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NewsMail Morning Edition Mon 07 Nov, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Swan warned on surplus timeline By Sabra Lane and staff Treasurer Wayne Swan is being told to abandon his plan for a budget surplus in the next financial year. More » Gillard makes surprise visit to Afghanistan Greece strikes deal on new government Guy Fawkes fireworks linked to motorway carnage Deadly riots hit PNG city Drink driver caught doing 160kph Greek Aussies watch economic turmoil Death toll from Thai floods passes 500 Shattered Fearnley second in NY marathon Japan's Emperor Akihito hospitalised More Analysis » Labour law, economics and the statutory right to strike With the Qantas industrial dispute currently occupying the public's attention, it seems like a good time to look at whether there should be a statutory right to strike. Economics and labour law are strange bedfellows. The right to strike is all well and good, but the fact is there needs to be something to fight over without causing the enterprise to disinvest or close down. More » Only the lonely buck the climate consensus Qantas questions distract from the real policy pickle Redefining the role of the monarchy Just how big is cricket's spot-fixing iceberg? After the ADFA review: inspecting a sexualised culture Superannuation rate not the increase we need Cricket corruption: part of the pantomime Conversations: the science behind weight loss David and Goliath battle over disability discrimination Just In More Just In » Qantas, unions in first talks since grounding Talks will begin in Melbourne today to try to resolve the long-running pay dispute between Qantas and three unions. More » Greece strikes deal on new government Syrian forces kill 13, say activists Guy Fawkes fireworks linked to motorway carnage Stoner finishes off season in style Deadly riots hit PNG city Gillard makes surprise visit to Afghanistan Swan warned on surplus timeline Muslims mark festival in shadow of unrest PM's resignation will break deadlock: Greek opposition World More World » Greece strikes deal on new government By Europe correspondent Philip Williams, staff Greek prime minister George Papandreou and opposition leader Antonis Samaras have agreed on a new coalition government to approve a eurozone bailout deal. More » Gillard makes surprise visit to Afghanistan Guy Fawkes fireworks linked to motorway carnage Muslims mark festival in shadow of unrest Death toll from Thai floods passes 500 Business More Business » Union slams Qantas over free ticket offer Unions say free tickets are not enough compensation for Qantas passengers who were left stranded when the airline grounded its entire fleet last weekend. More » Rate cut fails to lift spending: Westpac Anglo American buys controlling De Beers stake PM's resignation will break deadlock: Greek opposition Wong defends IMF funding pledge Investors back Joyce after Qantas grounding Reserve Bank cuts domestic growth outlook Opposition to retain superannuation increase Millions of Americans living in extreme poverty Zimbabwe clears 'blood diamonds' for sale Politics More Politics » Qantas, unions in first talks since grounding Talks will begin in Melbourne today to try to resolve the long-running pay dispute between Qantas and three unions. More » Gillard makes surprise visit to Afghanistan Swan warned on surplus timeline PM's resignation will break deadlock: Greek opposition Documents reveal plan to cut Vic nursing budget Sport More Sport » Stoner finishes off season in style Australia's world champion Casey Stoner won the last race of the season by edging Ben Spies on the line to take out the Valencia MotoGP. More » Sydney steals win from Gold Coast's grasp Dunk ton guides Bulls past Warriors Slater's collarbone surgery delayed Tigers go top with Taipans win Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Antarctic crack could cause city-sized iceberg A massive crack is growing wider in the Antarctic ice sheet and could break apart in the coming months, forming an iceberg the size of New York City, NASA scientists have warned. More » Volunteers released after 520 day 'Mars mission' Speedo wins case against porn blogger Clock ticking: GMT could be history Chinese spaceship docks at module Environment More Environment » Ads to promote seafood despite diseased fish The State Government is planning an advertising campaign to help restore the seafood industry's battered reputation in central Queensland. More » Antarctic crack could cause city-sized iceberg South Africa rhino poaching hits record: WWF NZ ship threatens to break up Call for massive Antarctic marine reserves 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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