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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 19 Oct, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Shalit, Palestinians freed in prisoner swap By correspondents Ben Knight, Anne Barker and staff Gilad Shalit and hundreds of Palestinians cross Israel's borders in opposite directions as part of a thousand-for-one prisoner exchange. More » Queen en route to Canberra Death toll rises as floods threaten Bangkok Stem cell patent ban an 'unbelievable setback' Shallow earthquake jolts Adelaide awake State funeral for pioneering rock art expert Car catches fire during world solar race Hillary Clinton makes flying visit to Libya Russian explorers plan underground moon colony Oil pumping from stricken ship suspended More Analysis » Why cling on to an outdated refugee convention? The United Nations 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees is not fit for purpose. The 60-year-old convention was designed for an era we no longer live in; an era where the causes and trajectories of global migration were quite different to today. Yet the convention still dominates our understanding of migration. More » A diplomatic dilemma of the Sri Lankan kind Holding those responsible for hunger accountable 'Name 10': the journalism of Andrew Bolt Sailing into royal history Changing expectations of Aboriginal school attendance The anonymous man Occupy Everywhere is no Convoy of No Confidence Why the left should support Katter's Australian Party Migration policy is a mess, but that's not why Bowen should resign Just In More Just In » Julian Barnes wins Booker prize English author and bookmakers' favourite Julian Barnes won the Booker Prize for fiction this morning, despite once dismissing the coveted award as "posh bingo". More » Clear skies and hot day power solar cars south Former British minister broke code of conduct Historians cast light on football's royal origins Shallow earthquake jolts Adelaide awake Goat mascot found after abduction Russian explorers plan underground moon colony Italian banks downgraded by agency UK Facebook rioters' appeals rejected Queen en route to Canberra World More World » Shalit, Palestinians freed in prisoner swap By correspondents Ben Knight, Anne Barker and staff Gilad Shalit and hundreds of Palestinians cross Israel's borders in opposite directions as part of a thousand-for-one prisoner exchange. More » Clinton holds talks in post-Gaddafi Tripoli Death toll rises as floods threaten Bangkok Oil pumping from stricken ship suspended Stem cell patent ban an 'unbelievable setback' Business More Business » Telstra shareholders approve NBN deal Telstra shareholders overwhelmingly back a plan to hand the telco's fixed-line copper network to the NBN in a vote at the company's annual general meeting. More » NBN likely cheaper than ADSL for similar speeds News Ltd set to announce Australian paywall Inflation figures 'could trigger' rate cut Qantas grounds two more planes Europe woes see local markets slide Olympic Dam mine bill goes to SA Parliament German warning cools global shares Coalition carbon plan 'creating uncertainty' Obama hammers jobs plan on bus tour Politics More Politics » Clinton holds talks in post-Gaddafi Tripoli Washington correspondent Craig McMurtrie, wires US secretary of state Hillary Clinton made a surprise visit to Libya to show American support for the transitional government, as diehard forces loyal to Moamar Gaddafi launched a counter-attack in his home town of Sirte. More » Opinion split on intervention report findings Leaked AFP document 'puts lives at risk' Olympic Dam mine bill goes to SA Parliament MPs get redundancy package boost Sport More Sport » Wallabies 'care' about bronze play-off The Wallabies insist they want to come away with something to show from their flawed World Cup campaign. More » Tough Tour route tailor-made for Contador Blues axe Irishman O'hAilpin Packer accepts one-match ban O'Neill to call time in 2013 Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Russian explorers plan underground moon colony Russian scientists and space explorers say they want to set up an underground colony on the moon. More » Branson opens world's first commercial spaceport Solar racers out of smoke and chasing place in sun Animals shrinking as Earth warms: researchers Samsung free to launch another tablet Environment More Environment » Clear skies and hot day power solar cars south Clear skies and temperatures in the mid-30s are expected to help solar car teams reach speeds of more than 100 kilometres per hour as they drive through northern South Australia today. More » Key unsure of oil slick cost to economy Carbon tax repeal could cost millions Race to pump oil from stricken ship Fears grow for stricken NZ ship 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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