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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 05 Dec, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Qantas to cut 1,000 jobs, flags loss of up to $300m By Pat McGrath and Emma Griffiths Qantas plans to cut at least 1,000 jobs over the next year after reporting an expected pre-tax loss of up to $300 million in the first half of this financial year. In a statement to the share market, the airline says trading conditions have seriously deteriorated in November. "The outlook for the second half of FY14 remains volatile and, given the uncertainty in global economic conditions, fuel prices and foreign exchange rates, it is not possible to provide further guidance at this time," the statement said. 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More » Amazon's drone delivery plan sparks privacy debate in US Paul Walker died from 'traumatic and thermal injuries' Stolen radioactive cargo recovered in Mexico ICC match-fixing probe investigating Cairns, Tuffey, Vincent: reports Global banks cop record fines for colluding for profit Business More Business » Qantas to cut 1,000 jobs, flags loss of up to $300m By Pat McGrath and Emma Griffiths Qantas plans to cut at least 1,000 jobs over the next year after reporting an expected pre-tax loss of up to $300 million in the first half of this financial year. In a statement to the share market, the airline says trading conditions have seriously deteriorated in November. "The outlook for the second half of FY14 remains volatile and, given the uncertainty in global economic conditions, fuel prices and foreign exchange rates, it is not possible to provide further guidance at this time," the statement said. More » Australia, South Korea seals free trade agreement Global banks cop record fines for colluding for profit Markets on Wall Street and in Europe dip Treasurer Joe Hockey rejects Labor's criticism over Greens deal to scrap debt ceiling Politics More Politics » Australia, South Korea seals free trade agreement Australia has concluded negotiations with South Korea for a free trade agreement. More » Government reviewing future of national Indigenous congress Federal Court hearing marks outback SA native title Retired Army aviator to steer Queensland bikie crackdown Hockey defends debt ceiling deal with Greens, says Labor 'irrelevant' Sport More Sport » Second Ashes Test: Day One, live blog Chris Rogers and Shane Watson have been dismissed in consecutive overs as Australia has taken its score past 150. 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More » Chinese students 'driven by competition' SpaceX puts satellite into orbit Australian students slipping behind in maths, reading: OECD report ACCC rejects complaints over nano-free sunscreen Environment More Environment » Abbott hits YouTube to ramp up pressure on Labor over carbon tax By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths, staff Prime Minister Tony Abbott has taken to YouTube in a bid to up the ante on Labor to axe the carbon tax. Legislation to repeal the scheme is set for debate in the Senate this week but the bills are headed for defeat at the hands of the Opposition and the Greens. Mr Abbott continues to push his assertion that abolishing the carbon price will save householders hundreds of dollars. "You could do a lot with $550. That's what every Australian household on average will get from the abolition of the carbon tax," he said in the video. "It would be the best possible Christmas present for the Australian people." Labor insists it will only agree to abolish the tax if it is replaced with an emissions trading scheme and not the Coalition's Direct Action policy. More » Somerset koalas give scientists hope Clean Energy Finance Corp warns shutdown will hit budget Kiribati man fails to become first climate change refugee Captive-bred Tasmanian devils thriving on island haven 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. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. 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