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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 03 Aug, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Premature ageing the cruel legacy of HIV Karen Barlow New research is revealing the havoc caused by HIV and the drugs used to suppress it.More » NBN heading for six new towns US Senate passes bill to avoid debt default Gillard meets with News Limited editors Internet rivals iron ore in economic value: report Hicks to face court over memoir royalties New arrest in phone-hacking scandal UN slams Syria's 'loss of humanity' Mubarak to face court over Egypt unrest Police make murder breakthrough 42 years on More Analysis » 'Carbon cops' destined to join mega-regulators club The power the Federal Government intends to give its new climate body, the Clean Energy Regulator, are unquestionably illiberal. The climate body will be able to enter and search workplaces and compel people to provide self-incriminating evidence - a clear breach of the basic right to silence. Those powers are counter to the Western liberal legal tradition, but they are not at all surprising. They're not even unusual.More » The Karumba line The Norwegian massacre: the cost of xenophobia In praise of superstore shopping In the end, Rann the rabbit just couldn't outrun them Tasers will force the issue with asylum seekers The language of derision: targeting Noam Chomsky Nile's bully tactics do Christians no favors Morphine dreams and soothing fibs in the ALP ER Peak productivity, living standards set for carbon tax sacrifice Just In More Just In » Liberal MP overseas after drive-by shooting The State Government has confirmed a drive-by shooting occurred outside the home of a Melbourne home of a backbencher. Lorraine Wreford is overseas on a planned holiday and is due to return by August 16.More » RACQ backflip still won't pay out full flood claims Spending slowdown fuels Wall Street slump $300m pokies tax break for NSW clubs NBN heading for six new towns UN slams Syria's 'loss of humanity' Mubarak to face court over Egypt unrest Electronic gadgets linked to asthma Greens demand action on Sumatra logging claims 20-million-year-old ape skull unearthed in Uganda World More World » New arrest in phone-hacking scandal British police have arrested an eleventh person in relation to the News of the World phone hacking scandal.More » US Senate passes bill to avoid debt default Murdoch foam pie attacker jailed for six weeks Norway gunman asks for Japanese psychiatrist Gaddafi's son shuts door on rebel reconciliation MPs defect to dump Somare as PNG leader EU ramps up sanctions as Syrian bloodshed continues Business More Business » Reserve gives borrowers interest rate reprieve Online business reporter Michael Janda The Reserve Bank has given borrowers a reprieve by keeping interest rates on hold at 4.75 per cent.More » US Senate passes bill to avoid debt default Internet rivals iron ore in economic value: report Spending slowdown fuels Wall Street slump Official figures show housing industry struggling Kathmandu bucks retail gloom Mining company mergers expected to continue Rio Tinto to fight union access ruling Macarthur says takeover battle confirms 'strategic value' Debate rages over coal seam gas plans Politics More Politics » NBN heading for six new towns Stephen Dziedzic The Federal Government's National Broadband Network is starting to become more of a reality, with construction to begin in six new sites over the next five months.More » Greens demand action on Sumatra logging claims Gillard meets with News Limited editors Parties butt heads over dam management Rann given curry over refusal to hurry Sport More Sport » So You Think entered but doubtful for Cox Plate A third Cox Plate is a possibility for dual winner So You Think, but any genuine hope of a return of the hero is likely to depend on the vagaries of Australia's quarantine regulations. More » Sharpe 'too valuable' to miss Cup Hooker to lead Aussies at world champs Knights bracing for Dugan visit Pick system not all positive: AFL Science and Technology More Science and Technology » NBN heading for six new towns Stephen Dziedzic The Federal Government's National Broadband Network is starting to become more of a reality, with construction to begin in six new sites over the next five months.More » NASA gets close look at asteroid Vesta Half of European men 'share King Tut's DNA' Alleged LulzSec spokesman charged in UK Farmer sues neighbour over GM contamination Environment More Environment » Greens demand action on Sumatra logging claims The Greens say the ACCC needs to investigate whether paper products being sold in Australian stores are the result of logging in Indonesian forests.More » Carbon tax protesters march in Sydney British PM praises Gillard's carbon tax Call to overhaul Wivenhoe rule book Rare rock wallabies returned to outback About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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