ABC NewsMail - Afternoon Edition

View as a webpage

Top Stories 'Tell me this is a bad dream': Cricket greats react to ball-tampering scandal Former cricketers including Shane Warne, Michael Clarke and Adam Gilchrist slam Australian captain Steve Smith and senior players for hatching a plan to tamper with the ball during the third Test against South Africa. Opinion: Cheating Smith has thrown Bancroft under a bus and his position is untenable To lead a national sports team, particularly one as heavily scrutinised as the Australian cricket team, requires a degree of moral authority. How can Steve Smith speak on behalf of Australian cricket without the ball-tampering issue drowning out his every syllable, asks Richard Hinds. Smith won't quit as Australian captain after confessing to ball-tampering plan Steve Smith insists he will not resign as Australian captain after confessing his leadership group instructed Cameron Bancroft to tamper with the ball in the third Test against South Africa. 'I was ashamed to explain to my 9yo son that we planned to cheat' Australian cricket fans are ashamed of their team and articulate in their criticism. Many are calling for Steve Smith to be sacked and some are threatening to boycott matches until it happens. Australia's 'most expensive' building facing 'major rebuild' The new Royal Adelaide Hospital has already cost taxpayers $2.3 billion, but South Australia's new government says rooms inside the emergency department are not big enough to treat critically ill and injured patients. Hold off getting the flu vaccine, AMA says The Australian Medical Association is urging people to wait until May before they get this year's flu vaccine, saying some pharmacies are offering the vaccinations too early. Chinese space station predicted to crash somewhere on Earth around Easter Space experts predict the Tiangong-1 space station or 'Heavenly Palace' will turn into a spectacular fireball as it enters Earth's atmosphere sometime during the Easter long weekend. Just where it will land is anyone's guess. 'Don't try this at home': Kayaker makes 20m drop at dangerous Dangar Falls An Australian kayaker plunges more than 20 metres in a daring, hold-your-breath drop down the Dangar Falls in New South Wales, in the first known paddle of the famous waterfall. 'Stand with us or beware': Thousands rally in the US to demand tighter gun laws Tens of thousands of people rally together behind survivors of last month's Florida school massacre to demand tighter gun laws, and students say current politicians aren't cutting it. I wanted a personal insight into US gun culture, so I learned how to fire an AR-15 North America correspondent Zoe Daniel visits her American cousin to learn how to shoot an AR-15 and gain a personal insight into US gun culture. Pet food recalled after dogs with rare illness euthanased Advance Dermocare dog food is voluntarily recalled by Mars Petcare Australia after an outbreak of megaoesophagus, which can prevent dogs from swallowing or absorbing food. Police identify one of two people whose bodies washed up on Queensland beach A woman found dead on a remote Bribie Island beach north of Brisbane is yet to be identified but police confirm her male companion was from the Sunshine Coast. Courage amid tragedy as 'heroes' rescue boy from fatal house fire Police praise the bravery of a passing motorist who used a chair to smash a window and pluck a young boy to safety from a house fire that claimed three lives in the Queensland town of Kingaroy. Labor gets late consolation prize eight days after SA election Former Labor minister Leon Bignell claims victory by barely more than 100 votes in his battle for Mawson, the final seat in doubt following SA's election. 'It got a bit hectic': Cyclone Nora damage assessment begins after crossing coast Tropical Cyclone Nora's impact on remote communities on the west coast of Queensland's Cape York Peninsula is being assessed, as the former category three system continues its slow path down the Gulf coast. A rare life-sized, operational replica of a Spitfire is under construction In a boat shed on the edge of the Hobart's River Derwent, a new version of an old warrior is being brought to life, as Vietnam veteran Rod McNeill builds a fully-operational, full-sized, Spitfire Mark One from scratch. The town that inspired the Aboriginal flag refuses to fly it Alice Springs inspired the design for the official Aboriginal flag, but refuses to fly it at their war memorial. Now the very man who designed it is calling for change. Kokkinakis stuns Federer with upset win in Miami Thanasi Kokkinakis causes a major boilover as he beats Roger Federer in Miami to claim the biggest scalp of his young career and strip the Swiss of the world number one ranking. Do you think midwives are all women? Mr Wright is proof you're wrong In a profession dominated by women, Christian Wright is used to the occasional pregnant pause when he tells people he is a midwife. Government commits almost $70 million to fight against paedophiles Child sex offenders are being put on notice by the Turnbull Government as it commits nearly $70 million to fighting child exploitation. Indonesians win the right to paternity leave but some fathers won't take it Fathers who are civil servants are granted up to one month of parental leave, but some families are choosing not to take it up. 'Frustrated' childcare workers to walk off the job over low wages Thousands of early childhood educators are set to walk off the job in a bid to get the Federal Government to subsidise a pay rise, saying they earn just above the minimum wage on average and their demands for better income aren't being taken seriously. How a trip to Bondi started a 'surfing revolution' in a former African war zone Hadi Beydoun never expected to become a surf entrepreneur, but he's brought Australian surfing culture to Ivory Coast, where many of his countrymen are still afraid of the ocean. Analysis and Opinion Cheating Smith has thrown Bancroft under a bus and his position is untenable By Offsiders columnist Richard Hinds Here's how the ball-tampering incident unfolded Steve Smith is 'embarrassed' again — and he may well lose his captaincy By Geoff Lemon in Cape Town The WA Government wants more than quokka selfies to attract tourists to Perth By Jessica Strutt World China struggles to kick its coal habit even as it pledges to increase renewable energy use   We've hit peak 1980s nostalgia and it's downhill from here   Two killed by car bomb targeting Egyptian government official   Business Markets and commodities capitulate under trade tensions   Google bans ads for binary options trading   China struggles to kick its coal habit even as it pledges to increase renewable energy use   Politics A year out from the NSW election, the battle begins in western Sydney   Government commits almost $70 million to fight against paedophiles   The WA Government wants more than quokka selfies to attract tourists to Perth   Sport Cheating Smith has thrown Bancroft under a bus and his position is untenable   Smith won't quit as Australian captain after confessing to ball-tampering plan   'Tell me this is a bad dream': Cricket greats react to ball-tampering scandal   Science and Technology Chinese space station predicted to crash somewhere on Earth around Easter   Half of Sydney's offices are aiming for a greener skyline — and it's paying off   Cruise ships testing a 'Google Maps' for the sea   Environment Half of Sydney's offices are aiming for a greener skyline — and it's paying off   Coastline scoured for carcasses after mass pilot whale stranding   Fears Marshall Islands 'contributing to own demise' by pursing digital currency as legal tender       Follow Us     The ABC sent this message to starnewsposting@gmail.com these details are included to help provide assurance that this is a genuine email from ABC. Any personal details and data acquired by the ABC from your participation in any ABC Online Services will be used only in accordance with the ABC's Privacy Policy. 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.     © 2018 Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC, ABN 52 429 278 345. 700 Harris St Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia.   Unsubscribe from this eNewsletter | Add or remove topics | Discover other email newsletters | Privacy