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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 22 Nov, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » First Ashes Test day two: live blog England slumped to 8 for 94 at tea after Australia took six wickets after lunch defending a total of 295. More » Abbott should promise not to tap SBY's phone in future: Gillard CCTV released of dying man outside police station RBA governor's market intervention talk sparks dollar's fall Women 'kept as slaves for 30 years' rescued from London house Whovians gear up for Doctor Who special More Analysis » So far, Abbott’s best is not good enough Tony Abbott insists he'll have a foreign policy with a Jakarta focus and not a Geneva focus. To this point, Geneva will be well pleased. To be fair, the Prime Minister was placed in a no-win situation by the previous government on the Indonesian spy scandal. But that is no excuse for making a bad situation even worse. There were so many options to consider short of an apology, and he took none of them. More » Notes on a media scandal Camelot and Narnia and the myths of our time Quality of life at stake in demographic shift Fighting back on gas claims 'Budget emergency' requires action Abbott's failure to listen escalates spying row A rivalry older than federation Where self-interest meets self-effacement A make-or-break Ashes for many Just In More Just In » Kevin Rudd hands in resignation letter after quitting politics Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has handed in his resignation letter and officially quit Federal Parliament. More » Push for 'traffic light' food labelling to fight obesity in India Whovians gear up for Doctor Who special RBA governor's market intervention talk sparks dollar's fall Lifetime ban for man after pet dogs neglected Man charged over suspected toxic alcohol deaths Patel leaves Brisbane bound for US Morrison praises Indonesian cooperation at border briefing Brain damage recovery hope for petrol sniffers Teenager avoids jail over stomping on man's face World More World » Push for 'traffic light' food labelling to fight obesity in India By consumer affairs reporter Amy Bainbridge An Indian consumer group is conducting a pilot project for traffic light food labelling in a bid to fight growing levels of obesity. More » Six killed in Latvian supermarket roof collapse Apple wins latest round of Samsung patent war Stimulus bets push Wall Street through 16,000 barrier Jumbo jet successfully takes off after unexpected stopover at tiny US airport JFK assassination continues to haunt America, 50 years on Business More Business » David Jones chairman apologises to investors for share trades By finance reporter Justine Parker David Jones has received a first strike against its executive pay plan as the department store apologised for its handling of share purchases by two board members. At the company's annual general meeting, chairman Peter Mason told investors the acquisitions were seen to be aligned with shareholders' interests and he approved them on that basis. The company will review its share trading policies after the purchases sparked complaints from investors. More » RBA governor's market intervention talk sparks dollar's fall Commission recommends raising pension age to 70 Apple wins latest round of Samsung patent war Job cuts begin at Newcrest gold mine from next week Stimulus bets push Wall Street through 16,000 barrier Politics More Politics » Kevin Rudd hands in resignation letter after quitting politics Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has handed in his resignation letter and officially quit Federal Parliament. More » Morrison praises Indonesian cooperation at border briefing Governments urged to back solar research push A year on, big changes flow from Murray-Darling Plan Abbott should promise not to tap SBY's phone in future: Gillard Sport More Sport » First Ashes Test day two: live blog England slumped to 8 for 94 at tea after Australia took six wickets after lunch defending a total of 295. More » Johnson confidence lifts with batting effort Boyd, Kelly to GWS headlines AFL Draft Royal Melbourne getting tougher: Day Webber eyeing fairytale farewell in Brazil Ashley-Cooper praised for his attitude towards suspension Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Melbourne researchers make leukaemia treatment breakthrough Medical researchers in Melbourne have discovered a ground-breaking technique for treating aggressive forms of leukaemia. More » Governments urged to back solar research push Car park sensors nab more drivers than inspectors Robot seals comfort dementia patients in nursing homes Common plastics chemical linked to pre-term births Environment More Environment » Governments urged to back solar research push By Mike Sexton Laminated roll-out solar panels and power storage within panels themselves are shaping up as future advances in harnessing the power of the sun. 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