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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 04 Apr, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » Second black box 'confirms Germanwings crash deliberate' Information from the second black box found in the wreckage of the Germanwings flight that crashed in the French Alps confirms co-pilot Andreas Lubitz acted deliberately, investigators say. More » Former paramedic says she worked and drove ambulance high on ice Fan violence erupts at NRL grand final rematch Clinton leases 'New York office space for presidential campaign HQ' Kenya 'will not be intimidated' in wake of university massacre Iranian president hails nuclear deal with West Pope hears of Christian persecution at Good Friday service Sailor survives 66 days missing at sea by catching fish with bare hands 'Blood, body tissue' found on hospital instruments puts sterilisation contract in jeopardy Grant Hackett claims bronze in triumphant return to competitive swimming More Analysis » Have we got this tax debate backwards? What's been lost in this discussion is the fact that tax is simply a means to an end. Shouldn't we talk about what sort of Australia we'd like to create before we discuss how we're going to raise the revenue to pay for it? If we could agree that housing the homeless, empowering the first Australians, and building a better class of submarine made sense as a set of shared national goals, we might also be more disposed to raising the GST, company tax, land tax or whatever else seemed necessary to make it happen. More » Pension deal an offer hard to refuse We mustn't reapply the brakes on student numbers Labor will be wary of Greens' recent state strategy The Uber challenge facing market regulators The day my son scratched shapes into a BMW Pre-budget advice: get the message straight Essendon aftermath: a case built on rumour Read this before deciding whether to vaccinate Tax reform a super idea Just In More Just In » France bans super-skinny models in anorexia crackdown By Europe correspondent Mary Gearin, wires France's lower house of parliament passes a law that bans the use of excessively thin fashion models and imposes possible jail sentences on companies that hire them. More » Grant Hackett says no to 1,500m return Three charged with murder of man in Brisbane industrial park Tiger Woods to play in next week's Masters Pope hears of Christian persecution at Good Friday service Iranian president hails nuclear deal with West Clinton leases 'New York office space for presidential campaign HQ' Nigerian state electoral commissioner dies in house fire Woman killed, six injured, in head-on collision in NSW Second black box 'confirms Germanwings crash deliberate' World More World » France bans super-skinny models in anorexia crackdown By Europe correspondent Mary Gearin, wires France's lower house of parliament passes a law that bans the use of excessively thin fashion models and imposes possible jail sentences on companies that hire them. More » Pope hears of Christian persecution at Good Friday service Iranian president hails nuclear deal with West Clinton leases 'New York office space for presidential campaign HQ' Nigerian state electoral commissioner dies in house fire Second black box 'confirms Germanwings crash deliberate' Business More Business » Francogeddon re-ignites calls for foreign exchange trading limits By business reporter Neal Woolrich Around Australia, a growing army of screen jockeys is dabbling in foreign exchange trading. But when things go wrong, they can have disastrous consequences. More » Australian trade balance hit by iron ore as price plunges Low inflation opens door to further interest rate cuts Morrison indicating a scale-back of pension for wealthy Australians Australian share market rises in lead-up to long weekend Federal Government rejects RET exemptions for select industries Banks warn savers could be hit twice by deposits tax Politics More Politics » Clinton leases 'New York office space for presidential campaign HQ' Hillary Clinton has signed a lease for two floors of "modern offices" in New York, establishing what US media reports say is a presidential campaign headquarters and possibly triggering a deadline for her announcement to run in the 2016 election. More » Netanyahu warns Iran nuclear framework will 'threaten Israel's existence' Tony Abbott joins Christian Australians in Good Friday church service 'Framework' for final deal reached in Iran nuclear talks Family home should be assessed in pension asset test: Leyonhjelm Sport More Sport » Rabbitohs edge Bulldogs 18-17 in controversial NRL clash The Rabbitohs edged the Bulldogs 18-17 in controversial fashion in a match mired by crowd trouble at the Olympic stadium. More » Fan violence mars NRL grand final rematch Grant Hackett says no to 1,500m return Tiger Woods to play in next week's Masters Broncos overpower Titans for 26-16 win Wanderers and Melbourne City locked in 1-1 draw Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Opposition urges RET exemption for select industries to save jobs By political reporter Susan McDonald The Federal Opposition calls on the Government to immediately exempt emissions-intensive industries from the renewable energy target (RET) to secure jobs in those sectors. More » 3D printing will have a bigger economic impact than the internet: expert Steroid causing guppy mating changes could affect other species: research New imaging technology can zoom into human cells at cellular level RET deadlock causing 'detrimental impact' to clean energy industries: peak bodies Environment More Environment » Federal Government rejects RET exemptions for select industries By political reporters Susan McDonald and Jane Norman The Federal Government rejects Labor's call to immediately exempt emissions-intensive industries from the renewable energy target, saying it is not possible to do so without legislation. More » Opposition urges RET exemption for select industries to save jobs US commits to cut emissions 28 per cent by 2025 in pledge to UN Freshwater croc spotted in outback river, far from normal habitat RET deadlock causing 'detrimental impact' to clean energy industries: peak bodies 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. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. 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