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NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 07 Nov, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Australia close to finalising $1b beef export deal with China By Simon Cullen One million Australian cattle worth $1 billion are set to be exported to China each year, under a new trade deal being finalised between the two countries. More » Lambie vows to oppose bills until ADF pay offer boosted Aspen Medical's qualifications in fighting Ebola under question Spy agency warns Australian business of G20-linked cyber attacks Contractors to collect MH17 wreckage 'Ball in Australia's court' on surrogacy visa rejections, India says One dead after cement truck crash in Port Melbourne AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd charged with attempting to have two people killed FBI arrests alleged Silk Road 2.0 operator Hollywood comes knocking after Australian Story airs extraordinary 'back-to-front' love fairytale More Analysis » Politics in a different key There's no doubt about the Kiwis. Sometimes - well often in fact - they show a political maturity streets ahead of their cousins across the ditch. When it comes to the threat of IS, their (conservative) prime minister John Key speaks of the longer term strategy and addressing root causes of extremism. That's something that gets precious little attention from the major parties in Australia. More » Should drinking while pregnant be a crime? What Brandis won't tell us about S35P A new reason to remember the fifth of November What about Egypt? The forgotten revolution Housing debate: foreign money can quickly recede Algorithms are taking our jobs The AFP's worrying foray into politics A salute to 'Australia's greatest white elder' Is there anyone to take up Whitlam's baton? Just In More Just In » Spurs take the points away to Asteras Tripolis In-form Harry Kane helped Tottenham to victory in the Europa League, as Celtic and Inter Milan had to settle for draws. More » Simplot reaches 'in-principal' agreement with union after pay standoff ICC not taking action over Israel's deadly Gaza flotilla raid England names Rokoduguni to debut against All Blacks Australia close to finalising $1b beef export deal with China 'Ball in Australia's court' on surrogacy visa rejections, India says Pakistan retains winning squad for NZ Test Lambie vows to oppose bills until ADF pay offer boosted World Cup irrelevant ahead of Wales clash: Cheika Living costs top concern for Victorians, Vote Compass reveals World More World » ICC not taking action over Israel's deadly Gaza flotilla raid The International Criminal Court will not launch a prosecution over Israel's raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla in 2010 in which 10 Turkish activists died. More » 'Ball in Australia's court' on surrogacy visa rejections, India says FBI arrests alleged Silk Road 2.0 operator Meet the main players in the race for space tourism Chinese officials went on illegal ivory buying sprees Contractors to collect MH17 wreckage Business More Business » Scrapping negative gearing 'would save Government billions' By Sabra Lane Senior economists suggest the Federal Government should scrap negative gearing, a move that would save $5 billion in the first year. Negative gearing allows property investors to claim expenses for a rental property including interest payments, repairs and council rates to reduce tax paid on any other income. Ratings agency Moody's estimated that negative gearing has pushed up property prices by 9 per cent, and the Reserve Bank said the composition of the housing and mortgage market had become "unbalanced", with new lending to investors "being out of proportion". More » Saudi-US supply war slashes crude oil prices Rinehart mine site workers laughed at safety inspectors: audit Australian currency plunge to help exporters Unemployment rate steady at 6.2pc as 24,100 jobs added Banks, miners lose ground in face of falling commodity prices Politics More Politics » Lambie vows to oppose bills until ADF pay offer boosted Party United Party senator Jacqui Lambie is vowing to oppose all government legislation in the Senate until a better deal on pay and benefits for Australia Defence Force (ADF) personnel is reached. More » Spy agency warns Australian business of G20-linked cyber attacks Scrapping negative gearing 'would save Government billions' Tony Abbott will confront Vladimir Putin 'one way or another' over MH17 Putin beats Obama in Forbes power ranking Sport More Sport » World Cup irrelevant ahead of Wales clash: Cheika Wallabies coach Michael Cheika insists the result of the Test against Wales will have no relevance on the 2015 World Cup. More » Set Square wins the $1 million Victoria Oaks at Flemington McDowell flies to lead, Scott close at WGC Champions Flanker McMahon to debut for Wallabies against Wales Socceroos striker Kennedy signs for Melbourne City Former Australia captains back Michael Clarke Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Branson's space dream lives despite Virgin Galactic crash By Neal Woolrich for The Business The Virgin Galactic tragedy has not dimmed Sir Richard Branson's push to pioneer private space travel. More » Scientists reverse ageing process in mice Virgin 'wasn't up to speed' and warned about safety Branson vows to continue quest for space travel despite crash Co-pilot killed in Virgin Galactic spaceship test flight crash Environment More Environment » Political fixes a threat to environment and prosperity: researchers By environment reporter Jake Sturmer and Alex McDonald Some of the nation's top scientists warn short-term political fixes pose a threat to both the environment and the nation's future prosperity. More » Conservationists call for the closure of dirty power stations amid UN warnings Greenhouse gas at highest levels in 800,000 years, UN says Emissions Reduction Fund to begin allocating money next year Hunt, Palmer resist criticism of Direct Action deal About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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