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NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 18 Aug, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Labor to cut tax benefit for parents who don't immunise children By Eliza Borrello The Federal Government will announce parents who choose not to vaccinate their children will miss out on thousands of dollars in tax benefits. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will announce that those who do not vaccinate their children will not get the Family Tax Benefit A end-of-year supplement. The payment is worth more than $700 per child, per year and is paid when children are vaccinated at one, two and five years of age. Labor will shut off the payment to conscientious objectors, who can currently still claim the tax benefit if they register. More » Election live: Focus turns to vaccinations, paid parental leave Coalition to set parental leave policy start date Security forces clear Cairo mosque after gun battle British police assess new information on Princess Diana death Sally Pearson fights hard to claim silver in world athletics championships in Moscow More Analysis » Technological overreach in war and cricket Not only is DRS producing the very 'howlers' it was introduced to eliminate, it is slowing the game of cricket unacceptably and subtly undermining the authority of the umpires. Can we wind back the clock? Are objections to DRS merely the bleating of curmudgeons incapable of adapting to the modern era? If human factors remain pivotal even in war, then surely the pursuit of elusive perfection in a mere game is the ultimate folly. It is time to restore the primacy of human action in Test cricket, with all of its uncertainty and imperfection. More » Rudd must give voters a reason to back him The failure of the refugee lobby 'Literally' purists literally belong in the stone age Better aged care is all in the detail This election is rich in trivia but not much else Tax haven plan makes NT like Singapore... with crocs The election that forgot the environment A view of politics from the under-six footy sidelines Campaign realpolitik defeats Rudd's new way Just In More Just In » Driver dead, passenger injured after car plunges off cliff A male driver has been killed and his passenger injured after a four-wheel drive vehicle plunged 50 metres down a cliff south-west of Brisbane. More » Pakistani court dismisses charges against cleric in blasphemy case Election live: day 14 Man stabbed with syringe in robbery attack Battle of Long Tan remembered 47 years on Usain Bolt wins third-straight world championship Security forces clear Cairo mosque after gun battle British police assess new information on Princess Diana death Sally Pearson claims silver in world athletics championships Labor to cut tax benefit for parents who don't immunise children World More World » Pakistani court dismisses charges against cleric in blasphemy case A Pakistani court acquits a Muslim cleric who accused a Christian girl of blasphemy before he was arrested on similar charges. More » Usain Bolt wins third-straight world championship Security forces clear Cairo mosque after gun battle British police assess new information on Princess Diana death Sally Pearson claims silver in world athletics championships 27 dead after floods sweep away wedding party in Yemen Business More Business » Labor vows to support car industry in Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says Labor wants to provide the car industry in Australia with long-term certainty and formally announced a multi-million-dollar funding commitment for beyond 2020. An extra $500 million will be available for the industry from 2016-2020, with $300 million a year promised on an ongoing basis from 2020. "We believe it's important to support 50,000 jobs in the car industry across Australia," Mr Rudd said today. Tony Abbott says the Coalition will not be matching the funding and has accused Mr Rudd of chasing the car industry with a blank cheque. More » BHP facing legal action after US corruption probe Mining magnate Travers Duncan launches court bid to strike down ICAC findings Vote Compass reveals Australians' views on car industry, budget deficit ANZ profit rises Politics More Politics » Election live: day 14 Good morning and welcome to our coverage of day 14 of the 2013 federal election campaign. More » Labor to cut tax benefit for parents who don't immunise children Coalition to set parental leave policy start date Rudd and Abbott agree to people's forum in Brisbane Violence breaks out at besieged Cairo mosque Sport More Sport » Sally Pearson claims silver in world athletics championships By Luke Pentony in Moscow Sally Pearson showed her fighting qualities in claiming silver at the world track and field championships. More » Manchester United claim victory in Premier League opener All Blacks bulldoze Wallabies in Bledisloe Cup opener Usain Bolt wins third-straight world championship Bombers on the slide after big loss to Kangaroos Sharks pip Dragons at the death 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 » Greg Hunt rejects 'silly' Climate Institute report on direct action policy By Emma Griffiths and Monique Ross A Climate Institute report criticising the Coalition's plan to cut carbon emissions has been rejected in total by Opposition environment spokesman Greg Hunt as "one of the silliest reports" he has ever seen. More » Fukushima plant leaking contaminated water 'for years' Green turtles ingesting more plastic than ever Climate report warns of more extreme weather Radioactive water leaking into Pacific in new Fukushima 'emergency' About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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