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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 22 Nov, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » 'Reprehensible' murderer jailed for 35 years A man who fatally stabbed a Victorian woman and tortured two of her young daughters while on parole has been jailed for 35 years. More » Arthur named new Aussie cricket coach Blue rage as NSW cops threaten to strike Danish royals touch down in Canberra 90yo becomes ninth nursing home blaze victim Greens to play hardball on mining tax Barrister receives death threats over Dale case Qantas denies stonewalling unions Nurses suffer legal setback over industrial action Town angered by spending to replant dead trees More Analysis » Mining tax madness: it's almost over It's nearly over. After 18 months of epic wrangling, only one final round of bunnies-in-a-basket stands between the Labor Government and its mining tax. To Julia Gillard, maddened with fatigue at the end of a nightmarish year, it cannot be anything other than torture. And yet, once again, the Prime Minister looks set for a grim points victory on an issue that proved too much for her predecessor. More » Why night raids in Afghanistan should continue What's Left in 2011? A personal reflection Twilight reflection of our 'amortal' lives Gillard gains in polls on back of Coalition-style policy Question Time Live Government's immigration bill: a legal can of worms Afghanistan: when politicians stop listening The Government's new case for the intervention Working towards a truly lucky country Just In More Just In » Roxon open to Pharmacy Guild inquiry Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says she is open to the idea of a Senate inquiry into the Government's $15 billion deal with the Pharmacy Guild. More » 90yo becomes ninth nursing home blaze victim Garibaldi food poisoning legal fight ends Barnett in scathing attack on mining tax Blue rage as NSW cops threaten to strike Mutuals gain amid pressure from big banks Barassi never lost sight of attacker, court told Arthur named new Aussie cricket coach Liposuction inquest told of significant new evidence College says sorry after students pepper-sprayed World More World » Egypt's cabinet resigns as clashes rage Egypt's military reportedly rejected the resignation of the country's entire cabinet this morning as deadly clashes continued to rage in Cairo's Tahrir Square. More » NOTW hacking made parents think dead girl was alive West outlines new Iran nuke sanctions Obama slams Republicans over debt impasse College says sorry after students pepper-sprayed Radiation covers 8pc of Japan Business More Business » Qantas denies stonewalling unions Qantas has denied claims it used stonewalling tactics to ensure its dispute with unions was sent to Fair Work Australia. More » Abbott attacks economic management Greens to play hardball on mining tax shortfall Obama slams Republicans over debt impasse Local shares shaky on world debt fears West outlines new Iran nuke sanctions Roxon open to Pharmacy Guild inquiry Mutuals gain amid pressure from big banks Bluescope announces share offering Global debt burdens weigh on markets Politics More Politics » Barnett in scathing attack on mining tax Colin Barnett has launched a scathing attack on the deal struck with the Independents over the mining tax saying it is aimed at penalising states which increase royalty rates. More » Blue rage as NSW cops threaten to strike Greens to play hardball on mining tax Qantas denies stonewalling unions Greens push for proof of age Sport More Sport » Arthur named new Aussie cricket coach By Joel Zander Mickey Arthur has been named as the first foreigner to coach the Australian cricket team. More » Clarke hails Australia's fighting spirit Djokovic passes test, woe for Murray Panesar puts hand up for NSW Adebayor fires Spurs to third Cipriani eyeing Six Nations return Science and Technology More Science and Technology » New approach in search for alien life By Science Online's Stuart Gary, staff Scientists are recalibrating their search for alien life to take into account the possibility that radically different life forms may exist in environments which would be extremely hostile to organisms such as those found on Earth. More » Great Dying happened in hell of a short time Sales up but Aussie online commerce still e-volving Ghost mountains give up their secrets Huge lakes could lie under Jupiter moon's surface Environment More Environment » Town angered by spending to replant dead trees Locals at Keith in the upper south-east of South Australia are unimpressed by a project to replant dead trees. More » Greenhouse gases rose to record high in 2010: UN Greenpeace duo to face ACT court Extreme weather to worsen with climate change Geothermal industry eyes NT 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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