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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 02 May, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Suu Kyi sworn in to Burmese parliament By South-East Asia correspondent Zoe Daniel, wires Aung San Suu Kyi has been sworn in as a member of the Burmese parliament, opening a new chapter in her near quarter-century struggle against oppression. More » Fraud Squad raids HSU's Sydney office Explosions rock Kabul after Obama visit NAB first to move on interest rates AFP launches probe into Slipper allegations Keneally calls on Gillard to dump carbon tax Spending report busts cost-of-living myths Race owner fronts marathon fire inquiry Female tourists attacked while sleeping in car Optus to slash 750 jobs in restructure More Analysis » Tough sell: Swan's unenviable budget quandary Swan's budget might be full of great policy, but we all know that won't matter. The focus will be on the politics. If you want to have a budget that slashes and burns, you will have to annoy some people. That's not easy to do when your polling is in the nadir zone, and there are any number of Slipper, Thomson or Palmer stories to flood the news cycle. More » Choosing life over money in our old age A question of character or racism? Palmer vs Swan: who best represents Australia? We need to talk about energy, not rates Government game-changer: time for the Hail Mary pass A boom for the millions, not the billionaires Afghan aid is wasted but we can't do nothing NDIS is important, let's take the time to get it right Better a nanny state than the alternative Just In More Just In » NAB first to move on interest rates National Australia Bank is the first of the big four banks to announce it will cut its standard variable home loan rates after the Reserve Bank slashed the cash rate yesterday. More » Suu Kyi sworn in to Burmese parliament Female tourists attacked while sleeping in car Explosions rock Kabul after Obama visit Race owner fronts marathon fire inquiry Clinton arrives in Beijing amid dissident row Man 'sorry' for electoral office petrol attack DPP says no barrier to release of Thomson report Share market wavers as bank stocks weigh New face of Poussin masterpiece revealed World More World » Suu Kyi sworn in to Burmese parliament By South-East Asia correspondent Zoe Daniel, wires Aung San Suu Kyi has been sworn in as a member of the Burmese parliament, opening a new chapter in her near quarter-century struggle against oppression. More » Explosions rock Kabul after Obama visit Police, protesters clash during May Day protests Clinton arrives in Beijing amid dissident row Murdoch 'not fit' to run News Corp Business More Business » NAB first to move on interest rates National Australia Bank is the first of the big four banks to announce it will cut its standard variable home loan rates after the Reserve Bank slashed the cash rate yesterday. More » ANZ mum on rates as it unveils record profit Spending report busts cost-of-living myths Murdoch 'not fit' to run News Corp Share market wavers as bank stocks weigh Optus to slash 750 jobs in restructure Wall St hits 4-year high on US recovery hopes MP questions Gunns trading halt CMI workers made redundant too soon: union Politics More Politics » New laws to allow challenges to bad credit ratings The Federal Government is planning legal changes to give people more power to dispute bad credit ratings. More » Fraud Squad raids HSU's Sydney office Keneally calls on Gillard to dump carbon tax Ex-Army chief fears gutting of Defence budget ACTU in damage control after report alleges HSU rorts Sport More Sport » Buderus all but out of Origin contention Danny Buderus has been sidelined for three to four weeks due to Achilles tendonitis in a blow for New South Wales Origin selectors. More » Dockers coy about chasing Cloke Released Lynagh suffering partial blindness Rabbitohs poach Te'o from Brisbane Olympic swimmer found dead in shower Promising Mogg sticks with Brumbies Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Harry Potter inspires blood type breakthrough By Science Online's Anna Salleh A scene from a Harry Potter film has inspired a new user-friendly device that literally spells out what blood type you are. More » Wind farms linked to temperature increase Space station crew returns to Earth Humans urged to find new planets to live on Blocking protein acts as brake on MS Environment More Environment » Thousands rally against NSW land use policy By Sally Block, staff Thousands of people from farms and environmental groups have gathered in Sydney for a mass rally against the NSW Government's land use policy. More » Radioactive waste to be stored at Lucas Heights Farm-green alliance fights NSW land use policy Wind farms linked to temperature increase Bottle deposit scheme back in the spotlight 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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