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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 29 Aug, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Millions to get free care under $4b dental reform package Millions of children and low-income patients will get free dental care under a landmark $4 billion package of reforms announced by Health Minister Tanya Plibersek today. More » Ann Romney rallies Republican conference Coles rejects trolley collector underpayment claims Tomic fights back to set up Roddick clash Combet defends decision to scrap carbon floor price Patients hit out over Patel's TV appearance Ford boss sparks fears of Australian withdrawal Papuans claim Australian link to death squad Isaac crashes into coast, creating storm surge Miners barricaded underground with explosives More Analysis » Climate change: backflipping on a policy bugger Climate change is no longer the great moral challenge of our time or a great economic catastrophe; it's just a bit of a policy bugger. And now some genius in Canberra has come up with a plan to tie our ETS to a place that is going to be in recession. So Mr Abbott has lots of problems. Both now and even more later when he tries to implement a uniquely expensive, difficult policy. It could be backflip time. More » Finishing the job on misogyny Seismic shift exposes ghosts of intolerance No avoiding the new tax reality We don't need to go back, we need to look forward Advance Australia unfair Australia's Pacific Island challenge Australian dollar flying high, but for how long? Joining the EU is a cautious climate tick WorkChoices demon used to fire up the Labor base Just In More Just In » Talks to resolve construction dispute Grocon has agreed to meet union leaders in Melbourne to try to end the dispute at the Emporium construction site in the CBD. Members of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) are still blockading the Grocon site in Lonsdale Street, after clashing with police on Tuesday. More » Claims super trawler set to berth Choppers find no sign of sinking asylum boat Isaac crashes into coast, creating storm surge Construction eases due to residential slump Coles rejects trolley collector underpayment claims Ann Romney rallies Republican conference Dividends rise despite profit fall Grocon workers locked out of Sydney site Carr backs African mining sector World More World » Ann Romney rallies Republican conference By North America correspondent Jane Cowan, staff Ann Romney addresses the Republican convention, talking up her husband in a speech designed to enhance his appeal to women voters. More » Isaac crashes into coast, creating storm surge Papuans claim Australian link to death squad Israel court rejects bulldozer death lawsuit France opens Arafat murder inquiry Pakistan clerics support girl accused of blasphemy Business More Business » Dividends rise despite profit fall By finance reporter Elysse Morgan and staff A report has found Australian companies have boosted dividends this reporting season, despite an average 23 per cent profit fall. More » Construction eases due to residential slump Ford boss sparks speculation about manufacturing withdrawal Combet defends decision to scrap carbon floor price Transfield shares slump as CEO leaves GrainCorp expands into oils Politics More Politics » Millions to get free care under $4b dental reform package Millions of children and low-income patients will get free dental care under a landmark $4 billion package of reforms announced by Health Minister Tanya Plibersek today. More » Combet defends decision to scrap carbon floor price Egypt drops case against Aussie journo Burma takes 2,000 off immigration blacklist Combet ditches carbon floor price in deal with Europe Sport More Sport » Wallabies have no answers: Hansen All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says it is no surprise Wallabies counterpart Robbie Deans is under pressure to keep his job. More » Tomic fights back to set up Roddick clash Aussie swimmers raring to go in London Starc and Maxwell shine in victory ECB to address Strauss and KP futures Sydney FC target Italian legend Del Piero Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Eureka moment for Fox in the henhouse By Timothy McDonald A year five student who made a discovery about a new kind of link between protein and eggs was among those honoured at last night's Eureka Prize ceremony for excellence in science. More » NASA beams 'interplanetary voicemail' from Mars Your tributes: Neil Armstrong Mars rover Curiosity aces first test drive Scientists' discovery fuels Alzheimer's treatment hope Environment More Environment » Burke blasts Newman as project feud heats up Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke warns Qld Premier Campbell Newman he will not get away with "environmental vandalism" as a public feud over state projects heats up. More » Government imposes fracking moratorium Arctic ice cap on course for record melt Carbon tax pledge dominates Question Time Action on climate change speeding up: Commission 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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