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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 11 Feb, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » Men charged over alleged IS-linked Sydney terrorist plot Two men are accused of plotting a terrorist act after a machete, hunting knife and Islamic State flag are allegedly found during a police raid on a converted garage in western Sydney. More » Joe Hockey dismisses reports colleagues want him replaced Call for more officer training after knife-wielding woman shot dead Government to tighten foreign investment scrutiny on farmland sales Closing the Gap report 'profoundly disappointing', Abbott says Minister complies with order to grant Pakistani a protection visa Partner who strangled prominent designer with dog leash jailed for 18 years Rabbi resigns after coming under fire over royal commission evidence 'Political angle' to rising consumer confidence, Westpac says Friends killed in crash of ultralights in Queensland 'loved flying' More Analysis » Closing the Gap: how are we getting it so wrong? It has become a yearly ritual, a moment where the nation pauses to face the national shame which is our continuing incapacity to close the gap between black and white Australians. Every year, during the first week of Parliament, the Prime Minister of the day delivers a national report on progress toward the Closing The Gap targets. This year it reveals we are stalling on half of its benchmarks. It is unthinkable, seven years after this effort began, that we could be getting it so wrong. More » We want the whole budget story, not just half Hate privatisation? There's nothing new about that The dangers of arming the Ukrainian army Open Drum: cyber bullying claimed our Jessica 'Good Government' offers few tender mercies Call this professional politics? Give me amateurs The case for data retention still hasn't been made Climate security threat: We need to do more Fry v God: the comedian's concerns aren't new Just In More Just In » BHP Billiton confirms about 90 jobs to go at Olympic Dam mine BHP Billiton releases more information about changes to operations at its Olympic Dam mine and the expected impact on jobs saying there is potential for staff who are made redundant to take other positions. More » Shane Warne, Pallavi Sharda named Moomba monarchs for annual festival Confectionery maker Betta Foods likely to stay in Australian hands Obama discusses cyber security with China's Xi Housing finance surge led by property investors US military to scale back Ebola mission in West Africa Land council chief Joe Morrison attacks CLP in press club speech Rookie Talakai not resting on his laurels with Reds Supreme Court hears treatment in adult prisons inappropriate for teenage killer Tasmania on track to return to surplus: Treasurer World More World » Obama discusses cyber security with China's Xi US president Barack Obama calls for "swift work" to narrow the differences between his country and China on cyber issues, during a call with Chinese president Xi Jinping. More » US military to scale back Ebola mission in West Africa Moon mementos found by Neil Armstrong's wife while cleaning closet Apple becomes first company to reach market value of $700b on back of smartphone, smartwatch gains Brian Williams suspended without pay for 'misremembering' Iraq incident Jon Stewart to leave The Daily Show Business More Business » Westpac says 'political angle' to rising consumer confidence By business reporter Michael Janda Westpac says last week's events in federal politics were a factor driving up confidence, along with lower rates and cheap petrol. More » Housing finance surge led by property investors Commonwealth Bank posts 8pc half-year profit rise to $4.5b CSL, Boral, AGL and Stockland post strong profit results Confectionery maker Betta Foods likely to stay in Australian hands Rio Tinto earmarks more cost cutting Politics More Politics » US military to scale back Ebola mission in West Africa The US military plans to pull most of its forces from West Africa where troops are helping to contain the deadly Ebola outbreak, the Pentagon says. More » Joe Hockey dismisses reports colleagues want him replaced Minister complies with order to grant Pakistani a protection visa Clive Palmer calls for Joe Hockey to be sacked Rui Araujo becomes East Timor's new prime minister Sport More Sport » NRL to reopen investigation into Rabbitohs' Arizona incident The NRL will reopen its investigation into an incident in Arizona involving Rabbitohs John Sutton and Luke Burgess. More » Essendon doubtful starter for AFL preseason competition Cricket World Cup: Five great underdog stories from World Cup's past Pocock to captain Brumbies against Reds Jason Day looking for more success at Pebble Beach Balotelli wins it for Liverpool over Tottenham; Arsenal, QPR and Hull win Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Viewers warned new Samsung TVs 'listen in' on users By Nick Grimm Customers with Samsung's new Smart televisions are being warned that what they say in front of the TV could be recorded and distributed to a third party. More » Year-long wait for faster internet speeds in parts of rural, remote Australia Researchers 'print' new skull bones for head trauma victims Calls for Australia to overturn donor DNA ban Fears of 'designer babies' as Britain votes to allow 'three-parent' IVF Environment More Environment » Sharks flee Neptune Islands following killer whale attack: tourism operators By Malcolm Sutton Killer whales that attacked and killed a great white shark in South Australia last week threaten to leave another casualty in their wake - tourism operators. More » Nuclear issues to be examined by SA royal commission Record heat 'virtually impossible' without climate change, report says More rare quolls for SA after successful start to reintroduction Crocodile thrown from car in wildlife smuggling bust: WA police About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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