 | | NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 10 Aug, 2014 | Top Stories | | More Top Stories » |   Federal Government budget cuts will cause an increase in domestic violence and substance abuse, Democratic Labour Party Senator John Madigan says. Senator Madigan, who met with Treasurer Joe Hockey to discuss the budget last week, says the budget targets people in society "who have got the least". "I believe we're going to have more domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, vandalism, mental health problems and what's the cost of that going to be to mop that up?" he said. More » | | | 
| | More Analysis » |  As the US prepares for targeted air strikes in Iraq to protect US personnel and minority groups, the ISIS fighting continues. The success of the Islamic State presents a challenge not just to the region but to world order. If ISIS can revive a Caliphate in a consolidated form it would be an earth-shaking event of the order of the end of the Cold War, or the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. More » | | | Just In | | More Just In » |  A two-year-old boy allegedly smuggled out of Australia to Malaysia by his parents, who had lost custody of him, has been returned to Adelaide. The child was accompanied by two Families SA social workers who flew over to retrieve the boy on Friday morning. More » | | | World | | More World » |  Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine say they are prepared to strike a ceasefire deal with Kiev forces as Russia calls for "urgent measures" to prevent a humanitarian disaster in the region. More » | | | Business | | More Business » |  The Reserve Bank has signalled that Australia's jobless rate could remain high for the next two years. In its quarterly update on the Australian economy, the central bank cautions that unemployment will be "elevated for some time yet" before gradually declining in 2016. The statement released this morning was published taking into account yesterday's surprise increase in the official jobless rate to 6.4 per cent. While the Reserve Bank was most likely surprised by the jobless spike for July, today's document reconfirms its broad expectations for a sluggish jobs market. More » | | | Politics | | More Politics » |  The Government should be praised for listening to public opinion and dropping changes to the Racial Discrimination Act, Cabinet Minister Christopher Pyne says. More » | | | Sport | | More Sport » |  Adelaide beat Brisbane by 105 points on Sunday afternoon despite losing Tom Lynch and Andy Otten early. More » | | | Science and Technology | | More Science and Technology » | | By Lisa Tucker An American company claims it is creating a new cultural tradition with a service to send the cremated remains of pets on spaceflights. More » | | | Environment | | More Environment » |  South-eastern Australia will not need to ramp up energy generation for the next 10 years, even under a worst-case scenario, a report says. The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) report says Australia is facing an energy glut never before seen in the history of the national electricity market. 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. | |
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