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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 23 Sep, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Minister denies anti-terrorism raids in Sydney, Brisbane were 'theatre' The Justice Minister and his Opposition counterpart have dismissed suggestions last week's terrorism raids were some sort of political theatre. Minister Michael Keenan faced claims last night on the ABC's Q&A program that the raids were part of a political spectacle designed to win support for Australia's actions in Iraq and the proposed national security laws, to be debated in the Senate today. Mr Keenan also said it is nonsense to suggest the Government directed the timing of the raids. More » Islamic State issues 'kill Australians' decree West Coast's Matt Priddis snags Brownlow Medal win Coal has no future in energy mix, UN warns White House intruder had 800 rounds, machete in his car Drought roundtable too little, too late: farmers Sharia 'maniacs' out to rape, murder Australians: Lambie Obesity group concerned over sports drink labelling Rockefellers pull oil money to invest in clean energy Woman bashed by police gets apology 18 years on More Analysis » Press freedom sidelined in pursuit of security One of the most profound consequences of the new round of national security laws will be a major loss of press freedom. And that's passing through almost without protest, even from the media itself. Buried deep inside the new legislation is a section that creates a criminal offence for disclosing information on some spying operations. The upshot is that journalists who value their physical freedom will be scared off from reporting on intelligence operations. More » Shorten's timely transition from 'no' to 'me too' How Abbott let down the libertarians The 'national interest' is a figleaf to avoid debate How to cope with a sometimes cruel world Indigenous recognition is more than just words Scotland says 'No', but with regret A lesson in the power of words (and censorship) So much for the pivot to Asia Political will crumbles under the pokies power Just In More Just In » Ebola largely contained in Senegal, Nigeria: WHO An outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has been largely contained in Senegal and Nigeria, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says, but the disease is still spreading elsewhere and has now killed over 2,811 people in the region. More » Frenchman kidnapped in Algeria by IS splinter group Coal has no future in energy mix, UN warns White House intruder had 800 rounds, machete in his car Rockefellers pull oil money to invest in clean energy Drought roundtable too little, too late: farmers Obesity group concerned over sports drink labelling Afghanistan president-elect thanks patient voters for victory Minister denies anti-terrorism raids in Sydney, Brisbane were 'theatre' West Coast midfielder Matt Priddis produces stunning Brownlow Medal win World More World » Ebola largely contained in Senegal, Nigeria: WHO An outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has been largely contained in Senegal and Nigeria, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says, but the disease is still spreading elsewhere and has now killed over 2,811 people in the region. More » Frenchman kidnapped in Algeria by IS splinter group White House intruder had 800 rounds, machete in his car Rockefellers pull oil money to invest in clean energy Afghanistan president-elect thanks patient voters for victory Hong Kong students protest against Beijing rule Business More Business » Australian shares hit by iron ore slump and bank slide By business reporter Michael Janda A fresh five-year low for iron ore prices and steep slide for the major banks have pulled the share market sharply lower. More » Review recommends longer hours, lower alcohol and pharmacy restrictions BoQ to pay $17m to Storm Financial clients Qantas accused of Hobart call centre jobs backflip Mortgage arrears stay steady as banks chase business Competition laws 'crippling independent supermarkets' Politics More Politics » Afghanistan president-elect thanks patient voters for victory Afghanistan's president-elect has congratulated the country in its first democratic transfer of power, but the former rival with whom he signed a power-sharing deal was absent from celebrations. More » Minister denies anti-terrorism raids in Sydney, Brisbane were 'theatre' Review 'paves way' for cheaper movies, music How anti-terrorism laws targeting 'foreign fighters' will be rolled out Prosecutors urge tough sentence for Peter Slipper Sport More Sport » West Coast midfielder Matt Priddis produces stunning Brownlow Medal win West Coast midfielder Matt Priddis has scored a stunning win in the Brownlow Medal, beating Gary Ablett and Lance Franklin. More » Qatar will not host 2022 World Cup: Zwanziger McLaren accuse Red Bull of coded messages AFLPA say there's no deal with ASADA for Bombers players Big names among 12 Four Nations withdrawals Wallabies hungry to break Cape Town drought Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Japanese construction giant promises space elevator by 2050 By North Asia correspondent Matthew Carney Japanese construction giant Obayashi has announced they have the capacity to build an elevator to space by 2050. More » Dwarf galaxy harbours 'supermassive' black hole Number of websites passes 1 billion New spider's venom has 'exciting' potential applications Boeing, SpaceX to build 'space taxis' for NASA Environment More Environment » Coal has no future in energy mix, UN warns By environment and science reporter Jake Sturmer The UN has warned that coal has no future in the world's energy mix, as world leaders gather ahead of a major climate summit in New York. More » 300,000 people march in NYC climate change protest Japan to resume whaling in Antarctic waters Sea level rises will cost Australia billions: report EU surprised PM Abbott won't attend climate summit 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. 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