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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 25 Aug, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Rebels hunt Gaddafi on Tripoli streets Libyan rebels put a million-dollar bounty on Moamar Gaddafi's head as fighting continues to rage across the capital Tripoli.More » Health Services head calls on Thomson to explain More bodies to be taken from house fire site Notorious people smuggler arrested in Indonesia Plain packaging legislation passes Lower House Qantas engineers to begin 4-month strike action Shooting 'victim' targeted with police charges Cross-country skier dies after falling 700m Secrecy surrounds Medvedev, Jong-il talks Amazon rocked by big quake More Analysis » Never mind the substance, feel the hypocrisy Nobody had any doubt just on a year ago that the "new paradigm" of federal politics, a rare experiment in minority government, would be fascinating to watch.  But with the Craig Thomson affair we have sunk to new depths of cynical expedience. We should not lose sight of the fact that Thomson - guilty or innocent - is being especially and uniquely persecuted because government hangs by a thread. Standards have not always been this high.More » How to write about Aboriginal Australia How to cope with the next global financial crisis One Team with lots of issues Craig Thomson affair reaches its FFS moment Marriages, weddings and same-sex couples: a new approach Snobs and whingers: the new Australia Searching for transparent online competition Gaddafi: the ruler the West embraced and disliked Time to depoliticise military funerals Just In More Just In » Shooting 'victim' targeted with police charges Police have charged the apparent target of another shooting in Sydney's west, the seventh in less than a week. The occupant of a house sprayed with bullets in the early hours of yesterday has been charged with hindering the investigation.More » Humans will need 'three planets' by 2050 Big BHP profit sparks mine expansion debate Aboriginal mortality rates down, but child abuse up More bodies to be taken from house fire site Anger over airline's job breast checks Qantas engineers to begin 4-month strike action US quake cracked Washington Monument Clegg wants Lockerbie bomber back in jail Merkel tops powerful women list World More World » The fall of Tripoli in photos Jubilant rebels celebrate in the streets of Tripoli as fighting against Gaddafi diehards continues.More » Rebels hunt Gaddafi on Tripoli streets Clegg wants Lockerbie bomber back in jail Secrecy surrounds Medvedev, Jong-il talks Notorious people smuggler arrested in Indonesia Amazon rocked by big quake Russian spaceship crashes back to Earth Business More Business » BHP posts biggest profit in corporate history BHP Billiton has unveiled the biggest profit in Australian corporate history. The world's largest miner produced a net profit of $22.5 billion for the 12 months to June 30. It said the result would have been stronger if not for weather-related disruptions in the supply of coal and iron ore.More » Shareholders better off in the bank: Qantas boss Japan gets debt rating cut Market fails to maintain morning rally Strauss-Kahn sex assault charges dropped NBN Co flags major restructure Politics More Politics » Plain packaging legislation passes Lower House Australia looks set to bring in plain packaging for tobacco products from next year after the legislation passed the House of Representatives last night.More » Secrecy surrounds Medvedev, Jong-il talks MPs report opinion split on gay marriage Labor slams 'grubby' vote pairing tactics Union refers Thomson allegations to police Sport More Sport » Swans in mourning after McVeigh tragedy AFL club Sydney has vowed to support co-captain Jarrad McVeigh however they can, as he and his wife cope with the death of their baby daughter. More » Emerton set to sign for Sydney FC Tigers back Marshall after charges dropped Nielsen stays put for now: CA Besieged Wallabies stars 'picked on' Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Russian spaceship crashes back to Earth An unmanned Russian spaceship with tonnes of cargo for the International Space Station (ISS) has crashed into Siberia shortly after blast-off in the latest blow to the country's embattled space program.More » Raging climate debate fails to sway public Planet home to 8.7m species: study Homo erectus was first master chef: study Most Australians duped by science fiction Environment More Environment » Humans will need 'three planets' by 2050 Leah MacLennan The World Wildlife Fund says three planets worth of natural resources will be needed by the middle of this century if current consumption rates continue.More » Raging climate debate fails to sway public Tuna industry argues for increased quota Fukushima zone likely off-limits for 'decades' Convoy protesters call for election About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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