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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 03 Jul, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Drug kingpin Mokbel sentenced to 30 years Melbourne underworld kingpin Tony Mokbel has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for masterminding an elaborate drug syndicate. More » Reserve leaves rates on hold SAS veteran shot dead in Afghan firefight Sica found guilty of triple murder SBY presses Gillard on underage people smugglers Regulator examines pulled DJs bid Harvey Norman accused of endangering koalas Mum 'ecstatic' about daughter's release from Libya Town mourns boys killed in embankment collapse Man pleads not guilty to urine swapping More Analysis » Abbott should focus on his second day as PM On his first day of government, Tony Abbott will phone the president of Nauru to reintroduce the Pacific solution and will start repealing the carbon tax. The obvious question is what he would do on his second day. We've got a very good idea of what policies Abbott wants to implement. But as for his philosophy, his image of Australia's future ... that's less clear. More » Dental care: does the Government have a vision? Plain packaging is plain ineffective Newman's spiteful attack on clean energy We're not here for your inspiration There's room for private players in the media market Letting languages disappear is a crime against humanity Letter from Europe: football, finance and politics A day in the life of a junior Navy recruit Delusional carbon tax comparisons with GST Just In More Just In » Bizarre bid warrants investigation by business editor Peter Ryan The bizarre private equity bid for the David Jones department store chain is being investigated by the corporate regulator ASIC. More » Sica found guilty of triple murder Drug kingpin Mokbel sentenced to 30 years Carbon tax 'seals fate' of closing power station Brough confirms bid to challenge Slipper Green light given to Woodside's LNG Browse sale Reserve leaves rates on hold Inquest hears boss's wife linked to nanny murder Man pleads not guilty to urine swapping Unions renew push to employ locals on big projects World More World » Mum 'ecstatic' about daughter's release from Libya The mother of freed Australian lawyer Melinda Taylor has spoken of her relief that her daughter is now safely back home in the Netherlands. More » Islamists continue rampage through Timbuktu Deadly Indian floods leave millions displaced GlaxoSmithKline fined over healthcare fraud Turkey scrambles jets on Syrian border Business More Business » Reserve leaves rates on hold by online business reporter Michael Janda The Reserve Bank has left interest rates on hold at 3.5 per cent in July, after cutting them by 75 basis points over the previous two months. More » Regulator examines pulled DJs bid Bank probe ordered after Barclays rigging GlaxoSmithKline fined over healthcare fraud Shares flat in morning trade ABS defends employment figures Super funds in $4 billion merger Politics More Politics » Brough confirms bid to challenge Slipper Former Howard government minister Mal Brough has formally nominated for Liberal National Party preselection in the federal seat of Fisher on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. More » Mum 'ecstatic' about daughter's release from Libya Trade to be focus of Australia, Indonesia talks Swan confident of sophisticated tax debate Six nominate to fill Fisher Senate vacancy Sport More Sport » Origin win as big as premiership: Creagh New South Wales back rower Ben Creagh says victory in Origin III would be as sweet as his NRL premiership with St George Illawarra. More » Walker accepts three-match ban Artie statue officially unveiled Foley named at 10 for Waratahs Sharapova crashes out, Serena, Kvitova survive AOC to ban athletes from using Stilnox Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Extra second added to weekend An extra second has been added to the world's atomic clocks in a rare adjustment to keep them in step with the slowing rotation of the Earth. More » China's first female astronaut touches down Scientists invent spray-on battery Apple fined $2m over misleading iPad 4G claim Giant marsupials' graveyard unearthed Environment More Environment » Harvey Norman accused of endangering koalas By environment report Conor Duffy A lobby group has accused Forests New South Wales of logging one of the state's most important koala habitats to provide timber products that end up for sale at retail giant Harvey Norman. More » Water ministers agree to model higher Murray flow Scientists worried by mass turtle death MP seizes on port's water quality admission TEPCO directors quit with 'golden parachute' 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. 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