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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 16 Jan, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » You won't come to Australia, Dutton warns Manus Island hunger-strikers By Julie Doyle and PNG correspondent Liam Cochrane Peter Dutton issues a blunt warning to protesters on Manus Island as the Greens accuse the new Immigration Minister of presiding over a "human disaster". More » GP co-payment could see more changes after Medicare backdown Two dead, one arrested in Belgium counter-terrorism raid Australian nurse treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone airlifted to UK Bali Nine member to be executed after accomplice's clemency decision Labor pledges to pay down $12b debt and merge power networks Man sprays chemist staff with chemical, threatens to blow up store Climbers relish 'spiritual experience' of historic Yosemite ascent Baby croc found on side of Gold Coast road Islamic preacher Junaid Thorne facing criminal charge More Analysis » Abbott in trouble after Medicare fumble It's been asked whether Medicare will survive the Abbott Government, but it might now be more pertinent to ask whether Tony Abbott will survive Medicare. The extraordinary volte-face of the Government over the short consultation fee suggests that either the PM changed his mind on a key policy at the last minute, or this has been one of the most humiliating rebuffs to a prime minister in recent years. Whatever the merits of the policy, it was bad politics, politics at its worst. More » Obama and Cuba: an idea whose time has come? Online behaviour: Are you a good netizen? Could Charlie Hebdo and 18C coexist here? El Capitan, El Presidente and El Testosterone The old guard still controls the grand slam court Does transgender reality shine through Transparent? What will work look like after the revolution? Moving towards a two-tiered health system A cool change blows across housing markets Just In More Just In » Verdasco wins Kooyong Classic after Dolgopolov withdraws Ukrainian Alex Dolgopolov has withdrawn from the final of the Kooyong Classic with a leg injury after losing the first set. More » Fears fungal disease may wipe out Victorian frog species Darwin driver to stand trial over crash that killed Navy officer Inflatable maze evacuated as strong winds hit Hobart's MOFO festival Shortcomings identified in SA Government's Gillman land deal Police should not investigate themselves, says former ombudsman Crime writer Ruth Rendell 'critical' in hospital after stroke Australian nurse treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone airlifted to UK Mali the elephant celebrates her fifth birthday at Melbourne Zoo Adelaide businessman Yasser Shahin 'tried to intimidate junior police officer' World More World » Crime writer Ruth Rendell 'critical' in hospital after stroke British crime writer Ruth Rendell, the author of more than 60 books in a career spanning five decades, is in a critical condition in hospital after suffering a stroke, her publisher says. More » Oklahoma resumes lethal injections, executing convicted murderer and rapist Norman Atlantic ferry death toll likely to rise to at least 27 Climbers relish 'spiritual experience' of historic Yosemite ascent Rough seas stop divers reaching AirAsia jet's main body Nigerian president visits survivors of Boko Haram massacre Business More Business » Swiss central bank shocks traders by uncapping franc By AM business editor Peter Ryan and staff Currency and share traders are in shock after Switzerland's central bank decided to end its three-year policy of capping the Swiss franc against the euro. More » ASX falls as energy stocks slide on fresh oil price decline European markets surge after Swiss franc uncapped Bruce Gordon frontrunner in Ten takeover battle Woodside signals to cut costs likely to lead to Browse delays, analysts say Australian housing near world's most expensive but forecast to rise further Politics More Politics » Shortcomings identified in SA Government's Gillman land deal A number of shortcomings in the South Australian Government's Gillman land sale are identified by the auditor general just days after a Supreme Court judge ruled the deal was unlawful and irrational. More » Nigerian president visits survivors of Boko Haram massacre Australian retailers swamped with demands for Charlie Hebdo copies US rolls out new measures on Cuba trade, travel Funerals held for five victims of Charlie Hebdo attack Sport More Sport » Stosur draws Romanian Niculescu in Aussie Open first round Samantha Stosur will meet unseeded Romanian Monica Niculescu in the opening round of the Australian Open. More » Tomic adopts a fresh approach to tennis career Verdasco wins Kooyong Classic after Dolgopolov withdraws Mark Knowles named best hockey player of 2014 Socceroos captain Jedinak to test injured ankle Hurricanes out of Big Bash finals after Heat defeat Science and Technology More Science and Technology » CSIRO trials home sensor technology to assist elderly, people with disabilities By Sarah Sedghi New sensor technology is being trialled by the CSIRO to assist elderly Australians and people with disabilities in their homes, and the agency says the results are promising. More » Crew evacuates US section of space station after alarm raised Tonga volcano causes plane to return to Auckland World-first attempt to 'recycle' rocket fails Researchers begin trial of combination Ebola vaccine 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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