 | | NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 21 Oct, 2014 | Top Stories | | More Top Stories » | | By Chris Uhlmann   A special forces soldier pulled a handgun on an Australian spy during a drinking session in Afghanistan in December last year, an intelligence report shows. A heavily redacted version of the incident was included in the recently released annual report of the Inspector General of Intelligence and Security, Dr Vivienne Thom. It involved "an allegedly inappropriate action by an officer of another Australian Government agency towards an [Australian Secret Intelligence Service] officer," the report said. It is not known if the incident was a prank, or intended as a threat, but it appears the pair had been drinking together. More » | | | 
| | More Analysis » |  Labor appears in lockstep with the Coalition on everything from climate change to talking tough on Vladimir Putin, but it has chosen to take a diametric position on Ebola. This may well win Labor a few new votes from the left, but it will lose many more from mainstream voters who won't take too kindly to what they perceive as the ALP's weakening resolve on border protection. The ALP has badly misread the politics of national security in using Ebola as a point of differentiation. More » | | | Just In | | More Just In » |  Delays for patients waiting for a mental health bed at Royal Adelaide Hospital's emergency department are becoming more frequent, a mental health advocate says. More » | | | World | | More World » | | By Africa correspondent Martin Cuddihy, wires  Oscar Pistorius's brother and sister give a string of television interviews ahead of his sentencing for culpable homicide of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. More » | | | Business | | More Business » | | By business reporter Michael Janda  The Federal Government has put a $1.55 to $2 per share price range on its Medibank Private float. While the shares may end up being priced below or above the indicative range depending on demand, Finance Minister Mathias Cormann also announced a $2 price cap for retail investors buying up to $250,000 worth of shares. At the top end of the indicative price range, the Government would raise a total of $5.5 billion from the sale, while the bottom end would value Medibank Private around $4.3 billion. More » | | | Politics | | More Politics » | | By Indonesia correspondent George Roberts, staff  Indonesia's seventh president since independence, Joko Widodo, has held talks with Tony Abbott, stressing to the Australian Prime Minister the importance of communication. Mr Abbott held a brief meeting with Mr Widodo at his inauguration on Monday night, but the new president also accommodated what the palace described as a "courtesy call". Relations between Australia and Indonesia became strained last November after Mr Abbott initially refused to respond to Indonesia's concerns over spying revelations. More » | | | Sport | | More Sport » |  Surfing world champion Mick Fanning won the Moche Rip Curl Pro in Portugal to remain in the running for the 2014 title. More » | | | Science and Technology | | More Science and Technology » |  Australian scientists find sexual intercourse was pioneered by ancient fish about 385 million years ago in Scotland. More » | | | Environment | | More Environment » |  Last month was the hottest September for globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces since record-keeping began in 1880, the US government says. More » | | | | 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. | |
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