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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 20 Apr, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Gillard unveils $3.7b aged care plan Prime Minister Julia Gillard has unveiled a $3.7 billion aged care package which she says will help keep older Australians in their homes longer and make the cost of care fairer. More » Police brace for bikie turf war escalation Hollywood studios lose iiNet download case Men At Work flautist 'cut apart' by plagiarism case Abbott tries to trump 'green tape' scheme Roxon says Assange lawyer not on any watch list Police 'very concerned' about missing girl Doctors criticised for giving Fluvax to children Inquiry told ultra-marathon safety check flawed Discount wars slow Woolworths sales More Analysis » Destructive rivalries and rare political 'glimmer twins' History is littered with examples of how personal rivalries within political parties can diminish careers. Fraser-Peacock; Howard-Peacock; Hawke-Keating; Howard-Costello; Rudd-Gillard. Big names, and all of them at some stage hell bent on destroying the other. But then you have the rare exceptions best characterised by the 'glimmer twins' of federal politics, Wayne Swan and Stephen Smith, and now, Greg Hunt and Josh Frydenberg. More » Europe's debt crisis is back - in fact, it never left Prayer is delusional but its power can be real I might as well be an economist for all they know Henry Lawson's timely account of drought and despair The politics of housing: locking us out of affordable solutions Ritalin and separation: whose issues are we really medicating? A different inequality Eye popping politics: Hockey 'entitled' to candour Enough is enough: get us out of Afghanistan Just In More Just In » Doctors criticised for giving Fluvax to children By Timothy McDonald The Australian Medical Association (AMA) says there is no excuse for GPs administering banned vaccines amid data showing children were given the controversial flu shot, Fluvax. More » Inquiry told ultra-marathon safety check flawed Super tax hike a 'breach of faith' Coming days 'critical' for Lynagh Man dead in chopper crash Elder loses court fight over outback mining plan Discount wars slow Woolworths sales Jury retires to consider verdict in Membrey case Police brace for bikie turf war escalation CSG companies move to reassure landowners World More World » Breivik wanted to 'kill everybody' on Utoya Norway massacre gunman Anders Behring Breivik has told a court he meant to kill more than 500 people on Utoya island and said he used meditation, video shooting games and steroids to prepare for the slaughter. More » Syria, UN sign deal on observer mission Taliban vow revenge over Afghan photo scandal At least 38 killed in Iraq attacks India tests missile capable of reaching China Murdochs to front Leveson inquiry Business More Business » Hollywood studios lose iiNet download case Hollywood's top film studios lose a High Court challenge to a landmark ruling that Australian internet provider iiNet is not liable for its customers' illegal downloads. More » Gillard unveils $3.7b aged care plan Abbott tries to trump 'green tape' scheme Elder loses court fight over outback mining plan Discount wars slow Woolworths sales Super tax hike a 'breach of faith' IMF hits funding roadblock as BRICS hold out Rinehart loses appeal to keep feud private Murdochs to front Leveson inquiry Spain bailout fears rattle global markets Politics More Politics » Gillard unveils $3.7b aged care plan Prime Minister Julia Gillard has unveiled a $3.7 billion aged care package which she says will help keep older Australians in their homes longer and make the cost of care fairer. More » Abbott tries to trump 'green tape' scheme Government to unveil aged care overhaul General wants glacier demilitarisation after avalanche Calls for troop withdrawal to fund pension increase Sport More Sport » Cricketers soak up Anzac Spirit Wayne Davis and Craig Norenbergs Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke reflect on the Australian Test team's visit to Gallipoli to recreate the image of soldiers playing cricket in the shadow of the enemy. More » Coming days 'critical' for Lynagh Injuries leave Aussies thin for third Test Ange says Victory offer is not distracting Roar FFA won't play ball with Jets peace deal Big Benn focused on London Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Doubts over 'world's biggest dino eggs' claim A Chechen university claims to have found an unprecedented stash of giant fossilised dinosaur eggs in a remote mountainous area of the North Caucasus region. More » Discovery makes final flight to museum Science fuels push for education rethink New internet technology out of this world Unique greenhouse could spur outback growth Environment More Environment » Elder loses court fight over outback mining plan The Federal Court dismisses a bid by an Aboriginal elder to overturn a proposed expansion of the big Olympic Dam mine. More » Rabbit hunters head to Macquarie Island Toxic highway inquiry proceeds as all clear given Inquiry launched into Pacific Highway toxic scare Nuclear agency distances itself from toxic scare 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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