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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 15 Jun, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Abbott reaffirms support for US actions on Iraq By James Glenday in Houston, staff Prime Minister Tony Abbott has reaffirmed Australia will work closely with the United States before deciding what to do about the deteriorating security situation in Iraq. Mr Abbott's comments come as the insurgent offensive in Iraq seemed to slow, with government forces regaining some territory in counter-attacks overnight. "As you'd expect the Americans are weighing their options. They'll speak to us and we'll talk to them and we'll see what emerges," he said. More » Report recommends infrastructure boost as mining booms subsides Couple convicted of son's manslaughter found dead Iraq insurgent advance slows, US sends carrier to Gulf Four hospitalised after taking Snapchat drug World Cup 2014: Ange Postecoglou says Socceroos not afraid of the Netherlands despite Ivan Franjic injury Tony Blair denies Iraq violence result of 2003 invasion Westmead Hospital to receive funding for $400m upgrade Ukraine president promises retaliation over downed plane Balotelli header gives Italy 2-1 win over England 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 » Full-Time whistle: June 15 On the Full-Time Whistle, Grandstand wraps up World Cup day three with wins to Colombia, Costa Rica, Italy and Ivory Coast. More » Report recommends infrastructure boost as mining booms subsides Malaysian navy thwarts pirate attack in South China Sea Ivory Coast beats Japan 2-1 in Recife Tony Blair denies Iraq violence result of 2003 invasion Westmead Hospital to receive funding for $400m upgrade Balotelli header gives Italy 2-1 win over England Four hospitalised after taking Snapchat drug As it happened: Italy defeats England 2-1 Ukraine president promises retaliation over downed plane World More World » Full-Time whistle: June 15 On the Full-Time Whistle, Grandstand wraps up World Cup day three with wins to Colombia, Costa Rica, Italy and Ivory Coast. More » Malaysian navy thwarts pirate attack in South China Sea Ivory Coast beats Japan 2-1 in Recife Tony Blair denies Iraq violence result of 2003 invasion Balotelli header gives Italy 2-1 win over England As it happened: Italy defeats England 2-1 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 » Tony Blair denies Iraq violence result of 2003 invasion Former British prime minister Tony Blair has hit out at critics linking the 2003 invasion of Iraq with the current violence in the country, blaming instead the West's failure to act in Syria. More » Ukraine president promises retaliation over downed plane Iraq insurgent advance slows, US sends carrier to Gulf Abbott reaffirms support for US actions on Iraq Polls close in Afghanistan run-off presidential election Sport More Sport » Cats hand Saints an AFL thrashing Geelong gave themselves a massive percentage boost as they smashed St Kilda by 96 points at Kardinia Park on Sunday. More » Live: Bulldogs v Eels Live: Geelong v St Kilda, Collingwood v Western Bulldogs, Essendon v Melbourne Ivory Coast beats Japan 2-1 in Recife Full-Time whistle: June 15 Will Genia out for eight weeks with ankle injury 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 » Coal will fuel progress for decades, Abbott says By James Glenday Prime Minister Tony Abbott has told business leaders in Texas coal will fuel human progress for many decades to come, adding that it had contributed to the Government's decision to scrap the carbon tax. Mr Abbott says the Government will take action on climate change without ostracising any particular energy resource. Mr Abbott went on to say his Government is abolishing the carbon tax "because it has damaged our economy and increased energy costs for businesses and families". More » Climatologist warns El Nino weather pattern looming India's holy men to advise on Modi's Ganges clean up Abbott firm on climate policy ahead of Obama talks NZ rejects call to further protect Maui's dolphin 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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