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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 13 Oct, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Crook to vote against asylum bill West Australian Nationals MP Tony Crook has revealed he will not vote for proposed laws to resurrect the Government's so-called 'Malaysian Solution'. More » Day of chaos as multiple strikes hit airports Underpants bomber pleads guilty Black Death was mother of all plagues Stricken cargo ship still in one piece Combet confident of winning over public on tax Cocktail poisoning victim arrives home Jobless figures tipped to remain stable Men questioned after alleged home invader dies Bali boy may await trial outside prison More Analysis » Undermining the Migration Act Later today the Australian Government plans to put the Migration Legislation Amendment (Offshore Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2011 to a vote in the House of Representatives. No longer does the Government accept it has obligations to those fleeing persecution; merely obligations which somehow vaguely relate to such people, and which may or may not compel us to protect them. More » Slow signs of progress on the road to a safe climate MasterChef should whip up a conscience Damn the torpedoes. PM puts the pedal to the metal They occupy Wall Street, waiting for solutions Quiet diplomacy always best Renovators delight: The Lodge A world held to ransom by the buggers in the banks Question Time Live CHOGM a chance to hold Sri Lanka to account Just In More Just In » Syrian charged in US with spying on protesters Middle East correspondent Anne Barker, wires Syria has denied reports that a man arrested and detained in Washington had been acting as a spy for the regime of president Bashar al-Assad. More » Stricken cargo ship still in one piece Routine police station check leads to murder case arrest NSW prison guards demand Tasers Jobless figures tipped to remain stable Stocks rally on Slovakia vote switch Day of chaos as multiple strikes hit airports Iran admits space monkey launch a failure Cocktail poisoning victim arrives home Black Death was mother of all plagues World More World » Blaming Iran for terror plot risks 'uncontrollable war' A former US intelligence analyst warns the Obama administration to step back from blaming Iran for a foiled kill plot or risk igniting war. More » Stricken cargo ship still in one piece Underpants bomber pleads guilty Burma releases dissidents in mass amnesty At least 23 dead in Baghdad attacks Business More Business » Rocky markets leave consumers 'confused' Jesse Leary Consumer confidence is up slightly but purse strings remain tightened after the Australian dollar's recent volatility, a key survey finds. More » Business to continue carbon tax fight Home loan demand sees modest rise BHP kicks off Olympic Dam mine expansion with $1.2b Market down after days of gains Sony halts accounts after new breach Politics More Politics » Crook to vote against asylum bill West Australian Nationals MP Tony Crook has revealed he will not vote for proposed laws to resurrect the Government's so-called 'Malaysian Solution'. More » Combet confident of winning over public on tax Government pulls plug on NT super clinic BHP kicks off Olympic Dam mine expansion with $1.2b Gillard named on 'brave thinkers' list Sport More Sport » Pocock ready to steal McCaw's thunder Australian flanker David Pocock believes the battle against Richie McCaw to dominate the breakdown could be decisive in this weekend's rugby World Cup semi-final. More » NRL clubs reject breakaway talk McCaw trains lightly, Todd on stand-by Giants deal their way into top five picks Diamonds clinch series over England Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Black Death was mother of all plagues Plague germs extracted from medieval corpses in a London cemetery have shed light on why the bacterium that unleashed the Black Death was so lethal and spawned later waves of epidemics. More » Sony halts accounts after new breach Smart plastic research tops science prizes Identical twins the same, but different Ocean hunt nets world's biggest virus Environment More Environment » Combet confident of winning over public on tax Climate Change Minister Greg Combet vows to work hard to win public support for the carbon tax, but the Opposition says its fight against the law will be just as relentless. More » Fears grow that oil spill ship will sink BHP kicks off Olympic Dam mine expansion with $1.2b Companies plead guilty to Qld oil spill Gillard, Rudd celebrate as carbon bills pass 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. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2011 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters