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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 08 May, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Government to detail road funding, detention centre closures By Naomi Woodley and Simon Cullen The Federal Government is set to announce another $2 billion in funding for a major Sydney road project and the planned closure of six immigration detention centres in the lead-up to next Tuesday's budget. However, most attention is still on the plan to impose a temporary deficit levy on taxpayers earning more than $180,000 a year. The Greens argue the Government could meet much of the revenue challenge for the budget if it maintained Labor's mining tax. More » Doctor confirms he helped patients die Boko Haram attack in Nigerian town kills 300, witnesses say Putin calls for independence referendum to be postponed Greens call for AFP investigation into asylum seeker push-back Fairfax journalists strike over loss of 80 jobs South Africans vote in first election since Mandela's death Syrian rebels withdraw from Homs city Suspected WWII bomb found on Queensland beach More Analysis » Know when to rein in the ideology - Howard style If John Howard was anything, he was a conservative pragmatist; or perhaps even a pragmatic conservative. He was nothing if not flexible. Remember: it was Howard who went to the 2007 election promising a carbon trading scheme ... a piece of pragmatic politics that may well have conflicted with personal instinct and belief. That capacity to bend ideology to accommodate political reality is what seems to be eluding the Abbott Government. Which might be tricky for them: it was the gift that kept Howard in power for a decade. More » Abbott left himself little wriggle room on promises The kneejerk non-solution of bicycle licences Malthouse and Mulvey: the tale of two Mikes My painful decision to pre-empt the cancer gene Ignore the audit furphy and take some free advice Hockey has us tracking towards surplus Democracy was made for Q&A's young chanters Protesters spoil chance to persuade You can't just tax your way to a surplus Just In More Just In » Men face court under Uganda's anti-gay laws Two men accused of having homosexual sex have appeared before a Ugandan court, the first to face trial since the adoption of tough anti-gay laws, their lawyer said. More » Suspected WWII bomb found on Queensland beach Man admits filming in Tour Down Under toilets Does Australia have a revenue problem? South Africans vote in first election since Mandela's death Government to detail road funding, detention centre closures Tacloban's grief and strength in the wake of Haiyan Putin calls for independence referendum to be postponed Boko Haram attack in Nigerian town kills 300, witnesses say Syrian rebels withdraw from Homs city World More World » Men face court under Uganda's anti-gay laws Two men accused of having homosexual sex have appeared before a Ugandan court, the first to face trial since the adoption of tough anti-gay laws, their lawyer said. More » South Africans vote in first election since Mandela's death Tacloban's grief and strength in the wake of Haiyan Putin calls for independence referendum to be postponed Boko Haram attack in Nigerian town kills 300, witnesses say Syrian rebels withdraw from Homs city Business More Business » APRA ruling may cut bank dividends By business reporter Stephen Letts An obscure APRA ruling on non-recourse debt may provide a drag on bank dividends, especially for CBA and NAB. More » Fairfax journalists strike over loss of 80 jobs Debt tax firms as Coalition asks for Australia's trust OECD warns against tough cuts in federal budget Retail sales disappoint with tiny growth in March Share market hit by heavy sell-off Household debt the big threat to Australian economy Politics More Politics » South Africans vote in first election since Mandela's death By Martin Cuddihy, wires Millions of South Africans have turned out to vote in the country's first election since the death of Nelson Mandela. The poll marks 20 years since South Africa's first democratic election following almost five decades of apartheid rule. More » Government to detail road funding, detention centre closures Putin calls for independence referendum to be postponed Mother calls for law to allow employees to donate leave to colleagues Political donation legislation explained Sport More Sport » Sydney FC to unveil Arnold as coach A-League football club Sydney FC is expected to announce they have signed Graham Arnold as their new coach. More » Dzeko double tightens City's grip on title NRL reveals sweeping salary cap changes Swans ready to unleash Franklin and Tippett Neill's contribution should not be forgotten Viney's suspension 'very unlucky': Demetriou Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Call to increase black box recording time European safety officials have proposed tougher rules for 'black box' flight recorders in the strongest regulatory reaction yet to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. More » Samsung ordered to pay Apple $129m over patents CSIRO needs $175m to upgrade ageing buildings: Audit Scientists look to past to beat antibiotic resistance Chemo researchers 'discover immune cells on/off switch' Environment More Environment » White House calls for action on climate change By Michael Vincent, wires US president Barack Obama says a new report on climate change underscores the need for "bold actions". More » Miner's corporate affairs manager developing environmental policy for LNP Nyrstar smelter transformation getting SA Government guarantee Western quoll returns to Flinders Ranges in SA Government releases climate change policy white paper 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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