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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 20 Nov, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Ex-NSW ministers Obeid and Macdonald to be prosecuted for misconduct Former NSW ministers Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid are ordered to appear in court after prosecutors decide to act on ICAC's findings that both acted corruptly while in government. More » Cormann denies breaking ABC election commitment Lambie seeking advice from mentors on PUP future Bishop urges UN to do more to tackle terrorism Costello defends Future Fund's investment in fossil fuels Demolition begins at old ABC Brisbane site at Toowong Parliamentary committee rules out move to electronic voting Cosby shows scrapped amid sex assault claims Michael Schumacher 'paralysed, unable to speak' Honduras' Miss World contestant and sister found dead More Analysis » Keeping 'Bunnies In A Basket' in the Senate With Jacqui Lambie finally hacking herself free of the Palmer United Party, there are now six members of the Senate crossbench voting whichever way they please. There will be many who take delight in this new People's Jury, and indeed there is something refreshing about the idea of a Senate which responds to advocacy rather than brutal mathematics. But if you were a financial adviser, I'd bet you wouldn't be feeling so sanguine this morning. And if they can come for the financial advisers, they can come for anyone. More » How Millennials are driving the shift away from cars On the wombat trail: the history of the Nationals When broken promises become tests of character The unfulfilled potential of Australian agriculture Lambie doesn't want to stay, doesn't want to quit Free market talk with Keynesian action Don't let them snoop on your private information Our free trade 'victory' is met with ambivalence Time for an apology on climate change Just In More Just In » Body found in esky in far north Queensland By Renee Cluff A body is found in an esky in bushland south of Cairns, but police are not yet revealing the victim's identity. More » Teens sentenced to detention after brutal bashing death Boyd to be back with Broncos next week Mid West shire adopts policy outlining fracking standards Protesters present petition against changes to WA's Aboriginal Heritage Act Solomon Islands police probe ballot box theft as counting underway Gem miner 'killed at car detailing workshop' Beale named on Wallabies extended bench for Ireland Test Man jailed for forging business mentor's signature BHP Billiton to hold vote on split in May 2015 World More World » Too much emphasis on carbon dioxide impact, scientists say By Michael Edwards A group of scientists say there is too much emphasis on carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas, and other forms such as ozone, methane and sulphur dioxide should receive more attention. More » Israel approves 78 new settler homes in East Jerusalem Cosby shows scrapped amid sex assault claims Eight dead as US snowstorm causes widespread chaos Suicide car bomb kills 5 in Iraqi Kurdish capital Pope turns Santa with Christmas giveaway for homeless Business More Business » Iron ore: How low can it go? By business editor Ian Verrender The iron ore price has roughly halved this year, but it could still go a lot lower thanks to BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. More » BHP Billiton to hold vote on split in May 2015 Fairfax CEO refuses to rule out further job cuts ACCC launches court action against CFMEU for Boral secondary boycott Rinehart loses bid to suppress details of new dispute with children Victorian dairy company goes into receivership Politics More Politics » Costello defends Future Fund's investment in fossil fuels By political correspondent Louise Yaxley Former treasurer Peter Costello defends the Future Fund's investment decisions during a sometimes feisty Senate estimates hearing in Canberra. More » Parliamentary committee rules out move to electronic voting Fact check: Did Joh Bjelke-Petersen instigate the Fitzgerald inquiry? Lambie seeking advice from mentors on PUP future Government Indigenous suicide prevention programs 'are a failure' Sport More Sport » Clarke shouldn't miss whole cricket summer: Kountouris CA physiotherapist Alex Kountouris says Michael Clarke's injury should not rule him out of the whole cricket summer. More » Schumacher 'paralysed' and has speech problems, says former F1 driver Scott recovers, Ogilvy surges in Australian Masters first round Beale named on Wallabies extended bench for Ireland Test Brisbane Roar go quiet on Berisha World Cup places driving Aussies, says Aaron Finch Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Images capture Philae probe's bouncy landing on comet surface The European Space Agency has unveiled images of the probe Philae after it bounced while making its historic landing on a comet. More » Antarctic research gets $24m federal funding boost Skeleton found in ancient Greek tomb dating back to Alexander the Great Farmed lobster a step closer thanks to Tasmanian project Net neutrality on agenda in United States as ISPs seek to charge for faster access Environment More Environment » France launches Pacific climate change fund France's president announces funding for the Pacific to help restore ecosystems affected by climate change. More » Fact check: Hockey overstates the power of congress to block Obama's emissions pledge NSW, Vic renewable energy policies lagging behind other states: report Illegal wildlife trade driving endangered species to brink of extinction 20,000 plant and animal species 'under threat of extinction' 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. 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