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NewsMail Morning Edition Mon 18 Jul, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Brooks arrested over hacking scandal Lisa Millar and wires Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks is arrested and Britain's most senior police officer resigns in the latest twists in the phone hacking scandal.More » Royal family lawyers questioned in phone hacking scandal More pain for Labor in latest poll Flying foxes not endangered: scientists Outsiders Japan win women's World Cup Teens to face court over blaze at Gillard's school Search for escaped prisoner over abduction attempt Cavendish racks up 19th stage win Karzai adviser murdered in Kabul Mubarak in a coma, lawyer claims More Analysis » Many costly, crippling flaws in the not so Fair Work Act Two years old, the Gillard Government's Fair Work Act is beginning to have a host of damaging, costly consequences. It is an unambiguously pro-union law... one that has re-established the heavy employer cost of unfair dismissal and the unseen penalties of over-regulation. As employment slows in many sectors and the two speed economy grinds increasingly slowly for some, this is not the sort of labour law our parlous economy needs.More » I believe you Juliar And if nuclear power was our best option? What then? Can our Iron Lady shake her carbon tax goblin? Let the journalist who is without sin ... Australian policy our window to the rest of the world Talkin 'bout the Harry Potter generation The weekly quiz Taxes, promises and understanding: where to from here? A scared country that doesn't believe in itself anymore Just In More Just In » WA economy is nation's strongest The Commonwealth Bank's State of the States report has found Western Australia has the best economy in the country.More » Outsiders Japan win women's World Cup Man charged over steak knife murder Flying foxes not endangered: scientists Potter finale shatters box-office record Cavendish racks up 19th stage win Karzai adviser murdered in Kabul More pain for Labor in latest poll Mubarak in a coma, lawyer claims Clarke holds nerve to seal Open triumph World More World » Royal family lawyers questioned in phone hacking scandal Emma Alberici - ABC exclusive The Royal family and their lawyers are the latest to be drawn into the phone-hacking scandal engulfing News Corporation.More » Chavez arrives in Cuba for chemotherapy Last Austrian emperor's heir buried in Vienna Global aid 'needed' in African drought Obama and Dalai Lama hold White House talks N Korea blames FIFA doping on deer glands 6.1-magnitude quake rattles Alaska peninsula Business More Business » Economists reject rates drop prediction Two prominent economists have rejected claims by Westpac that interest rates will begin to drop by the end of this year.More » Murdoch apologises with full-page ads Obama issues debt ceiling deadline BHP agrees to $14b shale gas takeover BHP leads market lower on takeover worries Italy battles to tame 'debt monster' Push for independent body to oversee mine licences Residential property outlook turns negative Falling land sales point to further building blues Politics More Politics » Gillard defends carbon tax ad spend Prime Minister Julia Gillard has defended the amount of taxpayers' money being spent on ads to promote the carbon tax. A $12 million advertising blitz will be launched tonight, and a further $13 million will be spent on a public information campaign. "There's been a lot of fear around, a lot of misconceptions, so we want to get to people the accurate information they need to prepare for this change," Ms Gillard said.More » Swan plays down need for media inquiry Embattled nurses reach pay bungle agreement Farming and the carbon tax: what's in store? Officer tried throwing life vest to struggling girl Sport More Sport » Clarke holds nerve to seal Open triumph Darren Clarke held his nerve to clinch victory at the British Open, becoming the oldest winner of the championship in 44 years. More » Cavendish racks up 19th stage win Samoa shocks Wallabies in Sydney Sea Eagles dismantle Knights Kangas bounce back to upset Dogs Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Search engines replacing memory, study shows Clare Pain and Ashley Hall It's official. The internet has become part of our extended intelligence, and we are coming to depend on it.More » 500yo canoe found in Alaska forest Pirates disrupting climate change research 'One' year on, Neptune still a mystery Greenpeace destroys GM wheat Environment More Environment » Farming and the carbon tax: what's in store? Sarah Collerton ABC News Online talks to key experts about what the carbon plan means for farmers.More » Pirates disrupting climate change research Study casts doubt on forest carbon capture plans Woman confronts PM over carbon 'lies' Abbott defends backbencher's coal buy About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. 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