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NewsMail Morning Edition Mon 06 Apr, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » Knife-wielding man arrested as Melbourne restaurant siege ends A disgruntled former employee of a Melbourne restaurant is arrested after releasing a woman he was holding hostage with a knife at the premises in Southbank. More » Coalition support dips to 14-year low in WA stronghold: Newspoll Prince Harry arrives in Australia for Army stint Kenyan university gunman was government official's son Search for missing 11yo boy with autism enters fourth day Bali Nine pair's appeal against execution to be decided Hadron Collider successfully restarts after significant upgrade Hackett qualifies for world titles in remarkable return Second child dies after Doyalson car accident Pope decries persecution of African, Middle Eastern Christians More Analysis » Our missed opportunity to tackle wealth inequality The Abbott Government committed itself last week to a "comprehensive and inclusive" review of the tax system. But the tax discussion paper it released to kick off the process does not find space in its 196 pages to properly canvass one of the major issues: the rising inequality of income and wealth in developed nations. If Australia is not willing to implement certain capital or wealth taxes, at least tackling the gross inequity of the superannuation concessions would be a start. More » Have we got this tax debate backwards? 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 Just In More Just In » Elkington worries over Scott's Masters win Steve Elkington says Adam Scott's broomstick Masters win could become a problem if he cannot conquer the short putter. More » Coalition support dips to 14-year low in WA stronghold: Newspoll Queensland Easter road toll highest in the nation with eight killed Djokovic continues domination with win over Murray #TalkAboutIt: Capital punishment around the world Behind the scenes: How Australia's Z Special Unit came to be filmed in 1943 One man dead and another left with stab wounds after bar fight at NSW hotel Shark's Jack Bird will be NRL star, says Gallen WWII hero fishing boat to be restored, memorialised Defoe's cracker seals derby win for Sunderland World More World » Bali Nine pair's appeal against execution to be decided By Indonesia correspondent George Roberts An Indonesian court will decide today if Australian drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will be given the chance to challenge their planned executions. More » Hadron Collider successfully restarts after significant upgrade England stun South African Blitzboks with Tokyo Sevens win Pope decries persecution of African, Middle Eastern Christians Kenyan university gunman was government official's son Helicopter death of Chinese billionaire pilot error: inquiry Business More Business » Plunging iron ore prices add fuel to debates over Reserve Bank rate decision By business reporter Stephen Letts Collapsing iron ore prices add fuel to a debate over whether the Reserve Bank should cut interest rates, with industry leaders from Westpac and JP Morgan arguing opposing cases. More » Francogeddon re-ignites calls for foreign exchange trading limits Claims Australia in danger of falling out of 'trillion-dollar' pharmaceuticals industry 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 Politics More Politics » Coalition support dips to 14-year low in WA stronghold: Newspoll Support for the Federal Coalition in Western Australia falls to levels not seen since the early 2000s, the latest Newspoll shows. More » Opposition calls for national inquiry into education of children with disabilities Jan McLucas loses preselection battle to contest next federal election Tories, Labour neck and neck after UK election debate: poll Fidel Castro makes rare public appearance Sport More Sport » Elkington worries over Scott's Masters win Steve Elkington says Adam Scott's broomstick Masters win could become a problem if he cannot conquer the short putter. More » Fremantle wins thrilling clash with Port Adelaide Shark's Jack Bird will be NRL star, says Gallen Djokovic continues domination with win over Murray Crows kick off 2015 with impressive win over Kangaroos Defoe's cracker seals derby win for Sunderland Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Hadron Collider successfully restarts after significant upgrade The world's largest particle smasher restarts after a two-year upgrade that will allow physicists to explore uncharted areas of the matter that makes up the universe. More » Shortest blood moon of the century graces Australian skies Google inventor predicts personality-reading computers, flying cars Opposition urges RET exemption for select industries to save jobs 3D printing will have a bigger economic impact than the internet: expert 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. 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