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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 05 May, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » Hockey to fight tax dodgers with new financial crime taskforce By political reporter James Glenday The Abbott Government is setting up a new taskforce to tackle tax dodgers, fraudsters and organised criminals as well as superannuation and investment fraud. More » Privacy Commissioner rules metadata 'personal' FBI raid home of gunman in Mohammed cartoon attack Newest addition to British royal family named Princess Charlotte About 100 bodies found in Nepal trekking village Greyhound Racing Victoria allowed track at centre of live baiting scandal to remain non-compliant Nauru Facebook ban was 'at request of Australia', advocates say Multi-million dollar deep sea port opens in NT without environmental impact assessment Chimpanzees' court case could 'narrow the gulf' between humans and animals Two charged over 'Fast and Furious race' crash in China More Analysis » Is the looming internet filter justified? Not yet Is intellectual property "property"? Kinda. Sorta. Not really. That question might seem a bit semantic, but it matters. Because how Parliament views one form of intellectual property - copyright - is almost certainly going to determine whether we are subjected to a new internet filter. And no matter how the Government tries to dress it up, the copyright bill before Parliament is nothing more than censorship by way of an internet filter. More » Bali 9: the AFP got its priorities wrong Document reveals tax multinationals should pay Death penalty: we must go beyond symbolic protests Political leaks leave voters in the dark My internet hell (part two): there is no escape Bali 9: were Indonesia's actions really callous? Death penalty: are we really united in opposition? Why Plibersek's gay marriage pitch will fail Will Kathmandu ever be the same again? Just In More Just In » Revive stamp duty exemption for Tasmania's Indigenous first home buyers, group urges By Jane Ryan One of Tasmania's peak Indigenous bodies urges the State Government not to "ignore" Indigenous Australians in this year's state budget. More » About 100 bodies found in Nepal trekking village Tomahawk attack victim found bleeding on Darwin nightclub strip Majority of Indigenous grants go to non-Aboriginal organisations Adelaide whipped by fierce winds, smoke billows from recycling depot fire Sydney international flights affected as fog blankets city White powder in package at Indonesian Embassy deemed safe Republicans Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson enter White House race Arsenal beats Hull City 3-1 to go level with second-placed Manchester City Kenny Cunningham farewells Phoenix fans World More World » Republicans Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson enter White House race The Republican presidential field expands by two with the addition of former Hewlett Packard boss Carly Fiorina and conservative neurosurgeon Ben Carson, second-tier candidates aiming to dramatically upset the White House race. More » Arsenal beats Hull City 3-1 to go level with second-placed Manchester City Scientists in Antarctica investigating effect of climate change England's Jonathan Trott ends international career Two charged over 'Fast and Furious race' crash in China FBI raid home of gunman in Mohammed cartoon attack Business More Business » Westpac shares slammed after flat first-half profit of $3.6b By business reporter Michael Janda Westpac shares fall as much as 4.9 per cent in early trade, as first-half net profit comes in flat at $3.6 billion. More » Forrest ramps up attack on iron ore giants over supply strategy BHP facing prospect of credit downgrade Bank stocks drag on otherwise buoyant share market Foreign investors concerned over Joko Widodo's ability to implement reform in Indonesia MYOB shares rise on market debut Worley Parsons sheds more than 2,000 jobs amid slumping commodity prices Low inflation leaves room for rate cut, academics warn against it Corporate tax avoidance: Tax Office data gives Senate ammunition Politics More Politics » Majority of Indigenous grants go to non-Aboriginal organisations By political reporter Anna Henderson Aboriginal organisations accounted for less than half of the successful applicants in the first round of the new federal Indigenous Affairs funding scheme, the Government reveals. More » Republicans Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson enter White House race Multi-million dollar deep sea port opens in NT without environmental impact assessment Unions use May Day rally to attack plan for sacked TIO workers Support for small parties strong in lacklustre UK election campaign Sport More Sport » England's Jonathan Trott ends international career England batsman Jonathan Trott has retired from international cricket with immediate effect after a disappointing tour of the West Indies. More » Stosur beats Kanepi in Madrid, Dellacqua falls to Radwanska Wallabies to start Rugby Championship campaign against Springboks Arsenal beats Hull City 3-1 to go level with second-placed Manchester City Luke Brooks: I'm not yet ready for Origin call-up Karmichael Hunt ruled out of clash with Crusaders after illness Warriors' Stephen Curry named 2014-15 Most Valuable Player Mundine postpones Trout fight due to 'severe ear condition' Hawks' Hodge to tribunal, Lewis gets two weeks Science and Technology More Science and Technology » SurveyMonkey chief executive dies aged 47 SurveyMonkey chief executive Dave Goldberg, husband of Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, dies aged 47, his brother writes in a Facebook post. More » 'Puffy' new planet discovered 500 light years away Space radiation may harm astronauts' brains: study MESSENGER spacecraft crashes on surface of Mercury after 11-year mission Apple smartwatch struggles to perform on tattooed wrists Environment More Environment » Scientists in Antarctica investigating effect of climate change By Eric Campbell An eclectic group of scientists in Antarctica, known as the "strangest continent on earth", undertake painstaking research into the effects of climate change on local animals and the environment. More » Multi-million dollar deep sea port opens in NT without environmental impact assessment Fact check: Banning dumping of dredge spoil on the Great Barrier Reef Rural property Tarwyn Park should be given heritage listing: Newcastle University Proposed coal mine could put local koalas at risk of extinction: environmental lawyers About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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