 | | NewsMail Morning Edition Mon 11 Aug, 2014 | Top Stories | | More Top Stories » |   The convicted child sex offender at the centre of an international surrogacy controversy says baby Gammy's twin sister will be "100 per cent" safe in his care. David John Farnell and his wife Wendy deny claims they abandoned baby Gammy, who has Down syndrome, with his Thai surrogate mother. Amid a furore over the case it was revealed Mr Farnell has 22 child sex convictions involving girls as young as seven, but he says he will not harm Gammy's twin. "She will be 100 per cent safe. I'm not going to harm my little girl," he told Channel Nine, adding that he has not had sexual urges towards children for 30 years. More » | | | 
| | More Analysis » |  If money talks, then trade sanctions are ample proof that money is mightier than the machine gun. Trade has become the weapon of choice in the modern world, and Russia and Australia are engaged in a tussle of their own at the moment that could hurt both countries. For all the talk of free trade agreements and the political fanfare associated with the constant signing of bilateral arrangements, global trade is anything but free. More » | | | Just In | | More Just In » | | By Europe correspondent Barbara Miller and Karen Barlow  Prime Minister Tony Abbott has arrived in the Netherlands to thank his Dutch counterpart for his leadership following the downing of MH17, promising "everything is on the table" as he considers new sanctions against Russia. More » | | | World | | More World » |  Chinese drivers who misuse their headlights are being made to look at high beams for five minutes, according to police in Shenzhen. 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 » | | By Europe correspondent Barbara Miller and Karen Barlow Prime Minister Tony Abbott has arrived in the Netherlands to thank his Dutch counterpart for his leadership following the downing of MH17, promising "everything is on the table" as he considers new sanctions against Russia. More » | | | Sport | | More Sport » |  Rickie Fowler is the outright leader, ahead of Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson in the final PGA Championship round. More » | | | Science and Technology | | More Science and Technology » |  It has been a popular belief for over a century now that humans aren't fulfilling our intellectual potential. The idea has proved popular in Hollywood too, with Luc Besson's latest film, Lucy, using it as a major plot device. But is the claim we are only using 10 per cent of our brains fact or fiction? More » | | | Environment | | More Environment » | | By Gian De Poloni  Hundreds of rotting dead fish and crabs washing up on a beach in Western Australia's Mid West are sending tourists away in droves and causing local businesses to suffer. 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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