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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 23 May, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Corby sentence cut in deal over people smugglers: Indonesia By Indonesia correspondent Matt Brown and staff Bob Carr has denied claims that a deal has been struck to bring Schapelle Corby home early in return for freeing young Indonesian people smugglers held in Australian jails. More » Parental smoking damaging children's arteries State of Origin by the numbers Binse arrested after dramatic end to siege Liberal leader tells women to ignore discrimination Council carbon tax double standards 'ridiculous' Refugees struggle to settle in NSW: report OECD names Australia among growth leaders Facebook shares continue to plummet Business leaders pay for access to WA Premier More Analysis » The curious hodgepodge that is Shakespeare Strange how people so learned and stage-wise pooh-pooh the Oxford and Neville heresies. For Shakespeare didn't write alone. It is known that the three Henry VIs, A Winter's Tale, Pericles, Henry VIII, The Two Noble Kinsmen, The Tragedy Of Sir Thomas More and The Yorkshire Tragedy, to name but nine, had other writers. Now as then, authorship is a fluid concept. More » Iranians kept suppressed under the shadow of war We'd better get used to animated gay icons Consumer confidence tells us 'the vibe' - that's about it Wind turbines power mass hysteria Earning billions and getting taxed a pittance We could do with more 'irresponsible pacifism' Indigenous youth parliament opens door to next generation Australia should not be a war criminal 'refuge' Newman's great and onerous power Just In More Just In » Plan to unlock sealed KI bay by Kim Robertson Tourists may soon have closer access to Kangaroo Island's sea lion population if a plan to open more of the coastline is approved. More » Refugees struggle to settle in NSW: report Parental smoking damaging children's arteries New attempt to reconvene PNG parliament fails Former warden watched boys shower, inquiry told Council carbon tax double standards 'ridiculous' Drone strike kills four in Waziristan 'Kids' champion' Barbara Holborow dies at 81 Shares struggle as Greek exit fears mount Police target taxis in NT grog crackdown World More World » Egyptians prepare to head to the polls By Middle East correspondent Anne Barker, wires There is a sense of optimism in Egypt as tens of millions of voters prepare to head to the polls to elect the first president since Hosni Mubarak was ousted last year. More » Protesters deface revealing Zuma portrait Drone strike kills four in Waziristan Black farmhand guilty of white supremacist murder Murder city Troops launch major offensive in Mogadishu Business More Business » OECD names Australia among growth leaders By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown and staff The OECD predicts Australia will grow at a faster pace than much of the developed world in the next two years but says the debt crisis in the eurozone poses the largest risk to the global economy. More » Myer issues profit downgrade as sales slip 500 jobs to go in aluminium smelter shutdown Council carbon tax double standards 'ridiculous' Shares struggle as Greek exit fears mount Facebook shares continue to plummet Business leaders pay for access to WA Premier Doubt cast over resuming Russia roo trade Politics More Politics » Council carbon tax double standards 'ridiculous' Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce says it is unfair for some councils to have to pay the carbon tax while others do not. More » OECD names Australia among growth leaders Corby sentence cut in deal over people smugglers: Indonesia Thomson censure motion likely to fail Wilkie to back watered-down pokies laws Sport More Sport » Teams: State of Origin I The 2012 State of Origin series between Queensland and New South Wales kicks off on neutral turf in Melbourne tonight. More » Gallen tells Blues to take their chance State of Origin by the numbers Tigers swoop for Pettybourne and Thompson Drogba confirms Chelsea departure Aussies win in French Open qualifying Science and Technology More Science and Technology » 900 dolphins 'died of natural causes' Nearly 900 dolphins that washed up along Peru's coast this year died of natural causes, according to a report that has failed to convince environmental activists. More » TV remote control inventor dies at 96 Annular eclipse creates ring of fire Rocket launch aborted at last second CSIRO cleared of link with forestry lobby group Environment More Environment » Plan to unlock sealed KI bay by Kim Robertson Tourists may soon have closer access to Kangaroo Island's sea lion population if a plan to open more of the coastline is approved. 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