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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 14 Mar, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Pistol import ring exposes customs service By police reporter Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop, staff Customs officials have conceded a huge haul of illegally imported handguns in Sydney has exposed vulnerabilities in their systems. More » Gillard, Abbott in stand-off over tax cuts Santorum wins Deep South primaries Encyclopaedia Britannica ends publication after 244 years Atmospheric CO2 levels hit 800,000-year high: CSIRO ICC to hand down first ever verdict Job fears weigh on consumer confidence Traditional owners to fight nuclear waste dump Murder probe into pool of blood in school cubby High fliers bail out of city restaurant More Analysis » We are still a class act By Lewis and Woods 'Class' and 'zeitgeist' may seem strange bedfellows, but in the wake of Treasurer Wayne Swan's much-pilloried call to arms against the very rich, they appear to be staging an unexpected hook-up. The accepted wisdom was that we had moved beyond class, but when asked if class still matters in Australia, they answer resoundingly in the affirmative. More » Sovereign wealth funds and the 'twits' you should trust Posthumous awards: jingoism or a jolly good idea? It's not the economy, stupid. It's just stupid economics Media multitasking doubles the prime time potential The rising tide of climate change Productivity in a nutshell Smith's lone stand in the military's war on women The Pacific Solution didn't work before and it won't work now Kony 2012 the bastard offspring of the liberal elite Just In More Just In » Judge to decide if 'you'll feel better on Swisse' A Federal Court judge will determine whether television advertisements for Swisse Vitamins will be taken off air. More » Pistol import ring exposes customs service Forrest in Test squad Frenchwoman to be tried by judge over murder Santorum wins Deep South primaries Job fears weigh on consumer confidence DPP appeals over Elias NRL betting verdict Gillard, Abbott in stand-off over tax cuts High fliers bail out of city restaurant PNG deputy denies casino harassment claims World More World » ICC to hand down first ever verdict by Kalvin Ng The International Criminal Court, which began a decade ago to act on crimes against humanity, will today hand down its first ever verdict. More » Santorum wins Deep South primaries Brooks arrested again in UK hacking raids Assad accused of mining Syrian borders Afghan officials attacked at scene of US killings China accused of making rare earths even rarer Business More Business » Gillard, Abbott in stand-off over tax cuts By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths Julia Gillard's mining tax plans are in danger of collapse after the Greens and Coalition refused to back the company tax cut at the heart of the package. More » Job fears weigh on consumer confidence New commissioner to support small business WTO row flares over Chinese rare earth exports Gonski appointed Future Fund boss Share market jumps on US recovery hopes Top US banks fail stress tests Brooks arrested again in UK hacking raids Wall Street hits four-year high on Fed boost Politics More Politics » Gillard, Abbott in stand-off over tax cuts By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths Julia Gillard's mining tax plans are in danger of collapse after the Greens and Coalition refused to back the company tax cut at the heart of the package. More » Craig Thomson hospitalised with stomach pains Mining tax report to be released today Greens to block big business tax cuts Gonski appointed Future Fund boss Sport More Sport » I'm not foxing: Thorpe Ian Thorpe denies he has been foxing ahead of the Olympic selection trials, which get underway tomorrow in Adelaide. More » Forrest in Test squad Japan draw 'perfect' for Holger Palu ruled out of Force clash Rogic's chance to shine in Olyroos debut Powerful Aussie team for cycling worlds Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Atmospheric CO2 levels hit 800,000-year high: CSIRO By environment reporter Conor Duffy and staff Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are now higher than at any time in the last 800,000 years, while the last decade in Australia was the warmest on record, CSIRO scientists say. More » Study finds eye problems common for astronauts Prize-winning ozone scientist dies Scientists hope to scoop gene prize pool Success for salt-resistant wheat crop Environment More Environment » Toxic sludge risk after Adelaide oil blaze With a huge fire in waste oil now out, authorities are turning their attention to a toxic sludge and the risk to Adelaide wetlands. 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