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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 04 Jan, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Fifth Ashes Test, day two: live blog Australia wrapped up England's innings as the tourists were dismissed for 155 at tea on day two of the fifth Ashes Test. More » Brisbane temperature rising with 41C high expected Woman found badly burnt in Sydney bushland WA Government urged to scrap new shark policies Police find car stolen by WA rapist and accomplice Musician Phil Everly dies aged 74 More Analysis » A surfer's defence of the great white shark In response to a spate of fatal shark attacks over the past few years, baited hooks will soon be set off WA's most popular beaches. But I think we are better than fear, and nobler than vengeance. After the destructive folly of past generations, surely the ocean finally deserves the best of us as a species. Surfers should be at the centre of a defence of the oceans, not hand in hand with those that seek to destroy its creatures without any attempt at a scientific reasoning for it. More » A Bailey blast would be the perfect Ashes full stop What Australia needs is a genuine house of review Morrison's cynical Catch-22 ploy on asylum seekers Why the Sochi Games should be safe The ACCC's 2014 resolution to end fuel discounts New Year's Peeve: the folly of the fresh start Need a resolution? Why not try one of these? Don't leave it to politicians to change the world Australia's march to free speech has begun Just In More Just In » US government cuts places where troops get danger pay The US government has cut by about a third the list of places where its troops get imminent danger pay, dropping locations such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in a move expected to save $111 million a year. More » Two dead in road crash in central Victoria Musician Phil Everly dies aged 74 WA Government urged to scrap new shark policies Potent ecstasy sparks concerns for young Australians Woman found badly burnt in Sydney bushland Pharaonic beer-maker's tomb found in Egypt Amnesty calls for inquiry into deaths of Cambodian garment workers Injured bushwalker winched to safety after night in Blue Mountains Fifth Ashes Test, day two: live blog World More World » US government cuts places where troops get danger pay The US government has cut by about a third the list of places where its troops get imminent danger pay, dropping locations such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in a move expected to save $111 million a year. More » Musician Phil Everly dies aged 74 Pharaonic beer-maker's tomb found in Egypt Amnesty calls for inquiry into deaths of Cambodian garment workers Lebanon army IDs man as Beirut suicide bomber One dead, 13 injured after WWII bomb explodes in Germany Business More Business » Facebook alleged to have sold information in users' private messages By finance reporter Pat McGrath and staff Facebook is being sued in the United States for allegedly selling details of private messages to advertisers without users' consent. More » Snapchat announces changes in response to hack attack Low rates working to lift retail, construction employment Murdoch's Fox sells China Star TV stake Stretched Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner faces program of tests in Red Centre heat before taking on world Politics More Politics » WA Government urged to scrap new shark policies More than 4,000 people have converged on a Perth beach to protest against the WA Government's new shark culling policy. The government is allowing professional fisherman to catch and kill any large great white, tiger or bull sharks using hooks on baited drum lines at some WA beaches. Sharks longer than three metres are being targeted, but environmentalists fear other animals will be caught on the lines. The government announced the measures after seven fatal attacks in three years. More » Indian PM Manmohan Singh to step down after elections Three killed as Cambodian forces open fire on protesters Beirut blast kills at least four Tasmanian Greenpeace activist stands by Arctic oil protest Sport More Sport » Fifth Ashes Test, day two: live blog Australia wrapped up England's innings as the tourists were dismissed for 155 at tea on day two of the fifth Ashes Test. More » England unable to deliver knockout blow Farina says A-League dogged by referee errors Sharapova finds reasons to smile despite defeat Sydney FC overcomes send-off to draw Federer cruises past Matosevic Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Pharaonic beer-maker's tomb found in Egypt A Japanese archaeological team has discovered the tomb of a leading beer producer from the pharaonic period in the famed temple city of Luxor. More » Passengers on stranded Antarctic ship rescued Digital poet urges authors to turn over new leaf NZ pair set to market cheese made with deer milk Passengers remain stranded on Antarctic ship as helicopter rescue delayed Environment More Environment » Your say: BoM says 2013 was Australia's hottest year on record Weather bureau data shows 2013 was the hottest year on record with above average temperatures experienced by every state and territory. ABC readers had their say on the increased temperatures. 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