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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 26 Jul, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Underground fuel tank explodes in Sydney Two people have been taken to hospital after a disused underground fuel tank exploded in Sydney's north-west. More » UN refugee body says PNG deal could break international law Urgent search for baby boy abducted at knifepoint from Sydney home Police set to question driver after train crash kills 80 Neglected teen 'skin and bones' before death Hockey's doubts on Treasury draws Bowen criticism More Analysis » Our wealth has only grown since the carbon tax Opposition Leader Tony Abbott forecast that the carbon price would be an "absolutely catastrophic" and would "wipe out jobs big time". But the half a trillion dollars that has been added to the combined value of housing and stocks listed on the ASX is hardly the stuff of wrecking balls. The bottom line is that the economy is still growing, creating jobs and registering a quite stunning lift in wealth in the period since carbon was priced. More » Show us the data on tobacco sales What if I had arrived to this country by boat? Political judgment on the line in election call Guarding our borders from the invading hordes The political wife A crisis of captaincy, not cattle Quick fix solutions make poor asylum seeker policy The only border security we have left Childcare, phony feminism and rethinking masculinity Just In More Just In » Coroner delays findings into Volkswagen driver's death By consumer affairs reporter Amy Bainbridge A Melbourne coroner has postponed handing down her findings into the death of a woman killed when her Volkswagen was hit from behind by a truck in 2011. More » Juror says Zimmerman 'got away with murder' Risk aversion hampering US recovery: Goldman Sachs chief More jail time for paedophile cricket coach Cost of foolproof drug tests in sport 'prohibitive' Police set to question driver after train crash kills 80 NT wants new deal for Gove refinery gas supply Devils could take centre stage in Tarkine mine legal challenge Underground fuel tank explodes in Sydney Man fined after tattooing teen girls World More World » Juror says Zimmerman 'got away with murder' A juror in the trial of Florida man George Zimmerman says he "got away with murder" when he was cleared over the death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin.  More » Police set to question driver after train crash kills 80 Chattanooga steams ahead as America's first Gig City 'Million-strong crowd' turns out to greet Pope on Copacabana beach Cambodia's elections 'the least fair' in history Halliburton to plead guilty to Gulf spill charges Business More Business » Risk aversion hampering US recovery: Goldman Sachs chief By Pat McGrath and Rebecca Hyam The head of the global investment bank Goldman Sachs says a lack of risk appetite among US businesses is hampering the country's economic recovery. More » Hockey's doubts on Treasury draws Bowen criticism Stocks limp as earnings, growth worry investors Halliburton to plead guilty to Gulf spill charges Six charged over biggest credit card fraud in US history Last shifts for 400 workers at struggling Holden Spain's jobless rate falls for first time in two years Mixed profits rattle investors on global markets Politics More Politics » NT wants new deal for Gove refinery gas supply By Phoebe Stewart The Northern Territory Government has reneged on a proposed deal to supply gas to Rio Tinto's Gove alumina refinery. More » UN refugee body says PNG deal could break international law Gonski: Coalition to keep Better Schools in place for a year if elected Cambodia's elections 'the least fair' in history Protesters disrupt A-G's conference speech Sport More Sport » Scene set for Cooper to replace O'Connor as Wallabies fly half Quade Cooper has been named in the Wallabies squad as a fly half while James O'Connor moves to the outside backs. More » Tigers re-sign Jack Riewoldt for three more years King returns for the Rabbitohs Cost of foolproof drug tests in sport 'prohibitive' Brumbies to pressure Bulls' lineout in semi-final O'Grady could be stripped of Olympic medals Essendon, AFL and ASADA - unravelling the facts Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Chattanooga steams ahead as America's first Gig City By North America correspondent Ben Knight One US city's unique approach to build the fastest internet network in the country is paying off. More » DNA breakthrough might crack illegal drugs fight Sex research pioneer Virginia Johnson dies Scientists demand research to pursue food bowl plan Lab test glitch blamed for Hendra virus vaccine setback Environment More Environment » Halliburton to plead guilty to Gulf spill charges The US Justice Department says oil rig contractor Halliburton has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. More » China will spend $300 billion tackling pollution Butler flies into Tarkine electoral and mining battleground Koalas face carnage as loggers harvest timber plantations US jets drop unarmed bombs on Barrier Reef area 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. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2013 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters