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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 12 Jul, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Family reeling after man shot dead in drive-by By Lucy McNally, staff There were emotional scenes on a street in Sydney's south-west today after a man was shot dead in a drive-by shooting. The man was shot several times shortly after 10:00am at Thorpe Place in Abbotsbury, near Fairfield. His sobbing wife was helped away from the house by police as another relative clashed angrily with reporters. It was the second drive-by shooting in Sydney this week, after a man was shot dead in Eastlakes on Monday. More » NBN Co boss Quigley cagey on decision to quit Government to cover Slipper's legal costs UN still critical of Manus Island asylum seeker centre Ashes 2013: Agar hailed as new hero after dream debut Ancient underground worms put brakes on major coal seam gas project More Analysis » Mind the gap: as incomes grow, so does inequality Since 1975, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has surveyed employees about their salaries, allowing us to track wages at the top and bottom. For someone in the ninetieth percentile, wages have risen by 59 per cent. For a worker in the tenth percentile, wages have risen by only 15 per cent. If you think of inequality as being like a horse race, everyone is still moving in the same direction, but the front runners are accelerating away from the pack, while the laggards are falling further behind. More » Exploitation of language in the name of animal welfare The remarkable Rudd has a plan to stay Labor's new democracy faces its first tests Should teenaged shop workers receive a pay rise? Rock enrol: can Rudd recapture the youth vote? Rudd needs policy solutions, not just celebrity appeal No wonder Rudd looks overseas for economic comparisons What Ñ›? The perils of trying to tinker with English Misguided gestures of a condescending kindness Just In More Just In » UN still critical of Manus Island asylum seeker centre The United Nation's refugee agency has again criticised Australia's asylum seeker processing centre on Manus Island. More » WWII mortar shells handed into police Government to cover Slipper's legal costs Labor Caucus will meet in Balmain over leadership selection process Remorseful drug courier jailed over cannabis haul Ancient underground worms put brakes on major coal seam gas project Five dead, 150 escape during Indonesia prison riot 'Tardis' dive chamber found in outback Man jailed for ear-biting attack in Brisbane nightclub Family reeling after man shot dead in drive-by World More World » UN still critical of Manus Island asylum seeker centre The United Nation's refugee agency has again criticised Australia's asylum seeker processing centre on Manus Island. More » Five dead, 150 escape during Indonesia prison riot Greenpeace activists arrested after scaling London's Shard Irish MPs vote to legalise abortion in certain circumstances Ashes day two: The verdict Genocide charge reinstated against Karadzic Business More Business » NBN Co boss Quigley cagey on decision to quit By political reporter Eliza Borrello The retiring head of the company charged with building and operating the National Broadband Network has dodged questions about whether he is being pushed from the role. NBN Co chief executive officer Mike Quigley says he is retiring from corporate life after four years leading the rollout of the network. But when asked by The World Today's Peter Ryan about speculation he was being forced out, he did not give a direct answer. "It's four years next week since I've been in this role, and it's a pretty tough role... we also announced in the last week or two our results from our revised forecast and we hit all those forecasts, so now is the right time to hand on to someone else," Mr Quigley said. More » Farmers lose as miners lure skilled labourers with better wages Meat processor says 800 Qld jobs under threat Unemployment rate rises to 5.7 per cent Judge says Apple conspired to raise prices on ebooks Politics More Politics » Government to cover Slipper's legal costs The Federal Government has decided it will cover legal costs for former House of Representatives speaker Peter Slipper if he is left out of pocket after the legal case against him. More » Labor Caucus will meet in Balmain over leadership selection process Gonski talks: Kevin Rudd meets Campbell Newman Mandela 'continues to respond to treatment' Wikileaks Party gears up for election campaign Sport More Sport » Gallen ruled out of State of Origin III New South Wales coach Laurie Daley said it was a selfless act for captain Paul Gallen to withdraw from the Origin decider after failing to recover from a foot injury. More » Ashes day two: The verdict Agar thanks Hughes for crucial support role Milne's return fair but will attract negative reactions, says Demetriou Shillington quits Raiders leadership group over Ferguson saga Rooney to miss All Stars match with injury Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Ancient underground worms put brakes on major coal seam gas project By Catherine Clifford and staff A microscopic collection of worms and mites could play havoc with Santos's biggest coal seam gas project in the New South Wales Pilliga Forest. More » Glass rains on scorching blue planet US drone lands on carrier deck in historic first Solar-powered aircraft touches down in New York City NBN rollout targets are being met, says Albanese Environment More Environment » Ancient underground worms put brakes on major coal seam gas project By Catherine Clifford and staff A microscopic collection of worms and mites could play havoc with Santos's biggest coal seam gas project in the New South Wales Pilliga Forest. More » Greenpeace activists arrested after scaling London's Shard Bushfire pilots want investigation into wind turbines Angry Dreyfus rejects Japan's 'offensive' Sea Shepherd claims Coalition relaunches Green Army but with less funding 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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