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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 10 Nov, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Gillard in $2b equal pay pledge By Jeremy Thompson Thousands of Australia's lowest-paid workers are in line for $12,000-per-year pay rises after Julia Gillard pledged $2 billion to back an equal pay claim. More » Local shares plunge on Europe fears President of Nauru resigns Artist Cullen handed suspended sentence Hunt continues for attacker in Afghanistan Dozens trapped after second quake hits Turkey Fume on, Roxon tells tobacco firms Orica plant shut indefinitely after chemical leak Woman stabbed in leg in family feud Unemployment rate falls to 5.2pc More Analysis » Dear Kim Williams: a little regulation won't kill you News Limited's CEO John Hartigan is going. His replacement is the 'fiercely intelligent' Foxtel CEO Kim Williams. Williams is no Harto ... a change from the tough-nut model of the traditional News Ltd executive. He may have a lot on his plate, but Williams should turn his attention to the media inquiry. News Limited should play a part in deciding how the Australian press should be held to account. More » Afghan army an Afghan government responsibility Culture against currency in local film survival We're all Rosie A European break-up would be a messy affair We cannot win the Afghanistan war Still polls apart, but the tides, they are a changing Toward a post-Murdoch age Troll me once, shame on you. Troll me twice... The world is not enough for supernaturalists Just In More Just In » Mining investment boom 'has peaked' By Michael Janda Treasurer Wayne Swan is being urged to rethink his vow to return the budget to surplus next financial year as the mining investment boom slows. More » Wallaby milk could give premature babies a bounce President of Nauru resigns Woman stabbed in leg in family feud Optus posts rise in quarterly profit Orica plant shut indefinitely after chemical leak Artist Cullen handed suspended sentence Man refused bail over house explosion Gillard in $2b equal pay pledge HSC markers in cattle-class conditions World More World » Break-up of eurozone flagged as crisis deepens Germany and France have reportedly discussed the possibility of some countries leaving the eurozone as the bloc's financial crisis deepens. More » Dozens trapped after second quake hits Turkey Hunt continues for attacker in Afghanistan Vietnam floods kill at least 100 Wife finds tsunami victim's body at dump Business More Business » Break-up of eurozone flagged as crisis deepens Germany and France have reportedly discussed the possibility of some countries leaving the eurozone as the bloc's financial crisis deepens. More » Local shares plunge on Europe fears Unemployment rate falls to 5.2pc Gillard in $2b equal pay pledge Fume on, Roxon tells tobacco firms Labor Senator wants Qantas strike ban challenged News Ltd boss tells politicians to harden up Orica plant shut indefinitely after chemical leak Wesfarmers shareholders criticise hefty pay rise Politics More Politics » Gillard in $2b equal pay pledge By Jeremy Thompson Thousands of Australia's lowest-paid workers are in line for $12,000-per-year pay rises after Julia Gillard pledged $2 billion to back an equal pay claim. More » Fume on, Roxon tells tobacco firms Obama visit to reinforce Asia-Pacific commitment Labor Senator wants Qantas strike ban challenged Greece in chaos as succession plan collapses Sport More Sport » Foran to stay with Manly Manly star Kieran Foran says he will remain with the Sea Eagles for 2012 despite the likelihood of an early exit from the club for Canterbury-bound coach Des Hasler. More » We want Clarke's head: Steyn Lyle grabs early lead at The Lakes Dawson walks out on Saints Sheens to ring changes for Wales clash Power cleared for Indy return Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Wallaby milk could give premature babies a bounce New research from scientists in Melbourne has found the tamar wallaby produces special milk proteins that could prevent and aid gut problems in premature human babies. More » Stem cell breakthrough for Parkinson's disease World's smallest 4wd is a billionth of a metre long False start for Russian Mars probe App hopes to reduce incidence of Alzheimer's Environment More Environment » In pictures: Mystery marine disease off Gladstone Fishing in the World Heritage-listed waters off the coast of Gladstone is a business for many and a popular pastime for locals, but ever since the outbreak of disease in marine life, the industry there has been in panic mode. 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