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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 26 Feb, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Cyclone Rusty gathers strength off Pilbara coast The weather bureau is warning of phenomenal rainfall as a red alert places parts of the Pilbara in lockdown with Tropical Cyclone Rusty bearing down. More » Hockey backtracks on carbon tax compensation Red faces over sliding drink-drive slogan SE Qld awash again after heavy rain Gillard to head west as poll puts Abbott on the up Man arrested over university campus sex attack More Analysis » Censorship standards come from a personal place The Australian Classification Board has given American film I Want Your Love an X18+ rating, preventing it from being screened at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival. Yes, in 21st century Australia our government still censors 'obscene' culture. But who gets to decide what is and isn't obscene? For all the verbiage poured out about community standards, censors rarely make any attempt to determine what the community's real standards are. More » And the Oscar for outrage goes to... Election 2013: change we don't believe in Stable diets and galloping hypocrisy Coalition states are no liability for Abbott With nothing to lose, it's time to eat the rich Swim team shamed over our broader cultural flaws Oscar has a lesson for Australian film The European debt crisis is not over Jobs plan sees sense in fostering local innovation Just In More Just In » O'Connor visits 'adequate' Manus Island centre By PNG correspondent Liam Fox Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor has visited the Manus Island processing centre in Papua New Guinea and says the living conditions there are "adequate". More » Banks warn Government set to take inactive accounts Study finds BPA may harm developing brains Red faces over sliding drink-drive slogan Hockey backtracks on carbon tax compensation Vodafone faces renewed class action threat Nursing mothers stage Sydney cafe protest Daley and Ryan back Barba to bounce back Man arrested over university campus sex attack Macklin's shout: Show if you can manage grog World More World » Frostbite forces Fiennes out of 'Coldest Journey' trek Frostbite forces explorer Ranulph Fiennes to pull out of the 'Coldest Journey' winter trek across Antarctica. More » Result unclear after Italian election Czech inspectors find horsemeat in IKEA meatballs UK cardinal quits amid inappropriate behaviour claims Nepalese woman scales Everest twice in one season Protest votes raise uncertainty in Italian election Business More Business » QBE confirms 'ballpark' figure of 700 job cuts By online business reporter Michael Janda Insurance giant QBE says 700 is "in the ballpark" as an estimate of the number of jobs in Australia, the US and Europe to be offshored to cheaper countries such as the Philippines and India. More » Virgin profit, shares hit turbulence Reserve can cut rates to offset dollar: official Australian shares slip as Italian parliament deadlocked Vodafone faces renewed class action threat Becton subsidiaries enter receivership Politics More Politics » Hockey backtracks on carbon tax compensation By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Climate Change Minister Greg Combet has described the Coalition's plan to cut carbon pollution as a "farce", after Liberal frontbencher Joe Hockey was forced to issue a clarifying statement about the policy. More » Macklin's shout: Show if you can manage grog Gillard to head west as poll puts Abbott on the up Result unclear after Italian election Protest votes raise uncertainty in Italian election Sport More Sport » India chasing 50 runs for victory India has been set just 50 runs to win the first cricket Test in Chennai. More » Daley and Ryan back Barba to bounce back Horwill's sideline stint extended Herbert resigns as Wellington head coach Lions tour on radar for Brumby Nic White Roos concerned about more AFL changes Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Study finds BPA may harm developing brains By Sarah Dingle A US study has prompted calls for the chemical bisphenol-A to be banned in Australia after it raised questions about its impact on embryo brains. More » Lost continent found on floor of Indian ocean Chemicals in household items linked to cancer Russia halts search for meteorite in stricken region Russia cleans up after meteor blast Environment More Environment » Key climate change body loses Government funding A key research body charged with preparing Australia to handle the impacts of global warming is running out of money. 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