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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 05 Sep, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Emotional homecoming for slain soldiers Three Brisbane-based soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan last week have been honoured at a military ramp ceremony and memorial service. More » Man jailed for two years for refugee's drowning Abbott moves to end rift over Cubbie sell-off Michelle Obama draws contrast with Romneys GDP shows strong economic growth Victorian teachers vote to escalate pay battle Life sentence for schoolgirl's killer Govt scraps plans to shut dirty power stations Bjelke-Petersen to challenge Newman's deputy One dead in Quebec election-night shooting More Analysis » Both sides of politics lose the fiscal plot The Prime Minister deserves everything she cops over this week's education policy announcement. It was little more than a political stunt - a desperate attempt to use rhetoric to try to regain some political initiative. It now seems both sides of politics are throwing fiscal caution to the wind. Labor is Whitlamesque in its unfunded social ambitions, while the Coalition potentially has its own unfunded grand ambition with climate change. More » Who would an early election favour? It's complicated Public broadcasting, public value Grotesque irony in post-apartheid South Africa Fact checking our way to a clearer debate Reasons to be worried about Data Retention Afghanistan: objectives without strategy Education funding is in the Coalition's court While you're down there: a chance to bury the power lines Gender games: personal attacks in politics Just In More Just In » Report slams owner of doomed PNG ferry By PNG correspondent Liam Fox PNG says a ferry that sank earlier this year killing at least 140 people was unseaworthy and unsafe, and had sailed despite warnings of very bad weather. More » One dead in Quebec election-night shooting News Corp investors resist Murdoch domination Man jailed for two years for refugee's drowning Heydarkhani promised life jackets on doomed boat Abbott moves to end rift over Cubbie sell-off Life sentence for schoolgirl's killer Victorian teachers vote to escalate industrial action Emotional homecoming for slain soldiers Defamation trial questions police investigation World More World » Michelle Obama draws contrast with Romneys Michelle Obama declared life experiences "make you who you are" in a convention pitch to US voters that set up stark contrasts between her husband and wealthy rival Mitt Romney. More » One dead in Quebec election-night shooting Australian accused of funding private Somali army Nearly 250,000 Syrian refugees register with UN Mexico claims capture of drug cartel boss 'Queen of cocaine' killed in Colombia Business More Business » GDP shows strong but slowing economic growth By online business reporter Michael Janda The latest GDP figures show the economy was still growing faster than average, but slowing from its peak early this year. More » Rinehart issues labour warning to Aussies Fortescue sells power station to raise $300m News Corp investors resist Murdoch domination Directors lacking when it comes to accounting expertise Desperate Nine flogs ACP on the cheap: analyst Politics More Politics » Abbott moves to end rift over Cubbie sell-off By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Opposition Leader Tony Abbott moves to rein in his Nationals colleagues as internal divisions over the sale of Australia's largest cotton farm continue to fester. More » Noisy protest as Gillard arrives at university Bjelke-Petersen to challenge Newman's deputy Ruston formally appointed to Senate Police must foot part of ex-senator's legal bill Sport More Sport » Roosters part ways with Smith The Roosters have announced coach Brian Smith will depart the club by mutual consent after a disappointing NRL campaign. More » Stosur loses thriller to Azarenka Talia wins AFL Rising Star Freney continues domination with sixth gold Rain delays crunch US Open clashes Barba sweeps Dally M awards Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Vital spineless creatures facing extinction: report One-fifth of the "spineless creatures that rule the world" may be at risk of extinction, according to a new study. More » Eureka moment for Fox in the henhouse NASA beams 'interplanetary voicemail' from Mars Your tributes: Neil Armstrong Mars rover Curiosity aces first test drive Environment More Environment » Govt scraps plans to shut dirty power stations By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Julia Gillard says Australia will still meet its carbon pollution reduction target despite the collapse of talks aimed at closing some of the country's dirtiest power stations. More » SA puts super trawler concerns to Federal Government Burke can't block controversial super trawler Super trawler steams into sea of controversy Burke blasts Newman as project feud heats up 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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