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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 20 May, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Martial law declared in Thailand as army steps in Thailand's army has declared martial law in an announcement on military TV, but insists it is not staging a coup. The Thai government said it was not consulted in advance of the military declaration, and said acting prime minister Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan remained in power. It said it would meet at an undisclosed venue later today to discuss the situation. Troops have seized control of key buildings in Bangkok and the army says it has suspended broadcasting at several stations in the interests of "national security". More » Abbott brushes aside calls for broadening of GST base UN briefed on Cambodia deal, Morrison says Navarone Hutchins machete murder: Jordan Lee Campbell jailed for 22 years for killing best man US accuses Chinese 'state actors' of cyber spying Hockey flags changes to superannuation rules Essendon cancels fan's membership over Goodes abuse ICAC lawyer apologises for shouting match with Hartcher AFP helping in crackdown on Blackshades RAT malware Bulldogs pair named in halves for Blues More Analysis » Budget creates a new state of play for premiers The budget represents a new stage in the relationship between the Commonwealth and the states, whose responsibility the national government has usurped. Now that hospital and education funding is being pared back, the states should take the opportunity to reject Canberra diktats as well. For instance - wouldn't this be a good opportunity to abandon the Gillard government's national curriculum? More » Can Twitter save the Nigerian schoolgirls? Education funding hasn't been cut - fantasy has Cranky Christians against asylum seeker cruelty Shorten's rhetorical rampage fails to convince Vaccination blow from a baffling budget This budget could devastate Indigenous Australians What has government ever given us? Double dissolution speculation misguided Budget fairness goes up in (cigar) smoke Just In More Just In » Grave fears for woman swept into swollen NZ river By New Zealand correspondent Dominique Schwartz Police hold grave fears for a young woman who has been swept into a swollen river in New Zealand while hiking with her Australian partner. More » Orchestra musicians urged to speak out over strain injury 'taboo' AFP helping in crackdown on Blackshades RAT malware Teacher bullied after raising school child abuse concerns, inquiry told Iron ore price tumble causes concern Socceroos may face pay cuts in 2015 ICAC lawyer apologises for shouting match with Hartcher Essendon cancels fan's membership over Goodes abuse Treasury Wine Estates rejects $3b private equity bid UN briefed on Cambodia deal, Morrison says World More World » Credit Suisse faces largest criminal tax fine in US history By finance reporter Elysse Morgan Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse AG will pay the largest monetary penalty of any criminal tax case after being found guilty of helping Americans avoid tax. More » Oil at the heart of contest for Spratly Islands in South China Sea Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri found guilty of supporting terrorism Martial law declared in Thailand as army steps in Rolf Harris accused of tongue-kissing 12-year-old at Darwin home Bosnian flood devastation 'on scale of Balkan war' Business More Business » Hockey flags changes to superannuation rules Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey says the Government is considering introducing changes to superannuation rules before the next election. In last week's budget the Government confirmed the retirement age would be lifted to 70 by the year 2035. During an appearance on the ABC's Q&A program last night, Mr Hockey told the audience he was now looking at areas such as superannuation to better prepare Australians for the change. More » Iron ore price tumble causes concern Standard and Poor's says Australian rating safe from budget blocks Treasury Wine Estates rejects $3b private equity bid Credit Suisse faces largest criminal tax fine in US history United States charges Chinese military officials over cyber spying, corporate espionage Politics More Politics » UN briefed on Cambodia deal, Morrison says Immigration Minister Scott Morrison says the head of his department has briefed the United Nations refugee agency about a proposed asylum seeker deal with Cambodia. Cambodia's prime minister has used Facebook to confirm that a deal has been reached but that nothing has been signed off. The arrangement could see up to 1,000 refugees settled in one of the world's poorest nations after being processed on the Pacific island nation of Nauru. Mr Morrison says "positive discussions" are continuing on the deal, which would expand the number of resettlement places in the region. More » Abbott brushes aside calls for broadening of GST base Hockey flags changes to superannuation rules Indigenous health leaders call for GP fee exemption John Brumby backs GST increase to cover states' funding shortfalls Sport More Sport » Bulldogs pair named in halves for Blues Bulldogs pair Josh Reynolds and Trent Hodkinson have been named in the halves for New South Wales for Origin I. More » Ninth Origin series win not a formality: Smith Essendon cancels fan's membership over Goodes abuse Lewis says QRL Origin ticket pricing 'embarrassing' Socceroos may face pay cuts in 2015 Reds, Wallabies to be without Cooper Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Fossils of largest dinosaur found in Argentina Palaeontologists in Argentina's remote Patagonia region have discovered fossils of what was likely the largest dinosaur ever to roam the Earth. More » 13,000-year-old skeleton sheds light on Native American ancestry Clean energy bodies criticise 'depressing' budget cuts Scientists say budget cuts will be crippling Seaweed extracts used to help reproduce human bone, repair tissue Environment More Environment » Cuttlefish swarm back to SA breeding site Hundreds of giant Australian cuttlefish have swum into breeding grounds at the top of Spencer Gulf in South Australia, reversing a worrying decline of recent years. More » Plant death is latest threat facing Macquarie Island World Heritage advised to reject delisting of Tasmanian forest Coalition stands firm on World Heritage forest reduction Scientists say budget cuts will be crippling 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. 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