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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 06 Aug, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live coverage: Curiosity's Mars landing The Curiosity rover has successfully landed on Mars using a first-of-its-kind rocket-powered sky crane landing system. More » Top racing figures embroiled in corruption scandal Irish man charged for assaulting NT politician Man arrested for throwing bottle at Bolt As it happened: Gunman kills six at Sikh temple Newton 'unrecognisable' after mental health care Mother admits putting methadone in son's cordial Guards slaughtered in Egypt/Israel border attack Syrian troops mass for assault on Aleppo As it happened: Olympics Day Nine More Analysis » All or nothing from the Reserve Bank Nobody is seriously expecting another rate cut from the Reserve Bank this week, and a small but growing number of economists are thinking rates may have gone as low as they'll go. It's an odd situation for such a strong consensus of economists to be expecting no rate movement from an inflation targeting central bank at a time when consumer price growth is historically low. The Reserve has the scope to cut rates, but it also needs a reason to use it, and so far, there isn't one blindingly apparent. More » Asylum panel promises another crisis of indecision The economy is in great shape ... on paper Abbott faces his own race against time Brand police and the 'Big O' Tajikistan's unexpected move into the spotlight A faceless enemy is named Labor are finally playing it like they mean it Flying the flag for social justice at the Olympics Overcoming the state spin machine Just In More Just In » New Murray-Darling plan criticised The Victorian Water Minister and the Greens have criticised a new draft plan published by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. More » Doubt cast on Gunns pulp mill Whale injured in Sydney harbour collision Liberatore suspended for rest of season Mother admits putting methadone in son's cordial NT election officially underway Irish man charged for assaulting NT politician Man forfeits murder retrial for new plea Arrest over stabbing death of 15yo boy Newton 'unrecognisable' after mental health care World More World » As it happened: Gunman kills six at Sikh temple US officials say they are treating a bloody shooting rampage at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin as an act of "domestic terrorism". More » Syrian troops mass for assault on Aleppo Looted treasures returned to Afghanistan UN sends food to flood-stricken North Korea Vietnam holds first gay pride parade Business More Business » Carbon tax price rises limited to utilities: index By finance reporter Elysse Morgan and staff A private index shows the carbon tax had little effect on inflation in its first month of operation, despite pushing up energy costs. More » Job ads post fourth straight fall Harvey Norman posts sales, profit slide Miners urged to rethink methods as costs rise FMG secures funding for expansion in the Pilbara Doubt cast on Gunns pulp mill Politics More Politics » Funding cuts cost Australia gold: Gosper Former Olympian Kevan Gosper says Government funding cuts could be to blame for Australia's gold drought in London. More » Victoria denies backflip on youth crime crackdown Tasmania's gay marriage plan hits stumbling block Cairns to host G20 finance ministers Breast screening restructure draws concern Sport More Sport » Primus gone as Port Adelaide coach Port Adelaide Football Club has ditched its senior coach Matthew Primus and is searching for a replacement. More » Liberatore suspended for rest of season Top racing figures embroiled in corruption scandal Bradley wins as Furyk butchers final hole Rabbitohs hold off fast-finishing Titans Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Countdown on for NASA's Mars landing It's make or break for NASA today as the $US2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory hurtles towards the Red Planet ahead of a landing this afternoon. More » Astronomers detect cries of a dying star 'Electronic nose' sniffs out mesothelioma Giant fossil claw may be from ancient reptile NASA rehearses for '7 minutes of terror' Environment More Environment » New Murray-Darling plan criticised The Victorian Water Minister and the Greens have criticised a new draft plan published by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. More » Goblin spider named after David Attenborough Founders cut ties with 'lost' Planet Ark Ocean power could supply entire cities India bans tourists from tiger reserves 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. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2011 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters