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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 31 Dec, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Bodies, wreckage pulled from water in search for AirAsia plane Indonesian search teams find bodies and wreckage from the missing AirAsia plane floating in the sea as grieving families gather at a crisis centre in Surabaya More » Abbott urged to drop 'confrontational' style as year ends with $30b still blocked in Senate Search for light plane continues, tourists report plane flying 'too low' Indian captain MS Dhoni announces retirement from Test cricket Chinese man jailed for eating tigers and grilling bones Anti-Kremlin critic detained, hundreds arrested at Moscow protests Woman charged with attempted murder of two children Korean Air heiress arrested over 'nut rage' on flight Obama calls newlyweds to apologise for wedding disruption US woman freed on drugs charges staying with E Timor ex-president 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 » 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 Will 2015 see the rise or fall of crossbenchers? Royal Commission into tax loopholes a must North Korea and Western films do mix Just In More Just In » Toddler shoots, kills mother at Walmart A woman was shot and killed at a Walmart store when her toddler reportedly pulled a handgun from her purse and discharged it accidentally. More » Turkish prosecutors suspended over corruption investigation New Zealand cricketers donate to Pakistan school massacre survivors Korean Air heiress arrested over 'nut rage' on flight Al Shabaab intelligence chief 'killed in US air strike' F1 Bianchi still unconscious, begins therapy Search for light plane continues, tourists report plane flying 'too low' Former US president George HW Bush released from hospital Anti-Kremlin critic detained, hundreds arrested at Moscow protests Abbott urged to drop 'confrontational' style as year ends with $30b still blocked in Senate World More World » Toddler shoots, kills mother at Walmart A woman was shot and killed at a Walmart store when her toddler reportedly pulled a handgun from her purse and discharged it accidentally. More » Turkish prosecutors suspended over corruption investigation Korean Air heiress arrested over 'nut rage' on flight Al Shabaab intelligence chief 'killed in US air strike' Former US president George HW Bush released from hospital Anti-Kremlin critic detained, hundreds arrested at Moscow protests Business More Business » First shipment of LNG to leave Gladstone bound for Asia By Jessica van Vonderen The first export shipment of liquefied natural gas bound for Asia is loaded from Curtis Island off Gladstone in central Queensland. More » Warnings Australia in rural financial crisis as farmers look to take on ANZ Australian shares retreat on retail slide Wall St stagnant as oil falls and Greek shares tumble Greece rejects president candidate, forcing snap election Skilled rebuffs Programmed merger proposal 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 » Ashton Agar back in Australian Test squad Ashton Agar has been added to Australia's Test squad for the fourth Test with India. More » MS Dhoni retires from Test cricket Australia draws third Test but wins back Border-Gavaskar Trophy Brisbane Roar held to 0-0 home draw by Sydney FC City thump Jets 5-2 in Newcastle Renegades hammer Thunder by eight wickets 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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