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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 22 Oct, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » IS video showing 17yo Australian boy 'chilling' By political correspondent Emma Griffiths Federal MPs have described an Islamic State (IS) video featuring an Australian teenager as "chilling" and "horrible". In the propaganda video, which emerged yesterday, 17-year-old Australian Abdullah Elmir tells Prime Minister Tony Abbott the terrorist group will never stop fighting. Muslim groups in Australia have condemned the video and are worried it will increase community tensions in Australia. Coalition frontbencher Josh Frydenberg, who is Mr Abbott's parliamentary secretary, said the video warning showed why the Government must act. "That video is chilling and it's a reminder of the threat we face by radicalised young people," he said. More » Special forces soldier pulled gun on female spy as threat Man with completely severed spinal cord walks again Pistorius now one of 7,000 inmates at Pretoria prison Islam convert who killed soldier plagued by personal woes Indonesian woman 'arranged husband's murder' Cheika announced as new Wallabies head coach Ebola: Deployment to Asia-Pacific could take two weeks Carbon tax repeal eases consumer price rises Labor accuses Greens of 'grave robbing' Whitlam More Analysis » Ignore Abbott, we shouldn't feel bound to coal It's been a big few weeks for coal and climate change, with the ANU divestment, Tony Abbott opening a new mine and Joe Hockey panning suggestions we're a prime culprit for greenhouse emissions. Unfortunately for us 2014 looks on track to be the equal hottest year on record and despite protestations from the industry, coal still has its problems. Just as we now view many business practices of the 19th century as morally objectionable, so too should we not feel bound to keep praising or investing in coal. More » Whitlam's legacy belongs to all progressives The curious case of Phillip Hughes It's time for the transgender talk, Australia It's time to rethink sex offender registers The WHO has failed the Ebola disaster Whitlam a champion blessed with determination Whitlam's most stunningly successful acts What would Gough have done? Things you didn't know Gough Whitlam did Just In More Just In » Battle for Kobane: Before and after satellite images Satellite photos show significant damage in the northern Syrian city of Kobane after weeks of intense fighting. More » Royals flushed as Giants win World Series opener Growing number of overweight children in Canberra West Indies' tour walk out to impact on world cricket: Maxwell ABS says budget cuts did not cause wonky jobs data Former Eagle Glass joins Crows' staff Two drivers to stand trial over pedestrian death Mine urged to act after lead found in fish A timeline of the Ebola outbreak Five uncapped players in Wallabies squad World More World » Battle for Kobane: Before and after satellite images Satellite photos show significant damage in the northern Syrian city of Kobane after weeks of intense fighting. More » A timeline of the Ebola outbreak Indonesian woman 'arranged husband's murder' Watergate editor Ben Bradlee dies aged 93 Pistorius now one of 7,000 inmates at Pretoria prison Islam convert who killed soldier plagued by personal woes Business More Business » Carbon tax repeal eases consumer price rises By business reporter Michael Janda Official figures show consumer prices increased by 0.5 per cent in the September quarter, with a carbon tax repeal related fall in energy costs offsetting other rises. It is the first quarter since 1999 that electricity prices have fallen in the ABS index. However, that fall in energy costs was more than offset by a surge in fruit prices, a rise in the cost of buying new dwellings, and a seasonal jump in property rates and charges. Overall, consumer prices rose 0.5 per cent in the quarter and 2.3 per cent for the year to the end of September, down from the annual inflation rate of 3 per cent recorded in June. More » ABS says budget cuts did not cause wonky jobs data Australia a paradise for corporate crooks says regulator Telstra move to raise network access charges 'ludicrous' South Korea struggling to pass Australia free trade bills Kimberley rare earths mine gets approval Politics More Politics » Watergate editor Ben Bradlee dies aged 93 Former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee, who oversaw the newspaper's coverage of the Watergate scandal that toppled president Richard Nixon, has died at the age of 93. More » IS video showing 17yo Australian boy 'chilling' Labor accuses Greens of 'grave robbing' Whitlam Travelling the Trans-Siberian with the Whitlams Whitlam the father of China-Australia relations: Beijing Sport More Sport » Cheika unveiled as new Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has been appointed as the new Wallabies head coach in the wake of Ewen McKenzie's resignation. More » Brisbane's Beams to clash with Collingwood in round one in 2015 Melbourne City confirms Villa departing after round four Arnold fury over 10-man Sydney FC loss Australia may take two spinners into first Pakistan Test: Clarke Pistorius sentenced to maximum 5 years' jail for culpable homicide Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Man with rare cancer gets 3D printed heel By Lisa Tucker A 71-year-old with a rare form of cancer is back on his feet after receiving a titanium heel prosthesis that was built with a 3D printer. More » Humans owe joy of sex to ancient fish: Australian scientists Comet Siding Spring whizzes past Mars in rare encounter US Air Force space plane returns from secret mission Sharks' secret lives under the microscope Environment More Environment » Climate Change Authority reviewing its Renewable Energy Target By environment and science reporter Jake Sturmer The Climate Change Authority is proceeding with its own Renewable Energy Target review, just months after the Government commissioned its own analysis of the RET. More » Planet marks hottest September since 1880: US Record-breaking students drive solar innovation Growth in CO2 levels 17pc lower than predicted: study Sea levels steady for millennia before rapid rise: study About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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