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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 11 Apr, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Howes attacks Reserve Bank on interest rates By Samantha Hawley, staff Union heavyweight Paul Howes has mounted an outspoken attack on the Reserve Bank of Australia, accusing it of botching its interest rate calls and endangering manufacturing jobs. More » Santorum exits US presidential campaign Moment of truth as Syria tension soars Hilfy triggers Windies collapse Newman flexes muscles ahead of COAG showdown Teen charged, man shot in Sydney Dementia costs world $600b a year: report Norwegian mass killer declared sane Chinese politician hit by murder, espionage claims Titanic cruise ship forced to turn back briefly More Analysis » Planes, trains and fairytales: a never-ending story Of all the pernicious old infrastructure wing-dings to resurface repeatedly, the second Sydney airport and the dream of high-speed rail down the east coast are the most persistent. Both projects are, in effect, mythological beasts. Over the decades, they have fired the enthusiasm of adventurers and dreamers, but have never very seriously threatened to happen. Now, in a rather fabulous manoeuvre, NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell is attempting to use one mythological beast to slaughter the other. More » Regulatory failure of Titanic proportions Conversations: War on drugs Questions without answers in a Kingdom of Whatever Climate change debate a war of hot air Israel's silence on Syria isn't a conspiracy Rolling out the rainbow carpet in aged care Ball is in Gillard's court on mandatory sentencing Mandatory reporting has not failed children Alabama the beautiful: a history of 'us and them' Just In More Just In » Chinese politician hit by murder, espionage claims By China correspondent Stephen McDonell A senior Chinese politician has been suspended from his elite Communist Party posts after his wife was implicated in allegations of murder, betrayal, and espionage. More » Howes attacks Reserve Bank on interest rates Moment of truth as Syria tension soars Newman flexes muscles ahead of COAG showdown Dementia costs world $600b a year: report Man killed in Qld highway smash Hilfy triggers Windies collapse Teen charged, man shot in Sydney Titanic cruise ship forced to turn back briefly Santorum exits US presidential campaign World More World » Santorum exits US presidential campaign By Stephanie Kennedy in Washington, staff US presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has ended his campaign for the White House, clearing the way for front-runner Mitt Romney to claim the Republican nomination. More » Moment of truth as Syria tension soars Prospects grim for war-ravaged Afghanistan Outrage as N Korea readies for rocket launch Britain can extradite radical cleric to US Norwegian mass killer declared sane Business More Business » ACCC approves Foxtel-Austar merger Foxtel's $2 billion takeover of regional pay television operator Austar clears its last major hurdle as the competition regulator approves the deal. More » Does Fair Work get a fair go? Facebook snaps up Instagram for $US1 billion Unemployment tipped to steady as job ads rise Call to abolish ATM fees in remote communities Politics More Politics » Howes attacks Reserve Bank on interest rates By Samantha Hawley, staff Union heavyweight Paul Howes has mounted an outspoken attack on the Reserve Bank of Australia, accusing it of botching its interest rate calls and endangering manufacturing jobs. More » Newman flexes muscles ahead of COAG showdown Gillard says economy can handle spending cuts Executive at war amid HSU turmoil ATO accused of systemic abuse of power Sport More Sport » Hilfy triggers Windies collapse Three early wickets in six deliveries from Ben Hilfenhaus turned the first Test in Australia's favour against the West Indies in Bridgetown on day four. More » Opals lose Penny Taylor for Olympics Liverpool win thriller at Ewood Park F1 chief admits teams could stop Bahrain GP Broich honoured as A-League's best FFA says Tinkler must keep Jets licence Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Scientists tinker with mango season Australian scientists are working to make mangoes available almost all year round. More » Anonymous launches hacking attack on China Future looks good for bionic eye prototype Canberra wins right to broadcast Mars landing Australian honoured for epilepsy research Environment More Environment » Rising power prices prompt calls for overhaul By Di Martin for Background Briefing There are increasing calls to overhaul Australia's electricity sector as electricity prices skyrocket and governments try to reduce carbon emissions. More » Coastguard sinks tsunami ghost ship Report puts value on Murray-Darling draft Weatherill says review rejects Murray water plan Experts give red mark to green home ratings 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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