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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 22 Apr, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Slipper stands aside amid harassment claims Peter Slipper has stood aside as Federal Parliamentary Speaker amid allegations he sexually harassed a staffer and misused taxpayer-funded Cabcharges. More » Stolen car passenger denied bail after Kings Cross shooting Commuter terror as trains collide in Amsterdam Bikie refused bail after torching police van Latest Sydney shooting death not linked to bikies UN approves Syrian monitoring mission House sprayed with bullets in Darwin 'ghetto' Bee Gees star Robin Gibb wakes from coma 100 asylum seekers involved in soccer brawl Mystery skin infection claims 19 lives in Vietnam 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 » Slipper stands aside amid harassment claims Peter Slipper has stood aside as Federal Parliamentary Speaker amid allegations he sexually harassed a staffer and misused taxpayer-funded Cabcharges. More » Fifteen killed in Mexican bar shootout Bikie refused bail after torching police van 100 asylum seekers involved in soccer brawl Stolen car passenger denied bail after Kings Cross shooting Mystery skin infection claims 19 lives in Vietnam Latest Sydney shooting death not linked to bikies House sprayed with bullets in Darwin 'ghetto' NSW business conditions slump to GFC lows Man hospitalised after Melbourne shooting World More World » Bahraini killed amid Grand Prix protests The death of a protester is expected to intensify the wave of violent rallies against Bahrain's Formula One Grand Prix. More » Pakistan mourns plane crash victims Berlusconi defends 'elegant dinner parties' Breivik insists he is a 'likeable person' Black teen's killer released on bail South Sudan withdraws troops from oilfield Business More Business » NSW business conditions slump to GFC lows The latest New South Wales Business Chamber survey has found business conditions have slumped to levels not seen since the global financial crisis. The quarterly survey of more than 7,000 businesses across the state shows 49 per cent recorded a decline in profits, while 35 per cent found conditions declined in March. Business Chamber spokesman Damien Kelly says the high Australia dollar and the incoming carbon tax are contributing to low business confidence. More » Industry applauds aged care reform plan Qantas A380 fit to fly again Abbott tries to trump 'green tape' scheme Elder loses court fight over outback mining plan Illegal downloading 'more like trespass than theft' Shares edge higher in rush to finish line Olympus investors approve new board Discount wars slow Woolworths sales Super tax hike would be 'breach of faith' Politics More Politics » Slipper stands aside amid harassment claims Peter Slipper has stood aside as Federal Parliamentary Speaker amid allegations he sexually harassed a staffer and misused taxpayer-funded Cabcharges. More » Slipper touches down to harassment furore Abbott urges AFP to investigate Slipper allegations Calls for Slipper to stand down amid harassment claims Slipper denies sexual harassment allegations Sport More Sport » Cats do enough to escape Tigers Geelong got a scare on its home turf but managed to beat the siren at the Cattery with a 10-point win over Richmond. More » Interview: John Grant Winterbottom wins second Hamilton race The Sunday Inquisition: Round Four Tahs' Horne cited for dangerous tackle Saints say they're over Lyon Science and Technology More Science and Technology » 99 skeletons found at Guatemalan outpost Guatemalan anthropologists have found at least 99 skeletons of Indians massacred during the 1960 to 1996 civil war at an old military outpost. More » Eyes hold clues to life for deadly box jellyfish Doubts over 'world's biggest dino eggs' claim Discovery makes final flight to museum Science fuels push for education rethink Environment More Environment » Call to open marine reserve to yellow fin tuna fishers By Sean Murphy There are calls to allow commercial fishing of yellow fin tuna in Australia's newest marine reserve. More » Elder loses court fight over outback mining plan Rabbit hunters head to Macquarie Island Toxic highway inquiry proceeds as all clear given Inquiry launched into Pacific Highway 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. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2011 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters