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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 14 Aug, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Neville Wran's daughter charged with murder The daughter of former New South Wales premier Neville Wran has been charged with murder over a stabbing death in the inner Sydney suburb of Redfern. Harriet Wran, 26, was arrested along with Michael Lee, 35, in Liverpool on Wednesday afternoon. Overnight, both were charged with murder, attempted murder and aggravated break and enter. They will face court today accused of killing Daniel McNaulty, 48, who was stabbed to death on Sunday outside a public housing block in Redfern. More » Hockey under pressure over claims poor people don't drive Robin Williams' daughter quits social media after troll abuse Australian injured as Swiss train derails: police US troops land on Iraq's besieged Mt Sinjar American tourist's body found in suitcase in Bali Brazilian presidential candidate dies in plane crash Muslim leader defends community's handling of jihadists Pine Gap's work is 'ethically unacceptable': analyst Yowie chocolates relaunched for the US market More Analysis » Can the Coalition's copayment policy be repaired? Clive Palmer has indicated that he might be willing to compromise on the Federal Government's GP copayment plan. But can it be salvaged? The fact is, even a watered-down co-payment would compromise the structure of our health system. If Medicare is no longer for everyone, we will have torn up a big part of our social contract. Since there is no benefit for patients or the budget, PUP senators and other crossbenchers should maintain their opposition to mandatory copayments and resist the end of Medicare as we know it. More » Spare us the details about celebrity suicides Don't panic, unemployment isn't that dire The sham caliph and his threat to monuments Obama's critics wrong about Iraq disaster Surplus of data, deficit of trust This time, things won't be different in Iraq Which Robin Williams did you know? Going against the grain on data retention Why do we screen for Down syndrome? Just In More Just In » Wall St rallies, European markets see strong gains By finance reporter Elysse Morgan Wall Street took back yesterday's losses overnight as a slowdown in retail sales eased pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. More » Australia to send election observers for Fiji poll Explosives cache found at vacant house in Brisbane Five French climbers die on Mont Blanc, sixth person missing Robin Williams' daughter quits social media after troll abuse US troops land on Iraq's besieged Mt Sinjar Hockey under pressure over claims poor people don't drive Gaza truce extended for five days Neville Wran's daughter charged with murder Australian injured as Swiss train derails: police World More World » Five French climbers die on Mont Blanc, sixth person missing Five French climbers were found dead on Wednesday on Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain, with a sixth member of the group still missing, local authorities said. More » Robin Williams' daughter quits social media after troll abuse US troops land on Iraq's besieged Mt Sinjar Gaza truce extended for five days Australian injured as Swiss train derails: police Brazilian presidential candidate dies in plane crash Business More Business » Commonwealth Bank posts record $8.7b profit By business reporter Stephen Letts The Commonwealth Bank has posted a full-year cash profit of $8.7 billion, a record for an Australian lender. The result is a 12 per cent increase on last year. The cash profit is the industry's preferred measure as it normalises profits and excludes one-off items. The bank's statutory net profit after tax increased 13 per cent to $8.6 billion, also a record. The CBA declared a final dividend of $2.18 per share, taking the full-year dividend to $4.01 per share, an increase of 10 per cent. More » Consumer confidence recovering after post-budget shock Suncorp profit rises 49 per cent to $730 million Yowie chocolates relaunched for the US market Wage growth still sluggish, ABS figures show Healthy bank profits fail to boost share market Politics More Politics » US troops land on Iraq's besieged Mt Sinjar US military personnel have landed on Iraq's Mount Sinjar, where thousands of people are taking refuge from Islamic State militants. A US official told the Reuters news agency that US military and representatives from the US Agency for International Development landed on the mountain under cover of darkness to assess how to evacuate the civilians, most of them members of the Yazidi religious minority. The refugees have been trapped without food and water on the rocky crags of the mountain, where temperatures reach over 40 degrees Celsius, for more than a week. The US has been pondering setting up a safe corridor or an airlift to help them escape. More » Hockey under pressure over claims poor people don't drive Brazilian presidential candidate dies in plane crash Yazidis plead for assistance as Australia prepares aid drop Indigenous health services will not pass on GP co-payment Sport More Sport » 'Another game' played during ASADA probe: Essendon By Louise Milligan Essendon Football Club chairman Paul Little says the current court case shows that the AFL team was caught up in much more than just an investigation by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA). More » Stosur runs Williams close in Cincinnati loss All Blacks confirm Smith as Bledisloe full-back Starling not guilty; Sims, Paulo to miss one week Bledisloe opener vital to Wallabies' hopes: Ashley-Cooper NRL launches plan to grow in the Pacific region Science and Technology More Science and Technology » First woman wins prestigious 'Nobel Prize of maths' An Iranian-born mathematician has become the first woman to win a prestigious Fields Medal, widely viewed as the Nobel Prize of mathematics. More » Fact or fiction: We only use 10 per cent of our brain Your pics: Supermoon lights up winter sky Pets sent off in style with memorial spaceflights Australia faces unprecedented energy oversupply: report Environment More Environment » Fact check: Murdoch misleading on North and South Poles News Corp executive chairman Rupert Murdoch says Australia should approach climate change with great scepticism. In a recent interview, Mr Murdoch said: "At the moment the North Pole is melting a bit, but the South Pole is getting bigger". ABC Fact Check investigates what is happening in the two polar regions. More » Rotting fish on WA beach 'like having a dump near Uluru' Australia faces unprecedented energy oversupply: report 'Stupid' crocodile cowboy poses inside baited trap World's busiest croc-catching crew on patrol in Darwin 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. 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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