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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 20 Feb, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Consumers 'paying twice' as carbon emitters compensated By Simon Lauder, Sabra Lane and staff Australia's biggest emitters are being accused of passing on the entire cost of the carbon tax while pocketing government compensation. More » Sea Shepherd 'rammed' by Japanese ship Police suspend Facebook posts after teen's death BHP boss Kloppers to step aside as profits slide Israel denies Zygier had contact with ASIO Nugent knew of misbehaviour: Palmer More Analysis » Why Abbott should Lord it over the electorate Conventional wisdom holds the only thing now preventing Tony Abbott winning the federal election is Tony Abbott. General consensus is the only issue that could potentially cause Abbott to lose the election is his social conservatism and he needs to refashion himself as a man at ease with societal changes of the modern era. But what if his path to victory lies not in convincing the Australian people he's a crypto-feminist, gay-friendly multiculturalist, but in presenting himself as a High Tory who pines for 1913? More » Xenophon caught in Malaysia's election battleground Living with a nuclear North Korea Patent law must recognise human genes are no invention Listen up, Swan: five rules for running the economy Japan a threat to Australian manufacturing Fat tax won't pop our ballooning obesity epidemic Stepping up to the national sport emergency Protectionism, symbolism and Gillard's jobs plan Oscar Pistorius and an unfathomable crime Just In More Just In » Alcohol linked to Territory's high murder rate Staff reporters Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin says she is concerned many homicides in the Northern Territory are linked to alcohol. More » Share correction likely after recent jump: BlackRock Sea Shepherd 'rammed' by Japanese ship Nugent knew of misbehaviour: Palmer Fortescue shares slide on profit numbers Police assault victim admits being angry at arrest Seven West shares head south on $109m loss Abbott rubbishes Wilders's views on Islam Tunisia PM quits amid political crisis Consumers 'paying twice' as carbon emitters compensated World More World » Tunisia PM quits amid political crisis Tunisian PM Hamadi Jebali announces his resignation after failing to form a coalition to resolve the country's political crisis. More » Apple targeted by hackers General in line for NATO post quits US military Chinese military unit accused of hacking attacks French tourists seized in Cameroon Hundreds arrested over Quetta bomb attack Business More Business » BHP chief quits after profit slide By online business reporter Michael Janda BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers will stand aside in May to be replaced by the head of the miner's non-ferrous division Andrew Mackenzie, after the company's profit halved. More » Fortescue shares slide on profit numbers Woodside nearly doubles profits Seven West shares head south on $109m loss Miners hold back gains on Australian market Consumers 'paying twice' as carbon emitters compensated Politics More Politics » Abbott rubbishes Wilders's views on Islam By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders is "substantially" wrong in his views on Islam, arguing there is not much Australia can learn from the Netherlands on the issue of multicultural integration. More » Consumers 'paying twice' as carbon emitters compensated Bob Brown endorses split with Labor Nauru detainees stitch lips together Burke defends record after Greens cut ties Sport More Sport » Nugent knew of misbehaviour: Palmer Kylie Palmer says coach Leigh Nugent was aware of the culture problems in Australia's Olympic swim team in London. More » Demons didn't tank: Demetriou Stosur advances in Dubai Court hears Pistorius 'mortified' by girlfriend's death Rebels unchanged for Brumbies clash Watson's opening hopes fading Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Russia halts search for meteorite in stricken region Russian authorities have halted their search for remains of the meteorite that spectacularly struck the Urals last week, leaving about 1,200 people injured. More » Russia cleans up after meteor blast Asteroid whizzes safely past Earth Zombie apocalypse hoax exposes flaws in system Distinctive song sets Lombok owl apart Environment More Environment » Consumers 'paying twice' as carbon emitters compensated By Simon Lauder, Sabra Lane and staff Australia's biggest emitters are being accused of passing on the entire cost of the carbon tax while pocketing government compensation. 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