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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 03 Oct, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Police locate vintage plane crash site Queensland police say the wreckage of a vintage plane has been found on the Sunshine Coast and a search team has confirmed there are no survivors. More » Court orders sisters to return to Italy Gillard refuses to be drawn on Jones controversy Health Dept withdraws inaccurate anatomy posters Trade deficit blows out above $2bn Swan's credibility at stake over rates: Abbott NSW unveils $30b infrastructure vision Dementia sufferer jailed for murdering carer Skipper avoids prosecution over deckhand's death Mary Jo Fisher pleads guilty to shoplifting More Analysis » Monetary policy is losing its power It's now clear that the Chinese comeback that prompted the RBA to raise interest rates six times in 2009 and 2010 was unsustainable. It was based on a massive increase in investment rather than any lasting increase in demand, either export or domestic, and China has now found that it can't insulate itself from the rest of the world forever. It may have seemed like a good idea at the time, but the RBA made a mistake increasing rates by 1.75 per cent in 2009-10. More » The allure of conservative victimhood Car sales as a speedo check for the economy Lost in translation: the pitfalls of global branding Environmental absolution one greenwash at a time High stakes: the politics of Chinese investment Mitt Romney's painful political tango Don't just tinker with government - reduce it Small screen, big drama Higher taxes would only encourage them Just In More Just In » Linfox loses appeal over truckie's Facebook comments By chief parliamentary correspondent Simon Cullen Fair Work Australia has dismissed an appeal by transport company Linfox, which tried to sack an employee for making derogatory comments about two of his managers on Facebook. More » 2012 ARIA Award nominees announced Court orders sisters to return to Italy Diamond investor denies pressure over missing man Police locate vintage plane crash site Dementia sufferer jailed for murdering carer Health Dept withdraws inaccurate anatomy posters Mary Jo Fisher pleads guilty to shoplifting Authorities to search dam for missing plane Skipper avoids prosecution over deckhand's death World More World » Biden gaffe on eve of presidential debate By Washington correspondent Craig McMurtrie, wires Joe Biden tosses raw meat to Republicans a day before the first presidential debate, saying the US middle class has been "buried" during the past four years. More » Georgia's president urged to quit Pope's ex-butler claims mistreatment after arrest Crew arrested over fatal Hong Kong ferry crash Man mounts protest on dome of St Peter's Business More Business » Trade deficit blows out above $2bn By online business reporter Michael Janda Australia's trade deficit has blown out to more than $2 billion, the worst monthly result in more than four years. More » Swan's credibility at stake over rates: Abbott Head of struggling Fairfax sees pay top $2m Gay sold shares after meeting doctor, court hears Mining dip starting to weigh on services sector Moody's downgrades Tas credit rating Politics More Politics » Mary Jo Fisher pleads guilty to shoplifting Former Liberal senator Mary Jo Fisher has pleaded guilty and been given a bond in a shoplifting case. More » Gillard refuses to be drawn on Jones controversy Doctor internship stoush hits dead end Heckler ejected as Howard sings China's praises Evangelist preaching ban heads to High Court Sport More Sport » Graham to contest bite charge Canterbury prop James Graham will plead not guilty to a biting charge at the NRL judiciary on Thursday night. More » Osieck names squad to face Iraq Australia, Pakistan squeeze into T20 semis Van Persie double puts the bite on Cluj Wallabies have learned their lessons Aussie golfers looking for luck in Vegas Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Farmers urged to embrace algae crops By Eloise Fuss Farmers used to growing grain or raising livestock are being urged to consider algae as a farm crop. More » Outback Qld goes it alone for high-speed internet Apple apologises for mapping application Tech industry invests to meet need for speed Plastic pollution invades the last frontier Environment More Environment » Burke pledges to do more for dying reef By Stephanie Smail The Federal Government has promised to do more to protect the Great Barrier Reef after a report revealed that more than half of it had disappeared in the last 27 years. More » Wrecked NZ ship's owners reach settlement Environmentalists call for action on rivers Plastic pollution invades the last frontier Before and after: Arctic sea ice in 1984 and 2012 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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