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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 16 Oct, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Australia unlikely to send medics to fight Ebola By Chris Uhlmann There is little prospect the Government will send Australians to fight Ebola in West Africa because there is no way to ensure an infected worker could be adequately treated. Officials have advised the Government a return flight to Australia would take 30 hours, long enough for someone with symptoms of the disease to die. Prime Minister Tony Abbott said this morning it would be "irresponsible of an Australian Government to order Australian personnel into this very dangerous situation if we didn't have effective risk mitigation strategies in place". "We have no commitments from other countries" to treat Australians who might contract the disease while working offshore, he said. More » Gunman who shot intruder jailed for 8 years Victorian naval base in lockdown, person arrested Three men in police custody after Sydney brothel siege Four police officers to stand trial over bashing of Aboriginal man Corey Barker Several hundred IS fighters killed in Kobane: US Vic Government denies 'hardcore' MP porn ring Twenty killed, at least 100 missing in Nepal snowstorms Boy, 7, killed in Mt Buller avalanche died of suffocation Baby Ferouz's family to fight visa refusal More Analysis » Cheer up, it's not all doom and gloom With each year that goes by, the world is becoming a safer, richer and generally better place to live. So instead of looking at the headlines and losing hope, we can look at them as challenges to be solved. After all, if we have been able to reduce amount of violence in the world, lift so many people out of poverty and do the countless other wondrous things that have made the world as it is today, then history is on our side. More » The real problem with 'love it or leave' Unis aren't biased, but maybe The Australian is The power of prayer isn't lost in the modern age When central bankers warn of 'violent' sell-offs, listen We shouldn't fund your progressive values Putin should be confronted, but not ignored Is corporate egg freezing such a rotten idea? Flanagan holds off the Booker's American invasion Don't set the spies on the Australian people Just In More Just In » Man charged for failing to report fatal BASE jump A Queensland man has been charged with failing to report a fatal BASE jump earlier this year at Giffard, in Victoria's south-east. More » Timeline: How the 2013 Blue Mountains bushfires happened Emails between Flegg and son detailed in court Seniors and jobseekers learn new tricks at circus workshops AFL trade week: Every deal analysed Premier concedes he approved Rio's expansion plans O'Keefe and Teague join Crows coaching staff Petrol spill in Botany Bay could cost Caltex $2m: EPA Man secretly recorded admitting to Auburn shooting: court Injury forces Dandino, Gris Caro out of Caulfield Cup World More World » Exercise found to significantly cut risk of depression Exercising three times a week reduces the odds of developing depression by around 16 per cent, scientists have found. More » Category Three Hurricane Gonzalo set to deluge Bermuda, Bahamas Neil Patrick Harris to host 2015 Oscars Japanese chefs fight to save national cuisine Bono says 'Oops, sorry' for U2 iTunes download debacle Several hundred IS fighters killed in Kobane: US Business More Business » Global markets fall as Wall Street's volatility jumps By finance reporter Alicia Barry Prices on foreign stock markets have dropped again as Wall Street's volatility index jumps to its highest level since December 2011. More » Ten Network posts $168 million loss ACCC takes Coles to court over 'unconscionable conduct' IEA slashes oil forecasts amid staggering surge in supply Rio, BHP iron ore strategy crushes Barnett's budget Prospect of 'violent sell-off' rests on US interest rate mistake: Future Fund boss Costello slams spoilt brats in Australian super system Politics More Politics » Fact check: Does a farmer commit suicide every four days in Australia? Australian agriculture is "closing down" and farmers - "the toughest people this nation has ever produced" - are folding, federal MP Bob Katter says. As a result a farmer is "committing suicide every four days in this country", Mr Katter told the ABC's Q&A program. Can that statistic be right? ABC Fact Check examines the latest research on suicide in farming communities. More » Australia unlikely to send medics to fight Ebola Several hundred IS fighters killed in Kobane: US Govt resists call for national sex offender register ADF personnel among best paid in the world: Vice Chief Sport More Sport » AFL trade week: Every deal analysed A busy AFL trade period has come to an end - take a look at every deal and what they mean for the clubs involved. More » Titans fined for Prince salary cap breach Ryder completes trade to Power while Cooney, Giles go to Bombers Seahawks coach excited by Hayne move Injury forces Dandino, Gris Caro out of Caulfield Cup Wallabies return for City's NRC clash with Vikings Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Astronauts take spacewalk in race to fix ISS A pair of NASA astronauts completed a spacewalk to fix the International Space Station with minutes to spare on Wednesday. More » Greens, Labor critical of Government's growth centres plan Don't let moral panic about 3D printing stifle benefits, inquiry told Sea levels steady for millennia before rapid rise: study World's first 3D-printed car released in US Environment More Environment » Record-breaking students drive solar innovation Fed up with soaring petrol prices and mounting fuel bills? 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