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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 11 Feb, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » Workers warn Government against breaking submarine promise By political reporter Eliza Borrello, staff Shipyard workers are in Canberra to warn Liberal MPs against dumping their election promise to build 12 new submarines in Adelaide. More » Closing the Gap efforts failing in key areas, Warren Mundine says Bali Nine pair's last-ditch legal challenge dismissed Australia set to compete in Eurovision Song Contest Families of girls switched at birth awarded $2.7 million Obama, family confirm death of IS hostage Kayla Mueller Man wearing high heels, fishnet tights wanted over robbery Greens voice support for two-tiered corporate tax rate Police shoot dead knife-wielding woman at Sydney Hungry Jack's Ukraine fighting intensifies ahead of peace summit More Analysis » We want the whole budget story, not just half If the Government wants to bring the budget back to surplus, then maybe it is time to admit it's not all about cutting spending, but that revenue also needs to be increased. Unfortunately, Joe Hockey doesn't appear willing to countenance the problem of revenue and is sticking to the rhetoric of hammering Labor spending. With 13 weeks to go till the budget, maybe now is the time to start telling voters the whole story, rather than just half. More » 'Good Government' offers few tender mercies Call this professional politics? Give me amateurs The case for data retention still hasn't been made Climate security threat: We need to do more Fry v God: the comedian's concerns aren't new Abbott's strategy just a blast from the past Without a challenger, Abbott wins The Liberal rebellion is far from over Abbott's ironic reversal of political fortune Just In More Just In » Call for more officer training after knife-wielding woman shot dead By Michael Edwards and Michelle Brown Public interest advocates are calling for better police training after a woman brandishing a knife and behaving erratically was shot dead in Sydney's south-west. More » Man wearing high heels, fishnet tights wanted over robbery Russian walkers' doping compared to Lance Armstrong Australia set to compete in Eurovision Song Contest Rui Araujo becomes East Timor's new prime minister Cricket World Cup: Five great underdog stories from World Cup's past Former electrician on trial over 271 'stolen' Picasso works Boy critical after being hit by car while riding his bike Tokyo zoo stages fake snow leopard escape Police raid house to end Launceston stand-off after 42 hours World More World » Rui Araujo becomes East Timor's new prime minister East Timor's president has chosen former health minister Rui Araujo to be the new prime minister of the country, the government says. More » Former electrician on trial over 271 'stolen' Picasso works Tokyo zoo stages fake snow leopard escape Obama, family confirm death of IS hostage Kayla Mueller Ukraine fighting intensifies ahead of peace summit Families of girls switched at birth awarded $2.7 million Business More Business » Greens voice support for two-tiered corporate tax rate By political reporter Naomi Woodley The Greens offer the Federal Government support to introduce a two-tiered corporate tax system in Australia, as long as it acts on tax avoidance and profit shifting. More » Australia in danger of falling out of G20, report warns British MPs to probe HSBC over tax evasion allegations Business confidence and conditions stagnate in January Market down amid fears of escalation to Greece debt stand-off Samsung warns customers new Smart TVs 'listen in' on users' personal conversations Politics More Politics » Rui Araujo becomes East Timor's new prime minister East Timor's president has chosen former health minister Rui Araujo to be the new prime minister of the country, the government says. More » Greens voice support for two-tiered corporate tax rate Obama, family confirm death of IS hostage Kayla Mueller Ukraine fighting intensifies ahead of peace summit Closing the Gap efforts failing in key areas, Warren Mundine says Sport More Sport » Cricket World Cup: Five great underdog stories from World Cup's past The great underdog stories are among the World Cup's best - relive classic giant killings from the likes of Kenya and Ireland. More » Sharma hits century in timely win for India Sledgers to face match bans at World Cup Russian walkers' doping compared to Lance Armstrong Brent Reilly breathing on his own, talking to family after fracturing skull Matt Cowdrey calls time on brilliant Paralympic career Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Viewers warned new Samsung TVs 'listen in' on users By Nick Grimm Customers with Samsung's new Smart televisions are being warned that what they say in front of the TV could be recorded and distributed to a third party. More » Year-long wait for faster internet speeds in parts of rural, remote Australia Researchers 'print' new skull bones for head trauma victims Calls for Australia to overturn donor DNA ban Fears of 'designer babies' as Britain votes to allow 'three-parent' IVF Environment More Environment » Sharks flee Neptune Islands following killer whale attack: tourism operators By Malcolm Sutton Killer whales that attacked and killed a great white shark in South Australia last week threaten to leave another casualty in their wake - tourism operators. More » Nuclear issues to be examined by SA royal commission Record heat 'virtually impossible' without climate change, report says More rare quolls for SA after successful start to reintroduction Crocodile thrown from car in wildlife smuggling bust: WA police About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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