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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 13 Jun, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Life in jail for burglar who bashed baby to death A man who bludgeoned a baby to death in his cot after breaking into the child's Bendigo home has been jailed for life. A Victorian Supreme Court judge today sentenced Harley Hicks to minimum of 32 years in prison for the bashing murder of 10-month-old Zayden Veal-Whitting during a burglary in 2012. In April, a jury found Hicks, 21, guilty of murdering Veal-Whitting after breaking into his family's Long Gully house in the middle of the night and hitting him repeatedly with a homemade baton. In sentencing Hicks, Justice Stephen Kaye described the murder as "appallingly violent" and "utterly evil". More » Essendon FC expected to mount legal challenge against 34 doping notices The Masters Apprentices frontman Jim Keays dies aged 67 Fuel excise a 'carbon tax on steroids', Labor says Joyce leaving foreign policy issues to 'smarter' people Furious Croatia coach slams referee after Brazil loss Jealous teen spared jail over scissor attack Kids break into radio station, swear at listeners Obama under pressure as militants menace Baghdad More Analysis » Globetrotting PMs may gain - but does Australia? Tony Abbott travelled an awfully long way to affirm an unchanged alliance with Barack Obama. And what was the point of his visit to Canada? After nearly two weeks away, the Prime Minister will come back both jet-lagged and refreshed, the welcomes from world leaders a fond memory. But the benefits of his trip for Australia will be harder to quantify than the benefits for him personally. More » Lest we forget Russia's defeat of the Nazis Timing all off in Essendon doping saga The elephant in the room on US-Australia relations We're guaranteed to lose, so why are we here? The internet never forgets, but it could forgive Spain's democratic transition isn't over yet Why Abbott is getting grief on paid parental leave World Cup advertising fails to score ... yet Abbott wrangles with his own climate paradox Just In More Just In » Politics needs 'serious reform', Bernardi says By political reporter Latika Bourke Outspoken Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi plans to call for a radical change to modern politics saying voters are sick of "excuses, falsehoods and spin". More » Scotland should stay in UK, Hillary Clinton says GrainCorp's winter of discontent (and beyond) Fuel excise a 'carbon tax on steroids', Labor says Postecoglou not drawn into refereeing controversy Festival to feature bark canoe journey along river Essendon FC expected to mount legal challenge against 34 doping notices Shares slip as miners weigh heavily on falling iron ore prices 'Drunk' driver crashes into Adelaide house with children in car The Masters Apprentices frontman Jim Keays dies aged 67 World More World » Scotland should stay in UK, Hillary Clinton says Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton says Scotland should stay in the United Kingdom, echoing comments made last week by her former boss US president Barack Obama. More » Daredevil former US president George HW Bush skydives at 90 Indonesian jihadists celebrating ISIS victories in Iraq Han Solo's ankle on ice after Star Wars set accident Neymar at the double as Brazil sees off Croatia Actor, civil rights activist Ruby Dee dead at 91 Business More Business » GrainCorp's winter of discontent (and beyond) By business reporter Stephen Letts GrainCorp is scrambling to restructure after the ADM takeover was blocked, but its best long-term option may be a merger with Western Australian cooperative CBH. More » Nexus shareholders accept prospect of nothing over 2 cent offer Shares slip as miners weigh heavily on falling iron ore prices Fuel excise a 'carbon tax on steroids', Labor says Youth unemployment surges even as overall jobless rate holds steady Virgin plane flew for days with possibly significant structural damage Politics More Politics » Politics needs 'serious reform', Bernardi says By political reporter Latika Bourke Outspoken Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi plans to call for a radical change to modern politics saying voters are sick of "excuses, falsehoods and spin". More » Fuel excise a 'carbon tax on steroids', Labor says Pacific leaders warn Australia isolated on climate change Indonesian jihadists celebrating ISIS victories in Iraq Aussies know how to fight, says Obama after Abbott talks Sport More Sport » Essendon FC expected to mount legal challenge against 34 doping notices Essendon Football Club is expected to mount a Federal Court challenge against the legality of anti-doping proceedings against 34 of its players. More » Postecoglou not drawn into refereeing controversy Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper braced for fiery clash with France Furious Croatia coach rails against ref over penalty Patty Mills helps Spurs to within one win of the NBA championship Scott and Day fall eight shots behind US Open leader Kaymer Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Two Australians volunteer to spend the rest of their lives on Mars By Kesha West Australians Dianne McGrath and David Mould hope to be among the first astronauts to call the Red Planet home. More » Rats feel regret just like humans, study says Aquaculture operators facing climate challenges Organic certifier defends role in landmark GM case Japan unveils 'emotional' robot for families Environment More Environment » India's holy men to advise on Modi's Ganges clean up India's new government will seek the advice of holy men on how best to carry out an ambitious plan by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clean up the Ganges, a river that is sacred to the majority Hindu population. More » Abbott firm on climate policy ahead of Obama talks NZ rejects call to further protect Maui's dolphin Clive Palmer confirms PUP will support carbon tax repeal Locals keen on SA's biggest wind farm 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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