escalation of Nazi hatred of Jews into systematic violence and illustrated the power of words in the mounting anti-Semitism of the time. It also serves as a powerful cautionary tale as we debate the racial vilification provisions in the Race Discrimination Act. 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More » Man arrested over fatal stabbing in Sydney's east Proportion of first-home buyers entering property market hits a record low Historians attempt to find WWI's first bullet deep in Australian waters Jarrod Lyle returns to golf at Australian Masters Explosives man remanded in custody Pair in court over petrol bomb thrown into car O'Farrell confirms 'one punch' laws push for NSW Reward offered: NSW man fatally shot 13 years ago Australia in Afghanistan: The 'bittersweet' ending to our longest war World More World » Weakened Typhoon Haiyan makes landfall in Vietnam Typhoon Haiyan has made landfall in Vietnam but has weakened significantly from the super storm which left a trail of destruction across the Philippines. More » Pakistani schools ban book written by Malala Yousafzai Australians cleared of Dubai bribery, fraud charges Queen leads Britain in Remembrance Sunday services ABBA considering possible reunion CHOGM boycott: Indian PM confirms he will not attend Sri Lanka summit Business More Business » Proportion of first-home buyers entering property market hits a record low By business reporter Michael Janda First home buyers now make up the smallest proportion of the housing market on record, in Australian Bureau of Statistics figures that go back 22 years. The bureau's data show the proportion of first home buyers dipped to 12.5 per cent in September, the lowest level since it started collecting the figures in July 1991 - the previous low was 12.8 per cent in March 2004. More » David Jones facing probe over director share trades ADM confident of takeover Mining production tipped to soar 41pc in next five years The week ahead Politics More Politics » No sign of corruption found yet over missing Senate votes The former federal police commissioner Mick Keelty says there is no sign of corruption or misconduct, at this stage, as he continues his inquiry into what happened to nearly 1,400 missing WA Senate votes. More » Government defends using RAAF jet to fly MPs to Canberra Keelty in Perth for missing Senate ballot inquiry Post offices under pressure as parcel business rises CHOGM boycott: Indian PM confirms he will not attend Sri Lanka summit Sport More Sport » Gabba Test selection is a no-brainer: Clarke Captain Michael Clarke expects there will be no surprises when the Australian Test team is named on Tuesday. More » Jarrod Lyle returns to golf at Australian Masters Prior ruled out of tour clash Scott eyes Australian triple crown Van Persie fires United to win over Arsenal Nadal, Djokovic set for World Tour Finals showdown Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Public sector told not to renew contract workers' jobs By political reporter Jane Norman Commonwealth departments and agencies have been ordered to terminate the jobs of all contract workers when their terms expire, in a bid to meet the Coalition's target of reducing the public service by 12,000 jobs. More » Greens challenge charitable status of anti-wind farm group Scientists seek volunteers to have genetic code published on internet Australian schools to reap 3D printing benefits University investigates fresh claims of research misconduct Environment More Environment » Gillard urges Parliament to keep price on carbon Former prime minister Julia Gillard has used a speech in Melbourne to urge Parliament to keep the price on carbon. More » Shark attack survivor stirs fascination with great whites Greens challenge charitable status of anti-wind farm group BHP Billiton voices concern over any delay to carbon tax repeal Power prices will drop as soon as carbon tax goes: Hunt 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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