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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 26 May, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » Hockey to lobby states to ditch GST tampon tax By political reporter Anna Henderson Joe Hockey agrees the GST should be taken off sanitary products after a student who started an online petition put the question to him during last night's Q&A. More » Prostate cancer patients not given choice about costly surgery Indonesian police shoot dead two terror suspects, arrest seven others Vietnamese asylum seekers secretly held at sea for more than a month Australian solar company brings light to India's slums Tornado rips through Mexico; Texas declares states of disaster after floods Ice addict jailed over backpacker's six-week rape and torture ordeal Malcolm Turnbull says Australia 'odd one out' on same-sex marriage India heatwave kills more than 500 with temperatures nearing 50C Sydney siege hostage taker tried to join Rebels bikie gang More Analysis » Go after the miners over tax, not pricing The slap down of the iron ore inquiry by heavyweights BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto demonstrated the lethal ability of powerful vested mining interests to triumph. For Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey, all the talk around mining last week was a wasted opportunity. Rather than be dragged into a futile debate about market rigging, they instead should have focused on the unfolding scandal surrounding tax minimisation among the multinational miners. More » Royal Commission into child abuse: Ballarat victims still lack justice Where were the freaks? Eurovision 2015 was far too respectable It's time to reassess our relationship with Africa Australia just fell further behind on gay marriage - which should give us hope Shorten needs to refine his brand of attack Tony Burke: why I will now vote for gay marriage Journalism has failed when name-calling is news How a non-existent inquiry hurt Twiggy and Abbott Rohingya refugee crisis: finding a regional solution won't be easy Just In More Just In » WA minister defends proposed changes to Aboriginal Heritage Act By Stephanie Dalzell Aboriginal Affairs Minister Peter Collier rejects criticisms that proposed changes to the Aboriginal Heritage Act put too much power in the hands of one bureaucrat. More » Tornado rips through Mexico; Texas declares states of disaster after floods Hobart aldermen to have expenses probed after bitter dispute China lodges complaint after US spy plane spotted flying over South China Sea Sharapova, Murray kick off French Open assault with easy wins ACT Government faces backlash from public over Mr Fluffy dual occupancy proposal David Cameron meets with EU Commission head to discuss avoiding 'Brexit' Australian solar company brings light to India's slums Hundreds mark one month since devastating Nepal earthquake Air France flight escorted by F-15 fighter jets after threat World More World » Tornado rips through Mexico; Texas declares states of disaster after floods A tornado rips into a town in Mexico killing 13 people and flattening hundreds of homes in a deadly six-second blast of carnage, as wild weather batters Mexico and the southern United States. More » China lodges complaint after US spy plane spotted flying over South China Sea Sharapova, Murray kick off French Open assault with easy wins David Cameron meets with EU Commission head to discuss avoiding 'Brexit' Australian solar company brings light to India's slums Hundreds mark one month since devastating Nepal earthquake Business More Business » Tax man targets big miners' 'Singapore sling' By business reporter Neal Woolrich How the tax commissioner is waging a battle against BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto's use of Singapore as a low tax haven through which to funnel sales. More » Open skies plan major blow to Qantas, Virgin: stakeholders WA nickel miner in $1.8 billion takeover deal All sectors rise in third straight day of market gains ACCC takes legal action against Obeid brothers over mining licence Citi searching for bubbles as Australia looks for investment Greece to miss June debt repayments to IMF: interior minister Backpackers deserting Australia after budget Politics More Politics » China lodges complaint after US spy plane spotted flying over South China Sea China lodges a formal complaint with the US after an American spy plane flies over a reef in the South China Sea, where Beijing is carrying out construction work. More » David Cameron meets with EU Commission head to discuss avoiding 'Brexit' China busts 181 terror gangs in Xinjiang in past year Former CLP politician's law firm overcharges Government Depp's dogs only found through social media, officials concede Sport More Sport » Stosur, Tomic, Kyrgios all win in French Open first round Seeded big guns Samantha Stosur, Bernard Tomic and Nick Kyrgios have led the way on a banner day for Australia at the French Open. More » Gillespie confirms he will not coach England, Bayliss expected to be named Sharapova, Murray kick off French Open assault with easy wins England emerges with dramatic 124 run win over New Zealand Broncos produce brilliant second half to storm past Knights Richie Porte pulls out of Giro on medical grounds Defence will win us Origin: Farah Carlton to make Malthouse decision after round 10 Neither Blues nor Maroons accept favourites tag for Origin I Maroons not worried about size disadvantage: Smith Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Monsanto targeted in worldwide protests Thousands of people have taken to the streets worldwide to protest against the American biotechnology giant Monsanto and its genetically modified crops and pesticides. More » Aspiring astronauts live under dome for 7 months to simulate Mars life Breakthrough brain implant helps paralysed people gain independence 'Chicken from hell' among top 10 new species Submersible drones to render Australia's new submarines obsolete: Pentagon adviser Environment More Environment » Monsanto targeted in worldwide protests Thousands of people have taken to the streets worldwide to protest against the American biotechnology giant Monsanto and its genetically modified crops and pesticides. More » Beijing's improved air quality due to good policy: officials Japan to give $578m to Pacific islands to fight climate change Emergency declared as California cleans oil spill Australia's commercial fishing industry catches 'millions of tonnes more than reported' About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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