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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 31 May, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Inquiry finds child abuse whistleblower 'not credible' By Tahmina Ansari A Special Commission of Inquiry into allegations of a cover-up of child sexual abuse claims in the Catholic diocese of Maitland-Newcastle has released findings that are damning of the man who claimed to blow the whistle. The four-volume report, three volumes of which have been released by Commissioner Margaret Cunneen SC, uncovered no evidence to show that senior police ever tried to ensure child abuse offences were not properly investigated. It found Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox was not a credible witness and that it was appropriate for senior police to instruct him to stop his own investigations. More » Thailand coup leader says reform will take more than a year before elections held ABC radio veterans suspended over alleged racist remark Inquiry says conviction for Winchester murder should be quashed Warren Moss to serve at least 30 years for girl's bashing murder Russian troops withdrawing from Ukraine border: NATO Four arrested over Pakistani woman bludgeoning case Ultramarathon burns victim accepts settlement Three arrested over gang-rape, hanging of teenage girls China slams US over Liu Xiaobo street proposal More Analysis » The next pawn in the Eastern Europe chess game What has brought about this change in Putin's calculations? Sanctions? The German-brokered negotiations? A quiet word from China's Xi Jinping? Or is this just a judo-style feint? Outside the walls of the Kremlin, no one knows. Besides, it's increasingly clear that Russia has other fish to fry. Russia will probably make its next move in this elaborate dance for control of Europe's borderlands not in the industrial cities of Ukraine's east, but in a statelet known (to those who know of it) as Transnistria. More » Portraits of the gender revolutionaries Abbott free to push his North Shore politics Signs of life under the cyber ice Tara Moss: author, activist and defier of labels Piketty nitpicking: don't rush to discard his case The revolution continues: what's next for the Web Clogging prisons in the name of tough politics We've strayed down the rocky road from Rudd Trouble lurks beneath calm market waters Just In More Just In » Russian troops withdrawing from Ukraine border: NATO By Europe correspondent Mary Gearin and wires Russia is in the process of making its largest military withdrawal from Ukraine's borders in recent months, according to NATO. More » Apollo 13 astronaut's toothbrush sells for $12,861 Thailand's military chief General Prayuth appeals on national television for protests to end Abbott to meet with foreign leaders in trip to France, US China slams US politicians over Liu Xiaobo street proposal Four arrested over Pakistani woman bludgeoning case Cloke stars as Magpies thrash Saints Panthers hammer Hayne-less Eels 38-12 Spicks and Specks won't return for second season: ABC Nazi jibe aimed at All Blacks World More World » Russian troops withdrawing from Ukraine border: NATO By Europe correspondent Mary Gearin and wires Russia is in the process of making its largest military withdrawal from Ukraine's borders in recent months, according to NATO. More » Apollo 13 astronaut's toothbrush sells for $12,861 Thailand's military chief General Prayuth appeals on national television for protests to end Abbott to meet with foreign leaders in trip to France, US China slams US politicians over Liu Xiaobo street proposal Four arrested over Pakistani woman bludgeoning case Business More Business » Regulator lacks funds to enforce foreign investment rules By business reporter Michael Janda A parliamentary committee has heard that regulators are largely relying on the honesty of purchasers to enforce restrictions on foreign housing investment. More » Property spruikers on notice to abide by consumer law ASIC to analyse Westfield meeting, but warns of funding cut impact on investigations Share market retreats on back of mining, banks losses Finance Department head David Tune retires 'Electronic pickpocketing' looms as next fraud threat Fairfax Media appoints Todd Sampson to board Politics More Politics » Thailand's military chief General Prayuth appeals on national television for protests to end Thailand's military chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha rules out elections for more than a year to allow political reform and faction reconciliation. More » China slams US politicians over Liu Xiaobo street proposal Thailand coup declared to 'strengthen democracy', military says Thousands rally against Medicare co-payment plan MH370 search could take 'several years' Sport More Sport » Federer and Djokovic reach French Open fourth round Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic were forced to work hard, but both secured a passage to the French Open fourth round. More » Cloke stars as Magpies thrash Saints Stosur into fourth round of French Open Panthers hammer Hayne-less Eels 38-12 Reds score after siren for win over Highlanders Crusaders beat Force to go second overall Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Sediment from nearby rivers damaging Great Barrier Reef By Natalie Whiting Sediment being washed into the ocean from rivers is continuing to damage the Great Barrier Reef and is having a more widespread impact than scientists first thought. More » Undersea recorders checked for sounds of MH370 Robots could cost Australian economy 5 million jobs: expert Chemists extract valuable compounds from veggie waste Google designs driverless car with no steering wheel Environment More Environment » Sediment from nearby rivers damaging Great Barrier Reef By Natalie Whiting Sediment being washed into the ocean from rivers is continuing to damage the Great Barrier Reef and is having a more widespread impact than scientists first thought. More » Conservationists fear Gilbert River land cleared before permit issued Whale poo can boost fisheries, unpalatable research finds Pacific nations urge climate change action, ask Australia for help Hunting down the common myna in the Cook Islands About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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