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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 06 Aug, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » US job figures temper market free fall North America correspondent Lisa Millar, wires Better than expected US job figures have helped the Dow Jones Industrial Average close slightly up after a roller-coaster day on US markets.More » British teen killed by polar bear Reports of Gaddafi's son's death 'dirty lies' Hero cop shies away from bravery tag Malaysians ask own officials to reject children swap Former Ukrainian prime minister arrested 10 children injured in 4WD crash Murdoch pie attacker wins sentence cut Police convicted of post-Katrina shootings Rowan Atkinson hurt in supercar crash More Analysis » The global craze for austerity will result in more pain Fear is again stalking international markets. Wall Street and European bourses suffered huge sell-downs as investors rushed for the exits. For much of the northern hemisphere, the bad economic news this year has been unrelenting. But none of this will affect Australia, right? Wrong. As anyone who owns a cafe or a clothes store will know, Australia's economy is already showing marked signs of weakness.More » Apologising for the bomb: a letter on our anniversary Conversations: the world's in for a wild economic ride Moonlight affair still clouds Gillard's identity What if the Oslo terrorist was Ahmad Breivik? Put down your gun: the tyranny of professional 'consensus' Giving birth to the AFL's giant, vile beast No end to hacking's house of horrors The Arab Spring Myer, Myer on the wall, who's got the worst service of all? World More World » British teen killed by polar bear A British teen who dreamed of becoming a doctor has been mauled to death by a polar bear in the Norwegian Arctic. The 17-year-old boy was killed while four others aged between 16 and 29 were seriously injured when the bear entered their camp in the Svalbard Archipelago. More » US job figures temper market free fall Reports of Gaddafi's son's death 'dirty lies' Police convicted of post-Katrina shootings Murdoch pie attacker wins sentence cut Former Ukrainian prime minister arrested Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Telescope detects oxygen in space The European Space Agency's Herschel telescope has found the first confirmed evidence of oxygen molecules in space, according to a report published this week in the Astrophysical Journal.More » NBN heading for six new towns NASA gets close look at asteroid Vesta Half of European men 'share King Tut's DNA' Alleged LulzSec spokesman charged in UK Environment More Environment » Turnbull decries war on climate science Jeremy Thompson Opposition frontbencher Malcolm Turnbull has hit out against climate change sceptics on his side of politics, saying there has been a "war on science" that contradicts common sense. He also warned the Liberal Party against veering too much to the right, using his popularity as a moderate in the New South Wales seat of Wentworth as an example of wresting votes from Labor.More » Murray water reform delay under fire Greens demand action on Sumatra logging claims Carbon tax protesters march in Sydney British PM praises Gillard's carbon tax About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at omsstraffic.4321@blogger.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. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   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. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2011 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters