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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 02 Dec, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Navy personnel tell of trauma of seeing asylum seekers die at sea By the National Reporting Team's Dan Oakes - exclusive Navy personnel who served on border protection operations say they have been exposed to significant trauma while intercepting asylum seeker vessels. More » Lazarus warns Pyne to back off on uni reforms Palmer talks loyalty, spies, politics and poetry on Kitchen Cabinet Yoga leader told children sex acts would aid 'spiritual growth' Nine-year-old suspected child bride leaves Australia to be married Man finds dead freshwater crocodile in Melbourne park Katter hits back at campaign to boycott gender-based toys Interest rates on hold for equal-longest stretch Public response to ex-Wallabies captain's coal mine arrest 'affirming' Man involved in fatal New Year's Eve attack has sentence doubled More Analysis » Australia's defensiveness on climate is revealing The extraordinary defensiveness the Abbott Government is displaying on climate change looks increasingly like a case of protesting too much. The agreement between the two largest emitters of greenhouse gases, China and the US, in which they promised further steps to reduce their carbon emissions was dismissed by Tony Abbott as so much idle talk. But the reality is that Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping already have taken stronger action than Australia to curb emissions by 2020. More » Where to start with the uni deregulation mess? Fixed terms made a farce of Victorian politics It's no party if not drinking is a problem Chief of staff job too big for one person It's time to let political dinosaurs go extinct Delusion about China is a bipartisan policy Who will take the fall for the Coalition? China won't rescue us from a commodities crash Phillip Hughes' quarter century will never be forgotten Just In More Just In » Navy personnel tell of trauma of seeing asylum seekers die at sea By the National Reporting Team's Dan Oakes - exclusive Navy personnel who served on border protection operations say they have been exposed to significant trauma while intercepting asylum seeker vessels. More » Objections to Bendigo mosque discriminatory and racist, VCAT hears Swinger found guilty of murdering partner Families SA discussed removing Chloe Valentine from her mother Melbourne man finds dead freshwater croc in suburban park APY Lands food security strategy cut short Small improvement in Indigenous dental health: report Vanuatu police arrest 20 over witchcraft hanging deaths Brisbane storm damage bill $304 million and counting AC/DC drummer pleads not guilty to drugs possession, attempt to kill charges World More World » Saudi woman arrested for defying drive ban: activists A Saudi Arabian woman who tried to drive into the kingdom in defiance of a ban is arrested after being blocked at the United Arab Emirates border, activists say. More » Indian men arrested over viral video bus attack IS jihadists kill border guards in western Iraq ICC rejects appeal by Congolese warlord Sierra Leone lags in Ebola fight, but prognosis 'very good' Canadian woman denies reports of Islamic State capture Business More Business » Interest rates on hold for equal-longest stretch since mid-90s By business reporter Michael Janda The Reserve Bank has left interest rates at a record low 2.5 per cent, and they have now been on hold for the equal longest period since the mid-1990s. More » Building approvals bounce but appear to have peaked Oil price weakness 'threatens Putin's power' in Russia Oil price bounce helps lift Australian shares Commodity price crash causing Australian economy to 'unwind' FMG Pilbara mine sites searched in drug crackdown Politics More Politics » Public response to ex-Wallabies captain's coal mine arrest 'affirming' David Pocock's partner says the former Wallabies captain has been caught off guard by the support he has received since his weekend arrest at a NSW coal mine. More » Fact check: Does the gap between rich and poor affect a country's growth? Palmer talks loyalty, spies, politics and poetry on Kitchen Cabinet NSW becomes first state to back referendum on Indigenous recognition Labor Senate 'stunt' stalls bid to deregulate universities Sport More Sport » Harris undecided on first Test participation Australian paceman Ryan Harris revealed he has not yet decided on whether he will play in the first Test against India in the wake of Phillip Hughes's tragic death. More » CA says it understands if players do not want to take part in Adelaide Test Mark Webber has 'no recollection' of crash at World Endurance race Ronaldo, Messi and Neuer shortlisted for world player of year Arnold claims Wanderers players "high-fived" following Ali Abbas injury Mulvey not bitter over Roar exit Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Estonia offers e-residency for non-citizens By Kirsten Drysdale Estonia becomes the first country in the world to offer e-residency to non-citizens, allowing access to government services online. More » Underwater robot produces first precise map of Antarctic sea ice depth Japan investing in robot workforce to become world's top manufacturer Portugal's rapid rise in renewable energy Images capture Philae probe's bouncy landing on comet surface Environment More Environment » Government cuts UN environment group funding by over 80pc By environment reporter Jake Sturmer - exclusive The Federal Government slashes funding to a key United Nations environment agency by more than 80 per cent, stunning environmental groups ahead of a global climate change summit in Peru. More » Tasmanian Government assessing proposals for developments inside parks Australia swelters through hottest spring on record Tony Abbott says he has no objection to nuclear energy Polar bears could face starvation by the end of the century: scientists About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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