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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 21 Apr, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Police shoot two teens in Kings Cross A 14-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man have been shot by police in the Sydney suburb of Kings Cross. Officers say the 14-year-old drove a stolen car up onto the footpath of Darlinghurst Road at Potts Point just after 4.00am (AEST) today. In their attempts to stop the car, police fired shots at the teenage driver and the 18-year-old passenger. More » Slipper denies sexual harassment allegations 127 feared dead in Pakistan plane crash Australian mother guilty of manslaughter in Canada Breivik insists he is a 'likeable person' Berlusconi defends 'elegant dinner parties' Industry applauds aged care reform plan Sydney family wins KFC food poisoning case Two women dead as bears rampage at zoo Kangaroos grind down Kiwis 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 » Disabled man rescued after house set alight South Australian police are investigating a fire which trapped a wheelchair-bound man in his south Adelaide house overnight. More » Slipper denies sexual harassment allegations Police shoot two teens in Kings Cross Berlusconi defends 'elegant dinner parties' Australian mother guilty of manslaughter in Canada 127 feared dead in Pakistan plane crash South Sudan withdraws troops from oilfield Fragments of Book of the Dead found in Brisbane Breivik insists he is a 'likeable person' Sydney family wins KFC food poisoning case World More World » 127 feared dead in Pakistan plane crash Pakistani officials say there are no survivors after a plane carrying more than 100 people crashed in bad weather near Islamabad's international airport. More » Berlusconi defends 'elegant dinner parties' Breivik insists he is a 'likeable person' South Sudan withdraws troops from oilfield Sarkozy tipped to lose French election Murdochs to front Leveson inquiry Business More Business » Industry applauds aged care reform plan By Naomi Woodley Aged care providers, consumers and unions have warmly welcomed the Government's $3.7 billion aged care reform package. It is not everything the industry wanted but they say it is a substantial first step in giving older Australians the sort of care they want and making the system more sustainable. The Government says the sweeping changes, which involve means testing of home care from July 2014, are about fairness. More » Illegal downloading 'more like trespass than theft' Abbott tries to trump 'green tape' scheme Elder loses court fight over outback mining plan 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' Rinehart loses appeal to keep feud private IMF hits funding roadblock as BRICS hold out Politics More Politics » Slipper denies sexual harassment allegations The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Peter Slipper, has used a social media site to reject allegations he sexually harassed a male staff member. More » Gillard unveils $3.7b aged care plan Abbott tries to trump 'green tape' scheme Government to unveil aged care overhaul General wants glacier demilitarisation after avalanche Sport More Sport » Kangaroos grind down Kiwis New captain Cameron Smith scored the match-winning try as the Kangaroos held off New Zealand 20-12 in the Anzac Test. More » Reds' injury curse continues in Stormers loss Dockers down Saints in Lyon's return Wildcats force grand final decider Force part company with Graham FFA disputes Jets peace deal 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. 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