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NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 26 Dec, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Mosque a testament to Aceh's survival after Boxing Day tsunami By Joanna McCarthy, with Andie Noonan and Ian Burrows Having withstood the devastating 2004 tsunami, Baiturrahman Mosque stands as a testament to Aceh's survival and reconstruction. More » Pope condemns Islamic State's 'brutal persecution' of minorities Search for missing swimmer in Murrumbidgee River Saudi women drivers sent to 'terrorism court': activists Fifty evacuated during house fire in Sydney's south Topless feminist activist grabs baby Jesus statue in St Peter's Square Man charged over eight-hour Gold Coast siege Police hold serious concerns for missing Melbourne teen High school student arrested for 'insulting' Turkey's president Burns, Harris confirmed for Boxing Day Test More Analysis » The more things shuffle, more they stay the same Reshuffling the cabinet is like changing who wears which colour skivvy in the Wiggles: it doesn't make any difference, they all end up singing the same old tunes. Tony Abbott is not growing into the job of Prime Minister, as his supporters predicted. He has broken promises like crockery at a Greek wedding, defended a stinky budget, and even his loyalest cheerleaders are disappointed. What the PM calls a "ragged year" the rest of us call a train wreck, and no amount of reshuffling is going to change that. More » 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 Sinodinos and the shuffling of deckchairs North Korean hacking: strange yet so serious Just In More Just In » Sydney to Hobart: Comanche owner a late convert to the ocean Owner Jim Clark wants the Sydney to Hobart which starts today to be the first of many big race wins for his supermaxi Comanche. More » Topless feminist activist grabs baby Jesus statue in St Peter's Square Jet skier missing at Lake Hume on NSW-Victoria border High school student arrested for 'insulting' Turkey's president Fifty evacuated during house fire in Sydney's south Mosque a testament to Aceh's survival after Boxing Day tsunami Ebola-hit Sierra Leone marks sombre Christmas at home Search for missing swimmer in Murrumbidgee River Pope condemns Islamic State's 'brutal persecution' of minorities Saudi women drivers sent to 'terrorism court': activists World More World » Topless feminist activist grabs baby Jesus statue in St Peter's Square Feminist protesters stage a demonstration in St Peter's Square after the Pope's Christmas address, grabbing a statue of a newly-born Jesus from the square's nativity scene. More » Mosque a testament to Aceh's survival after Boxing Day tsunami Ebola-hit Sierra Leone marks sombre Christmas at home Pope condemns Islamic State's 'brutal persecution' of minorities Saudi women drivers sent to 'terrorism court': activists Protests continue after Missouri police kill black teen 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: Comanche owner a late convert to the ocean Owner Jim Clark wants the Sydney to Hobart which starts today to be the first of many big race wins for his supermaxi Comanche. More » Burns, Harris confirmed for Boxing Day Test Skipper leads Russian first-timers in Sydney to Hobart Australia should overwhelm India, says Maxwell The best sporting quotes of 2014 Arnold fears for Ognenovski's future 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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