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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 14 Aug, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Liberals to preference Labor over Greens in blow to Bandt Tony Abbott will today announce the Coalition will preference Labor above the Greens in every Lower House seat at the election. The Opposition Leader's move is designed to rule out the chances of the September 7 election resulting in a minority government. It will make it more difficult for the Greens to pick up new seats, or retain the marginal seat of Melbourne held by Adam Bandt. Mr Bandt, the sole Greens MP in the Lower House, won the inner-city seat on the back of Liberal Party preferences in 2010. More » Jobe Watson says Essendon players vindicated by AFL deciding against doping charges Abuse, neglect rampant in aged care: nurses Tony Abbott highlights Liberal candidate Fiona Scott's 'sex appeal' during campaign event Doctor arrested for stealing heroin from drug mule's stomach Voss quits after Lions decide not to renew contract More Analysis » Time to add meat to the policy bones When examining any policy documents, one key to determining whether it is about policy or about politics is the use of meaningless phrases. The Coalition's Real Solutions document promises to "unleash" Australia's potential, but it doesn't come close to providing the level of economic detail demanded this close to an election. Now that the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook has been released, it's time we started seeing the meat added to the policy bones. The "in good time" period before the election has arrived. More » Why Adam Bandt and Melbourne are unique Scare campaigns aside, GST on food is a no-brainer Research needs guarantees for long-term investment Negotiation is the only path to sustainable peace Rudd comes unstuck even without a gotcha moment Senator in the city: Scott Ludlam's vision Reporting without context can be guilty of bias Neither side has thought through refugee policy Leaders' debate a soft landing after a hard week Just In More Just In » ATSB pinpoints cause for Toowoomba air emergency By Sam Burgess The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its report into a forced landing at Toowoomba Airport earlier this year. More » Charity warning over abused children in Central African Republic Man dies after Sydney house fire Study reveals Gold Coast as FIFO commuter capital Two escape injury in shooting at Sydney home Man dragged from Gold Coast stable fire Election live: Abbott to stick knife into Greens, Rudd campaigns in Cairns Former PM Howard joins Joyce's election campaign Bombers players vindicated by AFL: Watson Doctor arrested for stealing heroin from drug mule's stomach World More World » Charity warning over abused children in Central African Republic Save the Children warns that 100,000 young people in the Central African Republic are facing the threat of sexual abuse and recruitment into armed groups. More » Doctor arrested for stealing heroin from drug mule's stomach Scholarships for asylum seekers from Indonesian Uni North Korea unveils 'homemade' smartphone Glencore Xstrata cuts back on stalled Philippine mine Death sentences for Xinjiang attack Business More Business » Holden workers vote to accept freeze on wages Hundreds of Holden workers have accepted a three-year wage freeze in order to keep the carmaker in Australia. In a series of ballots today, 1700 workers agreed to defer a pay increase as the company looks to save $15 million in labour costs. The union says a 'clear majority' voted to accept the company's proposal. More » Miners, banks lift share market to 10-week high Business confidence remains at a four-year low Melbourne to be home for new Qantas Dreamliner aircraft Politics More Politics » Election live: Abbott to stick knife into Greens, Rudd campaigns in Cairns Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is poised to deal a blow to the Greens' electoral chances today, announcing that the Coalition will preference Labor over the minority party in every Lower House seat in September 7. Mr Abbott's move will make it more difficult for the Greens to pick up new seats, or hold on to the marginal seat of Melbourne. In the middle of the campaign's second week, Mr Abbott starts the day in Brisbane while PM Kevin Rudd is in Cairns before later heading to the Queensland capital. More » Former PM Howard joins Joyce's election campaign Liberals to preference Labor over Greens in blow to Bandt Abbott says candidate has 'sex appeal' Mark Butler to advise Kevin Rudd on campaign trail Sport More Sport » Bombers, Hird charged over doping saga James Hird and key Bombers staff won't be stood down despite being charged by the AFL over the club's doping scandal. More » Bombers players vindicated by AFL: Watson Voss walks after Lions opt against new deal Aussie Buckman fastest through to 1,500m final Aussies playing for careers, Lehmann says Souths regain Inglis, Sutton but lose Burgess for two Science and Technology More Science and Technology » North Korea unveils 'homemade' smartphone North Korea has unveiled what it says is its first domestically produced smartphone, although industry analysts say the "Arirang" is likely made in China. More » NZ jetpack given green light for take-off Suspended cancer trial prompts call for research integrity body Entrepreneur unveils plans for 1,200kph transport system Trials of cancer drug suspended over data concerns Environment More Environment » Fukushima plant leaking contaminated water 'for years' By North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy Workers at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have told the ABC that contaminated water has most likely been seeping into the sea since the disaster two-and-a-half years ago. More » Green turtles ingesting more plastic than ever Climate report warns of more extreme weather Radioactive water leaking into Pacific in new Fukushima 'emergency' Study finds weather changes fuel violent behaviour About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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