 | | NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 03 Jan, 2014 | Top Stories | | More Top Stories » |   Australia has just sweltered through its hottest year on record, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Average temperatures were 1.20 degrees Celsius above the long-term average of 21.8C, breaking the previous record set in 2005 by 0.17C, the bureau said in its Annual Climate Statement. All states and territories recorded above average temperatures in 2013, with Western Australia, Northern Territory and South Australia all breaking annual average temperature records. The country recorded its hottest day on January 7, as well as the hottest week and hottest month on record. Meanwhile, extreme conditions have persisted into the first days of 2014, with soaring temperatures in areas extending from Queensland's interior to Central Australia, northern South Australia and north-western New South Wales. More » | | | 
| | More Analysis » |  During the closing days of the 2013 Federal Parliament, Scott Morrison devised new laws for the granting of protection visas that would make Heller's Yossarian let out a respectful whistle. In short, to be eligible for a protection visa under Morrison's new laws, you must apply for a visa in Australia having arrived after fleeing your homeland for fear of persecution. But if you arrive in Australia without a visa because you fled your homeland for fear of persecution, you're not eligible for a protection visa. Through this Catch-22 ploy, Morrison is using the threat of asylum seekers being deported to put pressure on Labor to support the reintroduction of temporary protection visas. More » | | | Just In | | More Just In » | | Australia has just sweltered through its hottest year on record, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Average temperatures were 1.20 degrees Celsius above the long-term average of 21.8C, breaking the previous record set in 2005 by 0.17C, the bureau said in its Annual Climate Statement. All states and territories recorded above average temperatures in 2013, with Western Australia, Northern Territory and South Australia all breaking annual average temperature records. The country recorded its hottest day on January 7, as well as the hottest week and hottest month on record. Meanwhile, extreme conditions have persisted into the first days of 2014, with soaring temperatures in areas extending from Queensland's interior to Central Australia, northern South Australia and north-western New South Wales. More » | | | World | | More World » | | By Middle East correspondent Hayden Cooper Security forces in Iraq are battling militants, with the government thought to have lost control of two major cities for the first time since the withdrawal of US-led forces. More » | | | Business | | More Business » | | By business reporter Michael Janda  Australian home prices continued their strong gains in December, leading to the biggest calendar year rise in four years. The RP Data-Rismark home value index shows capital city prices rose an average of 9.8 per cent last year, the biggest calendar year rise since 2009 when home values lifted 13.7 per cent. More » | | | Politics | | More Politics » | | By Middle East correspondent Hayden Cooper, Wires  At least four people have been killed and more than 60 wounded in a car bombing in a suburb of Lebanon's capital Beirut. The blast struck a busy neighbourhood in the city's south, which is seen as a stronghold for the Shia militant group Hezbollah. The bomb was detonated during rush hour, and destroyed parts of surrounding buildings and caused chaos in the streets. More » | | | Sport | | More Sport » |  Alastair Cook's England face a fight to stave off a 5-0 Ashes loss, but Australia has shown how quickly fortunes turn. More » | | | Science and Technology | | More Science and Technology » |  Passengers from a ship that has been stuck in Antarctic ice since Christmas Eve have been airlifted to safety in a five-hour rescue mission. More » | | | Environment | | More Environment » |  A Tasmanian Greenpeace activist who was detained for three months in Russia over an Arctic protest is back on home soil, and says he has "no regrets". Colin Russell and 29 others were charged with hooliganism over the September protest against oil drilling, but were freed under a Russian amnesty last month. After touching down in Hobart Mr Russell joked that he would not do anything "naughty" in Russia for a while, but vowed to continue his work with Greenpeace. The 59-year-old described his jail cell as being similar to Port Arthur, and said he will have to undergo blood tests for two years after being exposed to tuberculosis. He labelled Russia's reaction to the protest as "a bit overdone", and said the Australian Government "should have gone into bat a little bit more for me". More » | | | | 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. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us | | This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. | |
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