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NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 14 Jul, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Rollercoaster day sees Aussies up against it Australia went from the box seat to struggling for survival after another collapse set up a thrilling final day at Trent Bridge. More » Search called off for asylum seekers missing at sea Federal Government to scrap carbon tax Coalition's new ad campaign targets Rudd's record Track fault blamed in deadly French train derailment 18 killed after truck smashes into Moscow bus 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 Memo to Ashton Agar: don't let them change you 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 Just In More Just In » Man rescued after falling from cliff A man has been taken to hospital after falling off a cliff at Bundaberg in southeast Queensland. More » Gilchrist slams fake Twitter account Morsi investigated over complaints of spying, inciting violence Man charged with killing jewellery store owner Federal Government to scrap carbon tax 18 killed after truck smashes into Moscow bus Search called off for asylum seekers missing at sea Clarke confident Australia can stage a great Ashes comeback Seven peacekeepers killed in Darfur Coalition's new ad campaign targets Rudd's record World More World » Morsi investigated over complaints of spying, inciting violence Egypt has announced a criminal investigation against deposed president Mohammed Morsi, with prosecutors examining complaints of spying, inciting violence and ruining the economy. More » 18 killed after truck smashes into Moscow bus Clarke confident Australia can stage a great Ashes comeback Seven peacekeepers killed in Darfur No evidence Dreamliner fire linked to batteries Typhoon leaves two dead in Taiwan 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 rejected suggestions he was forced out by the company's chairman. 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 » Coalition's new ad campaign targets Rudd's record The Coalition has changed its attack on Kevin Rudd in a major paid advertising campaign, focusing on his record as Prime Minister instead of rehashing the personal attacks made by his Labor Party enemies. More » Local branches to decide Labor candidates for key seats Rival rallies in Egypt mark the first Friday of Ramadan Two candidates withdraw from contest for Lalor Exiled Cambodian opposition leader granted royal pardon Sport More Sport » Rollercoaster day sees Aussies up against it Australia went from the box seat to struggling for survival after another collapse set up a thrilling final day at Trent Bridge. More » Trentin hands Omega-Pharma another stage win Clarke confident Australia can stage a great Ashes comeback Inspired Stormers knock Bulls off top Gilchrist slams fake Twitter account Moyes starts United tenure with defeat Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Ancient underground worms put brakes on major coal seam gas project By Catherine Clifford and ABC Online staff A microscopic collection of worms and mites could play havoc with Santos' biggest coal seam gas project in the New South Wales Pilliga State 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 » Federal Government to scrap carbon tax The Federal Government has confirmed it will scrap the carbon tax and move to an emissions trading scheme. More » Environmental groups welcome decision to halt CSG drilling Ancient underground worms put brakes on major coal seam gas project Greenpeace activists arrested after scaling London's Shard Bushfire pilots want investigation into wind turbines 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. 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