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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 18 Mar, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » Teenage girl stabbed to death in Melbourne park A 17-year-old girl is stabbed to death while walking in a park not far from her home in Doncaster in Melbourne's east. Police say the attack appears to be random and are looking for a 20-year-old suspect. More » Commonwealth Bank executive 'in multi-million-dollar bribery scandal' Voters tired of hearing about Chan and Sukumaran: Liberal MP Government announces changes to 457 visa program 'Worthless psychopath' guilty of Morgan Huxley's stabbing murder Senator pushes for quolls to replace cats as pets Car explodes after lightning strike in Canberra Baby dies of whooping cough in Perth Melbourne man faces 100 charges of child pornography Fears of food shortages in Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam More Analysis » Is Abbott's jobs target now out of reach? When Tony Abbott pledged to create a million jobs in the first five years in office he wasn't exactly setting himself a task. But weak growth has since turned that minor target into a major task. To achieve it requires what would have once been a fairly average level of employment growth, but which we now haven't experienced for three years. And if we don't make it, we can also expect the unemployment rate to stay above 6 per cent from now till the end of 2018. More » Vexed questions await Israel's next prime minister My slow motion journey to truly awful internet Whose 'community standard' is Facebook enforcing? We need to bridge the intergenerational gap Don't turn away from Vanuatu's destruction Navigating the murky waters of arts sponsorship Focus should now be uni funding certainty Metadata laws: journalists remain unprotected Policy retreats expose Government's weak will Just In More Just In » Boy killed by car driven by his mother 'a brother to everyone' A five-year-old killed after being hit by a car driven by his mother near Mildura in Victoria's north-west was like "a brother to everyone", his school principal says. More » Afghanistan bomb victim Curtis McGrath on path to Rio Paralympics Abbott defends 'modest' $11b cut to foreign aid program China property slide accelerates, consumer confidence falls Road accident data reveals Hobart roundabout as Tasmania's top crash site Senator pushes for quolls to replace cats as pets United States military loses drone over Syria: reports Hearts melt for Melbourne's baby gorilla 'girl' Cyber bullying leads to depression and drinking: study NSW election policies: Where the parties stand on key issues World More World » China property slide accelerates, consumer confidence falls By business reporter Stephen Letts New home prices in China fall at the fastest pace on record in February, according to official statistics. More » United States military loses drone over Syria: reports Secret Service asks for $10.5m to build White House mock-up Israel's leading parties tied, exit polls show Gas attack kills six in Syria: activists Indonesia calls off search for victims of AirAsia flight Business More Business » Fortescue debt debacle highlights perilous position By business editor Ian Verrender Fortescue's failure to sell a $US2.5 billion debt refinancing to US investors is a worrying sign for the company. More » Fortescue shares slump after it 'defers' $US2.5b debt refinancing China property slide accelerates, consumer confidence falls Trans-Pacific Partnership could force Government to spend millions to subsidise medicines, expert warns World dairy prices fall sharply Former CBA IT manager arrested after bribery investigation Politics More Politics » Abbott defends 'modest' $11b cut to foreign aid program By political reporter Peta Donald Tony Abbott is forced to defend Government's $11 billion foreign aid cuts at a press conference with Vietnamese prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung. More » Senator pushes for quolls to replace cats as pets Secret Service asks for $10.5m to build White House mock-up Trans-Pacific Partnership could force Government to spend millions to subsidise medicines, expert warns Medics leave Darwin bound for cyclone-hit Vanuatu Sport More Sport » Sri Lanka wins toss, bats against South Africa in quarter-final Sri Lanka has won the toss and opted to bat in its World Cup quarter-final against South Africa at the SCG. More » Beau Scott tackle 'unacceptable': match review coordinator Waratahs vow to fix defence ahead of Brumbies clash Afghanistan bomb victim Curtis McGrath on path to Rio Paralympics Martin Kennedy set to receive ASADA infraction notice: reports Monaco reach Champs League quarters after loss to Arsenal Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Federal Government's own review panel calls for science funding By science and environment reporter Jake Sturmer The Federal Government's own Research Infrastructure Review Panel felt the science research funding situation was so serious it had to step in, the ABC has learned. More » Rain delays next leg of solar plane's round-the-world trip Authorities warn against last-minute visitors for eclipse Swallowing tiny computer could reveal reasons for upset stomachs Business council lashes Government for 'jeopardising' research jobs in funding threat Environment More Environment » Linc Energy allegedly covered up dangerous gas leaks Exclusive by the National Reporting Team's Mark Solomons and Mark Willacy Mining company Linc Energy allegedly failed to report a series of dangerous gas leaks at its experimental Chinchilla coal gasification plant in Queensland and instead covered them up, according to court documents. More » Mining companies upbeat about future of abundant Galilee Basin coal resource Rain delays next leg of solar plane's round-the-world trip Rare moths photographed mating in nature reserve near Darwin More than 1,400 new species of marine creatures added to world register About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. 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