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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 27 Oct, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Diggers killed in insider attack never warned of increased threat By Quentin McDermott, Clay Hichens, Mary Fallon and Jeremy Kelly - exclusive Secret orders warning of an increased risk of insider attacks were never passed on to three Australian diggers killed by an Afghan soldier in August 2012. The documents gave orders for security to be stepped up at remote bases where coalition soldiers were working with their Afghan counterparts. The three diggers who died - Private Robbie Poate, Lance Corporal 'Rick' Milosevic, and Sapper James Martin - were gunned down at a patrol base in a Taliban stronghold. "The intelligence that was known further up the chain of command just didn't make it down there ...had it got down, they would've taken their security far more seriously than they did," Robbie Poate's father Hugh said. More » Three men and a woman charged with murder of Brothers 4 Life member Marles refuses to clarify boat turnback statement Storm sparks transport havoc across Melbourne Missing Bondi schoolgirl Michelle Levy found NAB required to correct record on home loan ads Beale played me for a fool: Patston Vote on Indigenous recognition may be delayed Men wearing KKK outfit, niqab try to enter Parliament South Africa football captain shot dead More Analysis » Like it or not, everything is politics The political media cops constant criticism for focussing on the internal workings and intrigues of governments. But without understanding the politics of each event, we have a limited understanding of how each leader failed or succeeded in shaping public opinion to their political or policy ends. That may be an acceptable stance for the ignorant and blinkered, but it does nothing for those who wish to fully exercise their democratic rights. More » Think Whitlam ruined our economy? Think again The psychology behind the security laws Whitlam: a loyal servant of a system which failed him Seven reasons to hate the Foreign Fighters Bill It's time to give the federation a makeover Murdoch's belated stand for press freedom 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? Just In More Just In » Moore re-signs with ARU, Brumbies until 2016 Stephen Moore has given Australian rugby a boost by re-signing with the ARU and the Brumbies until the end of 2016. More » Match fixing 'number one threat' to sport Gallen fined $50,000 for offensive tweet Medibank Private offer turns retail buyers into 'cannon fodder' Man convicted 27 years after rape with cold case review Dominant pitching puts SF Giants on brink of World Series win Hird wants Thompson to stay at Essendon Convicted paedophile has sentenced reduced Progress made in Trans-Pacific trade deal: Andrew Robb Teens plead guilty over boy's death in Perth park World More World » Video shows Ottawa shooter had political motives: police The man who killed a Canadian soldier and stormed the country's parliament building in Ottawa last week made a video of himself just before the attack, revealing he was driven by ideological and political motives, police say. More » Rousseff narrowly wins second term as Brazil president South Africa football captain shot dead Ottawa shooter was mentally ill, not a terrorist: mother Egypt jails 23 pro-democracy protesters The lowdown on the US mid-term elections Business More Business » Medibank Private offer turns retail buyers into 'cannon fodder' By finance reporter Alicia Barry Medibank Private's float will open to the public tomorrow, but analysts say retail investors are being kept in the dark. From tomorrow on, small investors will be able to apply for a dollar amount of shares. But investors will not know how many shares they will get, or how much each share will cost, until the final pricing is announced on November 25, after the final price has been set by large institutional investors. A leading equities analyst says that leaves investors being treated like mushrooms - kept in the dark and fed manure - and cannon fodder for big financial institutions. More » Bank reporting season promises less spectacular profit growth ASIC requires NAB to correct the record on home loan ads Mergers and acquisitions to pick up as economy improves: report CSL buys Novartis flu vaccine division Australian shares rise on banks and healthcare Politics More Politics » Vote on Indigenous recognition may be delayed By Anna Henderson A vote on Indigenous Recognition in the Constitution may be delayed. More » Men wearing KKK outfit, niqab try to enter Parliament Rousseff narrowly wins second term as Brazil president Marles refuses to clarify boat turnback statement East Timor sacks foreign judges, advisers Sport More Sport » Beale played me for a fool: Patston Ex-Wallabies business manager Di Patston says her "life is probably the worst it has ever been" thanks to Kurtley Beale. More » Gallen fined $50,000 for offensive tweet Hird wants Thompson to stay at Essendon Batsmen need to improve against spin: Clarke Moore re-signs with ARU, Brumbies until 2016 Van Persie saves a point for United against Chelsea Science and Technology More Science and Technology » New fauna found in Kimberley ocean-mapping study By Natalie Jones Scientists have wrapped up a six-year project to map the sea floor off Western Australia's Kimberley coast. More » Google executive jumps from top of stratosphere Gut organisms could be key to unlocking Western diseases Rare whale washes up on Sunshine Coast Man with rare cancer gets 3D printed heel 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. 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