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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 26 Oct, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Baby plucked from Turkey quake rubble Rescuers have plucked a two-week-old baby, then her mother and finally her grandmother from the rubble of a Turkish earthquake that killed over 400 people. More » Abbott predicts pokies reforms repeal Gaddafi bodyguard lifts lid on dictator's final days Vietnam's javan rhinos poached into oblivion Tamil refugee dies in detention centre Man shot with stun gun in 'random' home invasion Occupy protesters spare Queen's Melbourne visit Bali boy traumatised by media scrum Bangkok prepares for new flood surge Leopard drags boy from house in deadly attack More Analysis » No republic on a dead planet: Abbott's real carbon plan The 1999 republic referendum failed because all the anti-republic crowd had to do was highlight the goodness of the status quo and the lack of consensus of the other side. The CPRS proffered by Kevin Rudd went through the same awful process â€" for reasons to do with the progressive side's ability to self-destruct and because of the rise of Tony Abbot. While the switch from the CPRS to the carbon tax has seen the progressive side get together, they have failed to see Tony Abbott still playing the anti-republic card. More » Death of democracy? Hogwash. In Bali, Carolyn, a little tidak goes a long way The accelerating expansion of the Universe Living in the Howard era in 2011 National standards for teachers may lead to industrial conflict Polls and pretenders Letter to the UN The monarchy does not stand up to scrutiny An empty protest, a vacant lot Just In More Just In » Melbourne prepares for royal visit The Queen arrives in Melbourne today, for her first visit since 2006. More » Three aid workers kidnapped in Somalia Prisoners revolt in Turkish jail after quake Gaddafi bodyguard lifts lid on dictator's final days Man shot with stun gun in 'random' home invasion Inflation expected to ease Customs workers to go ahead with strike Tamil refugee dies in detention centre US dismantles last of big Cold War nuclear bombs Abbott predicts pokies reforms repeal World More World » Gaddafi bodyguard lifts lid on dictator's final days Middle East correspondent Anne Barker Moamar Gaddafi's former bodyguard says his leader was angry and despairing in the weeks before his death as he tried to hide in his hometown of Sirte. More » Baby plucked from Turkey quake rubble Bangkok prepares for new flood surge War crimes case decision upsets Tamils Vietnam's javan rhinos poached into oblivion Business More Business » RBA eyes inflation before rates decision By business editor Peter Ryan and staff A softer global economic outlook has eased the inflation threat in Australia but official consumer price data could still trigger an interest rate cut, a senior RBA official says. More » Darling discusses Europe debt 'frustrations' More Australians face housing stress Gillard urges action on eurozone crisis News investors rap James Murdoch Local markets cautious before EU talks Economic depression 'top risk' for investors NAB seeks right to evict tenants Gunns to reveal pulp mill partner ACCC to widen anti-competitive crackdown Politics More Politics » Customs workers to go ahead with strike Customs workers will go ahead with 24-hour work stoppages at Sydney, Melbourne and Perth international airports tomorrow after lengthy pay talks ended without agreement. More » Abbott predicts pokies reforms repeal Confidence in democracy on the slide State funeral held for former head of Army Waterhouse gives Abbott red-hot tip Sport More Sport » Gallop gives Carney one last shot NRL chief executive David Gallop believes it will be curtains on Todd Carney's career if he steps out of line again but is willing to support one last chance for the troubled star. More » Hilfy triggers Bulls collapse French fined for Haka response Poor start getting to Victory Lockyer flags style change Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Study links soft drink to violence New research published in the medical journal Injury Prevention suggests a link between high soft drink consumption in teens and aggressive behaviour. More » German satellite plunges to Earth Ancient cycads not so ancient, research finds 1,000yo Viking burial site found in Scotland Study reins in horse jet lag neigh-sayers Environment More Environment » Vietnam's javan rhinos poached into oblivion An endangered javan rhinoceros found dead in Vietnam last year was the country's last, rendering the species all but extinct in mainland Asia, WWF reported on Tuesday. More » Lizard racing lands Sports Minister in hot water Concentrated radiation found in Tokyo Oil spills onto Vic road after tanker crash Bolivia scraps Amazon highway plans 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