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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 14 Jan, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » Labor will oppose Medicare rebate cut: Shorten By political reporter Julie Doyle Labor will try to block a cut to the Medicare rebate for short consultations when Parliament resumes, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says. More » Tram derailed by beer truck in Melbourne Charlie Hebdo cartoonist makes an emotional defence of latest edition Mother discovers 'homemade explosive device' in son's bedroom One dead, others ill from suspected synthetic cannabis poisoning Targa driver who died during race 'had alcohol in his blood' NZ navy attempts to board illegal fishing boats in Southern Ocean US climbers near 900-metre summit in ascent without tools Sex offender breaches supervision order helping find lost children Daylight saving glitch wakes many Queenslanders an hour early More Analysis » Moving towards a two-tiered health system The Federal Government's stated concern about "6 minute medicine" is a sham. Its changes to Medicare won't affect the rich. They will affect workers on low incomes and pensioners and health care card holders. The real agenda is to reduce bulk billing and reduce visits to the GP, which is why we should be glad that the Senate has indicated its opposition. More » A cool change blows across housing markets Sam Stosur: crushed by our unrealistic hopes? Prison time can add to the terror threat Asian Cup: is this our Asian century moment? 2015 shaping up as a year of no return for Abbott How our response to terror evolved Paris attacks: democracy's black swan moment The inability to handle criticism shows weakness Open Drum: we need to talk about casual racism Just In More Just In » First time home buyers turn investor to get tax benefits By business reporter Michael Janda A new study estimates that 35 per cent of first home buyers are doing so as investors, not owner-occupiers. More » Sex offender breaches supervision order helping find lost children Concerns mobile black spots will delay wi-fi rollout on V/Line trains Former bikie enforcer denied bail over alleged baby death threat Charlie Hebdo cartoonist makes an emotional defence of latest edition Citi lowers iron and coal forecasts, but costs also falling NZ navy attempts to board illegal fishing boats in Southern Ocean New Charlie Hebdo cover offensive, Perth imam says Nishikori beats tough conditions for Kooyong win Mystery surrounds Melbourne socialite's death one year on World More World » Charlie Hebdo cartoonist makes an emotional defence of latest edition By Europe correspondent Mary Gearin, wires A French cartoonist who missed last week's massacre at the offices of Charlie Hebdo because he was late for work describes how he broke down in tears after drawing the cover of the magazine's latest edition. More » US climbers near 900-metre summit in ascent without tools Republican congressman apologises after comparing Barack Obama to Hitler Facebook puts warning labels and age filters on graphic content Putin won't go to Auschwitz for 70th anniversary: spokesman Accused Silk Road drug baron goes on trial Business More Business » Citi lowers iron and coal forecasts, but costs also falling By business reporter Michael Janda New research from Citi shows that declining production costs are offsetting falling commodity prices, but with Brazil as the biggest beneficiary. More » First time home buyers turn investor to get tax benefits World Bank warns that China slowdown is a major risk ASX eases on further oil price decline Farmers receive major payout from Australia's first multi-peril crop insurance More gain than pain in property market, but latecomers lose out Politics More Politics » Republican congressman apologises after comparing Barack Obama to Hitler A Republican congressman from Texas apologises after essentially comparing United States president Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler in a tweet about last week's deadly attacks in France. More » Peter Greste could still get presidential pardon: foreign minister Joko Widodo's police chief nominee named as corruption suspect SA Government's Gillman land deal found to be unlawful Guam to trial electronic surveillance to ease prison overcrowding Sport More Sport » McKinnon stands after spinal injury Alex McKinnon has made more progress on his road to recovery from a spinal injury, standing up unaided for the first time. More » Postecoglou to keep tinkering with Socceroos Injury concerns haunt Nick Kyrgios in Sydney loss Crows opt for 'Tex' Walker as skipper Nishikori beats tough conditions for Kooyong win Moody faces ban after Lidari tests positive to banned substance Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Tonga volcano causes plane to return to Auckland Air New Zealand says an ash cloud from a volcano in Tonga caused one of its planes on its way to Nuku'alofa to return to Auckland. More » World-first attempt to 'recycle' rocket fails Researchers begin trial of combination Ebola vaccine N Korea boosts 'cyber warfare' army ranks to 6,000: Seoul Leap second to make 2015 longer Environment More Environment » Clean energy sector 'uninvestable' due to RET uncertainty: analyst Uncertainty surrounding the renewable energy target has made the large-scale sector of the industry in Australia "uninvestable", a clean energy analyst says. More » Calls for detailed climate plan as sea level rises threaten Torres Strait Islands Proposed Abbot Point dredge spoil site 'worst possible' for environment Labor says climate report shows need for RET retention ERF unlikely to reach minimum emission reduction targets: review About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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