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NewsMail Morning Edition Mon 25 Nov, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Palmer's aggressive behaviour 'threatens Chinese investment' By Connie Agius and Mario Christodoulou A Chinese company in business with federal MP Clive Palmer has warned that his aggressive behaviour could force other Chinese investors to reconsider putting money into his other ventures.   CITIC Pacific's president Zhang Jijing told Four Corners that Mr Palmer's behaviour would be closely examined by the business community. Mr Palmer is in what is being described as a "poisonous" legal dispute with Chinese state-owned CITIC Pacific over royalty payments in a huge iron ore development in Western Australia. Tonight's Four Corners will examine Mr Palmer's business interests and how they may have influenced his decision to enter federal politics. More » Labor leads Government in first Nielsen poll since election The Ashes: Clarke defends sledge as Australia clinches first Test Three-year-old boy drowns in Victorian dam Shark attack victim Chris Boyd mourned by surfing community Tax reforms could add $37 billion to budget: Grattan Institute Mark Webber bows out of F1 with second behind Vettel in Brazil More Analysis » No easy fixes for Australia's budget emergency The man who used to be opposition leader, Tony Abbott, was right: Australia has a "budget emergency". By 2023, our governments face potential deficits of $60 billion a year, in today's money. If we ignore the shortfall, we will hand a heavy burden of debt and interest payments to the next generation. There's no two ways about it - if the Abbott Government wants to protect Australia's prosperity as well as its own legacy, it will need to raise taxes and lower spending. More » So far, Abbott's best is not good enough 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 Just In More Just In » Cyclone Alessia in NT downgraded to tropical low Cyclone Alessia, which crossed the Northern Territory coast at 9:00pm yesterday, has been downgraded to a tropical low. The storm was sitting 100 kilometres south, south-west of Jabiru in Kakadu National Park and a severe weather warning has been cancelled. The Territory Controller has advised residents that it is now safe for people to leave shelter areas. More » Water skier critical after Bridge to Bridge race fall Arctic Medals awarded to WWII veterans Webber second in final F1 race, Vettel wins again Labor leads Government in first Nielsen poll since election Three-year-old boy drowns in Victorian dam Palmer's aggressive behaviour 'threatens Chinese investment' Egypt interim president approves contentious new protests law More than 11,000 children killed in Syrian conflict: report Captain Clarke defends Anderson sledge World More World » Egypt interim president approves contentious new protests law Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour has approved a controversial law regulating demonstrations. More » More than 11,000 children killed in Syrian conflict: report Afghan assembly backs US troops pact Thai capital tense as political rivals rally Uighur separatist group says China car attack was "jihadi operation" Pakistan protest against US drone strikes Business More Business » Palmer's aggressive behaviour 'threatens Chinese investment' By Connie Agius and Mario Christodoulou A Chinese company in business with federal MP Clive Palmer has warned that his aggressive behaviour could force other Chinese investors to reconsider putting money into his other ventures.   CITIC Pacific's president Zhang Jijing told Four Corners that Mr Palmer's behaviour would be closely examined by the business community. Mr Palmer is in what is being described as a "poisonous" legal dispute with Chinese state-owned CITIC Pacific over royalty payments in a huge iron ore development in Western Australia. Tonight's Four Corners will examine Mr Palmer's business interests and how they may have influenced his decision to enter federal politics. More » Tax reforms could add $37 billion to budget: Grattan Institute Live export threat takes spying fallout to new level Corporate big hitters Gail Kelly and David Peever recruited to Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council Biotech firm Mesoblast pins hopes on Japanese regulatory change Politics More Politics » Labor leads Government in first Nielsen poll since election The Opposition leads the Coalition 52 per cent to 48 per cent on a two-party preferred basis in an opinion poll out today. More » Palmer's aggressive behaviour 'threatens Chinese investment' Egypt interim president approves contentious new protests law Tax reforms could add $37 billion to budget: Grattan Institute Senate must scrap carbon tax by Christmas: Abbott Sport More Sport » Captain Clarke defends Anderson sledge Michael Clarke has defended his 'broken arm' sledge to England's James Anderson as Australia won the first Test. More » Webber second in final F1 race, Vettel wins again All Blacks seal perfect season with win over Irish Jason Day, Australia win World Cup of Golf Australia wins Gabba Test inside four days Taggart the destroyer as Jets beat Heart 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 » Senate must scrap carbon tax by Christmas: Abbott Prime Minister Tony Abbott has released a video message saying he wants the Senate to scrap the carbon tax by Christmas. More » Deadlock broken at UN climate change talks Governments urged to back solar research push A year on, big changes flow from Murray-Darling Plan Carbon tax repeal bill passes Lower House 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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