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Top Stories Live: Maxwell tons up, Smith rolls on in Ranchi Glenn Maxwell reaches his first Test hundred early on day two but is dismissed soon after. Follow all the action as it unfolds in our live blog. Senior Australian sailors implicated in 'Fat Leonard' sex scandal Two members of the Royal Australian Navy are being investigated over a huge US Navy bribery scandal involving prostitution, bribery, wild parties and a Malaysian businessman known as 'Fat Leonard'. What can we do about the great gas robbery? Multinational gas companies have played Australian customers. It's hard not to conclude LNG producers are cheating the system. Asylum seeker 'on borrowed time' wins temporary visa The Iranian asylum seeker will be allowed to remain in Australia for another three months, but still remains "in limbo" once that bridging visa expires. REX flight forced into emergency landing after losing propeller A Regional Express flight to Sydney is forced to make an emergency landing after losing one of its propellers. 11yo boy's body found in creek bed after storm tragedy The body of Ryan Teasdale, who disappeared while boogie boarding yesterday in Wollongong floodwaters, is found in a creek bed at the end of a stormwater drain in Unanderra, NSW. Anglican Church 'ashamed' about 1,000 complaints of child sex abuse Every Anglican Church diocese in the country bar one has received complaints of child sexual abuse in the past 35 years, a report finds. Grieving mum warns of suicide risk from 'social media generation' Kate McLoughlin saw how much her son Zach was on social media and how it affected him. She can't help but feel it makes kids less resilient and may have contributed to his suicide. 'It's going to hurt big': Australia's biggest hardwood mill to close More than 200 jobs are in limbo after the owners of the Heyfield timber mill in Victoria's east announced it would close, but the Victorian Government may still throw workers a lifeline. Vaccination debate flares after tetanus diagnosis A northern New South Wales doctor says a seven-year-old girl diagnosed with tetanus had not been vaccinated. Subcontractors owed millions of dollars let down by 'basket case' laws, builders say Hundreds of subcontractors in the building and construction industry say they are owed large debts — in some cases millions of dollars — but are unable to recover the money because of overly complex recovery processes and poor enforcement of the law. Inscription reveals identity of colossus unearthed in Cairo slum The discovery of an inscription on an ancient statue pulled from the mud of a Cairo slum reveals the colossus does not depict revered Pharaoh Ramses II as first thought, and is more likely of a lesser-known Egyptian ruler, the country's antiquities minister says. TV crew, tourists, scientist injured in Mount Etna explosion A BBC television crew narrowly escapes serious injury, capturing dramatic video of an eruption on Italy's Mount Etna volcano. Valuable Steinway piano rescued after being dumped at Broome tip An eagle-eyed local musician saves a valuable Steinway baby grand piano from destruction at a Broome tip, after resort staff ditch the instrument during a clean-up. Dumpster divers make free meals to build community A group in Brisbane is turning food thrown out by supermarkets into home-cooked meals which they serve to the lonely, isolated and some who are just plain hungry. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Dutch opt for tolerance and reject Wilders' populism By Europe correspondent Steve Cannane Nothing 'unhinged' about Jay Weatherill's tirade against Josh Frydenberg By political reporter Nick Harmsen Super for deposits: An intergenerational hospital pass By business reporter Michael Janda Scotland faces once in a generation vote … again By Barbara Miller Just In Snapchat shares continue downward trend March 17, 2017 - 5:36 pm Maxwell proves us wrong, and we should be delighted March 17, 2017 - 5:22 pm Bill Leak 'united Australians', Malcolm Turnbull says March 17, 2017 - 5:13 pm World • Snapchat shares continue downward trend • No Anzac Day ceremony at Long Tan this year, Government confirms • Dog shot dead by police after it delayed flights at Auckland Airport Business • Casual workers paying for 'junk insurance' they don't know they have • Westpac raises home loan interest rates • Subcontractors owed millions of dollars let down by 'basket case' laws, builders say Politics • Senator John 'Wacka' Williams says he has Parkinson's disease • Palaszczuk confronted in India over Adani coal mine • Does democracy make us happy? Sport • Live: Maxwell tons up, Smith rolls on in Ranchi • Maxwell proves us wrong, and we should be delighted • AFL 2017 preseason quiz: Are you ready for round one? Science and Tech • Self-repairing heart tissue breakthrough brings hope for cardiac patients • Russian spies and two others charged over Yahoo hack • Extreme heat pushes parts of Great Barrier Reef beyond recovery Environment • 'It's going to hurt big': Australia's biggest hardwood mill to close • Energy companies want rewards for keeping the lights on • How seawater hydro could help South Australia Follow ABC News 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. 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