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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 28 May, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Gillard defends intelligence funding in wake of ASIO hack By chief parliamentary correspondent Emma Griffiths The Prime Minister has defended the Government's record of funding Australia's intelligence agencies, after a Four Corners report revealed that ASIO had been successfully targeted in a cyber attack by Chinese hackers. More » $80m for polio fight as Gates keeps up aid pressure Labor elder criticises political donation changes ADF personnel on alert for copycat attacks after Woolwich murder Judge urged to reject 'possessed by devil' claim AFL chief Andrew Demetriou criticises Channel Nine and bookmaker Tom Waterhouse over live odds More Analysis » Insane obsession: Australia's auto industry waste We've been trying to spark a self-sustaining car industry for a century now. Every side of politics has tried their little hearts out. Low tariffs with high subsidies. High tariffs with low subsidies. Every side has failed. Every side tries again. Protectionism has distorted our automotive sector in all sorts of perverse ways. Ford is leaving Australian shores in 2016. It's time to write the car industry's obituary. More » Where should our welfare go? Indigenous prison rates are a national shame Direct action set to be a Coalition climate headache Struggling industry needs reforms not welfare A shameful retreat in the battle against domestic violence Goodes leads in conversation about racial abuse Ford closure: an industry we can do without Has the news cycle killed soaring political oratory? No shades of grey in sexual assault Just In More Just In » Banks look to cost cutting to maintain profits By online business reporter Michael Janda Official statistics show banks, credit unions and building societies have grown profits, but mostly due to cutting costs. More » Gillard defends intelligence funding in wake of ASIO hack Judge urged to reject 'possessed by devil' claim Diversification the buzzword for car components sector $80m for polio fight as Gates keeps up aid pressure Boyd on the mend, NSW ponder Gidley replacement Accused IPL spot-fixer will be exonerated: lawyer Cabcharge shares crash on Victorian taxi fee cuts I've got nothing to lose against Cilic: Kyrgios Plane lands safely after reporting problem World More World » Accused IPL spot-fixer will be exonerated: lawyer India correspondent Stephanie March The lawyer for the high profile Indian Premier League player Shanthakumaran Sreesanth says she believes he'll be exonerated of spot-fixing charges. More » Toronto mayor resists pressure over crack allegations Dad's Army actor Bill Pertwee dies aged 86 Ex-politicians on trial with Mafia bosses McCain visits Syria as EU lifts arms embargo Car bombings kill more than 50 in Iraq Business More Business » Banks look to cost cutting to maintain profits By online business reporter Michael Janda Official statistics show banks, credit unions and building societies have grown profits, but mostly due to cutting costs. More » Cabcharge shares crash on Victorian taxi fee cuts Virgin gets FIRB approval for Tiger takeover RBA board member warns on workplace relations and tax Diversification the buzzword for car components sector Pharmaxis slashes staff, shares slide further Politics More Politics » Government urged to come clean on foreign cyber threat The Government has been accused of "hiding behind the cloak of national security" in an attempt to avoid disclosing if Australia's spy agencies are coming under cyber attack from Chinese hackers. The ABC's Four Corners program has revealed that classified blueprints of the new ASIO headquarters in Canberra were stolen in a cyber hit orchestrated from a Chinese server. The program also found the departments of Defence, Prime Minister and Cabinet, and Foreign Affairs and Trade had all been breached in sustained hacking operations, but the Government has declined to comment on what it says are intelligence issues. More » Bill Gates lobbies Australia to raise aid budget Labor elder criticises political donation changes Interpol suspect held in low-security immigration facility Indonesia rejects Papua mass killing accusations Sport More Sport » I've got nothing to lose against Cilic: Kyrgios By Emily Benammar Nick Kyrgios says he is studying 10th-seed opponent Marin Cilic's game after his epic win over Radek Stepanek. More » Boyd on the mend, NSW ponder Gidley replacement Demetriou blasts Nine, Waterhouse over live odds Farah in line as NSW skipper if Gallen misses out Stakhovsky takes line calls into his own hands Ziebell out for three, Brown to challenge ban Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Government urged to come clean on foreign cyber threat The Government has been accused of "hiding behind the cloak of national security" in an attempt to avoid disclosing if Australia's spy agencies are coming under cyber attack from Chinese hackers. The ABC's Four Corners program has revealed that classified blueprints of the new ASIO headquarters in Canberra were stolen in a cyber hit orchestrated from a Chinese server. The program also found the departments of Defence, Prime Minister and Cabinet, and Foreign Affairs and Trade had all been breached in sustained hacking operations, but the Government has declined to comment on what it says are intelligence issues. More » Researchers uncover way to boost Australia's global internet links Ecuador satellite hits Soviet-era space junk New flu vaccine may mean just one jab New grant to fund MS trials, research Environment More Environment » Global warming could be slower than first thought: report By environment reporter Sarah Clarke and Katie Hamann A new report says the planet may be warming slower in the short-term than had been previously projected. More » 'Overwhelming' consensus for manmade warming: review Vital coastal carbon capture systems under threat BP pushes ahead with Bight oil search Carbon pollution hits highest point in 3 million years 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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