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NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 24 Nov, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Beaches remain closed after WA shark attack Beaches near the community of Gracetown, in south-west Western Australia, remain closed this morning after a fatal shark attack off the coast. A 35-year-old Margaret River local was killed yesterday while surfing at Umbies break off Gracetown, about 270 kilometres south of Perth. The state's Department of Fisheries has issued an imminent threat order to find the shark and if it is deemed dangerous, it could be destroyed. It is the third fatal shark attack in waters off Gracetown in less than a decade and the first in WA this year. More » The Ashes: Australia in dominant position Tornado rips roof off house in north-eastern NSW Abbott writes back to Indonesian president over spying row Paparazzo Darryn Lyons leads in Geelong mayor by-election count Kangaroos demolish Fiji in Rugby League World Cup semi-final More Analysis » So far, Abbott’s best is not good enough Tony Abbott insists he'll have a foreign policy with a Jakarta focus and not a Geneva focus. To this point, Geneva will be well pleased. To be fair, the Prime Minister was placed in a no-win situation by the previous government on the Indonesian spy scandal. But that is no excuse for making a bad situation even worse. There were so many options to consider short of an apology, and he took none of them. More » Notes on a media scandal Camelot and Narnia and the myths of our time Quality of life at stake in demographic shift Fighting back on gas claims 'Budget emergency' requires action Abbott's failure to listen escalates spying row A rivalry older than federation Where self-interest meets self-effacement A make-or-break Ashes for many Just In More Just In » Wallabies win third straight, beat Scotland 21-15 The Wallabies beat Scotland 21-15 in the penultimate match of their spring tour, with Israel Folau again the star. More » Kangaroos and Kiwis set up RLWC final re-match Paparazzo Darryn Lyons leads in Geelong mayor by-election count Beaches remain closed after WA shark attack UK slave suspects of Indian, Tanzanian origin: police WA man stabbed outside Mongols bikie HQ Severe storm lashes south-east Queensland Sydney leaves it late for win over Phoenix Health groups claims AIDS treatments in Asia under threat Warner comes of age with century World More World » UK slave suspects of Indian, Tanzanian origin: police British police say a man and a woman suspected of holding three women captive in a London house for 30 years are of Indian and Tanzanian origin and came to Britain in the 1960s. More » China creates air defence zone over disputed islands China oil pipeline explosion death toll rises Photographer wins $1.3m payout from companies that took images from Twitter David and Victoria Beckham donate clothes for typhoon relief appeal Dancer accused of plotting Bolshoi acid attack says director treated troupe like puppets Business More Business » Analysis: Live export threat takes spying fallout to new level Analysis by business editor Peter Ryan The latest threat from Indonesia to freeze Australia's live cattle trade takes the fallout from the spying scandal to a disturbing new level, writes Peter Ryan. More » Corporate big hitters Gail Kelly and David Peever recruited to Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council DJs shareholders in protest vote against executive pay plan Commission recommends raising pension age to 70 Apple wins latest round of Samsung patent war Job cuts begin at Newcrest gold mine from next week Politics More Politics » Corporate big hitters recruited to PM's Indigenous Advisory Council Prominent business figures have been recruited to Tony Abbott's Indigenous advisory council as part of the Prime Minister's aim of creating a "new engagement" with Aboriginal people. More » G-G's support for republic, same-sex marriage a 'slap in the face' Joyce postpones visit to Indonesia as spying scandal continues Governor-General backs gay marriage, Australia becoming republic $317m buy of Ayers Rock Resort 'inexplicable' Sport More Sport » Kangaroos and Kiwis set up RLWC final re-match Australia and New Zealand will meet in the Rugby League World Cup final yet again after contrasting semi-final wins. More » Wallabies win third straight, beat Scotland 21-15 Liverpool wins Merseyside derby, Arsenal pulls clear Mariners grab key away win over Perth Day, Australia take World Cup of Golf lead Victory thrash Adelaide despite send-off Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Melbourne researchers make leukaemia treatment breakthrough Medical researchers in Melbourne have discovered a ground-breaking technique for treating aggressive forms of leukaemia. More » Governments urged to back solar research push Car park sensors nab more drivers than inspectors Robot seals comfort dementia patients in nursing homes Common plastics chemical linked to pre-term births Environment More Environment » Governments urged to back solar research push By Mike Sexton Laminated roll-out solar panels and power storage within panels themselves are shaping up as future advances in harnessing the power of the sun. More » A year on, big changes flow from Murray-Darling Plan Carbon tax repeal bill passes Lower House Fukushima water to be dumped in ocean: clean-up boss Russia grants bail to 9 foreign Greenpeace activists 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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