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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 16 Apr, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Heavy fighting ends in Kabul Heavy street fighting in the Afghan capital has ended, with all the Taliban militants who launched coordinated attacks on Kabul killed, officials said. More » Toyota sacks hundreds in Altona clean-out Charges recommended against police over Taser affair Greens will not budge on tax cuts: Milne Robb backs ANZ rate hike Judge to recommend five-year cut to Corby sentence Girl, 2, alone for days after mother's death Australia to lift Burma travel bans Trio accused of stealing penguin from theme park Google fined for blocking data probe More Analysis » Newman the latest convert to parochial populism Campbell Newman, the new boy at last week's COAG talk fest, is the latest convert to one-eyed parochial populism. Queensland will do things his way, and if the Mexicans south of the Tweed don't like it, well tough. The fact is, of course, that state borders are a relic of the 19th century, when bored British public servants passed their time in Whitehall drawing lines on maps of places they had never seen and never wanted to. More » Pokies largesse is more propaganda than reality Abbott's gay sister used to excuse his prejudice Atheism and religion should stop fighting and start talking Collingwood a shadow its former self The RBA has been left unscrutinised for too long When it comes to rates, Australians are socialists The Greens after Brown: what lies ahead? Visiting the saddest acre in America Broadband is important but BIG DATA is the future! Just In More Just In » Study shows extent of homeless grog culture By Lexi Metherell Fresh call for floor price on alcohol after research shows some of Darwin's homeless consume 90 standard drinks a week. More » China loosens its grip on currency SA Premier demands 71 Murray plan improvements Greens will not budge on tax cuts: Milne Man in hospital after another Sydney shooting Heavy fighting ends in Kabul Fractured turbine caused 747 engine failure Council wins appeal over dog attack payout Vodafone to offer fixed-line services Ex-student in court over arson at old school World More World » Heavy fighting ends in Kabul Heavy street fighting in the Afghan capital has ended, with all the Taliban militants who launched coordinated attacks on Kabul killed, officials said. More » Observers arrive in Syria amid shaky ceasefire More agents suspected in Secret Service sex scandal French presidential rivals stage Paris rallies Clean-up underway after deadly US tornadoes Business More Business » Greens will not budge on tax cuts: Milne By Sabra Lane and staff New Greens leader Christine Milne has put the Federal Government on notice that her party will not support corporate tax cuts for big business. More » Toyota sacks hundreds in Altona clean-out China loosens its grip on currency Vodafone to offer fixed-line services Google fined for blocking data probe Robb backs ANZ rate hike Share market struggles as miners lose ground IAG to double new mothers' salaries Gunns continues holding pattern Politics More Politics » SA Premier demands 71 Murray plan improvements A response issued by the SA Premier to the Murray-Darling Basin draft plan makes 71 recommendations for improvement. More » More agents suspected in Secret Service sex scandal Proposed second Sydney airport site 'not real life' Olympics chief angry at PM's games snub Fitzgibbon renews call to abolish states Sport More Sport » Daley accepts Buderus withdrawal Country Origin captain Danny Buderus has been ruled out of the City Country clash in Mudgee on Sunday through injury. More » Lussick, Harrison facing bans McGuire slams Malthouse for not supporting Buckley Australia spun into trouble in Trinidad Cadel felled by cold in Gold race Scott bemoans soft Cats Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Unique greenhouse could spur outback growth By Prue Adams International scientists working in the outback have devised a crop production system not reliant on diminishing fresh water supplies. More » DNA may weed out toxic Chinese medicine Rampant weeds giving wombats liver disease North Korean rocket crashes into ocean Scientists unite against Murray-Darling plan Environment More Environment » SA Premier demands 71 Murray plan improvements A response issued by the SA Premier to the Murray-Darling Basin draft plan makes 71 recommendations for improvement. More » Unique greenhouse could spur outback growth Hungry birds devouring outback town Murray flood flow peaks in SA Himalayan region bucks glacier melt trend: study About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.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. 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