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NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 17 Apr, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » William Tyrrell's parents: 'We can't live a life like that' The parents of missing three-year-old toddler William Tyrrell speak publicly for the first time, with his mother saying she "wants him to be safe" if he is still alive. More » Muslim couple subjected to racist rant on Sydney train urged to come forward Corrupt middlemen driving foreign student 'feeding frenzy' in unis Democrats officially stripped of party status National Domestic Violence Order scheme has COAG support Powers 'would allow guards to beat asylum seekers to death' No human remains uncovered at former Ballarat orphanage site Twitter cracking down on abusive tweets Pro-Russia Ukrainian journalist shot dead in Kiev Asylum seekers 'throw fellow passengers overboard' in religious row More Analysis » Road to ruin: East-West saga hurts both sides The new Victorian Government will pay out hundreds of millions of dollars to stop the East-West link being built, but neither major party comes out of this looking good. While both sides of politics think they can exploit the move, in reality the payout reflects poorly on them and the way public-private partnerships are stitched up. Now it's the task of the Andrews Government to get cracking and come up with shovel-ready projects to unlock federal funds. More » Housing shortage not as certain as we think Violence against women: don't just punish, prevent How to carelessly lose a Federation Morrison true to form on vaccination policy Gallipoli 2015: Lest we forget to turn a buck Cunneen, ICAC and unintended consequences Corporate tax cut off to the Never Never Don't blame Stephanie Scott's murder on the internet Want to go it alone, WA? Good luck with that Just In More Just In » Teenager to face court over Canberra ram raids and multiple burglaries An 18-year-old arrested over two ram raids and a spate of burglaries across Canberra last month will face court today. More » Lawrie urges changes to voting rules for leadership poll Snowboarder lands world-first 1,800 quadruple cork Police attacked during drunken brawl on North Stradbroke Island Socceroos stopper Ryan keeps clean sheet in Europa League quarter-final Muslim couple subjected to racist rant on Sydney train urged to come forward Twitter cracking down on abusive tweets Asylum seekers 'throw fellow passengers overboard' in religious row Democrats officially stripped of party status Respect A-League salary cap, says Socceroos coach Postecoglou World More World » Snowboarder lands world-first 1,800 quadruple cork British freestyle snowboarder Billy Morgan becomes the first person to land a 1,800-degree quadruple cork. More » Twitter cracking down on abusive tweets Asylum seekers 'throw fellow passengers overboard' in religious row Member of UK House of Lords too ill to face sex abuse trial: prosecutors Pro-Russia Ukrainian journalist shot dead in Kiev Former Czech prime minister Stanislav Gross dies, aged 45 Business More Business » ACOSS launches push to restrict negative gearing By finance reporter Elysse Morgan and staff The peak welfare group is lobbying to restrict negative gearing and capital gains tax breaks on property that it says cost the Federal Government $7 billion a year. More » Unemployment unexpectedly drops as 37,700 jobs added Forrest's call for production curb not heeded at Fortescue ANZ to reimburse 8,500 financial planning clients $30 million New car deregulation plan would not affect 'vast majority' of Australians Protester showers ECB president Mario Draghi in confetti ANZ's Mike Smith 'not too concerned' about China slowdown Berries test negative for Hep A Politics More Politics » Democrats officially stripped of party status By political reporter Andrew Greene The Australian Democrats are officially stripped of party status almost 40 years after the organisation was founded, but the Democrats say they will appeal against the AEC's deregistration decision. More » National Domestic Violence Order scheme has COAG support Pro-Russia Ukrainian journalist shot dead in Kiev Parents with a disability 'judged on parental skills before they can learn', inquiry hears Fred Nile poised to hold balance of power in NSW parliament Sport More Sport » Respect A-League salary cap, says Socceroos coach Postecoglou Ange Postecoglou says the FFA have done the right thing by sticking firm to their hard-line A-League salary cap stance. More » Titans rubbish rumours of Cherry-Evans backflip Red Bull 'disappointed' with season start, Ricciardo says Australia to take Fed Cup fury out on Dutch Socceroos stopper Ryan keeps clean sheet in Europa League quarter-final Chelsea duo Hazard, Costa on England's PFA shortlist Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Pilots sceptical in call for remote control of planes after Germanwings crash Pilots' associations are urging caution in considering a suggestion by German air traffic controllers to develop technology that ground staff could use to take remote command of a plane, helping to prevent a repeat of the Germanwings crash last month More » Cane toad threatens valuable dung beetle, scientists say Fish oil not protective against heart disease, study finds Scientists arrive on Macquarie Island for Antarctic research Rescuers abandon efforts to save beached melon-headed whales in Japan Environment More Environment » Direct Action: Billions of taxpayers' dollars up for grabs in pollution auction By national environment reporter Jake Sturmer and Lisa Main The centrepiece of the Federal Government's flagship climate policy begins today, with billions of taxpayers' dollars up for grabs in a Government-run auction to buy pollution. More » Cane toad threatens valuable dung beetle, scientists say 'Inadequate' justification for Japanese whaling proposal, commission finds Renewable energy investment plummets 90pc amid RET deadlock France urges Australia to keep climate commitment 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. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2015 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters