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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 23 Apr, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Australia to buy 58 more Joint Strike Fighters Australia will buy 58 more F-35 Joint Strike Fighters at a cost of more than $12 billion after the Federal Government gave the go ahead for the purchase yesterday. The extra aircraft will bring Australia's total JSF force to 72 aircraft, with the first of them to enter service in 2020. The Government says it will also consider the option of buying another squadron of the next-generation fighter jets to eventually replace the RAAF'S F/A-18 Super Hornets. As part of the announcement, more than $1.6 billion will be spent on new facilities at air bases in Williamtown in New South Wales and Tindal in the Northern Territory. More » Black market for guns grows as police warn of 3D-printed firearms Adelaide prepares to welcome Royal couple Peter Greste's trial again adjourned until May 3 PM's chief business adviser backs Medicare co-payments Ukraine president relaunches operation against rebels after 'brutally tortured' bodies found Everest Sherpas say they are abandoning climbing season Shorten's push for ALP reform prompts union criticism Coulson denies hearing hacked Sienna Miller voicemail Teen's Facebook post about stranger before 'hit-and-run' More Analysis » Coalition banks on blind faith in budget 'fix' At present Joe Hockey and Tony Abbott would prefer you just assume that "fixing the budget" will improve the economy without them actually having to demonstrate how. Behind such talk is the implicit belief that ongoing deficits are bad for our economy, and the debt is a drag on our growth. But the link between government debt and economic growth is pretty skint and we shouldn't confuse correlation with causation. More » Business as usual is no longer an option Wealth inequality is back with a vengeance Election promises are there for the breaking Brandis misses the finer points of free speech Gen Y chooses Wills and Kate over President Rudd Neville's life lived in good measure Tread warily in the real estate war of words Shine a light on shady lobbying The giant figure who brought class to politics Just In More Just In » Ukraine president relaunches operation against rebels after 'brutally tortured' bodies found By Europe correspondent Mary Gearin Ukraine's acting president has ordered the military to resume an operation against pro-Kremlin separatists, after the "brutally tortured" bodies of two people, including a kidnapped local councillor, were discovered in the east of the country. More » Peter Greste's trial again adjourned until May 3 Adelaide prepares to welcome Royal couple Australia to buy 58 more Joint Strike Fighters Biden warns Russia over separatists in Ukraine PM's chief business adviser backs Medicare co-payments Coulson denies hearing hacked Sienna Miller voicemail Wanderers advance with 5-0 Guizhou thrashing Gene test could boost breast cancer survival rate Envelope leaking powder reported at Troy Buswell's electorate office World More World » Ukraine president relaunches operation against rebels after 'brutally tortured' bodies found By Europe correspondent Mary Gearin Ukraine's acting president has ordered the military to resume an operation against pro-Kremlin separatists, after the "brutally tortured" bodies of two people, including a kidnapped local councillor, were discovered in the east of the country. More » Biden warns Russia over separatists in Ukraine Coulson denies hearing hacked Sienna Miller voicemail Van Gaal installed as favourite to replace Moyes Everest Sherpas say they are abandoning climbing season Crew of doomed S Korean ferry say they tried to launch lifeboats Business More Business » Super tax breaks the 'Hindenburg' of federal budget A left-leaning think tank says the federal budget would be more than $13 billion better off if the Government scrapped all tax breaks on superannuation and dramatically increased the age pension. The radical proposal is contained in a report by the Australia Institute, which will be released today, and comes amid increasing speculation the Coalition is preparing to increase the retirement age to 70. More » Palmer on collision course with Government over climate change policy Banks enjoy gains while miners struggle in Tuesday's trade Westfield a riskier company under restructure plan: S&P Inghams sells off $650 million in property, amid speculation of a float Security, trade to dominate Obama's Asia tour Politics More Politics » PM's chief business adviser backs Medicare co-payments The head of the Prime Minister's Business Advisory Council, Maurice Newman, has backed the idea of Medicare co-payments. More » Shorten's push for ALP reform prompts union criticism Medicare Local health hubs expected to face $1.8b budget axe Palmer on collision course with Government over climate change policy Shorten to outline plans to reform Labor Party Sport More Sport » Boxer gatecrashes Leapai media conference The media conference for Wladimir Klitschko and Alex Leapai's world heavyweight title bout was gatecrashed in Germany. More » Moyes sacked as Manchester United manager Storm shape as home for Marshall Atletico frustrated by defence-minded Chelsea Wanderers advance with 5-0 Guizhou thrashing Douglas given two-game AFL ban for bump Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Gene test could boost breast cancer survival rate By Stephanie Smail A Queensland scientist has developed a new test that could help improve the survival rate for breast cancer patients. More » US scientists discover 'Earth-like' planet Kepler-186f High-tech tool to reveal Milky Way origins Hubble's galaxy cluster image reveals 'cross-section of the Cosmos' Research investigations mounting for embattled professor Environment More Environment » National Water Commission under threat from budget cuts By Alexandra Kirk The National Water Commission could be axed as part of the Federal Government's savings drive. The decade-old commission, an independent statutory authority which advises the Commonwealth on water policy, is "in the mix" for cuts and AM understands it is likely to be wound up. Scrapping the commission would save the Government about $30 million over four years. More » People who don't engage climate deniers 'ignorant and medieval': Brandis US city ditches drinking water over urination scare China government survey shows 16 per cent of its soil is polluted Landholders claim secrecy over experimental coal gasification plant 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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