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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 04 Apr, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Police name person of interest in French student's murder Brisbane police have have named a 25-year-old man as a person of interest in the murder of French university student Sophie Collombet. They say Benjamin James Milward is an itinerant and that he will remain a person of interest until his name can be eliminated. Ms Collombet's naked body was found in Kurilpa Park last week. She had been bashed to death. The 21-year-old had been studying business at Griffith University. More » Special constable injured as 'serial pest' disrupts ICAC PM would welcome decision by Cambodia to accept asylum seekers NT Government under siege as rebel MLAs exit Country Liberals 16 dead and many more missing in Solomon Islands floods, government says Grappling hook lets down inmate in elaborate escape bid from Mobilong prison Wetas released into wild: Captive breeding program aims to repopulate New Zealand with unique insect More Analysis » Putting the ADF succession plan under scrutiny The Australian Defence Force gets a gold star for its appointments today, but it can do better on retaining the skills of its leaders now and in the future. Where they're keen to continue to contribute, there's got to be a structured way that we can continue to harness the experience of women and men we've spent decades training and who have tirelessly served us. It's better to do that than give them a farewell dinner and lose them to the corporate world, academia or the golf course. More » Making heads or tails of Australia's economic strategy Sorry WA, the Senate revote won't change much Caving to insidious Chinese censorship It's time to get tough - for our kids' sake Why the coal industry is right to fear divestment Surely defamation is the real threat to free speech Our Rolls-Royce budget can handle a flat tyre People power the new economic driver Partisan indulgences leave middle Australia cold Just In More Just In » RBNZ says home loan limits appear to be slowing house prices By business reporter Michael Janda The Reserve Bank of New Zealand says its mortgage lending limits appear to be slowing down home price growth. More » Police name person of interest in French student's murder Top cop to face questions over NSW police conviction data Bennett wants NRL changes to prevent more serious injuries CFMEU alleges 457 visa workers exploited at Rinehart's Roy Hill Grappling hook lets down inmate in elaborate escape bid Husband of shark victim pays tribute to 'loved' wife Berry's family expected to saddle up at Slipper meeting Smoke alarm sparks air emergency in Adelaide Labor heavyweights defend 'colourful' candidate Bullock World More World » Captive breeding program hopes to help weta's battle for survival By New Zealand correspondent Dominique Schwartz The giant weta, one of the heaviest insects in the world, is being given a leg-up in its battle for survival. More » White House denies US set up 'Cuban Twitter' to create political unrest Glasgow planning explosive Comm Games opener Queen Elizabeth, Pope Francis meet in Rome Novartis removes top Japanese executives over drug trial scandal Musharraf survives assassination attempt Business More Business » Former ASIC lawyer claims regulator too cosy with finance sector By Ian Verrender Explosive claims by a former lawyer with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that the organisation was in the pocket of finance industry lobbyists has sent the corporate regulator into damage control. More » CFMEU alleges 457 visa workers exploited at Rinehart's Roy Hill CSR, Boral lay foundations for brick joint venture RBNZ says home loan limits appear to be slowing house prices Commonwealth Bank axes credit card scheme that donated to World Vision Trade Minister Andrew Robb discusses the delegation to north Asia Politics More Politics » Labor heavyweights defend 'colourful' candidate Bullock Labor's Louise Pratt has laughed off a suggestion she cannot work with running mate Joe Bullock after he described her as a "poster child" for causes such as gay marriage and accused her of canvassing votes against him. In November, the right-wing union powerbroker reportedly told a Christian function in Perth that he was needed in Parliament otherwise it would follow "every weird lefty trend that you can imagine". "Joe and I have had differences on some things but the one thing we do have in common - and in fact we have lots in common, health, education," Ms Pratt told 720 ABC Perth's Mornings program. More » Inquiry hears child detainees missing out on months of school Special constable injured as 'serial pest' disrupts ICAC NT Government under siege as rebel MLAs exit Country Liberals Profile: ADF Chief Mark Binskin Sport More Sport » Berry's family expected to saddle up at Slipper meeting Nathan Berry's twin brother Tommy and in-laws Chad and Glyn Schofield are expected to ride in Saturday's Golden Slipper. More » Bennett wants NRL changes to prevent more serious injuries Mariners flight forced to make emergency landing Glasgow planning explosive Comm Games opener Scott eyes history ahead of Augusta defence Southern Stars hold on to advance to women's World T20 final Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Novartis removes top Japanese executives over drug trial scandal The Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis has removed several Japanese executives after they hid serious potential side effects of leukaemia treatments from regulators. More » MH370 search: 8 things you might not know about black boxes Researchers claim breakthrough in tackling HIV How a British satellite plotted MH370's route NASA camera used on Apollo Moon missions sells for $835k Environment More Environment » Captive breeding program hopes to help weta's battle for survival By New Zealand correspondent Dominique Schwartz The giant weta, one of the heaviest insects in the world, is being given a leg-up in its battle for survival. More » Clive Palmer and Ross Garnaut debate carbon tax ahead of WA Senate election Bob Brown steps down as Sea Shepherd chairman Ocean garbage could hinder MH370 search: expert WA warning after crocodile lunges at woman, another takes dog 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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