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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 25 May, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Hollywood director's son confirmed as Santa Barbara gunman By Patrick Wright Police have identified the gunman that carried out a series of shootings in California that left six people dead as Elliot Rodger, the son of a Hollywood film director. Sheriff Bill Brown said Rodger, the son of The Hunger Games second unit director Peter Rodger, killed three people in his apartment before shooting dead three people in college town Isla Vista. More » Labor won't stand in the way of debt levy, Wong confirms Australian man dies while snorkelling in Fiji Police fear missing Sydney student killed by suspected kidnappers Former Thai PM Yingluck in 'safe place': military CCTV tape shows gunman firing shot into house 2yo girl hit by car in possible hit-and-run Cahill to captain Socceroos against South Africa Corruption inquiries will pursue dodgy donors: MP Tintin drawings set record with $3.1 million sale More Analysis » No one blameless as Thailand faces civil unrest While the current coup in Thailand can still be described as bloodless, the risk of an explosion of serious civil unrest is now extreme. Both political sides are to blame for this outcome. The Shinawatra-backed Pheu Thai party has remained beholden to the tainted influence of the exiled former prime minister Thaksin. Its opponents, rather than respecting voters, have continued to rely on the military for forced and false victories. What happens next is in the military's hands. More » Tele's sloppy journalism hurts our most vulnerable Power shift to alter environment landscape Swimming's mesmerising and treacherous black line The ugly side effects of body perfection drugs Men have a right to prostitutes? Really? Marrying Harry and the ethics of idiot box deceit Trust me, Abbott is a PM without power When protests go too far Equity in education abandoned at the first opportunity Just In More Just In » Tintin drawings set record with $3.1 million sale An original page of drawings featuring the intrepid boy reporter Tintin has sold at auction for $3.1 million, a new world record for a comic strip. More » Body found near Melbourne cemetery The internet over the past 20 years Australian man dies while snorkelling in Fiji Cahill to captain Socceroos against South Africa Hunting down the common myna in the Cook Islands Labor won't stand in the way of debt levy, Wong confirms Hollywood director's son confirmed as Santa Barbara gunman Adam Scott shoots 66 to close in at Colonial Corruption inquiries will pursue dodgy donors: MP World More World » Tintin drawings set record with $3.1 million sale An original page of drawings featuring the intrepid boy reporter Tintin has sold at auction for $3.1 million, a new world record for a comic strip. More » Hunting down the common myna in the Cook Islands Hollywood director's son confirmed as Santa Barbara gunman Former Thai PM Yingluck in 'safe place': military Three dead in shooting at Jewish museum in Belgium Real beats Atletico 4-1 to win Champions League Business More Business » Rents fall well behind home price surge By business reporter Michael Janda Sluggish rental growth means an increasing proportion of property investors are gambling on capital gains to avoid losses. More » Whitehaven protester pleads guilty for sending false press release Drug trafficking, prostitution revenue set to boost Italy's GDP result Bank won't fund Abbot Pt coal terminal due to reef threat Share market closes higher led by financial sector gains Truck firm accused of deceiving safety inspectors Politics More Politics » Labor won't stand in the way of debt levy, Wong confirms Labor says it will not block the Government's proposed debt levy for those earning more than $180,000 a year. The Opposition's Senate Leader, Penny Wong, told the ABC's Insiders program that the Opposition would "not stand in the way of that levy". However, Senator Wong said Labor remained firmly against changes to welfare and Medicare, and would not negotiate with the Coalition on its plans to deregulate education. More » Corruption inquiries will pursue dodgy donors: MP Former Thai PM Yingluck in 'safe place': military Fears lack of funding may close Sydney women's refuges Arts funding narrowly escaped further cuts: PM Sport More Sport » Live: Gold Coast v Western Bulldogs, Carlton v Adelaide Follow all the AFL action as it happens as Gold Coast faces the Western Bulldogs and Carlton plays Adelaide. More » Live: Raiders v Cowboys Cahill to captain Socceroos against South Africa Farah says Hodkinson is tailor-made for Origin Adam Scott shoots 66 to close in at Colonial Real beats Atletico 4-1 to win Champions League Science and Technology More Science and Technology » The internet over the past 20 years By Felicity Sheppard, staff Twenty years ago Tim Berners-Lee launched the World Wide Web in a bid to better share information. We take a look back at some of the key developments to the internet that have changed our lives. More » Scientist films harrowing escape from crevasse in Nepal's Himalayas Russian asteroid explosion '30 times more powerful than atomic bomb' Chinese companies in hacking row 'have Australian links' Blasts, shockwaves could join battle against fast-moving bushfires Environment More Environment » Hunting down the common myna in the Cook Islands By Dominique Schwartz Beyond the sandy beaches and shimmering lagoons of the Cook Islands, there is a jungle war being fought. The people of Atiu are hopeful that by September this year, their island will become the first in the South Pacific to be free of the myna. More » Bank won't fund Abbot Pt coal terminal due to reef threat Concern for koalas as zip line moves a step closer Australia's black market for endangered wildlife thriving online Cuttlefish swarm back to SA breeding site About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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