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NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 24 Jul, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » Shorten to issue climate change challenge to Abbott By political reporter Louise Yaxley Labor leader Bill Shorten will issue a defiant challenge to Tony Abbott to make the next election about climate change when he opens the Labor Party's national conference in Melbourne today. More » Australian town nicknamed 'South Pole' for ice habit British teen admits involvement in Anzac Day terror plot Brothers called triple-0 during deadly car chase in central Victoria, court told Turkey returns fire on Islamic State after soldier's death Berlusconi says Putin wants him to join Russian government Google rides in: See Mongolia via a basketball-sized camera and horse-drawn sled Lucky WA Powerball player wins $50m jackpot Greek PM should 'hand over keys' to supporters of austerity Earth-like planet discovered orbiting 'cousin' of Sun More Analysis » It's been a week of political daring (with some exceptions) Refreshingly, and belatedly, this has been a week of policy initiatives and political leadership. Tax, climate change and asylum policy all got a workout, but inevitably there were some still sticking to old scripts. More » Goodbye ABC Shops, you served us well Don't hike the GST, reform hospital spending instead The six hot topics for the ALP national conference Reclaim Australia: the fear remains the same, but the targets keep changing The hacking of Ashley Madison and the fantasy of infidelity Baird's gambit changes the politics of the GST Villains, jesters and craven kings: are we watching a Shakespearean tragedy in Canberra? GST debate: picking up the tab for poor tax decisions Labor's renewables target just part of the bigger transition we need Just In More Just In » Man feared dead after house fire near Mackay A man is feared dead after a fire destroyed a home near Mackay in north Queensland overnight. More » Darwin double fatal crash victims were Tamil asylum seekers: friends Milk sent pouring onto street after Melbourne truck crash Coroner to probe death of Tasmanian woman in car crash with former DPP Weatherill to take shipbuilding vision to Labor conference Indonesia temporarily bans Australian citrus fruit imports Google rides in: See Mongolia via a basketball-sized camera and horse-drawn sled New ship to help King Island cattle farmers produce more premium grade beef Shorten to issue climate change challenge to Abbott Turkey returns fire on Islamic State after soldier's death World More World » Google rides in: See Mongolia via a basketball-sized camera and horse-drawn sled After recording images of towns and cities across the world, Google's Street View service launches via horse-drawn sled in the sparsely-populated Asian country of Mongolia. More » Turkey returns fire on Islamic State after soldier's death Earth-like planet discovered orbiting 'cousin' of Sun Greek PM should 'hand over keys' to supporters of austerity Berlusconi says Putin wants him to join Russian government EU targets Hollywood studios in antitrust probe Business More Business » ASIC slams 'defensive, legalistic' bankers at rate-rigging inquiry By business reporter Neal Woolrich ASIC is concerned staff at Australia's major banks are being less than cooperative with its investigation into potential interest rate rigging. More » ANZ raises property investor interest rates to cool demand Miners drag local shares down Typical Sydney house tops $1m, leaves other capitals far behind Household, industrial gas prices to surge on LNG export boom FMG increases yearly ore shipments, cuts production costs Woolworths confirms David Jones CBD store sales an option New York moves to almost double fast-food workers' minimum wage Politics More Politics » Shorten to issue climate change challenge to Abbott By political reporter Louise Yaxley Labor leader Bill Shorten will issue a defiant challenge to Tony Abbott to make the next election about climate change when he opens the Labor Party's national conference in Melbourne today. More » Top Australian diplomat unexpectedly departs PNG post Chris Uhlmann: This ALP conference matters more than most PNG MP says 'kill and eat' statement just 'sporting banter' New terror alert system endorsed at COAG Sport More Sport » There is no point in meeting with TA, says Tomic Bernard Tomic reportedly rejects Tennis Australia's olive branch, exacerbating the already-volatile relationship between the two parties. More » Parramatta Eels release Chris Sandow effective immediately Marsh presses Test case as Clarke falls to teen debutant Lanning leads from front as Australia level Women's Ashes Kenny-Dowall expected to miss at least two more weeks Brilliant Bardet earns France second Tour stage win Speight signs three-year deal with ARU, will play Sydney 7s Fremantle's Fyfe named for Tigers AFL clash Props need to change to suit interchange reduction: Bromwich England does not have Women's Ashes momentum: Osborne Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Earth-like planet discovered orbiting 'cousin' of Sun Astronomers hunting for another Earth find what may be the closest match yet, a potentially rocky planet circling its star at the same distance as the Earth orbits the Sun, NASA says. More » Astronomers meet to decide access to Australia's world-class telescopes Hacker warns smart-car owners of potential risks British pensioner gets bionic eye to cure age-related sight loss Hackers 'kill' car by turning off engine as it drives Environment More Environment » Myanmar jails 153 Chinese nationals for life over illegal logging Beijing launches a diplomatic protest after Myanmar sentences more than 150 Chinese nationals to life for illegal logging. More » Oil found in waters near Great Barrier Reef Queensland Government rules out changes to controversial shark control program MP under fire from conservation groups over inquiry tweet Barge to begin clearing Alaska coastline of Japan tsunami debris About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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