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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 22 Aug, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Court quashes David Eastman's murder conviction, orders retrial David Harold Eastman has had his conviction for murdering a top police officer quashed by the ACT Supreme Court. Eastman has served more than 19 years in prison after being found guilty of killing Australian Federal Police assistant commissioner Colin Winchester in 1989. In May an inquiry found Eastman had not received a fair trial, primarily because of flaws in the forensic case, and recommended his murder conviction be quashed. A retrial has been ordered and Eastman's lawyers are seeking bail. Pending the approval of the bail application, Eastman could be released as early as this afternoon. More » Morrison clashes with human rights boss over 'prison' comment VW to 'fully cooperate' with crash inquest review Bennett slams Flanagan as players accept ASADA bans Pell's sex abuse testimony upsets support groups Transpacific truck was travelling at 150kph at base of South Eastern Freeway, inquest told British Muslims urged to aid search for Foley's killer My mum's gay, says MP criticised for homophobic slur Former Victorian premier Ted Baillieu to quit politics Sydney man jailed for threatening to slit man's throat More Analysis » Following the money down the ballot hole What started as the exposure of the corrupt culture of the Australian Labor Party now extends to an investigation into the collective integrity of the Liberal Party of Australia. The ICAC is delving ever deeper into the Liberals as the tangled web of deception becomes clearer and the careers of MPs are shredded. Where does this now go, and who else might fall before the investigation? More » Ferguson was a tinder box awaiting the match Is time running out for the TARDIS? Abbott scratches his itchy trigger finger Why the Ferguson unrest is not surprising The propaganda coup and the obliging media Why the West needs to fight the Islamic State The government needs to make the moral case Team Australia: the reality of the figures What chance for international surrogacy laws? Just In More Just In » Dad watched daughters dance before murdering them Melbourne man Charles Amon Mihayo dressed his young daughters in ballerina dresses and filmed them dancing before smothering them with a pillow. More » Ebola restrictions leading to preventable deaths, aid worker says Victim in Bali suitcase murder seen arguing, police say Bennett slams Flanagan as Knights players accept ASADA bans Transpacific truck travelling at 150 kph in lead-up to crash Court quashes David Eastman's murder conviction, orders retrial Rain hampers Japan landslide recovery effort VW to 'fully cooperate' with crash inquest review Sydney man jailed for threatening to slit man's throat My mum's gay, says minister who made homophobic slur World More World » Ebola restrictions leading to preventable deaths, aid worker says By Alison Caldwell Closed borders and travel bans in Ebola-stricken countries are exacerbating food shortages and leading to preventable deaths, a Red Cross aid worker says. More » Victim in Bali suitcase murder seen arguing, police say Rain hampers Japan landslide recovery effort Venezuela to introduce fingerprint scans for food shoppers Racial tensions ease in Ferguson Islamic State an imminent threat that must be destroyed: US Business More Business » Bank of America fined $US17b over GFC products By AM business editor Peter Ryan The Bank of America has paid almost $US17 billion to settle allegations about its role in the events leading up to the global financial crisis. More » Commonwealth Bank website back up after second outage in four months Financial sector leads market higher despite mining losses Santos dividend surges despite profit slide Crikey to destroy leaked News Corp figures Plan to reduce power bills by passing costs to producers Politics More Politics » My mum's gay, says minister who made homophobic slur By James Dunlevie The Northern Territory politician who admitted to using homophobic slurs towards a gay staffer says he has no problem with homosexual people and has spoken of a family breakdown after his own mother left for another woman. Mr Tollner said the comments to the staffer - who is also the son of a political colleague - were taken out of context and he had "no issue with gay people at all". "I can't see what I am to publicly apologise for. I've been called 10,000 things worse than this, but you accept them in the good humour in which they're delivered." Asked if he supported same-sex marriage, Mr Tollner said he did - but "there are far more important things... of greater priority" for his government to address. More » Inmates barricade themselves in room in prison protest Rivals back Shorten after rape investigation dropped Senate to report on rising out-of-pocket healthcare costs Indonesia's highest court upholds Widodo win Sport More Sport » Sharks players set to accept ASADA ban: reports Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen is believed to be among 10 current NRL players that has accepted doping bans from ASADA. More » Bennett slams Flanagan as Knights players accept ASADA bans Dragons appoint McGregor head coach for three seasons Wallabies want to end Eden Park deja vu: McKenzie Phelps a threat in Pan Pacs 100m free final Aussies handed torrid US Open draw Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Homemade robot hitchhikes across Canada A robot sent hitchhiking across Canada this summer as part of a social experiment has reached its final destination after several thousand kilometres on the road. More » Colleagues remember Q Fever vaccine crusader ANU scientists identify genetic cause of lupus in girl Scrapping renewable target 'will increase power costs' Hackers access Russian PM's Twitter account Environment More Environment » Fresh claims of unlawful Stradbroke Island sand sales By Conor Duffy As one of Queensland’s longest running environmental prosecutions draws to a close, the ABC has been given fresh evidence that unlawful sales of Stradbroke Island sand have continued even as the court case has been underway. More » Reports of skin disease from Montara oil spill Abalone discovery leads to herpes treatment hope Climate change to slash South Asia's GDP, ADB warns Heinz infant cereal recalled in China over lead scare About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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