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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 14 Oct, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Islamic State boasts of enslaving Yazidi women and children The Islamic State jihadist group says it has given Yazidi women and children captured in northern Iraq to its fighters as spoils of war, boasting it has revived slavery. The latest issue of its propaganda magazine Dabiq is the first clear admission by the organisation that it is holding and selling Yazidis as slaves. Tens of thousands of Yazidis, a minority whose population is mostly confined to northern Iraq, have been displaced by the four-month-old jihadist offensive in the region. Warnings the community faced genocide were put forward by the US as a reason for launching air strikes. The fate of hundreds of missing women and children remains unclear. More » Abbott vows to 'shirtfront' Vladimir Putin at G20 Defence personnel unhappy with latest pay offer Tamil asylum seekers' challenge heard in High Court today ADHD drug trialled in ice addiction treatment US needs to rethink Ebola infection control: official Oscar Pistorius should not be jailed, social worker says Boy, 8, dies after bicycle hit by a car in Sydney Children's authors welcome education curriculum review Double murderer 'wanted to know the feeling of killing' More Analysis » National curriculum: written, but not designed The national curriculum is not really a national curriculum at all, but instead a blank slate onto which various education players can impose their own ideas. This problem has its roots right back in 2008 when the argument was never really made for why a national curriculum should exist, simply that one should be drawn up. It's a classic case study of how political imperatives churn out undercooked and poorly thought out policy programs - even when the process is handed over to a cadre of experts. More » Conservatives also face sexism - yes, really Present challenges, future audiences at #ourABC Shorten can't land a punch on a stumbling opponent Ebola's spread and the lessons of the past National curriculum review: the expert verdict No one ever cut their way to greatness Keep faith in democracy, if not politicians When Felix turns feral our wildlife suffers From Islamophobia to Islamysteria Just In More Just In » Socceroos out to end road trip on a high The Socceroos will complete an arduous run of road games against Qatar before returning to home ahead of the Asian Cup. More » Canberra taxi driver denies raping passenger Tamil asylum seekers' challenge heard in High Court today Sheens to usher in Kangaroos' next generation Flower, Hohaia charged over English Super League attack US needs to rethink Ebola infection control: official End of Italian asylum seeker operation 'will result in more deaths' Behind the scenes of Italy's version of Operation Sovereign Borders Sea levels steady for millennia before rapid rise: study ADHD drug trialled in ice addiction treatment World More World » US needs to rethink Ebola infection control: official The US must "rethink" the way it addresses Ebola after the infection of a nurse in Dallas who contracted the disease while caring for a dying Liberian patient, a top US health official says. More » End of Italian asylum seeker operation 'will result in more deaths' Behind the scenes of Italy's version of Operation Sovereign Borders China court sentences 12 to death for Xinjiang attacks French economist wins Nobel Prize for economics NZ tourist wanted over broken statue in Angkor complex Business More Business » Australian share market recovers from steeper early falls By business reporters Alicia Barry and Michael Janda The Australian share market has followed overseas shares lower, but generally avoided very heavy falls. More » AM business editor Peter Ryan analyses the latest share market fall China data boosts Australian dollar, miners Qantas closing in on foreign ownership limit CBA financial advice review accessed by 1pc of customers India seeks to revive its zombie factories Politics More Politics » End of Italian asylum seeker operation 'will result in more deaths' By Sophie McNeill The end of a controversial Italian navy operation that is rescuing thousands of asylum seekers in the Mediterranean is likely to result in many more deaths at sea, according to human rights groups. More » Defence personnel unhappy with latest pay offer Jokowi meets Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Jakarta Government offered to dump roads bill to secure tax hike Abbott vows to 'shirtfront' Vladimir Putin at G20 Sport More Sport » Sheens to usher in Kangaroos' next generation Tim Sheens has to turn to the next generation of Kangaroos when he names his Four Nations squad on Tuesday. More » Flower, Hohaia charged over English Super League attack Socceroos out to end road trip on a high ARU chief throws support behind besieged coach McKenzie Pearson named sportswoman of the year McKenzie turns to Skelton for Wallabies Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Sea levels steady for millennia before rapid rise: study By Carl Smith A new study led by the Australian National University shows sea levels have remained steady for thousands of years before recent rapid rises. More » World's first 3D-printed car released in US Russian 'kingpin' hackers responsible for most cyber attacks ASKAP telescope takes shape in WA outback Microsoft chief suggests women trust karma for pay rises Environment More Environment » Sea levels steady for millennia before rapid rise: study By Carl Smith A new study led by the Australian National University shows sea levels have remained steady for thousands of years before recent rapid rises. 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