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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 05 Dec, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Economic growth slows to 3.1pc By online business reporter Michael Janda Australia's economic growth slowed slightly last quarter, with the economy growing 3.1 per cent in the year to September. More » CBA joins NAB in not passing on full cut Abbott sets off for trucker's view of highway Yothu Yindi lead singer rushed to hospital Refugee lawyer accused of raping four men Rudd backs reforms to fix 'sick' ALP Alleged would-be mercenary faces Brisbane court Taxi driver refuses to pick up singer Gurrumul Dulux accused of glossing over the truth School evacuated after student brings grenade More Analysis » A million new jobs ain't what it used to be Tony Abbott's latest book has little new content, save for the foreword in which he announces his target of creating one million new jobs within five years. But how "ambitious" (to use Warren Truss's words when introducing the book) is this target? Creating over a million jobs over a five-year period is not an unusual occurrence. And at the moment, Mr Abbott's line is a political promise rather than an economic forecast. More » Morsi's struggles to lead between a rock and a hard place The new push to control the internet How Australia can end the Assange stalemate Bullying the final frontier of workplace rights It's about more than just phone hacking ... unfortunately For King and Country: the duty to conceive When you're already covered in dirt, can the mud still stick? Media legislation: a slippery slope to government control Data crunching for Doha and beyond Just In More Just In » CBA joins NAB in not passing on full cut By online business reporter Michael Janda The Commonwealth Bank has joined NAB in passing on only 20 basis points from the latest rate cut. More » Dulux accused of glossing over the truth Crews battle northern Sydney bushfire Rudd backs reforms to fix 'sick' ALP Ten halts shares ahead of capital raising Abbott sets off for trucker's view of highway Baby whale carcass found on beach Police raid prominent Sydney brothel Yothu Yindi lead singer rushed to hospital Family mourns 'beautiful, kind' schoolie World More World » Death toll rises after Japanese tunnel collapse By North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy, staff Japanese rescue crews now say they have found nine bodies in the wreckage of a highway tunnel which caved in west of Tokyo. More » Egypt judges to boycott constitution vote Abbas receives hero's welcome in West Bank Talks deadlocked as 'fiscal cliff' draws closer Japan threatens to shoot down N Korean rocket Business More Business » CBA joins NAB in not passing on full cut By online business reporter Michael Janda The Commonwealth Bank has joined NAB in passing on only 20 basis points from the latest rate cut. More » Economic growth slows to 3.1pc Tinkler loses private jet and chopper Ten halts shares ahead of capital raising Dulux accused of glossing over the truth Orica 'breached public trust' over safety Politics More Politics » Rudd backs reforms to fix 'sick' ALP By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Kevin Rudd backs renewed calls for fundamental reform of the ALP, declaring: "There's something sick which needs to be healed." More » Abbott sets off for trucker's view of highway NAB moves on rates as politicians trade blows Fitzgibbon calls for ALP to abandon binding votes New body to police anti-dumping laws Sport More Sport » Scott leans to broomstick for Australian Open Adam Scott says he will probably stick with his trusty broomstick for the Australian Open despite again trialling a shorter putter during practice. More » Clarke, Hilfenhaus withdrawn from first BBL round Giants pass on signing Tippett Heat lose Steyn and Vettori Anderson resigns as AFL football operations manager Socceroos need win over North Korea Science and Technology More Science and Technology » China planning vegetable gardens on Mars China has revealed plans for its astronauts to grow vegetables in bases on Mars and the Moon. More » Google and Twitter intervene in Syrian blackout Ice deposits found at Mercury's dark poles Syria throws 'kill switch' on internet Wind farm study aims for quiet achievement Environment More Environment » Smelter changes sideline EPA, says scientist An environmental scientist says standards for Port Pirie's lead smelter in SA could be compromised because the EPA will be sidelined. 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