ABC NewsMail - Afternoon Edition

NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 01 Mar, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » Abbott will never convince some MPs he should stay: Frydenberg By political editor Chris Uhlmann and political reporter Jane Norman Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says Tony Abbott will never be able to convince some of his Liberal colleagues that he should remain in the top job. More » Labor focus on education, health, privatisation: Foley Family left shattered after 'tragic' death of toddler in wild storm 'Sugar daddy' dating website may break sex laws: police Man shot dead after confrontation with police on NSW Central Coast Legal struggle for anonymous sperm donor to be recognised as child's father Man charged with murder after woman's body, axe found in Canberra home AFP to travel to Philippines after homicide charge against Melbourne man Chilean teen pleads for president to allow her to end her life Root inspires England to 6 for 309 against Sri Lanka More Analysis » A pre-budget spill is on the cards The contradictions with their leader are rolling off the ministers' tongues. These contributions don't have the feel to them of a six-month strategy. They seem more short-term than that. Can they really go on playing this game all the way through to July? Can the Government really indulge Abbott and allow him to stumble on through yet another budget? If they don't move next week, or the next sitting fortnight after that, then they are effectively locked in for many more months. More » Data retention: we need this Opposition to oppose Is this the man with the cure for Republicans in 2016? Will Greece win Europe's economic war? Is media objectivity an outdated model? By the numbers: Indonesia's executions of foreigners The real benefit of stripping citizenship We need to know when this Iraq mission will end The speech Abbott could have made about Triggs Berries and hepatitis: the high cost of doing business Just In More Just In » Severed finger rushed to hospital after 'freak accident' at Darwin pub By Jesse Dorsett A drunken man loses more than his dignity after a visit to a Darwin pub ends with his severed finger being rushed to hospital. More » Ko wins second New Zealand Open title Four dead in horror day on Queensland roads Mass rescue after sandbar collapses at Burleigh on Gold Coast 'Childhood Alzheimer's' research may hold key to treating dementia Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia to trial new jet tracking system Western Bulldogs' Liberatore out for the season with ACL injury Tasmanian greyhound industry wrongdoers on notice: Minister Venezuelan president announces compulsory visas for Americans Fever score upset trans-Tasman netball win over Firebirds World More World » Sierra Leone vice president in 21-day Ebola quarantine The vice president of Sierra Leone places himself in quarantine after the death of his bodyguard amid a rise in Ebola cases in the country. More » Iraq's looted national museum reopens in Baghdad after 12 years Anti-Islamisation demonstration dwarfed by 2,000 counter-protesters Mugabe celebrates birthday with million-dollar bash Indian PM Modi hands down first full budget Egypt courts list Hamas as terrorist group, sentences Brotherhood leader to life Business More Business » HSBC, GE Capital Finance targets of new class action By Johanna McDiarmid A class action seeks to recover millions of dollars in credit card late payment fees from two of Australia's largest finance companies. More » Australian Bitcoin trader dies in Thailand No debt crisis but Australia needs to tighten its belt: Treasury secretary Germany approves Greek bailout extension Woolworths first-half profit falls to $1.3 billion on Masters hardware struggles Reporting season wraps up with TWE and Harvey Norman Health insurance premiums set to rise, consumers urged to shop around Politics More Politics » Abbott will never convince some MPs he should stay: Frydenberg By political editor Chris Uhlmann and political reporter Jane Norman Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says Tony Abbott will never be able to convince some of his Liberal colleagues that he should remain in the top job. More » Mugabe celebrates birthday with million-dollar bash Indian PM Modi hands down first full budget Putin pledges to bring Nemtsov killers to justice Government poised to dump controversial GP co-payment plan Sport More Sport » Root inspires England to 6 for 309 against Sri Lanka A fine Joe Root century has led England to a strong total of 6 for 309 from its 50 overs against Sri Lanka. More » Courtney takes pole at Clipsal 500, Ambrose eighth Western Bulldogs' Liberatore out for the season with ACL injury Australia falls agonisingly short as New Zealand wins by one wicket Federer beats Djokovic to win seventh Dubai Open Manchester United beats Sunderland to go third Science and Technology More Science and Technology » 'Macho' culture to blame for violence, not alcohol: researcher Anthropologist Dr Anne Fox says alcohol-fuelled violence is not caused by alcohol, but is instead a product of how Australians have learned to behave when intoxicated. More » Astronaut finds water pooling in helmet after spacewalk World's first 3D-printed jet engine created by Australian researchers Japan's robot bears offer solution to carer shortage Solar on track to becoming cheapest energy source, think tank says Environment More Environment » Quarry operator accused of illegally dumping chemicals, waste oils By the National Reporting Team's Mark Willacy and Mark Solomons Queensland's Environment Department launches an investigation into the alleged illegal dumping of thousands of litres of chemicals and waste oil by Karreman Quarries, one of the state's biggest quarry operators. More » Rajendra Pachauri steps down as head of IPCC Solar on track to becoming cheapest energy source, think tank says Turtle eggs relocated ahead of Tropical Cyclone Marcia Top scientists sound warning over huge Santos LNG expansion About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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ABC NewsMail - Morning Edition

NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 01 Mar, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » Toddler dies after tree falls on house during Victorian storms A two-year-old boy dies and a girl is taken to hospital with serious injuries after a tree falls on their house during a severe thunderstorm in the Dandenong Ranges, east of Melbourne. More » Legal struggle for anonymous sperm donor to be recognised as child's father Putin pledges to bring Nemtsov killers to justice School students lack hope for future, poll says 'Wellness warrior' dies from rare cancer, aged 30 Australian Bitcoin trader dies in Thailand Anti-Islamisation demonstration dwarfed by 2,000 counter-protesters Widodo denies reconsidering Bali Nine executions Australia falls agonisingly short as Black Caps get home in thriller Government poised to dump controversial GP co-payment plan More Analysis » A pre-budget spill is on the cards The contradictions with their leader are rolling off the ministers' tongues. These contributions don't have the feel to them of a six-month strategy. They seem more short-term than that. Can they really go on playing this game all the way through to July? Can the Government really indulge Abbott and allow him to stumble on through yet another budget? If they don't move next week, or the next sitting fortnight after that, then they are effectively locked in for many more months. More » Data retention: we need this Opposition to oppose Is this the man with the cure for Republicans in 2016? Will Greece win Europe's economic war? Is media objectivity an outdated model? By the numbers: Indonesia's executions of foreigners The real benefit of stripping citizenship We need to know when this Iraq mission will end The speech Abbott could have made about Triggs Berries and hepatitis: the high cost of doing business Just In More Just In » Will Hodgman to outline Liberal's plan for second year in government By Annah Fromberg Tasmania's Premier will next week deliver a speech in State Parliament mapping out the Liberals' agenda for their second year in government. More » Manchester United beats Sunderland to go third Federer beats Djokovic to win seventh Dubai Open Anti-Islamisation demonstration dwarfed by 2,000 counter-protesters Zimbabwe's Mugabe celebrates birthday with million-dollar bash Indian PM Modi hands down first full budget School students lack hope for future, poll says Warnings privatising NDIS could lead to dodgy operators more interested in profit than people Legal struggle for anonymous sperm donor to be recognised as child's father Egypt courts list Hamas as terrorist group, sentences Brotherhood leader to life World More World » Anti-Islamisation demonstration dwarfed by 2,000 counter-protesters An estimated 375 people turn out for the Germany-based PEGIDA movement's first anti-Islamisation demonstration in Britain, but are outnumbered by a 2,000-strong crowd of counter-protesters, according to police. More » Zimbabwe's Mugabe celebrates birthday with million-dollar bash Indian PM Modi hands down first full budget Egypt courts list Hamas as terrorist group, sentences Brotherhood leader to life Putin pledges to bring Nemtsov killers to justice Prince William dons samurai gear on Japan tour Business More Business » Australian Bitcoin trader dies in Thailand Adam Tepper, the 34-year-old chief executive officer of an Australian-based exchange company for Bitcoin cyber currency, is killed in a motorbike crash on the Thai resort island of Phuket. More » No debt crisis but Australia needs to tighten its belt: Treasury secretary Germany approves Greek bailout extension Woolworths first-half profit falls to $1.3 billion on Masters hardware struggles Reporting season wraps up with TWE and Harvey Norman Health insurance premiums set to rise, consumers urged to shop around Market ends week on high despite Woolworths plunge Politics More Politics » Zimbabwe's Mugabe celebrates birthday with million-dollar bash Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe celebrates his 91st birthday with a lavish million-dollar bash serving up elephant meat and seven massive cakes, that was slammed by the opposition as "obscene" in the impoverished nation. More » Indian PM Modi hands down first full budget Putin pledges to bring Nemtsov killers to justice Government poised to dump controversial GP co-payment plan Australia's first rights commissioner blasts 'disgraceful and stupid' attacks on Triggs Sport More Sport » Australia falls agonisingly short as New Zealand wins by one wicket New Zealand has survived the most dramatic collapse to beat Australia by one wicket in a World Cup thriller at Eden Park. More » Federer beats Djokovic to win seventh Dubai Open Manchester United beats Sunderland to go third Sydney FC wins pulsating derby after thwarting Wanderers' comeback Glory score late to earn 2-2 draw with Roar in Perth Brumbies beat Rebels 20-15 to extend lead at top of conference Science and Technology More Science and Technology » 'Macho' culture to blame for violence, not alcohol: researcher Anthropologist Dr Anne Fox says alcohol-fuelled violence is not caused by alcohol, but is instead a product of how Australians have learned to behave when intoxicated. More » Astronaut finds water pooling in helmet after spacewalk World's first 3D-printed jet engine created by Australian researchers Japan's robot bears offer solution to carer shortage Solar on track to becoming cheapest energy source, think tank says Environment More Environment » Quarry operator accused of illegally dumping chemicals, waste oils By the National Reporting Team's Mark Willacy and Mark Solomons Queensland's Environment Department launches an investigation into the alleged illegal dumping of thousands of litres of chemicals and waste oil by Karreman Quarries, one of the state's biggest quarry operators. More » Rajendra Pachauri steps down as head of IPCC Solar on track to becoming cheapest energy source, think tank says Turtle eggs relocated ahead of Tropical Cyclone Marcia Top scientists sound warning over huge Santos LNG expansion About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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