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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 06 Jun, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » IS recruiting 'professionals' to make chemical weapons: Bishop By political reporter Jane Norman Foreign Minister Julie Bishop warns the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group is recruiting "highly trained professionals" to make chemical weapons and has already used chlorine in an attack. More » Human Rights chief stands firm on criticisms of new laws Three Australians reportedly injured in Bali ferry explosion 17yo boy dies in Brisbane car crash after allegedly evading police Australian ambassador's Roman villa renovated at cost of $2.7m Voges shines as Australia thrash Windies in first Test Dame Edna makes rare appearance at Adelaide Cabaret Festival Refugee pleads for son to have injured arm treated 'anywhere but Nauru' Racers compete to be 'only car dust free' for start of Finke Desert Race Sydney reactor to ramp up nuclear medicine production to meet world demand More Analysis » The difficult reckoning of Alan Bond's legacy If you'd paused the Alan Bond story on the morning of the America's Cup win, today's eulogies would be one long celebration of a hero for the ages. But there was a twist in the fairytale. Bankruptcy, fraud and prison time recast him not as a conquering seafaring hero but as a common pirate. These were the two sides to Bond that any eulogy must address: he was both a smaller man than his greatest moment suggested, and a bigger man than his smallest humbling would have us remember. More » Mike Baird's plan for scripture lessons by stealth It doesn't take much to find Australia's racial divide on Facebook A tale of two tactics: Abbott and Turnbull make their national security pitches Not all foreign fighters are jihadists We must prepare for China's historic defence plan The inevitability of journalism written by robots We can't afford to rescue refugees, but we can afford to send them away Stripping citizenship: is this what playing God looks like? Anything But with RN's Patricia Karvelas Just In More Just In » Perth fire station mothballed after cancer cluster A Perth fire station will be permanently mothballed after a spate of cancer diagnoses in firefighters over a six-year period. More » 11 confirmed dead, scores rescued after quake hits Malaysia's Mt Kinabalu Family of 16yo Victorian stabbing victim urge suspect to surrender to police Australian ambassador's Roman villa renovated at cost of $2.7m Australia's best roller derby skaters come to Canberra tournament Sydney reactor to ramp up nuclear medicine production to meet world demand Refugee pleads for son to have injured arm treated 'anywhere but Nauru' IS recruiting 'professionals' to make chemical weapons: Bishop Historic Tasmanian church saved by community as others struggle to fight off closure Judd stretchered off for Blues with potentially serious knee injury World More World » 11 confirmed dead, scores rescued after quake hits Malaysia's Mt Kinabalu The strong earthquake that jolted Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu killed 11 people and another eight are missing on South-East Asia's highest peak, a government official says. More » China ferry disaster death toll rises to 331 US data breach by hackers dates back three decades Colombia's anti-kidnap chief's daughter abducted FIFA crisis worse than any IOC scandal: Dick Pound Boston marathon bomber's friends jailed for obstructing FBI Business More Business » 'End of an era': Alan Bond dies at 77 following heart surgery Tycoon Alan Bond's family pays tribute to a "larger-than-life" figure after the America's Cup hero and convicted fraudster dies in a Perth hospital. More » Share market records worst week in more than three years Chase for dividends hampers future economic growth Performance of construction index posts mystifying fall Working holiday company cautioned by Queensland consumer watchdog Greece will not accept 'absurd' agreement, PM says Wall St, European markets down on Greek debt can kick Chinese firms to buy sensitive PNG mining projects Qld coal mine cuts 200 jobs amid falling prices Politics More Politics » Refugee pleads for son to have injured arm treated 'anywhere but Nauru' The mother of an 11-year-old boy with a severely broken arm on Nauru calls on the Federal Government to allow her son to leave the island to undergo surgery. More » IS recruiting 'professionals' to make chemical weapons: Bishop Proposed SA anti-bikie laws could put bar staff in harm's way, hotel industry warns Human Rights chief stands firm on criticisms of new laws Greece will not accept 'absurd' agreement, PM says Sport More Sport » Judd stretchered off for Blues with potentially serious knee injury Carlton suffers a huge blow with Brownlow medallist Chris Judd stretchered from the MCG in the first quarter against Adelaide with a knee injury. More » Live: Blues v Crows, Suns v Swans, Dons v Cats, Power v Dogs Live: Knights v Raiders, Rabbitohs v Warriors, Panthers v Storm Voges shines as Australia thrash Windies in first Test Live: Rebels v Bulls, Blues v Crusaders, Reds v Chiefs Djokovic shaken by resilient Murray as storm halts play FIFA crisis worse than any IOC scandal: Dick Pound Delly ready to step in for Irving at NBA Finals Tigers stun league-leading Dockers for 27-point win on the road Broncos thrash Sea Eagles 44-10 in one-sided thumping Science and Technology More Science and Technology » 'Hellboy' dinosaur with exotic facial horns unearthed by scientists Scientists remove a fossil of "one of the weirdest horned dinosaurs" from hard limestone along a Canadian riverbank, where it had been entombed for 68 million years. More » Greenwald flags more revelations on Australian mass surveillance following Snowden leaks In pictures: Celebrating 50 years of NASA's spacewalks 'New era' as Large Hadron Collider returns to life Catch of the Day website escapes penalty after customer details stolen Environment More Environment » Nationwide One Tree Per Child program takes root The Federal Government throws its support behind a nationwide tree-planting initiative, pledging $300,000 to help plant 100,000 trees. More » Coalition defends climate change action in wake of international scrutiny Countries scrutinise Australia's climate policies at UN meeting 'Tweeting seals' send updates from Southern Ocean's depths Sun-powered plane lands in Japan due to bad weather About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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