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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 04 Jun, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Minimum wage lifted by $18.70 per week By Stephanie Ferrier, staff Australia's lowest paid workers will receive a 3 per cent wage rise, under a decision by the nation's industrial umpire. The Fair Work Commission has announced its annual review of the minimum wage, which will directly affect around 1.5 million Australians on award wages. Minimum wages will increase to $640.90 per week, an increase of $18.70 from July 1. The ACTU had been pushing for a weekly rise of $27 but employers said they would not be able to afford an increase of anything more than $8.50 a week. More » Angels frontman Doc Neeson dead aged 67 Hockey refers to 'children in water' to attack Labor's asylum record Andrews signals move to have MP Geoff Shaw expelled from Parliament Palmer expresses regret over attack on PM's adviser Australian economy beats expectations with 3.5pc growth Phone scammers impersonating airline staff: ACCC Australian witnesses recall Tiananmen Square massacre Hitch delays Abbott's plane ahead of talks with SBY Australian Commonwealth Games team uniform unveiled More Analysis » The bloody road to an early Victorian election While November 29 is still the date set for the next Victorian election, recent events raise the possibility of the election coming on earlier, and in far messier circumstances than anyone imagined. If the Government backs Labor in voting to expel Geoff Shaw from Parliament it could trigger an outcome that may come back to haunt the Liberals. Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews last night called it a constitutional crisis, but really it is more of a political crisis. More » Tiananmen - it's never too late Government's low blow on higher education Credlin interview personally brave but politically foolish Tiananmen Square in words and pictures 'Canny Clive' takes credibility hit Turnbull again in poll position No vote of confidence in ID laws China's Leninist impulses hold the country back The virtual grandstands of professional video gaming Just In More Just In » Palmer expresses regret over attack on PM's adviser By Latika Bourke Clive Palmer says he has written to the Prime Minister's chief of staff, Peta Credlin, to say he regrets if his verbal attack on her caused any anguish. More » Hockey refers to 'children in water' to attack Labor's asylum record Australian Commonwealth Games team uniform unveiled Technology, not regulation, will kill coal fired power Vietnam veteran jailed for killing former bikie in WA Minimum wage lifted by $18.70 per week Letter from China sparks SA police station lockdown Fans share memories of Angels frontman Doc Neeson Westfield still scrambling to shore up restructure deal DFAT secretary labels Carr's memoir revelations 'unfortunate' World More World » Technology, not regulation, will kill coal fired power By business reporter Stephen Letts The Obama administration's plan to reduce power plant emissions may be a bold effort to put climate change back on the political agenda, but it doesn't exactly have the big generators in the US quivering with fear. More » Palaeontologist jailed for dinosaur bone smuggling Indonesia's presidential candidates vow a clean campaign Obama defends prisoner swap amid questions over POW's loyalty Nigerian police deny ban on missing schoolgirl protests US offers $1b military help to allies in eastern Europe Business More Business » Australian economy beats expectations with 3.5pc growth By business reporter Michael Janda The National Accounts show Australia's economy grew by a much better-than-expected 1.1 per cent in the March quarter and 3.5 per cent over the year to March. More » Minimum wage lifted by $18.70 per week Westfield still scrambling to shore up restructure deal Singapore developer Frasers lobs higher takeover bid for Australand Penalty for insider trader John Gay disappointed 'whole country' Phone scammers impersonating airline staff: ACCC Politics More Politics » Palmer expresses regret over attack on PM's adviser By Latika Bourke Clive Palmer says he has written to the Prime Minister's chief of staff, Peta Credlin, to say he regrets if his verbal attack on her caused any anguish. More » Hockey refers to 'children in water' to attack Labor's asylum record Minimum wage lifted by $18.70 per week DFAT secretary labels Carr's memoir revelations 'unfortunate' Welfare groups praise ACT budget, say homeless need more Sport More Sport » Blues players 'all on board' with Bootsma sacking Carlton coach Mick Malthouse says none of his players have objected to Josh Bootsma's shock sacking. More » Postecoglou defends Wilkshire's shock Cup axing Sharapova lives to fight another day, Gulbis powers on Palu ready for 50th Wallabies cap Earl offered NRL hearing FFA declares its 2022 bid was above board Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Palaeontologist jailed for dinosaur bone smuggling A US palaeontologist who prosecutors called a "a one-man black market in prehistoric fossils" has been sentenced to three months in prison after he admitted to having schemed to smuggle dinosaur remains out of Mongolia. More » NASA discovers 'Godzilla' of Earths circling distant star AFP helps break $100m scam involving internet viruses Chief scientist 'not consulted' on medical research fund Pirate Bay co-founder arrested after years evading police Environment More Environment » Abbott welcomes Obama plan to slash CO2 emissions By political correspondent Emma Griffiths Prime Minister Tony Abbott has likened new action on climate change in the United States to his Government's own Direct Action plan, which it wants in place of the current carbon pricing scheme. More » US plans 30 per cent cut in power carbon emissions City designs must change in face of deadlier heatwaves: experts Sediment from nearby rivers damaging Great Barrier Reef Conservationists fear Gilbert River land cleared before permit issued About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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