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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 12 May, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Government to cut $580m from public service The Federal Government has confirmed there will be a $580 million cut to the public service in Tuesday's budget, with the reduction to take place over four years. More » ASADA calls off players interviews: reports Family denies missing woman jumped from cruise ship Free breast screen program gets budget boost Community rallies in support of Ohio kidnap victims Confusion over Slipper's split from Palmer's party More Analysis » Unveiling the Abbott approach Through the swirling mists of the long, long election campaign the hazy outline of an Abbott government began to take shape this week. Tony Abbott's positions on parental leave and industrial relations are revealing. He is not for small government, he is happy to wade into the market and spend and he is not going to be setting the pace on workplace reform. And both issues show how serious Abbott is about winning elections. More » Who will protect our IR protections? Roozendaal walks away from the wreckage of NSW Labor A new chapter in our relationship with PNG Labor prepares for a last chance budget The wrongly accused deserve compensation Regulators turn a blind eye to financial reporting failures Council recognition a referendum challenge Abbott's leave scheme is a step backwards for women Give it a rest, Swan - the fair go is going strong Just In More Just In » Indonesian police intercept asylum seeker boat Indonesian water police have found an asylum seeker boat harboured in Bali that was trying to get to Australia. More » Youth encouraged to take up volunteering Qld scientists develop test for new bird flu strain Government to cut $580m from public service ASADA calls off players interviews: Cronulla NSW may ban alcohol ads on supermarket receipts Free breast screen program gets budget boost Egypt foils Al Qaeda plot 'against foreign embassy' Community rallies in support of Ohio kidnap victims Australia the 10th best place to be a mother: report World More World » Indonesian police intercept asylum seeker boat Indonesian water police have found an asylum seeker boat harboured in Bali that was trying to get to Australia. More » Egypt foils Al Qaeda plot 'against foreign embassy' Community rallies in support of Ohio kidnap victims Controversial Banksy graffiti up for sale again Astronauts fix ammonia leak during emergency spacewalk Sharif declares victory in landmark Pakistan election Business More Business » ANZ announces interest rate cut ANZ has bettered its major banking rivals, by rewarding its customers with a bigger interest rate cut than the official 0.25 per cent point reduction. More » ATO unites with US, Britain to expose tax dodgers Australian dollar drops as US currency rallies High dollar, low inflation influenced RBA rate cut Howzat! Cricket rights fight heats up Politics More Politics » Government to cut $580m from public service The Federal Government has confirmed there will be a $580 million cut to the public service in Tuesday's budget, with the reduction to take place over four years. More » Barnett under pressure to sign up to DisabilityCare Dozens killed in blasts near Turkey-Syria border Confusion over Slipper's split from Palmer's party Egypt's Mubarak appears in court for retrial Sport More Sport » Ferguson stars as Raiders flog Knights Blake Ferguson emerged as a serious New South Wales Origin chance in Canberra's 44-14 thrashing of Newcastle. More » ASADA calls off players interviews: Cronulla Dockers emerge from Subiaco slugfest Wigan claim stunning FA Cup win over Man City Evans moves up to second in Giro d'Italia standings Nadal sets up 'dream' Madrid final against Wawrinka Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Qld scientists develop test for new bird flu strain Queensland scientists have developed a test for the new bird flu strain H7N9. More » Ammonia coolant leaking from International Space Station Stephen Hawking to boycott Israel conference Landing is key puzzle in manned Mars mission Google building hackers say Australian offices at risk Environment More Environment » Carbon pollution hits highest point in 3 million years By environment reporter Sarah Clarke Global greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached an ominous milestone that is unprecedented in human history. More » Greenpeace blames Coke for Channel 9 'choke' Images of suffering 'show need to shoot horses' 'Red List' introduced to protect at risk ecosystems Hundreds of Chinese protest against chemical plant 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. 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