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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 30 Nov, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live blog: Third Test Day One Mitchell Starc took two wickets as South Africa stumbled to 3 for 63 at lunch on the opening day of the third Test in Perth. More » Weapons stolen in navy security breach in Darwin Starved girl's mother challenges life sentence UN votes to give Palestinians 'non-member state' status Review panel calls for changes to GST Morcombe family prepares for Daniel's funeral Polar ice melt speeding up Sri Lankan, Iranian families sent to Manus Island Smokers believe plain pack cigarettes taste worse Leveson calls for new British media watchdog More Analysis » Is the Opposition drowning in Whitewater? There are uncanny similarities between the AWU scandal in Australia and the first major scandal of the Clinton administration, Whitewater. The Whitewater story dragged on for many damaging months, but after three separate inquiries, there was nothing to link the Clintons with any of the criminal conduct committed by others. That's the risk again for the Tony Abbott's Opposition. If there is no substantiated allegation of wrongdoing, the issue will either have a neutral outcome, or it will backfire on the Opposition. More » Now it's Abbott with questions to answer War on women: to do nothing is to be complicit Why shouldn't we find Kim Jong-un sexy? Future looking bright for Aussie music Can Nintendo withstand the casual gaming revolution? Can legislation alone end brutality in Australian prisons? Fear of being beaten to the shadow of a story Pitfalls in the rush to define national character Abuse is inevitable if you want a fighting military Just In More Just In » Anti-whalers stepping up campaign Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd says it will unleash its biggest, most aggressive campaign yet against the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean this summer. More » Review panel calls for changes to GST Melbourne artist wins Dobell drawing prize Senate passes Malaysia free trade deal Third murder arrest over forest body Live blog: Third Test Day One Hastings gets nod for WACA debut Sri Lankan, Iranian families sent to Manus Island Starved girl's mother challenges life sentence Jail rioters convicted without penalty World More World » UN votes to give Palestinians 'non-member state' status Australia abstained as the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to grant the Palestinians "non-member state" status in New York this morning. More » Leveson calls for new British media watchdog Syria throws 'kill switch' on internet Airline cleared of crime over Concorde crash SAS sniper walks free after gun sentence suspended Business More Business » Reserve officials grilled over banknote scandal The Reserve Bank's former deputy governor says it may have been slow to act on allegations of bribery in subsidiaries because of the culture of honesty in the rest of the organisation. More » Slow credit growth adds to rate cut case Mortgage brokers expect growth as banks move online Metcash profit slides amid supermarket wars Politics More Politics » Review panel calls for changes to GST Federal independent MP Rob Oakeshott says the states and the Commonwealth need to urgently discuss overhauling the tax system, following the release of a review into the GST. More » Senate passes Malaysia free trade deal Man seeks damages over detention treatment Assange has chronic lung condition: Ecuador River pollution worry after MP painted bridge Sport More Sport » Live blog: Third Test Day One Mitchell Starc took two wickets as South Africa stumbled to 3 for 63 at lunch on the opening day of the third Test in Perth. More » Ponting 'one of three truly great Aussies' Judd ready to hand over Blues skipper duty A-League misses out on automatic ACL spot Kookaburras hunting fifth-straight Champions Trophy AIS gains $20m in sports shake-up Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Syria throws 'kill switch' on internet By correspondent Norman Hermant and wires Syria has cut access to the internet for the first time since the civil war started more than 18 months ago. More » Wind farm study aims for quiet achievement NASA monitors massive Mars dust storm Video games as addictive as gambling: study Australian scientists un-discover Pacific island Environment More Environment » High Court rejects irrigators' constitutional challenge The High Court has rejected an irrigators' bid to bring a Murray-Darling constitutional challenge, referring the case to the Federal Court. More » Marine park named in Taylors' honour Dire warning sounded for Lake Eyre's future Wind farm study aims for quiet achievement UN warns permafrost is melting 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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