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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 06 Oct, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Brisbane chef at centre of grisly murder-suicide The mother of a man believed to have murdered his girlfriend in Brisbane before taking his own life said she had no indication anything was wrong. Marcus Volke ran from police when body parts were discovered in his apartment on Commercial Road in the upmarket suburb of Teneriffe on Saturday night after neighbours reported a foul smell. He fled through a rear glass door and leapt over a balcony, leaving a smear of blood on a fence. A short time later, his body was found in an industrial bin, where it is believed he took his own life. Neighbours say they noticed a foul smell on the ground floor of the apartment block earlier last week. More » RAAF jets complete first armed mission over Iraq 200,000 Indians volunteer to fight IS militants F1 driver fighting for life after Japan Gran Prix crash US man rescued from inflatable bubble Hitmen admit killing 17 of 43 missing Mexico students Rabbitohs fans continue celebrating grand final win Hong Kong government employees return to work Sex request teacher 'tattooed 10yo's name on chest' Telstra shareholders scaled back in $1 billion buyback More Analysis » Julie Bishop: right woman, wrong time Julie Bishop's popularity may be soaring but any ambition she may harbour for the prime ministership will be undone by geography and politics. Bishop's geographic impediment is that she hails from the west, but the far greater barrier is the inherent sexism that dwells in pockets of the community and media. It should be obvious to any clear-eyed observer of contemporary Australian politics that many of those who responded negatively to our first female prime minister would likely react the same way to the second one. More » The Prime Minister's burqa ban blunder Australia's market in for a bumpy ride OurABC: how we're rising to a changing news world Mental as: breaking the taboo and tackling life The tough decisions on Iraq have only begun Social change from a selfie? You #WISH Refugee bill trashes our 'good global citizen' title West not immune from Ebola epidemic Why even conservatives should care about inequality Just In More Just In » Sex request teacher 'tattooed 10yo's name on chest' A primary school teacher who tried to have sex with one of her students got the boy's name tattooed on her chest, a court has been told. More » People smugglers 'released' after sentences commuted Telstra shareholders scaled back in $1 billion buyback RBA board meeting a 'must-see event' say economists Fiji's new government sworn in at first sitting of parliament since 2006 Several 'worthy' LNP successors to Newman: party boss Hong Kong government employees return to work Hitmen admit killing 17 of 43 missing Mexico students Typhoon Phanfone passes through Tokyo, leaving one dead Father, son held over alleged murder of Gold Coast man World More World » Fiji's new government sworn in at first sitting of parliament since 2006 Fiji's new democratically elected government has been sworn in during the first parliamentary sitting since the military coup of 2006. More » Hong Kong government employees return to work Hitmen admit killing 17 of 43 missing Mexico students Typhoon Phanfone passes through Tokyo, leaving one dead Photos: Muslim pilgrims flock to Mecca to make the Hajj Bianchi fighting for his life after grand prix crash Business More Business » BHP Billiton to cut iron ore costs By resources reporter Sue Lannin BHP Billiton has raised the stakes in the ongoing war of attrition in global iron ore with a plan to slash costs and lift production. The world's biggest miner is going head to head with arch rival Rio Tinto for global domination that in recent months has seen prices plummet, threatening to send smaller, higher cost suppliers to the wall. BHP Billiton Iron Ore president Jimmy Wilson this morning announced the company planned to add a further 65 million tonnes of annual production to an already flooded market, with ambitions to become the lowest cost producer. More » RBA board meeting a 'must-see event' say economists Telstra shareholders scaled back in $1 billion buyback Tasmanian walnut industry excited by China links Ebola outbreak has 'significant risk' for economy: IMF JPMorgan hack exposes details of 83 million customers Politics More Politics » Hong Kong government employees return to work By Sarah Clarke and wires Public servants head into work after pro-democracy protesters open the main entrance to their harbourside headquarters as the student blockade dwindles. High school students are also returning to classes. With the deadline to clear pro-democracy street demonstrations looming, protesters are now focusing their main demonstration at one site in central Hong Kong where main roads were still blocked and more than 1,000 people were continuing their sit-in. But the numbers are down significantly on the thousands that have been camped out for the eight days of protests. More » UK Independence Party campaigning to win first Westminster seat Female suicide bomber joins fight against Islamic State Hong Kong protesters abandon two sites Questions over agency staff filling Families SA positions Sport More Sport » Rabbitohs fans continue celebrating grand final win Thousands of Rabbitohs fans give the team a heroes' welcome at Sydney's Redfern Oval after the grand final win. More » Tough years make title sweeter for Souths captain John Sutton Hodkinson scheduled for knee surgery Horwill backs embattled Wallabies coach McKenzie Opals crush Turkey to win world championship bronze Bianchi fighting for his life after grand prix crash Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Woman has baby after womb transplant A 36-year-old Swedish woman has become the world's first to give birth after receiving a womb transplant, medical journal The Lancet says. More » Personality types of online commenters examined in new study Potential new marine species found off Hawaii 'Electronic tongue' to test Thai food for authenticity Scientists map wreck of ship that crashed into Tasman Bridge Environment More Environment » Great white sharks to be examined after surfer attacked The carcasses of two great white sharks caught off the coast of Esperance, in southern Western Australia, will be cut open after a surfer was attacked. Sean Pollard, 23, lost part of an arm and his other hand in the attack at Kelpids Beach, Wylie Bay, on Thursday morning. He remains in Royal Perth Hospital. Two great white sharks were caught and killed after WA's Department of Fisheries deployed drum lines off the beach following the incident. The sharks have been taken to Perth by truck for research purposes but the Department of Fisheries has conceded it might not be possible to confirm whether the sharks killed were involved in the attack. More » Massive red-bellied black snake surprises wrangler Pastoral stations may host nuclear dump: Macfarlane Climate change blamed for beaching of 35,000 walruses Traditional owners, scientists and cat gizzards key to Kiwirrkurra Indigenous Protected Area success 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. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2014 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters