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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 26 Dec, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Boxing Day Test, day one: live blog by James Maasdorp and Jon Healy Debutant Joe Burns received a warm welcome to the crease on day one of the Boxing Day Test against India. More » Boxing Day tsunami commemorations get underway in Asia Sydney to Hobart gets off to flying start More than 30 sick from food poisoning at Portsea Christmas party Man found safe after spending night floating on broken-down jet ski Gold Coast man remanded in custody over Christmas Day siege Topless feminist activist grabs baby Jesus statue in St Peter's Square Concern for missing swimmer as NSW river 'more dangerous' than usual Police seek help with 2011 death of man found in electrical cupboard Australians to spend more than $2 billion at Boxing Day sales More Analysis » Royal Commission into tax evasion a must We need a government that spends less time snooping into our Google browsing history and more time investigating the theft of billions of dollars of tax revenue each year. Major corporations, aided and abetted by the major global accounting firms, have constructed complex corporate structures to avoid paying their fair amount of taxes like the rest of us do. A Royal Commission, with all its force and power, is a good place to start tackling these issues. More » North Korea and Western films do mix The more things shuffle, more they stay the same Why we need the Christmas story Family Christmas: the problem isn't them, it's you Ministry changes to stifle any Bishop challenge Welfare plans an assault on our freedom Conscience votes should be a basic Liberal ideal No quotas please, give us back our preferences Ministry reshuffle built on paranoia, not progress Just In More Just In » Cricket Australia trademarks '63 not out' Fears of exploitative memorabilia in the name of Phillip Hughes has prompted CA to trademark the phrase '63 not out'. More » Protests over US police shootings die down as leaders call for calm Aquaculture expansion raises concerns about increase in trucks Malaysia hit by worst monsoon floods in decades More than 30 sick from food poisoning at Portsea Christmas party Boxing Day tsunami commemorations get underway in Asia Cocos Islands largely unscathed by Tropical Cyclone Kate Swedish mosque attacked amid national immigration debate Gold Coast man remanded in custody over Christmas Day siege Man critical after driving quad bike into barbed wire fence World More World » Protests over US police shootings die down as leaders call for calm Protests over the fatal shooting of another black teenager by a police officer in the US state of Missouri have died down, at least for the time being, but community anger is still simmering. More » Malaysia hit by worst monsoon floods in decades Boxing Day tsunami commemorations get underway in Asia Swedish mosque attacked amid national immigration debate Sony's The Interview sells out cinemas across US Militants storm Somalia compound guarding foreign embassies Business More Business » Government cuts iron ore price forecast; Atlas flags writedown By business reporter Michael Janda The Federal Government has slashed its iron ore price forecasts, and miner Atlas has flagged writedowns of up to $900 million. More » Christmas retail sales hit record figures: peak body Telstra's Penn says Pacnet purchase will not be another Asian disaster Australian shares edge higher into Christmas break US shares surge on better-than-expected GDP data Nicaragua starts work on canal to rival Panama Politics More Politics » Protests continue after Missouri police kill black teen Protests against the police killing of African American men continued into Christmas Day in the St Louis suburb where a white policeman fatally shot a black man who brandished a gun at a petrol station on Tuesday. More » Further welfare cuts needed to help pay for NDIS: Morrison Judge rejects policeman's challenge to Obama immigration reform Super trawlers set to be banned from Australian waters permanently Disability advocates fear social services cuts will affect NDIS Sport More Sport » Sydney to Hobart underway on Sydney Harbour The fleet has had a fast start to the 70th Sydney to Hobart yacht race, with Comanche first out of Sydney Heads. More » Boxing Day Test, day one: live blog Sydney to Hobart: Comanche owner a late convert to the ocean Cricket Australia trademarks '63 not out' Strong team for Cadel Evans' Tour Down Under farewell The best sporting quotes of 2014 Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Fossilised fish eye sheds light on origins of colour vision A fish eye from a primitive time when Earth was one single continent yields evidence that colour vision dates back at least 300 million years, researchers say. More » North Korea threatens 'grave consequences' for US India launches its biggest ever rocket into space for $25m Geminids asteroidal meteor shower to peak tonight Aussie babies find it easier to understand Canadians, study finds Environment More Environment » Proposed Abbot Point dredge spoil site 'worst possible' for environment By the National Reporting Team's Mark Solomons and Mark Willacy The Queensland Government has known for more than two years that the site where it proposes to dump millions of tonnes of dredge spoil at Abbot Point was the worst of seven possible options from an environmental point of view. More » Labor says climate report shows need for RET retention ERF unlikely to reach minimum emission reduction targets: review Shark drum lines set off WA beach in hunt for great white Anti-wind farm lobby stripped of health promotion charity status About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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