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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 21 Jul, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » Suspected asylum seeker boat unlikely to dock: police By Charlotte Hamlyn Police assisting in the interception of a suspected asylum seeker boat off WA's north-west coast refuse to comment on the boat's whereabouts or the fate of those on board after returning to port. More » 'We must know': Hawking launches biggest-ever search for alien life Select suburbs stuck in cycle of disadvantage, report shows Excitement in Washington as Cuban embassy reopens Dutch golf ball diving backpackers take $12k unpaid wages claim to court Butler backs entitlements review after Bishop's expenses controversy Blatter ambushed by cash-throwing comic Froome retains lead as Thomas suffers freak crash 'I thought we'd lost him': Fanning's mum watched him fight off shark Australian heartbreak for Leishman, Day as Johnson wins British Open More Analysis » Hockey's 'grand deal on tax' is wishful thinking So Joe Hockey is looking for a "grand deal" between government and the community on tax reform. But while tax reform is easy to talk about, it's very hard to implement. And it's almost impossible to implement when your government has no political capital. Unfortunately, what can be imagined on paper and what can be negotiated in politics are very, very different, and so hoping for any significant breakthrough on tax is pure folly. More » Bishop must resign over incompetence, not bias Raising the GST is a lazy reflex by conservatives Why our living standards are in China's hands Four simple paths to happiness Why terrorism is our greatest fear (but not our greatest threat) Misusing entitlements: why should the parties themselves get off scot-free? The Watto lotto may have come to an end Finally, Tomic is getting a hang of this 'fame' thing Bishop's helicopter flight is a symptom of a broken system Just In More Just In » Former poacher hunts for 'world record' croc A former poacher turned hunter stalks a Northern Territory problem saltwater crocodile he believes could be a world record in size. More » Excitement in Washington as Cuban embassy reopens Man arrested after woman's body found in Bendigo Pele leaves hospital after spinal surgery Police standoff as man barricades himself in Launceston house Nazi 'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' appeals jail sentence UN Security Council endorses Iran deal, paves way to lift sanctions Hope new ACT program for domestic violence offenders will alter behaviour Cuban flag flies in Washington as US, Havana renew ties 'We must know': Hawking launches biggest-ever search for alien life World More World » Excitement in Washington as Cuban embassy reopens By North America correspondent Michael Vincent More than half a century after the Cuban embassy in Washington shut its doors, supporters and protesters come to DC to see the island nation's flag hoisted once again. More » Pele leaves hospital after spinal surgery Nazi 'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' appeals jail sentence UN Security Council endorses Iran deal, paves way to lift sanctions Cuban flag flies in Washington as US, Havana renew ties 'We must know': Hawking launches biggest-ever search for alien life Business More Business » Arrest warrant ordered for former billionaire Nathan Tinkler By Candice Marcus and James Hancock An arrest warrant is ordered for former billionaire Nathan Tinkler after he fails to appear in the Supreme Court in South Australia. More » Qantas reaches settlement with former speechwriter over tell-all book Banks reopen to tax hikes and capital controls as Greece seeks to reboot economy Gold price sinks to more than five-year low Banks warn that APRA move on home loan risks will push up mortgage costs Share market closes higher but dollar hits six-year low Australia set for housing oversupply by 2018: BIS Shrapnel NSW, Victoria lead national economy on population boom Politics More Politics » Cuban flag flies in Washington as US, Havana renew ties The Cuban flag begins flying over Havana's newly restored embassy in Washington for the first time in 54 years as the two nations relaunch diplomatic ties, turning the page on decades of hostility. More » Butler backs entitlements review after Bishop's expenses controversy At least 31 killed, scores wounded in 'terrorist attack' near Turkey-Syria border Shorten spent $1,300 of taxpayers' money on day of 2013 fundraiser Banks reopen to tax hikes and capital controls as Greece seeks to reboot economy Sport More Sport » Australian heartbreak for Leishman, Day as Johnson wins British Open USA's Zach Johnson wins the British Open, holding off Australia's Marc Leishman and South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen to claim the Claret Jug in a play-off at St Andrews. More » Sea Eagles lose Cherry-Evans to injury in Cowboys defeat 'I thought we'd lost him': Fanning's mum watched him fight off shark Liverpool shows class in victory over Adelaide United Froome retains lead as Thomas suffers freak crash Nevill set to make way for Haddin ahead of third Ashes Test Blatter ambushed by cash-throwing comic Bianchi's number 17 car retired Sandow faces at least two weeks out for shoulder charge Swan Richards offered one-match ban Science and Technology More Science and Technology » 'We must know': Hawking launches biggest-ever search for alien life British cosmologist Stephen Hawking launches the most intensive scientific search ever undertaken for signs of extraterrestrial intelligent life in a 10-year, $135 million project to scan the heavens. More » Scientists have 'not given up' on silent comet-riding robot New pictures have scientists puzzling over Pluto's icy plains New dinosaur dubbed 'fluffy feathered poodle from hell' NASA's new images show Pluto in greatest detail yet Environment More Environment » Oil found in waters near Great Barrier Reef Oil is found in waters off Cape Upstart, near the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland authorities confirm, after earlier reports of a larger spill prompted a search. More » Queensland Government rules out changes to controversial shark control program MP under fire from conservation groups over inquiry tweet Barge to begin clearing Alaska coastline of Japan tsunami debris Iran nuclear talks stall, deal for sanctions relief unlikely to be reached today About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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