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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 12 Apr, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » Direct Action scheme likely to fall short of target 'by quite some way' By the National Reporting Team's Jake Sturmer and Lisa Main Farmers are set to be the early movers in the Government's first Direct Action auction which begins on Wednesday, but analysts who have modelled the scheme say it simply will not work. More » Anti-vaccination parents to lose childcare rebates under new 'no jab, no pay' laws Home town of Stephanie Scott honours memory of teacher Australian accused of child sex crimes, human trafficking found dead in Philippines Tourists charged after allegedly attempting to burn quokka IS video shows destruction of ancient Assyrian city Richie Benaud's family declines state funeral offer Two killed as plane crashes at northern NSW farmstay Daughter of last Anzac set to make emotional journey to Gallipoli White House lashes out at life sentence for US-Egyptian citizen More Analysis » Minimum tax is maximum pain for government Wednesday's Senate committee hearings into corporate tax avoidance made great theatre, but it was far more than that. The anger the evidence generated will have a significant impact on the domestic taxation and entitlement debate. You could sense the country saying to the Government: sort them out first; they've got the big bucks; only then can you come for us. More » Richie Benaud: Farewell to cricket's all rounder Depths of detention centre secrecy revealed City planning: we can learn from Vancouver, Portland Radio silence: we should mourn 2UE's newsroom Leeton remembers Stephanie Scott, with respect Our troubled attachment to the four-wheeled bulldog Fantasy Island: Bringing Nauru home The myth of political bipartisanship Nauru open letter could send legal shockwaves Just In More Just In » Muster to find escaped cattle in Darwin By Anthony Stewart Northern Territory Police may be used to rounding up criminals, but they had 17 escaped cattle in their sights in Darwin on Sunday. More » Storm recover to beat Raiders 14-10 Dockers outclass Cats for crushing 44-point win Panel to tackle Tasmania's elective surgery waiting lists Tourism group welcomes Central Australia road upgrade White House lashes out at life sentence for US-Egyptian citizen Broome runner first Indigenous Australian to complete North Pole Marathon Animal cruelty claims over civet cat coffee Bird flu researchers call for volunteers to help monitor Torrens' residents Firebirds too good for Vixens in 55-48 win World More World » White House lashes out at life sentence for US-Egyptian citizen The White House lashes out at Egypt for jailing a US-Egyptian citizen for life over Islamist protest violence and calls for his immediate release. More » Man's death sparks lockdown at US Capitol Kenya demands UN close Somali refugee camp IS video shows destruction of ancient Assyrian city Australian accused of child sex crimes, human trafficking found dead in Philippines Obama, Castro hold talks at Panama Summit warming US-Cuba relations Business More Business » Atlas Iron suspends operations in WA's Pilbara Junior miner Atlas Iron will progressively suspend production at its Pilbara mine sites in response to the low iron ore price, creating uncertainty for almost 600 workers. More » Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton audited by ATO over Singapore operations Analysts sound warning over slowdown in Chinese steel-making Australian stocks finish week in positive territory Greece dodges default with last minute IMF payment Coles ordered to pay $2.5m for false 'freshly baked' bread claims Hockey flags movie download tax to raise 'billions' Government should fix own budget before changing GST: former WA premier Politics More Politics » Anti-vaccination parents to lose childcare rebates under new 'no jab, no pay' laws By Peter Lusted and political reporter Andrew Greene, wires Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children will miss out on government benefits of up to $15,000 per child under a new measure announced by Prime Minister Tony Abbott. More » Direct Action scheme likely to fall short of target 'by quite some way' Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader, 11 others to death Sexual abuse survivors need more access to psychological care under Medicare: groups Hillary Clinton to confirm her 2016 US presidential campaign Sport More Sport » Dockers outclass Cats for crushing 44-point win Fremantle has further proven its mettle with a convincing 44-point win on the road against Geelong. More » Storm recover to beat Raiders 14-10 Live: Geelong v Fremantle, Essendon v Hawthorn, North v Brisbane Live: Raiders v Storm, Dragons v Bulldogs Spieth maintains Masters lead as stars shine in third round Richie Benaud's family declines state funeral offer Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Rescuers abandon efforts to save beached melon-headed whales in Japan Rescuers are forced to abandon efforts to save around 150 melon-headed whales that became stranded on a beach in Japan, after frantically trying all day to save them. More » Human trials begin on new HIV treatment using cloned human antibodies Video gamers' brain study reveals how people morally justify violence Snowden must take responsibility for leaked information: John Oliver Hadron Collider successfully restarts after significant upgrade Environment More Environment » Direct Action scheme likely to fall short of target 'by quite some way' By the National Reporting Team's Jake Sturmer and Lisa Main Farmers are set to be the early movers in the Government's first Direct Action auction which begins on Wednesday, but analysts who have modelled the scheme say it simply will not work. More » Not possible to rid mainland Australia of all feral cats, Government document says Rescuers abandon efforts to save beached melon-headed whales in Japan Environment groups could lose tax concession status Project to track sharks by tablet app comes to Darwin About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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