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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 31 Dec, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Stormy weather halts search for bodies after AirAsia crash Stormy weather forces divers to suspend their search for wreckage, bodies and the black boxes of doomed AirAsia flight QZ8501, which plunged into the water at the weekend carrying 162 people. More » Bodies found in wreck of plane that ditched off Tasman Peninsula Toddler shoots mother at Walmart Brisbane man dies at Byron Bay Falls Festival Bad weather halts search for missing Australian on NZ mountain WA shark attack victim Jay Muscat 'loved the ocean' Millions of Australians to celebrate New Year's Eve as authorities call on revellers to party safely Abbott urged to drop 'confrontational' style as year ends with $30b still blocked in Senate Naked man with camera hidden in esky chased by nudists in SA Video emerges of Saudi soccer star shoving fan in Geelong More Analysis » Why Islamic State glorified the Sydney siege The new edition of Islamic State's magazine claims the Sydney siege gunman as a righteous jihadist, and we shouldn't dismiss this level of propaganda lightly. Online publications like this are easy to produce and the fact it is in English ensures it reaches the widest possible audience. Islamic State would certainly be aware of the worldwide media attention that the Martin Place siege attracted and would want to replicate that if at all possible. More » The Drum stories that got you talking in 2014 Clarke caught between cricketer and commentator Language in 2014: consciously uncoupling the spin A year on, could Greste walk free? From great recession to great escape? Testing times make for great (and awful) leaders It all hinges on the 2015 federal budget Australia is still needed in Afghanistan Bill Shorten and the funny business of politics Just In More Just In » WA shark attack victim Jay Muscat 'loved the ocean' The family of shark attack victim Jay Muscat say they are "devastated" at the death of the Western Australian teenager who "loved the ocean". More » Ashton Agar is a much-improved bowler: Shaun Marsh Brisbane man dies at Byron Bay Falls Festival Principal's suicide 'highlights isolation of school leaders' ACT year in review: the major stories in 2014 Victorians urged to stay safe ahead of NYE celebrations Stagnant ASX ends year with a whimper Bad weather halts search for missing Australian on NZ mountain Bodies found in wreck of plane that ditched off Tasman Peninsula Credit growth eases on slower business lending World More World » Bad weather halts search for missing Australian on NZ mountain A storm hampers efforts to find three men, including an Australian, who went missing on New Zealand's Mount Cook on Monday. More » John Hurt, designer Mary Quant feature in New Year Honours List Fiji leads global happiness ranking Stormy weather halts search for bodies after AirAsia crash Nine people shot dead in apparent murder-suicide in Canada Jennifer Lawrence urges Americans to fight Ebola, not fear it Business More Business » Stagnant ASX ends year with a whimper By finance reporter Elysse Morgan The Australian share market fell on the last day of 2014, but managed to eke out a modest gain for the year. More » Australian dollar falls to record low against Kiwi Agricultural exporters making millions from lower Australian dollar Warnings of economic fallout from low petrol prices Pie Face saved as creditors agree on deal Credit growth eases on slower business lending Politics More Politics » Turkish prosecutors suspended over corruption investigation Turkey's top judicial body suspends four prosecutors who initiated a corruption investigation that targeted the inner circle of president Tayyip Erdogan, Dogan news agency reports. More » Anti-Kremlin critic detained, hundreds arrested at Moscow protests Abbott urged to drop 'confrontational' style as year ends with $30b still blocked in Senate Peter Greste's brothers say all hopes of release now rest on appeal Islamic State claims killing of Iranian military adviser Sport More Sport » Smith right to draw third Test: Gerard Whateley Steve Smith was right to draw the third Test as the series was his to bank, not squander, writes Gerard Whateley. More » Ashton Agar is a much-improved bowler: Shaun Marsh Video emerges of Saudi star Al-Shamrani shoving fan in Geelong Renegades hammer Thunder by eight wickets Mundine warns Rabchenko of worse beating Mariners terminate Kim's contract Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Father-son team hope to make Australian space history An Australian man and his 12-year-old son are hoping to make history with the development of the smallest spacecraft able to re-enter Earth's atmosphere and land safely. More » North Korea suffers a second internet, 3G outage Obama a 'monkey' inciting The Interview screenings, N Korea says Fossilised fish eye sheds light on origins of colour vision North Korea threatens 'grave consequences' for US 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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