| NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 01 Aug, 2014 | Top Stories | | More Top Stories » | By North America correspondent Jane Cowan, wires Israel and Hamas have begun an unconditional 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon and US secretary of state John Kerry announced the temporary break in fighting this morning and it began at 8:00am Friday local time (3:00pm AEST). Mr Kerry called the ceasefire "precious time" and said it will give civilians a reprieve from violence, allowing them to bury the dead, care for the injured and restock food supplies. A joint statement from the pair said "forces on the ground will remain in place" during the truce, implying that Israeli ground forces will not withdraw. More » | | | | | More Analysis » | Most unemployed people don't need long-term solutions, just a short-term safety net. For these people, quarantined payments, work for the dole and training programs could simply hinder their job search, while wasting a large amount of taxpayer money. Determining who gets employment policies based on race is wrong, but so too is applying blanket policies to everyone. More » | | | Just In | | More Just In » | By Jesse Dorsett Visitors from across Australia burst into applause as dancers in traditional dress and body paint performed at Yirrkala School on the Gove Peninsula. The school, about 20 kilometres from the Garma Festival site in north-east Arnhem Land, had opened its doors to visitors from the festival. Students and older community members danced to songs in Yolngu Matha, the language of Yolngu; the traditional owners of the area. Friday is the first day of the four-day Garma Festival which is being attended by Indigenous Advisory Council chairman Warren Mundine, Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten. More » | | | World | | More World » | NASA has announced a suite of space-age tools that will be loaded onto its next robotic vehicle bound for Mars in 2020, technology it believes will allow for unprecedented exploration of the Red Planet. More » | | | Business | | More Business » | By finance reporter Simon Frazer The Australian share market has fallen sharply as investors react to worse losses in the US and across much of Europe. More » | | | Politics | | More Politics » | By Jesse Dorsett Visitors from across Australia burst into applause as dancers in traditional dress and body paint performed at Yirrkala School on the Gove Peninsula. The school, about 20 kilometres from the Garma Festival site in north-east Arnhem Land, had opened its doors to visitors from the festival. Students and older community members danced to songs in Yolngu Matha, the language of Yolngu; the traditional owners of the area. Friday is the first day of the four-day Garma Festival which is being attended by Indigenous Advisory Council chairman Warren Mundine, Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten. More » | | | Sport | | More Sport » | Sally Pearson put Eric Hollingsworth's outburst behind her as she qualified fastest for the women's 100m hurdles final. More » | | | Science and Technology | | More Science and Technology » | NASA has announced a suite of space-age tools that will be loaded onto its next robotic vehicle bound for Mars in 2020, technology it believes will allow for unprecedented exploration of the Red Planet. More » | | | Environment | | More Environment » | By Rhiana Whitson A brown coal-fired power station and briquette factory in Victoria's Latrobe Valley will close next month, two years after receiving a Federal Government bail-out package. More » | | | 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. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us | | This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. | | |