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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 08 Sep, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Pyne denies advance warning of sexual harassment claims By political correspondent Emma Griffiths Christopher Pyne says he was aware of general "rumours" circulating about Peter Slipper for some time but had no advance warning of sexual harassment claims made against the former speaker. The man who made the claims, James Ashby, revived them on national television last night along with fresh allegations about the involvement of Coalition MPs in the lead-up to his legal action. Mr Pyne said that during a meeting in his office, Mr Ashby "indicated to me he was uncomfortable in Peter Slipper's office", but the Minister said he did not ask why. He also said it was never his "intention" to give Mr Ashby the impression he would be given a job. More » Peta Credlin email suppression order lifted at ICAC Two Australians killed, several hurt as tourist bus crashes in Kenya Lambie admits tensions with 'real deal' Palmer AWOL Pakistani Navy seaman 'won't last long' Perth storm damages homes, cuts power Roller door stand-off over Melbourne lane ownership Hundreds of ADF personnel linked to sex offences Five sentenced over 'cowardly' Stradbroke Island arson Vietnamese asylum seekers bashed in 'targeted attack' More Analysis » Slashing revenue? Why stop at the mining tax? If you seriously believe that ridding the country of a minerals tax will boost income and create jobs, then surely we should also ditch the petroleum tax. So where are the anti-resource-tax storm troopers now to campaign for the removal of what surely must be an equally evil impost? Missing in action. Perhaps that's because the very success of the petroleum tax has blown a gaping hole in every argument put forth over the supposed detrimental effects of the mining tax. More » 'Attack by inquiry' the latest political whip Technology, teaching and the future of work 'Liveability' is more than coffee and cobbled lanes Uranium deal could make Indian nuclear power safer Detention healthcare tossed overboard It's not immoral to watch beheading videos Is democracy hurting our climate change response? Report card: strong ambassador, dud budget Jacqui Lambie: the PUP is outgrowing the kennel Just In More Just In » China's largest trade surplus on record bad news for Australian miners By business reporter Michael Janda China's record trade surplus is bad news for Australian miners, with commodity imports falling. More » Pyne denies advance warning of sexual harassment claims Hundreds of ADF personnel linked to sex offences Underpants shooter jailed for home invasion Geraldton refugee boat donated to WA museum Sea mine found buried off SA coast; exclusion zone set up Five sentenced over 'cowardly' Stradbroke Island arson AWOL Pakistani Navy seaman 'won't last long' Japan starts latest round of 'research' whaling Share market dips despite mining sector gains World More World » Japan starts latest round of 'research' whaling A fleet of Japanese ships has left the northern main island of Hokkaido to start seasonal "research" whaling in Pacific coastal waters, local media says. More » September 11 museum criticised over SEAL shirt exhibit Poll shows Scottish independence vote on knife-edge Japan dengue outbreak traced to Tokyo park The highs and lows of the real Boardwalk Empire Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli police in Jerusalem Business More Business » Job ads data shows labour market improvement continues By business reporter Michael Janda A widely-watched private survey of job advertising shows the labour market strengthening, despite recent weak official figures. ANZ's job ads data shows a 1.5 per cent increase in the number of positions advertised in August, seasonally adjusted. The figures stand in stark contrast to last month's official ABS employment figures which showed a steep jump in the jobless rate from 6 to 6.4 per cent, the worst reading since August 2002. More » China's largest trade surplus on record bad news for Australian miners Western Desert iron ore administration sign of broader economic strains Share market dips despite mining sector gains Woolworths sells hotels to HOSTPLUS super fund, Charter Hall Call for review of chemical transports after truck blast Politics More Politics » Lambie admits tensions with 'real deal' Palmer By Vanessa Gorman Jacqui Lambie has admitted to tensions with Palmer United Party (PUP) founder Clive Palmer but says she has been impressed by the knowledge of a man who is the "real deal". Mr Palmer and his band of PUP renegades have been making waves in federal politics, striking deals with the Abbott Government to get rid of the controversial carbon and mining taxes. Senator Lambie admits to robust negotiations and some teething problems with Mr Palmer, but says she will never back down and shouldn't have to. "Even a billionaire needs to be told every now and then," she told Australian Story. More » Obama to reveal plan to 'defeat' Islamic State militants NATO inaction 'helping Vladimir Putin's push into Eastern Europe' Abbott satisfied as Government marks one year in office Shelling in Ukraine's east threatens ceasefire Sport More Sport » Smith 50-50 for elimination final: Cronk Cooper Cronk says Cameron Smith is receiving around-the-clock treatment on his injured ankle in a bid to face Canterbury. More » Williams beats Wozniacki in US Open final for 18th major title Milford called into train-on squad The Finals Countdown: September 8 Boomers out of basketball World Cup Marsh, O'Keefe named in Australia's UAE Test squad Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Stunning Alexander-era statues found at ancient tomb Two stunning statues have been unearthed holding up the entrance to the biggest ancient tomb ever found in Greece. More » Fact check: Are 75pc of Australia's living species unknown? Just how big is the world's largest dinosaur? Court rejects new appeal against human gene patenting Krill diet discovery predicts threat to Antarctic life Environment More Environment » Japan starts latest round of 'research' whaling A fleet of Japanese ships has left the northern main island of Hokkaido to start seasonal "research" whaling in Pacific coastal waters, local media says. More » Fact check: Are 75pc of Australia's living species unknown? California blue whales recover in numbers to near-historic levels Marshall Islands urges Australia to rethink climate policy Scrapping RET would destroy industry: renewables boss 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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