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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 06 Dec, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Dame Elisabeth Murdoch dead at 103 By Jennifer King Media matriarch and philanthropist Dame Elisabeth Murdoch has passed away peacefully at home aged 103. More » Calls to set law for asylum seeker interview process Egypt crisis turns violent as Morsi supporters, foes clash Socceroos held by North Korea Teenager charged with double murder Dealers shed light on dark internet's drug trade Philippines typhoon death toll passes 270 Citigroup slashes 11,000 jobs worldwide South African honeymoon killer jailed for life Cannibalism feared in wilderness survival story 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 » Jazz great Dave Brubeck dead at 91 Legendary jazz pioneer Dave Brubeck has died of heart failure at the age of 91. More » NSW Labor left apologises for Macdonald's rise Citigroup slashes 11,000 jobs worldwide Teenager charged with double murder Egypt crisis turns violent as Morsi supporters, foes clash Calls to set law for asylum seeker interview process Economists expect slight rise in unemployment Dame Elisabeth Murdoch dead at 103 Dettori gets six-month doping ban South African honeymoon killer jailed for life 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 » Economists expect slight rise in unemployment Unemployment figures due out today are expected to show the jobless rate rose slightly in November. More » Citigroup slashes 11,000 jobs worldwide Westpac, CBA join NAB in not passing on full cut Low interest rates likely to linger: RBA deputy Economic growth slows to 3.1pc Ten halts shares ahead of capital raising Politics More Politics » Calls to set law for asylum seeker interview process The Greens say the Federal Government must set legal requirements for the interview process undertaken to determine whether an asylum seeker has legitimate refugee claims. More » Rudd backs reforms to fix 'sick' ALP 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 Sport More Sport » Socceroos held by North Korea The Socceroos' chances of qualifying for next year's East Asian Cup hang in the balance after a 1-1 draw with North Korea. More » Cooper to trial then box Dettori gets six-month doping ban Scott leans to broomstick for Australian Open Khawaja plays straight bat ahead of Test audition Anderson resigns as AFL football operations manager 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 » Wanted man Watson rejoins Sea Shepherd ship Conservationist Paul Watson, who is wanted by Interpol, is back onboard a Sea Shepherd vessel and ready to confront Japanese whalers. 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