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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 18 May, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » City dwellers fare better than country cousins A report has found people who live in the city fare better in terms of health, education, employment and wealth than their rural counterparts. More » Court hears of Slipper's distress over sex claims Qantas 'pocketing $100m' in excess card fees NSW golfer shoots a 55 Shares set for 6-month low amid euro woes Tasmania to ban battery hen farming Ex-reality star jailed for attempted murder ACCC to probe online price deals NSW teachers vote to escalate industrial action Tensions over Queen's regal jubilee lunch More Analysis » Late degenerate capitalism and the eurozone fallout What we have nowadays is a market of late degenerate capitalism. Morality is negotiable. Players want economic freedom but don't want to pay the price of their strategic errors. Which brings us to the eurozone. The system as currently designed is unsustainable - countries have either got to have their own currency sovereignty, or they've got to have a federated fiscal policy capacity. So what could the fallout from the crisis mean for Australia? More » Smooth operators are a spent political force Hockey's welfare philosophy is a proven failure GWS High: a lesson in learning from the AFL Gay marriage is a distraction: remember Manning Investing in our youngest Australians There's no such thing as a good grades guarantee Once the networks discover Le Tour, it's all over Darwin's modest discovery of evolution The limits of secularism and the search for meaning Just In More Just In » Drug may help melanoma patients live longer Australian research has found that an experimental cancer drug could prolong survival for sufferers of advanced melanoma. More » Vietnam bus crash kills 34, injures dozens NZ's runaway millionaire found guilty Ex-reality star jailed for attempted murder Coolen prepares to tackle Reds in court CSIRO cleared of link with forestry lobby group Qantas 'pocketing $100m' in excess card fees City dwellers fare better than country cousins People smugglers sent home over age concern Tensions over Queen's regal jubilee lunch World More World » Greece readies for polls as euro crisis hits Spain By Europe correspondent Philip Williams, wires The euro crisis spread to Spain overnight as Greece swore in an interim government and British prime minister David Cameron called for decisive action on the uncertainty. More » Mladic war crimes trial suspended indefinitely Minorities overtake whites in US births Tensions over Queen's regal jubilee lunch Iran threatens to sue Google over 'nameless map' Business More Business » ACCC to probe online price deals The competition regulator will investigate clothing importers who are making deals with international online stores to inflate prices for their Australian customers. More » Greece readies for polls as euro crisis hits Spain Qantas 'pocketing $100m' in excess card fees $34 billion Inpex project given kick-off from top Shares set for 6-month low amid euro woes Government releases Indonesian abattoir report Facebook shares priced at $US38 Holden to export rebadged Commodores World shares extend losses as Europe weighs Downsize plan casts doubt on Olympic Dam Politics More Politics » What is the Brisbane Sovereign Embassy? By Amy Simmons The removal of an Aboriginal tent embassy from Brisbane's Musgrave Park on Wednesday was met with defiance, anger, tears and frustration. More » HMAS Ballarat sails into China for joint exercise Industrial court to hear HSU administration case No regrets over Slipper staffer comments: Carr Forced adoptions apology from SA Premier Sport More Sport » Maroons keeping it low key in Torquay Queensland coach Mal Meninga cancelled a scheduled training run on Friday to keep his Origin players fresh and relaxed before game one. More » Stoner announces shock decision to quit Hawks worried about hobbled Hodge Rebels snare Higginbotham from Reds Leishman lurking at Byron Nelson Stosur joins Murray on road out of Rome Science and Technology More Science and Technology » CSIRO cleared of link with forestry lobby group By Simon Lauder An investigation by the Commonwealth Ombudsman has cleared the CSIRO of its links with a forestry lobby group, but has warned its reputation could suffer. More » Last 50 years were Australia's hottest: study Woman uses thoughts to move robotic arm Poison trials raise hopes in feral pests fight No hint of world's end in oldest Mayan calendar Environment More Environment » City dwellers fare better than country cousins A report has found people who live in the city fare better in terms of health, education, employment and wealth than their rural counterparts. 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