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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 06 Aug, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » England retains Ashes as rain washes away Aussie fightback England has retained the Ashes in subdued fashion after rain at Old Trafford extinguished Australia's chance of victory. More » Rolf Harris re-arrested over sex abuse allegations Live coverage: Economy to dominate election campaign Reserve Bank tipped to cut rates to 2.5pc High Court to consider role of Aboriginality in sentencing Parents of drowned asylum seeker boy to view body More Analysis » This election will probably end as it started Despite the advertising and hype, elections are usually a continuation of the same contests that led up to them, and this campaign seems like no exception. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd came back to salvage some votes for Labor and has done the job. I am not sure he will do any more. Only time will tell. The Coalition starts with a slight lead and Tony Abbott has a well-deserved reputation as a disciplined campaigner. It will be a good contest. More » Egypt: back to the future? Abbott's in Opposition, but two can play at that game Abbott's frontbench waits in the shadows for victory Federal election about choice, change and trust Taking the piss in Burma Party spin steps on policy toes in election dance Shock and awe blunder did not stop the boats Same party, different leader, whole new ball game Can Australians learn to trust these men? Just In More Just In » Man shot in Sydney 'not part of bikie turf war' By Thomas Oriti Police say a 34-year-old was shot in the abdomen last night in a targeted attack that is not thought to be related to bikie gangs. More » Alex Rodriguez banned for doping offences Qld Ethics Committee chair accused of sending explicit texts to mistress Jailing of Turkish coup plotters draws angry protests Flooding kills scores in Afghanistan and Pakistan Live coverage: Economy to dominate election campaign Former speaker Slipper may run in federal election World's first test tube burger unveiled Radioactive water leaking into Pacific in new Fukushima 'emergency' Reserve Bank tipped to cut rates to 2.5pc World More World » US politicians arrive in Cairo for mediation talks Two senior US politicians have arrived in Cairo to join two days of talks aimed at defusing Egypt's deadly political crisis. More » Alex Rodriguez banned for doping offences Jailing of Turkish coup plotters draws angry protests Flooding kills scores in Afghanistan and Pakistan World's first test tube burger unveiled Radioactive water leaking into Pacific in new Fukushima 'emergency' Business More Business » Reserve Bank tipped to cut rates to 2.5pc By Monique Ross and Rebecca Hyam The economy is set to dominate day two of the federal election campaign, with the Reserve Bank tipped to cut interest rates to a historic low this afternoon. All but one of the 27 economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect the RBA board will cut the cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.5 per cent. Although most mortgage holders would argue lower rates are a good thing, Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey says a rate cut would be a sign Australia's economy is in trouble. More » Former Gunns boss John Gay pleads guilty to insider trading Australian dollar continues fall as official figures show retail sales flat in June Labor kicks off campaign with $200m car industry package Gina Rinehart offers to end family feud Politics More Politics » Live coverage: Economy to dominate election campaign This afternoon's interest rate announcement is set to dominate the debate on day two of the federal election campaign. The RBA board meets this morning and will announce this afternoon whether it has decided to cut the cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.5 per cent. Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey raised eyebrows yesterday when he said: "We should not be in a position where interest rates are being cut because the economy should be growing faster." Our live blog will have developments as they happen throughout today, and every day of the campaign. More » Former speaker Slipper may run in federal election Gibraltar likens Spain to N Korea over toll threats Opening shots fired in pitch for votes Minor party pushing to ban the burka Sport More Sport » England retains Ashes as rain washes away Aussie fightback England has retained the Ashes in subdued fashion after rain at Old Trafford extinguished Australia's chance of victory. More » Essendon denies Hird ultimatum reports Clarke sees silver lining despite dark days at Old Trafford Alex Rodriguez banned for doping offences Tomic stumbles in first round at Montreal United rejects Chelsea's second bid for Rooney Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Study finds weather changes cause violent behaviour By Katie Hamann Researchers in the United States say they have established a link between changes in the weather and spikes in violence around the world. A paper published in the journal 'Science' reviewed 60 studies from around the world, all finding a close relationship between climate events such as monsoons and heatwaves and the incidence of violence. More » Earth's oldest animal ecosystem held in fossils in SA outback Dead whale washes up covered in 'shark bites' Australia's largest super computer unveiled in Canberra Chattanooga steams ahead as America's first Gig City Environment More Environment » Radioactive water leaking into Pacific in new Fukushima 'emergency' By North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy, wires Japan's nuclear watchdog says there is a state of emergency at the shattered Fukushima nuclear plant over ongoing leaks of radioactive water. 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