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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 22 Aug, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » RBA official knew of corruption claims: memo By Nick McKenzie with additional reporting by Richard Baker A memo obtained by the ABC's 7.30 program shows that at least one senior official at the Reserve Bank knew of allegations that RBA subsidiary companies were involved in corruption prior to the allegations being made public. More » Thomson claims vindication after report savages Fair Work NT Opposition wants alcoholic offender prison farms NRL TV deal suits networks over fans Unions seek urgent meeting over Telstra cuts Workers ripping millions from employers: report Sydney sheik killed in Syria rocket attack Qld man bailed over Hawaii jet ski death Romney urges Akin to quit over rape remarks Mammoth's tusk found in German train tunnel More Analysis » Who can claim the economic gold medal? Both Labor and the Coalition say they deserve gold for managing the economy. So who is right? The Australian economy is not a vacuum - it is subject to the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune of the rest of the world. To do a decent comparison, you have to compare how each government went in the context of the times. More » Licence to kill? Time to abolish the 'gay panic' defence Winners and losers in education's zero-sum game The legacy and abuse of Ayn Rand Pussy Riot and the Militant Godless South Africa's struggle: no gold at the end of the rainbow Time to take on industrial relations Abbott's art of illusion Australia is punching below its weight on climate change Koalas deserve full protection Just In More Just In » Bail posted for man charged over jet ski death A Queensland man charged over a fatal jet ski accident in Hawaii has been released from jail. More » Romney urges Akin to quit over rape remarks Mammoth's tusk found in German train tunnel Workers ripping millions from employers: report Unions seek urgent meeting over Telstra cuts Rebels claim they control two-thirds of Aleppo Congressman seeks forgiveness over rape remark NT Opposition wants alcoholic offender prison farms Indian opposition targets PM over coalgate Carbon tax pledge dominates Question Time World More World » Rebels claim they control two-thirds of Aleppo A top Free Syrian Army (FSA) commander says Syria's rebels control almost two-thirds of the northern city of Aleppo, in a claim denied by a security source in Damascus. More » Ethiopian PM dies from 'sudden infection' Congressman seeks forgiveness over rape remark 'Absolute trauma' Indian opposition targets PM over coalgate Business More Business » NRL TV deal suits networks over fans The ARLC and the TV networks are all smiles over the new rights deal, but NRL fans will notice few differences next season. More » Unions seek urgent meeting over Telstra cuts Don't dream it's over: Reserve upbeat on economy Workers ripping millions from employers: report Consolidated Media profits fall with Austar purchase James Hardie directors appeal five-year ban Politics More Politics » NT Opposition wants alcoholic offender prison farms By Suzanne Smith The ABC can reveal the Country Liberal Party opposition in the Northern Territory plans to introduce prison farms for chronic alcoholic offenders. More » Solicitor-General Gageler appointed to High Court Body of missing Philippine minister found US denies Assange's 'wild' extradition claims Coalition accused of muckraking over Gillard's past Sport More Sport » NRL TV deal suits networks over fans The ARLC and the TV networks are all smiles over the new rights deal, but NRL fans will notice few differences next season. More » Pocock sidelined for three months Gallop to take over as boss of FFA Veteran Smith to carry Australian flag Aussie Clarke wins Vuelta stage Minson cleared of stomping by tribunal Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Mammoth's tusk found in German train tunnel Construction workers in the German city of Duesseldorf have found a 10,000-year-old woolly mammoth tusk. More » DNA checks done on family trees Researchers stumble upon male pill breakthrough Tropical fish turning up off Tasmania Dinosaur dig uncovers bones bonanza Environment More Environment » Carbon tax pledge dominates Question Time By Naomi Woodley The Federal Opposition used Question Time to repeatedly call on Julia Gillard to apologise for her pre-election 'no carbon tax' pledge. 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