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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 18 Mar, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Thorpe not giving up after failed Games bid Ian Thorpe says he will continue to swim competitively despite failing in his attempt to reach the London Olympics. More » Wong releases costings of Opposition policies Cyclone hammers small WA community XXX Church Poll shows LNP set for landslide win Bikini-clad woman survives bushwalking ordeal Man dead after being tasered by police Uganda scathing of Kony 2012 video Trio killed in Tasmanian camping mishap Gaddafi spymaster arrested in Mauritania More Analysis » Then take away the tax cut you first thought of... Okay here goes... On the very remote off-chance that there is anyone out there who has found this week's back-and-forth about company tax utterly bewildering, I thought it might be useful to conclude the week with a brisk, no-nonsense recap of what's what, and who's up whom, company tax-wise. Here's how it works... More » The Coalition must up the anti Remote at the top: strange days in our universities Big name cynicism The unedifying spectacle of the Future Fund stoush Waiting for God: an ultimate power Democracy is on the verge of unravelling Ideology of the marketplace underpins school "reforms" 'Others': the vote that dare not speak a name Future Fund not for Costello Just In More Just In » Wong releases costings of Opposition policies Finance Minister Penny Wong has released a costings document that finds the Opposition's policies would put the budget $9 billion in deficit next financial year. More » Thorpe not giving up after failed Games bid Man dead after being tasered by police Trio killed in Tasmanian camping mishap NSW merges major electricity companies Bikini-clad woman survives bushwalking ordeal Poll shows LNP set for landslide win Uganda scathing of Kony 2012 video Cyclone hammers small WA community Egypt's Coptic Pope dies World More World » Blasts bring death to heart of Damascus Twin bomb attacks on security buildings brought death to the heart of the Syrian capital on Saturday, with state television showing gruesome footage of the attacks. More » Baby's death shines spotlight on human trafficking Gaddafi spymaster arrested in Mauritania Egypt's Coptic Pope dies Uganda scathing of Kony 2012 video Business More Business » Unions, business renew wage claim battle By Simon Santow and staff Unions are urging Fair Work Australia to close the gap between low-income earners and the rest of the workforce but businesses have called for caution in the annual wage review. More » Global stocks gain as rally holds Rio Tinto concerned by mine restrictions Report finds 118,000 retail jobs to go Minchin backs Gonski over Future Fund 'shemozzle' Newspapers' demise sparks media monopoly fears IMF approves Greek bailout loan Global payment system to block Iranian banks Politics More Politics » Margaret Whitlam remembered as trailblazer first lady Margaret Whitlam has been remembered for revolutionising the role of Australia's 'first lady' and holding forth as an activist for women's rights, the arts and the environment. More » Margaret Whitlam dies Minchin backs Gonski over Future Fund 'shemozzle' Adults only, after SA Minister took daughter abroad PNG sanctions threat a 'gross overreaction' Sport More Sport » Dogs stay unbeaten over the ditch Canterbury made it three from three this season by holding off a fast-finishing Warriors outfit in a 32-18 win in Auckland. More » Thorpe not giving up after failed Games bid Pattinson says he is fit for second one-dayer Reds lose unbeaten record Muamba 'critically ill' after collapse Isner stuns Djokovic to set up Federer final Webber hoping fifth is his magic number Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Sex-starved flies hit the bottle Frustrated male fruit flies whose sexual advances are rejected by females turn to alcohol to drown their sorrows, scientists say. More » Scientists fear climate confusion after wet summer Atmospheric CO2 levels hit 800,000-year high: CSIRO Study finds eye problems common for astronauts Prize-winning ozone scientist dies Environment More Environment » Native American tribe allowed to kill bald eagles The US Fish and Wildlife Service has approved a first-time permit allowing a Native American tribe in Wyoming to kill two bald eagles in a centuries-old religious ceremony once outlawed by the federal bureau of Indian affairs. 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