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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 15 Feb, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Indonesia to raise boat turn-backs with US By Helen Brown in Jakarta, staff Indonesia says it will raise the Abbott Government's asylum seeker policy with the United States during official talks next week. Jakarta has stepped up its protest to the Coalition's boat turn-back policy, calling in the Australian ambassador in Jakarta for a meeting with a senior official. Indonesia's foreign affairs minister Marty Natalegawa says a strong protest message was given to Australian ambassador Greg Moriarty over the use of lifeboats to send asylum seekers back. Dr Natalegawa says he will inform US secretary of state John Kerry about Australia's actions and let officials draw their own conclusions. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says her relationship with her Indonesian counterpart remains "positive". 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The company, the cash and the split Liberal Party A captain-in-waiting's knock Protectionism no cure for our woes The human cost of drought can't be counted Advance Australia unfair Slogans stifled debate - and we let them What really killed the auto industry Just In More Just In » Australian flights resume after Indonesian volcano eruption Flights from Australia to South-East Asia are mostly back to normal after an eruption from Indonesia's Mount Kelud forced some airlines to cancel their services. More » South Australian election campaign officially begins US banks given green light to deal with marijuana companies 4yo girl hospitalised after hit and run near Byron Bay lighthouse One of NSW's most wanted arrested over stabbing murder Car bomb kills dozens in Syria Final bell sounds for giant of the shearing world Cootes Transport voluntarily halts entire Victorian fleet Violent clash in western China leaves 15 dead: local media Man impaled on fence in Bendigo car crash World More World » US banks given green light to deal with marijuana companies The United States government has outlined a new policy allowing licensed marijuana businesses to open bank accounts. Twenty American states have legalised some form of marijuana use but banks have been reluctant to deal with cannabis businesses, for fear of being caught up in "drug money" crimes. To qualify for legal protection from prosecution, the banks have to meet certain conditions. 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More » Australian dollar could fall further on foreign ownership of resources Newcrest posts 88 per cent profit slump on falling gold prices Rio Tinto to cut costs to drive profit growth Farmers launch class action against ANZ bank Agribusiness takeover bids excite the market Politics More Politics » Violent clash in western China leaves 15 dead: local media By China correspondent Stephen McDonell, wires Fifteen people have been killed in a violent clash in China's western region, in what officials have labelled a terrorist attack, state media said. More » Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal quits China to pressure N Korea on nuclear program: Kerry US Secretary of State urges China to be 'open, transparent' on air defence zones Travel sanctions against Fiji under review: Julie Bishop Sport More Sport » Lassila wins aerials bronze in Sochi Australia's Lydia Lassila won a bronze medal in the women's aerials final in Sochi. More » Warner, Doolan put Australia in command Australia v South Africa: First Test, day three as it happened Adelaide United comfortably disposes of Mariners Reds not reading into loss to Rebels Demons kick off Roos era with Cup victory Science and Technology More Science and Technology » US scientists achieve 'turning point' in fusion energy quest Scientists in the United States say they have taken an important step on a decades-old quest to harness nuclear fusion to generate nearly inexhaustible energy. More » 'Inadvertent errors' force nutritionists to correct controversial sugar paper China's Jade Rabbit lunar rover comes 'back to life' WA coral reef decimated by marine heatwave: study 20 per cent of world's bird species found in cities Environment More Environment » Bushfire-hit farmer sees hope by de-stocking By Simon Royal A farmer is selling all his sheep, hoping his bushfire-hit land will get a rare chance to bounce back. 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