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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 17 Mar, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » 'Greedy' pair jailed over $7m ABS insider trading scheme By Helen Vines and court reporter Peta Carlyon Former NAB banker Lukas Kamay and former Australian Bureau of Statistics analyst Christopher Hill are jailed over a $7 million insider trading scheme that used yet to be published statistics to predict foreign exchange fluctuations. More » Adelaide Archbishop charged with concealing child sex abuse Australia sends more personnel to cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu Titans reinstate five players suspended on cocaine charges Tony Abbott changed submarine tender policy when faced with leadership spill Prince Harry to join Australian troops on four-week secondment Pyne vows to 'never give up' on higher education overhaul Abbott criticised by Irish leader for St Patrick's Day video Hot oil burns in commercial kitchens on the rise Linc Energy allegedly covered up dangerous gas leaks More Analysis » Policy retreats expose Government's weak will The lesson of the last 12 months is surely this: dig in your heels on policies you don't like and eventually the Government will come around. From Medicare reform, welfare reform, car subsidies and now higher education changes, the Government's willingness to pursue tough policies has never been so brittle. It has shown a weakness in resolve that every special interest in the country will now target when the budget comes around in May. More » Skinny models and our obsession with appearance Focus should now be uni funding certainty We fund inner-city 'lifestyle choices' too Uni deregulation: ideological motives laid bare The TPP has the potential for real harm Turnbull's new pitch as Mr Right Do these death penalty justifications hold up? AFL overshadowed by Essendon. Again. My word, Abbott needs to get his rhetoric right Just In More Just In » Ambrose asks for time off as V8 comeback stalls Two-time V8 Supercars champion Marcos Ambrose has asked for a break from driving as he reassesses his comeback. More » Cooling-off periods proposed for cosmetic surgery procedures WACA decides against legal action over Sheffield final Pakistan assumes underdog status against Australia Hockey seeking 'substantial damages' in defamation case against Fairfax Fraud charges against swim school manager thrown out of ACT court France says Assad talks would be 'scandalous gift' to IS Boy critical after electric shock from light pole Premier Baird promises more doctors and nurses in NSW Hot oil burns in commercial kitchens on the rise World More World » France says Assad talks would be 'scandalous gift' to IS French foreign minister Laurent Fabius rejects any role for president Bashar al-Assad in Syrian peace talks, saying it would be a "scandalous gift" to the Islamic State group. More » Australia sends more personnel to cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu Egyptian court seeks death penalty for Muslim Brotherhood members Joko Widodo spares the lives of three convicted murderers in Indonesia Dolce and Gabbana slam Elton John over 'storm in a test tube' Claims of corruption and child sex offence cover-ups at Scotland Yard Business More Business » 'Greedy' pair jailed over $7m ABS insider trading scheme By Helen Vines and court reporter Peta Carlyon Former NAB banker Lukas Kamay and former Australian Bureau of Statistics analyst Christopher Hill are jailed over a $7 million insider trading scheme that used yet to be published statistics to predict foreign exchange fluctuations. More » Minutes show RBA wants 'some time' to asses February rate cut impact Timor-Leste will not give up in dispute over oil, maritime boundary: former leader Xanana Gusmao BHP Billiton reveals further South32 demerger details Rio hints at tax avoidance while revealing $7b contribution Palmer Coolum Resort sacks 40 staff, close accommodation facilities for renovations Politics More Politics » France says Assad talks would be 'scandalous gift' to IS French foreign minister Laurent Fabius rejects any role for president Bashar al-Assad in Syrian peace talks, saying it would be a "scandalous gift" to the Islamic State group. More » Abbott criticised by Irish leader for St Patrick's Day video Explainer: What is metadata? CLP's Matt Conlan expected to quit at next NT election Tony Abbott changed submarine tender policy when faced with leadership spill Sport More Sport » Titans reinstate five players stood down on cocaine charges Five Gold Coast players stood down last month following drug charges have been reinstated to training and playing duties. More » Ambrose asks for time off as V8 comeback stalls Kokkinakis, Tomic to meet at Indian Wells after third round wins Wallabies fall to lowest-ever world ranking of sixth Henderson's freak goal against Swansea keeps Liverpool flying high Golden Slipper favourite Vancouver draws wide Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Federal Government's own review panel calls for science funding By science and environment reporter Jake Sturmer The Federal Government's own Research Infrastructure Review Panel felt the science research funding situation was so serious it had to step in, the ABC has learned. More » Rain delays next leg of solar plane's round-the-world trip Authorities warn against last-minute visitors for eclipse Swallowing tiny computer could reveal reasons for upset stomachs Business council lashes Government for 'jeopardising' research jobs in funding threat Environment More Environment » Linc Energy allegedly covered up dangerous gas leaks Exclusive by the National Reporting Team's Mark Solomons and Mark Willacy Mining company Linc Energy allegedly failed to report a series of dangerous gas leaks at its experimental Chinchilla coal gasification plant in Queensland and instead covered them up, according to court documents. 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