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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 24 Nov, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Houses destroyed in burn-off gone wrong Authorities are still fighting to contain the southern boundary of a fire which has destroyed or damaged up to 20 homes near Margaret River, in Western Australia's south-west. The fire, which started when two controlled burns got out of hand, has been burning since Wednesday morning and has forced dozens of locals to flee their homes and take shelter in an evacuation centre. The blaze has raged over an estimated 1,800 hectares of forest and farming property near Prevelly and Kilcarnup, which are close to the tourist town of Margaret River. More » Man in custody over deadly Indian train fire Quakers Hill nurse to face court on murder charges Yemen's Saleh signs deal to quit World must welcome China's power: Keating Healthy foetus accidentally terminated Sponsors run from Sandilands after on-air rant McCann 'violated' by NOTW publication of diary More deaths in Cairo despite democracy pledge Perth station finds missing Mars probe More Analysis » The world is no longer Big Tobacco's ashtray Now that the Australian Government's plain tobacco packaging legislation has passed into law, the three tobacco transnationals which sell cigarettes in Australia are jostling to show who has the hairiest legal chest. But Big Tobacco's deadly, addictive products are being treated as such, and the world is no longer their ashtray. More » Stop punishing India, give them uranium Never acceptable, never excusable, never tolerable Well that went quick didn't it? A touch of Fightback! would do Abbott a lot of good 'Doomsday' for the US Military? Children caught in conflict Emotions and depression: race to diagnosis Mining tax outcomes: everyone's a loser Hacking scandal overblown in newspaper wars Just In More Just In » Weather bureau staff call off strike Weather bureau staff have called off industrial action after the Federal Government approved a pay rise. More » 17 killed in China road accident Khmer Rouge leader dismisses prosecutors' 'fairytales' Slipper survives LNP dumping move Healthy foetus accidentally terminated Torres Strait Islanders reclaim ancestors' bones Man in custody over deadly Indian train fire James Murdoch quits UK newspaper boards Quakers Hill nurse to face court on murder charges The coal seam gas rush World More World » McCann 'violated' by NOTW publication of diary The mother of missing girl Madeleine McCann has described how vulnerable she felt after the News of the World published her private diary. More » Yemen's Saleh signs deal to quit More deaths in Cairo despite democracy pledge Bahrain government accepts rights violations report James Murdoch quits UK newspaper boards Business More Business » Government reveals mining tax deal The Government short-circuits Opposition accusations it had cut a secret deal with the Greens over the mining tax by announcing it will defer its phase down of a tax paid primarily by financial institutions.  More » Qantas grounding no boost for Virgin Gunns insider trading case a test for ASIC Construction booms as housing slides Elders urge protection at FMG mining sites Local shares tumble on US, China data China manufacturing slumps amid weak demand Investment managers play down mining tax impact Macpherson aide 'lost job after phone hacking' Merck to pay $1 billion fine over Vioxx Politics More Politics » Howard flinches during Sinodinos maiden speech John Howard flinched as his former right-hand man Arthur Sinodinos declared he wanted to hold a memorial service for the Coalition's failed WorkChoices policy. More » Public comment sought on slavery laws Mining tax deal raises parliamentary tensions Abbott accused of sidelining MPs Gillard, Greens reach deal on mining tax Sport More Sport » Ponting refuses to lay down Ricky Ponting is determined to fight for his place in the Australian Test team ahead of the upcoming series with New Zealand, saying he has no thoughts of retiring yet. More » Butt and Aamer lose fixing appeals Tandy 'may have been set up' in bet probe Redbacks break Bulls' streak in style Socceroos slip outside top 20 Berdych gets lucky to beat Tipsarevic Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Perth station finds missing Mars probe A Perth station has made contact with Russia's Phobos-Grunt probe, more than a fortnight after the spacecraft was stranded in Earth orbit. More » Researchers closer to preventing spoiled wine Astronauts touch down after prolonged ISS trip Qantas Twitter campaign takes nosedive New approach in search for alien life Environment More Environment » Uncontacted Amazonian village spotted from the air Pictures have been released of a tiny village inhabited by an uncontacted tribe living in isolation in the Brazilian Amazon. More » Town angered by spending to replant dead trees Greenhouse gases rose to record high in 2010: UN Greenpeace duo to face ACT court Extreme weather to worsen with climate change 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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