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NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 25 Nov, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Rain could help damp down WA bushfires Residents recall their dramatic escape from a tiny WA coastal town as firefighters hope forecast light rain today will help them gain the upper hand against destructive bushfires. More » Slipper labelled 'Liberal rat' on becoming Speaker Bali teenager faces sentencing today JK Rowling says tabloids targeted her children Fragile truce holds in Cairo as election looms RBA issues warning on euro debt threat Dad banned from seeing child for 13 years Future Fund chair tells Australia to tighten belt Robots to guard South Korean convicts Giant Patton leads GWS draft domination More Analysis » Speaker Slipper now a Government responsibility In the United States, they call it the Pottery Barn rule - you break it, you own it. The Secretary of State, Colin Powell, said precisely that to former president George W Bush in 2002 as a warning of the consequences of going to war in Iraq. Prime Minister Julia Gillard should have been paying attention. She and the Government now own the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, Peter Slipper, and all of his problems. More » Smug and complacent, young and free What was Socrates the radical philosopher doing in Bolt's blog? Global economy on the cusp of major organ failure Harry's gift: a seat, a vote, and order from chaos Germany stung by Europe fear factor New approach needed to tackle population problem The impossibility of Syria Labor-Greens relationship key to Left's future Police culture change needed to protect vulnerable Just In More Just In » Qld's LNP erases Slipper from records By Bruce Atkinson The Sunshine Coast branch of Queensland's Liberal National Party (LNP) has moved quickly to erase 'Liberal rat' Federal MP Peter Slipper from its records. More » Police compensation overhaul secured by NSW Govt Bligh, Newman glove up for first debate Fragile truce holds in Cairo as election looms French workers kidnapped in Mali desert Rain could help damp down WA bushfires RBA issues warning on euro debt threat Syria given 24 hours to sign Arab deal Six Afghan children killed in NATO strike Robots to guard South Korean convicts World More World » JK Rowling says tabloids targeted her children Harry Potter author JK Rowling has lambasted Britain's press for invading her children's privacy, telling an inquiry that a journalist even slipped a letter into her daughter's schoolbag. More » Fragile truce holds in Cairo as election looms Six Afghan children killed in NATO strike Syria given 24 hours to sign Arab deal Bali teenager faces sentencing today Human spit build-up could cause bridge collapse Business More Business » RBA issues warning on euro debt threat Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens has urged European leaders to sort out the region's debt problems quickly, saying the threat to Australia and the rest of the world is rising. More » TWU will not challenge Qantas strike ban Woolworths forced to defend pokie business Dollar tipped to remain below parity James Murdoch quits UK newspaper boards Future Fund chair tells Australia to tighten belt Local market stumbles at finish line Eurobonds mooted as eyes turn to Germany First quarter sales slump for David Jones Gunns' year 'unsatisfactory' Politics More Politics » Future Fund chair tells Australia to tighten belt By Michael Janda The chairman of the Future Fund has warned Australian state and federal governments that they run the risk of following Europe into financial disaster if they do not cut spending and boost productivity. More » Wilkie resolute despite parliamentary shake-up Peter Slipper's colourful career Brown facing favouritism investigation Liberal apologises for Gillard tweet Sport More Sport » They might be Giants GWS took powerful young forward Jonathon Patton with the first of its eight top 10 picks in Thursday night's AFL draft. The Giants' early picks followed the predicted script, with the imposing 197cm, 100kg Patton taken ahead of West Australian midfielder Stephen Coniglio (No.2) and Victorian ball-winner Dom Tyson (No.3). Speedy 186cm winger Will Hoskin-Elliott, at No.4, and 189cm defender Matthew Buntine, at No.5, rounded out the top five picks for the Giants, at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. More » Black Caps see off auditioning quicks Bolters upstage stars after opening round Pocock named to captain Wallabies 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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