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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 10 Dec, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » CIA torture ineffective, 'more brutal than approved' By North America correspondent Michael Vincent A report on the use of torture by the CIA after the 9/11 attacks says the agency's techniques were "far more brutal than approved" and did nothing to disrupt terror plots. More » Abbott dumps GP co-payment in favour of 'optional' $5 doctor fee Record number of students not sitting NAPLAN tests: report Search continues for toddler missing in Perth's north Adoption rate in Australia falls to 'lowest annual number on record' Man crushed by ride at school Christmas carols Fourth Qantas flight in 48 hours makes unscheduled landing Nobel Peace Prize recipient says child labour a 'man-made disaster' Warner delights as Australia reaches 6 for 354 on day one More than 150 arrested in protests against police killings More Analysis » Revised GP co-payment plan hits the right notes The Abbott Government has taken a step in the right direction with its revised GP co-payment plan and mostly it's practical and sensible, but it could be better. Plan B more closely resembles what was hotly debated earlier this year, and indeed what actually was implemented by the Hawke Labor government in 1991. Had Plan B been Plan A, not only would it likely have passed the Senate months ago, but mountains of the Government's priceless political capital would not have been squandered. More » Support for Julie Bishop is 'going bananas' The Murray inquiry wants regulation - but why? In the face of grief, our cricketers 'must play on' Country patients forgotten in the big smoke Stella Young: Farewell from a heartbroken friend What we learned from Stella Young Abbott's bruising 'year of achievement' Climate response made in the USA Abbott must heed past mistakes, not repeat them Just In More Just In » MH17 wreckage arrives in the Netherlands for investigation By Europe correspondent Philip Williams, wires The first sections of wreckage from Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 arrive in the Netherlands as relatives of the victims watch on. More » Victorian ambulance times lagging for critically ill patients, union says Adoption rate in Australia falls to 'lowest annual number on record' Second firefighter dies within weeks in SA WTA agrees to $630 million 'game-changing' digital rights deal Judge bans taxi service Uber from operating in Spain Kosovo earns Olympic recognition, Serbia furious Kookaburras to face Argentina in Champions Trophy quarters ACT retail figures predicted to slow further More than 150 arrested in protests against police killings World More World » Judge bans taxi service Uber from operating in Spain A judge has banned the popular US mobile phone-based taxi service Uber from operating in Spain, court officials say, following similar attempted moves in several other countries. More » More than 150 arrested in protests against police killings Nobel Peace Prize recipient says child labour a 'man-made disaster' CIA torture ineffective, 'more brutal than approved' Amnesty International accuses Israel of Gaza war crimes France's last hostage Serge Lazarevic released Business More Business » APRA, ASIC increase surveillance of risky home lending By business reporter Michael Janda Australia's financial regulators have put banks on notice that they will be cracking down on high risk home lending to both investors and owner-occupiers. More » NAB calls rate cuts as business confidence, conditions fall Oil price slide sparks share market sell-off Santos suffers savage sell-off on S&P ratings downgrade Hockey announces tax crackdown on select multinationals ABS releases review into faulty jobs data Politics More Politics » Turnaround in Fisher by-election sees Liberals ahead by 17 votes Voting in the the Fisher by-election in South Australia takes another dramatic turn with Liberal candidate Heidi Harris taking the lead by just 17 votes, as counting continues. More » Seeney orders removal of climate change references from council plan Boat used to transport Solomon Islands MPs shot at Abbott dumps GP co-payment in favour of 'optional' $5 doctor fee Private contractors enlisted to help bring defence shipbuilding contract on schedule Sport More Sport » Warner delights as Australia reaches 6 for 354 on day one A David Warner ton has led Australia to a strong position of 6 for 354 at stumps on day one against India in Adelaide. More » Kookaburras to face Argentina in Champions Trophy quarters As it happened: Australia v India First Test day one WTA agrees to $630 million 'game-changing' digital rights deal Craig Field guilty of manslaughter of Kelvin Kane outside Kingscliff Hotel Michael Clarke retires hurt after back injury Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Hour of Code: Australian students explore computer science By Lyndall Hawke Bryant Students around Australia explore the computer science that drives the apps, games and websites on their devices in "the largest learning event in history". More » Australia's damage bill for extreme natural disasters could top $1 trillion Victorian mine could hold key to finding dark matter NASA's Mars Orion capsule completes first test flight NASA's Mars capsule Orion launches from Cape Canaveral Environment More Environment » Australia's damage bill for extreme natural disasters could top $1 trillion By environment and science reporter Jake Sturmer and the National Reporting Team's Mazoe Ford As Sydney and Brisbane clean up from severe storms and the planet heads towards its hottest year on record, the CSIRO warns the damage caused by extreme weather could almost double by 2100 to $1.38 trillion. 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