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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 11 Mar, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Fate of Malaysian jet still a mystery as passport security questioned By South-East Asia correspondent Samantha Hawley, wires Authorities remain confounded by the mysterious disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet with 239 people on board, as questions mount over possible security lapses. Dozens of ships and aircraft from 10 countries have scoured the seas around Malaysia and Vietnam since flight MH370 vanished on Saturday en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur. The search area has now been expanded to a radius of 100 nautical miles from the point where the plane was last detected. Terrorism has not been ruled out but there is a new line of investigation on the two men who boarded the plane with stolen passports, and are now being linked to a stolen passport syndicate. Investigators have travelled to the beachside town of Pattaya in Thailand to quiz the travel agent who sold the airline tickets to the men. More » Clive Palmer investigated over possible advertising breach Daniel Morcombe murder: Swayed by money, Brett Cowan 'pretended' he killed Queensland teenager Leaked emails reveal Immigration staff told not to use word 'sympathise' Abbott 'pleased' with SPC Ardmona's $70m deal with Woolworths Australian Vaccination Network changes name to reflect sceptical stance AFL mourns death of Dean Bailey after battle with lung cancer More Analysis » Time to ditch antiquated media regulations Our media regulations are stuck in the 1930s when they were first imposed, so why keep ownership rules that were so manifestly designed for another age? Thankfully, Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull is looking at finally eliminating some of the antiquated rules that limit how much traditional media one company can own. Industry consolidation may be the only way to save some of our legacy media outlets. More » The simple truth of our 'miracle' economy Ugandan moralism damages struggle to end HIV What we can learn from a Tassie butchering What's prompted Abbott's sudden drying out? The West poked the Russian Bear Workers not the culprit of productivity slide Tough reform from the Coalition playbook Hardly the wages blowout of an inflexible market Long road to recovery for bruised politics Just In More Just In » China lends satellites to search for missing Malaysian plane China has deployed 10 satellites to help in the massive air-and-sea search for the Malaysia Airlines plane missing with 239 people on board. About two-thirds of the 227 passengers and 12 crew who are now presumed to have died aboard the plane were Chinese. China has urged Malaysia to speed up efforts to find the aircraft. If the loss is confirmed it will be China's second-worst air disaster. The high-resolution satellites, which are controlled from the Xian Satellite Control Centre in northern China, will be used for navigation, weather monitoring, communications and other aspects of the search-and-rescue. Experts remain mystified as to what caused the plane to suddenly disappear from radar, and imagery taken by US spy satellites revealed no evidence of a mid-air explosion. More » Construction magnate Len Buckeridge dies after long illness Australia urged to follow New Zealand's lead on flag rethink David Jones CEO Paul Zahra to stay on Man suffers serious leg injuries in Sydney excavator accident Anti-vaccination group changes name to reflect sceptical stance Luke Batty case prompts police to speed up warrants PM calls mining, carbon taxes 'anti-WA' as Senate campaigns kick off Murder accused 'weird', defence lawyer concedes Cardinal Pell told victim he had been through 'legal abuse' World More World » Australia urged to follow New Zealand's lead on flag rethink By political reporter Simon Cullen New Zealanders are set to go to to the polls to vote on a new flag - prompting calls for Australia to do the same. More » Russian forces consolidate grip on Ukraine's Crimea Thousands of garment workers sacked as unsafe Bangladesh factory closes Pistorius vomits as murder trial hears autopsy details Perrine gutted as Aussies still medal-less Japan 'irresponsible' to send residents back to Fukushima Business More Business » Concern raised over major credit reporting changes By business reporter Pat McGrath Few Australians are aware of major credit reporting changes taking effect on Wednesday that may make it harder for many people to get loans or mean they pay higher interest rates. Until this week lenders have only been required to report a customer default on loans when they are more than 60 days late in their payments. However, from Wednesday, more detailed information about credit card and loan repayments will be handed over to credit reporting agencies. Consumer groups warn that the changes may mean higher interest rates for low income borrowers who have had minor late payments. More » David Jones CEO Paul Zahra to stay on Business conditions, confidence give up recent gains Weak China data pulls down iron ore and metals prices Telstra breaches privacy of 15,775 customers Abbott 'pleased' with SPC Ardmona's $70m deal with Woolworths Politics More Politics » Australia urged to follow New Zealand's lead on flag rethink By political reporter Simon Cullen New Zealanders are set to go to to the polls to vote on a new flag - prompting calls for Australia to do the same. More » Leaked emails reveal Immigration staff told not to use word 'sympathise' Foreign Minister Julie Bishop pleads for privacy for Troy Buswell Primary school principals call for simplified curriculum Abbott 'pleased' with SPC Ardmona's $70m deal with Woolworths Sport More Sport » 2014 AFL season preview By Andrew McGarry and Dean Bilton Grandstand runs the rule over the 18 teams lining up for this year's AFL season. More » Smith agrees to four-year extension at Storm Dean Bailey dies after cancer battle Harris 'couldn't lift his leg': Doctor Gallen to undergo scans on ankle injury NRL investigates Barba racial abuse Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Tropical fruit tourism 'thriving in NSW' By Megan Woodward A family in northern NSW has successfully combined farming and tourism at their productive tropical fruit farm for decades. More » Asteroid to make close pass by Earth Uncrackable phones stymie police efforts to prevent underworld crime Scientists revive 30,000-year-old virus From driving a bus to funding high-risk cancer research: Col's story Environment More Environment » PM calls mining, carbon taxes 'anti-WA' as Senate campaigns kick off Prime Minister Tony Abbott has branded the mining and carbon taxes "anti Western Australian" during his pitch to WA voters ahead of the April 5 Senate election. WA's Senate results from the September Federal Election were declared void earlier this month by the High Court after about 1,400 ballots disappeared during a vote recount. Today Mr Abbott, Labor leader Bill Shorten and Greens leader Christine Milne are on the campaign trail, outlining their key messages. More » More than 150 records broken last summer, Climate Council says Thousands stage anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo ahead of Fukushima anniversary China to toughen laws after air quality in major cities fails to meet standards Fact file: How does the Renewable Energy Target affect your power bill? 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. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. 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