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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 25 Oct, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » New York to impose mandatory quarantine for Ebola healthcare workers All health workers travelling from Ebola-affected countries to New York City's airports will face a mandatory 21-day quarantine, state governors have announced. The extra precautions are being put in place after a doctor was admitted to a New York hospital with Ebola days after returning from treating patients in West Africa. The new state measures exceed federal guidelines, which only require workers to be quarantined if they report showing Ebola-like symptoms. The announcement came as a two-year-old girl, Mali's first confirmed case of Ebola, died of the disease. More » Two dead, three critically injured in US school shooting Shorten takes same-sex marriage message to Christian group New York hatchet attack an 'act of terrorism', police say Australia's mosques throw open their doors Polls open for NSW by-elections after ICAC resignations Police probe Canada shooter's email link to terror suspect US trying to remake the whole world, Putin says British PM refuses to pay European Union bill Warnings over new acid tattoo removal technique More Analysis » Murdoch's belated stand for press freedom One of the most remarkable aspects of the debate about section 35P of the ASIO Act is that most of it is occurring after the law has already been passed. Since then, various journalists have come out with impassioned complaints about the devastating impact this law has on press freedom and our right to know what our government is doing in our name. And now Lachlan Murdoch has belatedly joined the party. It's just a shame they didn't all speak out earlier. More » The Hollywood Sellers Club simply doesn't get it How to restore trust for financial planners Are we peddling fear just for the sake of it? No wonder Baird looks like he'd rather be surfing Will Ebola be the West's next big regret? Whitlam: the power of persuasion Why are we ignoring requests to tackle Ebola? Raising the terror alarm in Canada and Australia Shorten must step up to protect the RET Just In More Just In » Prince of Penzance wins Moonee Valley Cup The Darren Weir-trained Prince of Penzance has won the Group 2 Moonee Valley Cup over 2,500m on Cox Plate day. More » Australia's mosques throw open their doors Rag-tag Sky Blues now a real team: Arnie Tests reveal remains found in central Qld are male Henley in sole charge after birdie blitz at Sea Island Warnings over new acid tattoo removal technique Gut organisms could be key to unlocking Western diseases Man dies after jumping from Glenelg beach jetty 'Fake cop' fronts court over armed robbery WA's Wheelchairs for Kids founders nominated for award World More World » Hong Kong protesters to vote on government proposals Hong Kong protesters to hold a straw poll on government offer as their democracy campaign enters its fifth week. More » British PM refuses to pay European Union bill New York hatchet attack an 'act of terrorism', police say Two dead, three critically injured in US school shooting New York to impose mandatory quarantine for Ebola healthcare workers WHO sends Ebola experts to Mali as Europe boosts aid Business More Business » Banking regulator outlines likely response to housing investor surge By finance correspondent Phillip Lasker Investors remain in the firing line as regulators attempt to cool a hot property market. Rapidly rising property prices in the big cities have forced the Reserve Bank and Australia's banking regulator APRA to confront a threat they denied existed for far longer than they should have - the threat of a property price bubble. Now there is a strong expectation that intervention is on its way. The banking regulator APRA has also given a fairly clear indication on what form that intervention will take. More » Qantas says it has returned to profit Market finishes higher on mining stocks, Qantas profit statement Fears super contributions can be dropped from payslips Federal Government launches financial planner register Henry says eurozone collapse inevitable, depression unlikely Politics More Politics » Shorten takes same-sex marriage message to Christian group Opposition Leader Bill Shorten explains his stance on same-sex marriage to the Australian Christian Lobby. More » British PM refuses to pay European Union bill French journalists handed short jail terms in Papua Muir's second chief of staff quits after two months Nearly 700 sharks killed in Queensland this year Sport More Sport » Mature Warner turns corner in Test arena David Warner has turned the corner as a Test cricketer with six hundreds in the past 12 months. More » Beale fined for sending offensive photo to Wallabies team manager Rag-tag Sky Blues now a real team: Arnie Nadal calls time on 2014 after Basel loss Pakistan in charge of first Test despite Warner's third-straight ton Serena reaches Singapore semis to finish year as number one Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Gut organisms could be key to unlocking Western diseases By Xavier La Canna As the world of gut bacteria and other microscopic organisms in our bodies begins to be explored it turns out the beings are weirder than anyone thought possible. More » Rare whale washes up on Sunshine Coast Man with rare cancer gets 3D printed heel Humans owe joy of sex to ancient fish: Australian scientists Comet Siding Spring whizzes past Mars in rare encounter Environment More Environment » Nearly 700 sharks killed in Queensland this year By Stephanie Smail Nearly 700 sharks have been killed in the last year in Queensland's shark control program, but a conservation group says there is no evidence it actually works. More » EU reaches landmark climate change deal WA abandons catch-and-kill shark program Government wants rooftop solar program to continue Climate Change Authority reviewing its Renewable Energy Target 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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