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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 18 Oct, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Putin 'cooperative' in talks with Bishop on MH17 crash investigation By Europe correspondent Barbara Miller, wires Russian president Vladimir Putin has responded cooperatively to Australia's request for investigators to be given further access to the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash site in Ukraine, Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop says. Ms Bishop has held a 25-minute "detailed discussion" with Mr Putin in which she says she expressed concerns about his handling of the disaster and requested he use his influence with rebels to allow investigators access to the site. "He said that he would seek to respond to my request by asking the separatists to provide that access," she said. She said Prime Minister Tony Abbott's threat earlier this week to "shirtfront" the Russian leader at next month's G20 summit in Brisbane was not raised. More » Private training colleges target the homeless, disabled Former Iraqi pilots training Islamic State militants to fly captured warplanes Cruise ship refused dock, passenger in isolation amid Ebola fears Woman confesses to killing mother in Canberra Man dies in attack outside Melbourne fast food outlet Dunk hits first ever domestic one-day cup double century English review unlikely despite professor's suspension Bear eats body of man who died of heart attack Cold case murder charges over McCulkin family deaths More Analysis » Is the cost of our symbolism worth it? Australia faces the same question over Islamic State as it does with climate change: is our symbolic contribution to the global effort worth the cost? Whether Islamic State is degraded, destroyed or continues to expand the territory under its control will not be significantly influenced by Australia's current contribution. So, if we want to be pragmatic, like in regards to climate change, we need to ask whether this symbolic gesture is worth it. More » Security laws: have we learned anything in 10 years? Offensive emails aren't a window into the soul Confused about women's jobs? Try this list Good luck keeping G20 focussed on economics After reporting in Syria, I felt something go wrong I'll eat a page from my Bible if Jesus didn't exist Three things must change for a healthier democracy Cheer up, it's not all doom and gloom Proof they don't understand their own security laws Just In More Just In » Miller to start at eighth on the grid in Moto3 Australian Moto3 title hopeful Jack Miller has endured a dirty day in qualifying and will start eighth in the Australian Grand Prix. More » Mexico catches gang leader in missing students case Arrest made over WA miner's death in Uganda Arizona, Alaska, Wyoming legalise same-sex marriage Grown ups dress up for sci-fi and pop culture expo 'Bellwether' NT Casuarina by-election underway Adelaide Anglicans back priests reporting confessed crimes Ruby shines for fillies in Caulfield Classic Tasmania's Coordinator-General role remains vacant Native bees in kamikaze death match for hive supremacy World More World » Mexico catches gang leader in missing students case Mexican authorities have arrested the "maximum leader" of a drug gang accused of colluding with crooked police in the disappearance of 43 college students. More » Arizona, Alaska, Wyoming legalise same-sex marriage Bear eats body of man who died of heart attack Man jailed after killing teen who played loud music Porsche hires Sistine Chapel for private concert British police charge four with IS-linked terror plot Business More Business » Shareholder activists target long-serving and over-committed directors By business reporter Stephen Letts Big proxy advisory firms are campaigning to ensure the majority of directors in a boardroom should be truly independent, leading to significant implications for corporate Australia and the structure of its boardrooms. So when does an independent director cease to be independent and how many directorships are too many? Regulators ASX and ASIC do not have definitive rulings but the trend will particularly target businesses where families or founders have large share holdings in the business. Shareholder activist Stephen Mayne says big companies will increasingly get strong protest votes against entrenched directors. More » Virgin agrees to pay $1 for remainder of Tiger Australia Share market closes higher with resurgent finance sector Grocery lobby welcomes ACCC action against Coles Ten Network posts $168 million loss 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 Politics More Politics » Private training colleges target the homeless, disabled By Alison Branley and Claire Aird Unscrupulous training colleges are targeting people with disabilities and the homeless in order to cash in on government education funding. More » Putin 'cooperative' in talks with Bishop on MH17 crash investigation Committee recommends changes to Foreign Fighters Bill Hong Kong police remove barricades at Mong Kok site Clive Palmer's wife to run for election in Queensland Sport More Sport » Historic Dunk double-ton sees Tasmania slaughter Bulls bowlers Ben Dunk hit the first ever domestic one-day cup double century as Tasmania put the Queensland bowlers to the sword. More » Ruby shines for fillies in Caulfield Classic Mixed feelings for Victory over draw with Adelaide United Lorenzo continues Australian MotoGP pace David Warner okay for Pakistan Test: batting coach Tomic into Stockholm ATP semi-finals Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Sharks' secret lives under the microscope By environment reporter Jake Sturmer in Jervis Bay New South Wales researchers are hoping to shed some light on some of Australia's most feared predators of the deep - studying the strange and mysterious habits of sharks. More » Mobile phones engineered 'not to last', expert says Saturn's moon may host another 'life-friendly' habitat Astronauts take spacewalk in race to fix ISS Greens, Labor critical of Government's growth centres plan Environment More Environment » Record-breaking students drive solar innovation Fed up with soaring petrol prices and mounting fuel bills? More » Growth in CO2 levels 17pc lower than predicted: study Sea levels steady for millennia before rapid rise: study More funding, icebreaker flagged in Antarctica strategy Feral cats tear through last wild bilby population 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. 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