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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 29 Aug, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » New Orleans braces as Isaac becomes hurricane By North America correspondent Jane Cowan, wires US Republicans finally kicked off their convention in Tampa, Florida, this morning, as Hurricane Isaac bore down on New Orleans and the US Gulf Coast. More » Patient not impressed with Patel's TV appearance Papuans claim Australian link to death squad AC/DC classic added to national song register Scrapping carbon floor raises budget uncertainty Egypt drops case against Aussie journo Israel court rejects bulldozer death lawsuit Authorities unlikely to hunt attack shark Coles contractor embroiled in racist job ad row France opens Arafat murder inquiry More Analysis » No avoiding the new tax reality We need an honest discussion about taxation in this country. In the next 12 months, the Government will need to match its large policy ambition with its desire to return the budget to surplus, while the Opposition needs to start filling in some of the very many gaps it has in its policies. Our politicians can't spin their way out of the reality that less tax revenue means less money to spend. More » Australia's Pacific Island challenge Australian dollar flying high, but for how long? We don't need to go back, we need to look forward WorkChoices demon used to fire up the Labor base Manufacturing consensus: Australian-made needs support Elisabeth Murdoch's cultural revolution for News Corp NBN and the smart grid: saving money with power distribution Republicans and the football double standard Klitschko cross punches in political knockout Just In More Just In » AC/DC classic added to national song register By Michael Vincent and staff The AC/DC classic Long Way to the Top is among this year's additions to the National Film and Sound Archive's sound registry. More » Construction workers stage peaceful rally in Melbourne Authorities unlikely to hunt attack shark France opens Arafat murder inquiry Egypt drops case against Aussie journo Patient not impressed with Patel's TV appearance New Orleans braces as Isaac becomes hurricane Assad supporters targeted in funeral bombing Scrapping carbon floor raises budget uncertainty Coles contractor embroiled in racist job ad row World More World » New Orleans braces as Isaac becomes hurricane By North America correspondent Jane Cowan, wires US Republicans finally kicked off their convention in Tampa, Florida, this morning, as Hurricane Isaac bore down on New Orleans and the US Gulf Coast. More » Papuans claim Australian link to death squad Israel court rejects bulldozer death lawsuit France opens Arafat murder inquiry NASA beams 'interplanetary voicemail' from Mars Business More Business » Virgin climbs back to profit By online business reporter Michael Janda Virgin Australia has reversed last year's loss, climbing back into the black with a profit of $22.8 million. More » Combet ditches carbon floor price in deal with Europe ASIC reviews Hastie amid misconduct claims Flight Centre profits soar 43 per cent Apple seeks quick ban on 8 Samsung phones Politics More Politics » Egypt drops case against Aussie journo Egyptian authorities have dropped proceedings against an Australian journalist being held on allegations of inciting public unrest. More » Burma takes 2,000 off immigration blacklist Combet ditches carbon floor price in deal with Europe Newman revises down public sector job cuts Nauru to struggle with asylum seeker load Sport More Sport » Amla leads Proteas to number one spot Hashim Amla continued his and South Africa's superb tour of England, hitting 150 as the Proteas cruised to an 80-run one-day international victory over the hosts that takes them to the top of the ODI rankings. More » Former champions ease way into second round Sydney FC target Italian legend Del Piero Bulldogs full strength for final round Wallaby Mitchell facing another year out Blues pull Ratten from media conference Science and Technology More Science and Technology » NASA beams 'interplanetary voicemail' from Mars NASA beams the first human voice ever heard from another planet back to Earth, predicting a manned mission to Mars in an "interplanetary voicemail" from the surface of the Red Planet. More » Your tributes: Neil Armstrong Mars rover Curiosity aces first test drive Scientists' discovery fuels Alzheimer's treatment hope World may soon be your (specific) oyster 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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