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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 06 Jun, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » '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 » Manila 'gravely concerned' over reports Chinese warship fired warning shot in South China Sea Petition to stop controversial US pastor coming to Hillsong conference Two killed, more than 100 injured in blasts at Turkish opposition protest Services failing to support at-risk children as neglect cases rise Windies collapse gives Australia first Test win in Dominica Four Australians injured in Bali ferry explosion, fire: Indonesian authorities Greece will not accept 'absurd' agreement, PM says Oscar-winning director says Church of Scientology should lose tax-free status Northern Territory MP Natasha Griggs to vote in favour of same-sex marriage 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 » Windies collapse gives Australia first Test win in Dominica Australia retains the Frank Worrell Trophy, winning the first Test against the West Indies by nine wickets on day three in Dominica. More » Boston marathon bomber's friends jailed for obstructing FBI Yemen rebels, government agree to peace talks Man charged with attempted murder over Beenleigh stabbing Four Australians injured in Bali ferry explosion, fire: Indonesian authorities Greece will not accept 'absurd' agreement, PM says Two killed, more than 100 injured in blasts at Turkish opposition protest Tariq Aziz, Iraq's deputy PM under Saddam Hussein, dies Islamic State advance on key Syrian city despite regime air raids Northern Territory MP Natasha Griggs to vote in favour of same-sex marriage World More World » Boston marathon bomber's friends jailed for obstructing FBI Two of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's friends are sentenced to jail for impeding the FBI investigation into one of the deadliest attacks on US soil, killing three and injuring 264 people. More » Yemen rebels, government agree to peace talks Four Australians injured in Bali ferry explosion, fire: Indonesian authorities Greece will not accept 'absurd' agreement, PM says Two killed, more than 100 injured in blasts at Turkish opposition protest Tariq Aziz, Iraq's deputy PM under Saddam Hussein, dies 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 » Greece will not accept 'absurd' agreement, PM says Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras says he will not accept an agreement with lenders that did not include the promise of debt relief that has been his government's long-standing demand. More » Two killed, more than 100 injured in blasts at Turkish opposition protest Tariq Aziz, Iraq's deputy PM under Saddam Hussein, dies Northern Territory MP Natasha Griggs to vote in favour of same-sex marriage Abbott defends Government handling of Sydney siege gunman letter Sport More Sport » Windies collapse gives Australia first Test win in Dominica Australia retains the Frank Worrell Trophy, winning the first Test against the West Indies by nine wickets on day three in Dominica. More » Djokovic shaken by resilient Murray as storm halts play Tigers stun league-leading Dockers for 27-point win on the road Broncos thrash Sea Eagles 44-10 in one-sided thumping Former All Black Collins dies in car crash Brumbies back on top of conference after beating Force Titans edge Wests Tigers 27-20 at Leichhardt Oval Stuart fined record $20,000 by NRL for press conference walk-out Sally Pearson breaks arm after brutally crashing out in Rome Hurricanes wallop Highlanders 56-20 in Napier 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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