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NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 16 Mar, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Taliban suspends US peace talks By Stephanie Kennedy and wires Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents suspend peace talks with the United States in the wake of a deadly shooting spree allegedly by a US soldier. More » New massacre as Syria crisis enters 2nd year Impressive Rice seals Olympic spot Aussie band reveals US sitcom stole song... twice Intense cyclone brewing off WA coast Costello savages Future Fund 'shemozzle' Senate sitting to debate mining tax Bligh, Newman face off at community debate Maralinga veterans shocked by 'cruel' ruling Belgium to hold day of mourning over bus crash 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 » 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 Government must live within its means Stop them before they kill Victoria's Human Rights Charter: future still unclear Foreign investment and the whims of politicians Just In More Just In » One dead, several missing after boat capsizes off NZ By New Zealand correspondent Dominique Schwartz A fishing boat skipper who saved three people from the sea earlier this year is among seven people now missing after a boat capsized off southern New Zealand. More » Senate awaits Fair Work's HSU report Intense cyclone brewing off WA coast Senate sitting to debate mining tax Bligh, Newman face off at community debate New massacre as Syria crisis enters 2nd year Taliban suspends US peace talks Egypt refers 75 to court over soccer carnage Belgium to hold day of mourning over bus crash Thousands ordered to evacuate from Hay World More World » New massacre as Syria crisis enters 2nd year By Middle East correspondent Anne Barker, wires Twenty-three mutilated corpses are found near a Syrian protest city seized by regime forces, monitors say, as the bloody crackdown enters its second year. More » Taliban suspends US peace talks Belgium to hold day of mourning over bus crash Egypt refers 75 to court over soccer carnage China dumps top communist official Business More Business » Coalition attacks handling of Gonski appointment By Alexandra Kirk The Coalition has attacked the handling of the appointment of David Gonski to head the Future Fund after board members endorsed former treasurer Peter Costello. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says he can think of "no better person" to manage taxpayers' funds than Mr Costello. But Prime Minister Julia Gillard has defended the decision, saying Cabinet "appointed the best person for the job". More » Labor plays down Palmer's carbon threat Departing banker attacks 'toxic' Goldman Sachs Myer profits slide as retail woes bite Shares waver as China weighs on miners Indonesia to lift Australian cattle import quota Europe shares soar as Wall St finishes flat Politics More Politics » PNG sanctions threat a 'gross overreaction' By PNG correspondent Liam Fox, staff There is concern in Papua New Guinea over a call by Australia's Foreign Minister to consider sanctions if the country's elections are postponed. More » Costello savages Future Fund 'shemozzle' Plane arrivals in widespread rorting of asylum system Bligh claims proof of Newman link to developer Indonesian fears allayed over Marines in Top End Sport More Sport » Impressive Rice seals Olympic spot Reigning Olympic champion Stephanie Rice booked a spot at the London Games by taking out the 400m individual medley final at trials in Adelaide. More » Bailey to debut in opening ODI Tigers re-sign Hardwick to new deal Manly won't let Cherry-Evans go easy Cutting left out of Shield final McKenzie makes six changes Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Scientists fear climate confusion after wet summer Climate scientists are concerned that Australia's cool and wet summer could lead to confusion about whether climate change is real. More » Atmospheric CO2 levels hit 800,000-year high: CSIRO Study finds eye problems common for astronauts Prize-winning ozone scientist dies Scientists hope to scoop gene prize pool 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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