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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 12 Dec, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Australia buckles to Bracewell brilliance Doug Bracewell tears through Australia's batting line-up to bowl New Zealand to a seven-run victory in the second Test in Hobart. More » Gillard unveils expanded Cabinet Couple jailed over rape and torture of schoolgirl Queensland Health abolished in wake of fraud scandal Defence announces major Army restructure Family triple killer faces Supreme Court Fingerprint confirms fugitive was at bush campsite Ibrahim's sister acquitted over cash in ceiling Court reserves judgment on thalidomide case More changes at the top for News Limited More Analysis » Shuffling for Gillard's clean Cabinet future Julia Gillard has significantly reshuffled her ministry to send a message to her Caucus colleagues that she is in charge. Authority and stature has been a constant problem for her since the overnight coup that brought her to power. Gillard needed to seize on the flimsiest of excuses to refashion the Cabinet more in her own image. It just happens that she has been able to put some of the better communicators in portfolios where they will be even more effective. More » Locking in calamity: Durban agrees to dither If it ain't broke, don't put it out to tender Who says Abbott should flick the switch to positive? Assessing the North Shore Eruv proposal Real progress at Durban should lead to smarter action Pizzazz-free Mitt deserves the nomination Undermining and underpaying "local reporters" Smuggling prosecutions: unfair and costly To market, to market: the shopping of democracy Just In More Just In » Ibrahim's sister acquitted over cash in ceiling The sister of Sydney nightclub owner John Ibrahim has been acquitted of criminal charges after almost $3 million was found hidden in her ceiling. More » Defence announces major Army restructure Report urges action to boost older workers Queensland Health abolished in wake of fraud scandal Couple jailed over rape and torture of schoolgirl Fingerprint confirms fugitive was at bush campsite More changes at the top for News Limited Australia buckles to Bracewell brilliance Gillard unveils expanded Cabinet Mortgage demand continues to rise World More World » Romney savaged over $10k bet gaffe By Washington correspondent Lisa Millar, wires Multimillionaire White House hopeful Mitt Romney has been slammed as an out-of-touch elitist after offering rival Rick Perry a $10,000 bet during a televised debate. More » Noriega returns home for jail time Australian pleads guilty to Hamas spy charge Euro veto splits British coalition Heavy fighting reported across Syria Business More Business » Mortgage demand continues to rise The number of loans for owner-occupied housing rose for the seventh straight month in October as first-home buyers continued their return to the market. More » Trade surplus falls amid flat exports More changes at the top for News Limited Aston, Whitehaven set for $5.1b merger Report urges action to boost older workers Shares rally after EU summit close Euro veto splits British coalition Combet says climate pact validates carbon tax Politics More Politics » Queensland Health abolished in wake of fraud scandal Premier Anna Bligh has announced that she will abolish Queensland Health and "start again" in the wake of a major fraud scandal. More » Gillard unveils expanded Cabinet Long-serving Foley quits SA politics Sherry stands down ahead of Cabinet reshuffle $16m fraud suspect detained in Brisbane Sport More Sport » Australia buckles to Bracewell brilliance Doug Bracewell tore through the Australian order to bowl New Zealand to a stunning seven-run second Test win. More » As It Happened: Day Four Live Blog Warnie burns finger on Big Bash eve Donald lands historic double Ogilvy yet to talk to Allenby after spat GreenEDGE to appear in Bay Classic Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Sky gazers treated to total lunar eclipse Sky gazers across Australia and parts of Asia have been treated to a rare lunar eclipse - that is if bad weather did not block the view. More » Rain may spoil blood-red eclipse Apple loses bid to stop Samsung tablet Researchers failing to return NASA moon rocks: audit Scientists make progress on Alzheimer's vaccine Environment More Environment » Combet says climate pact validates carbon tax Climate Change Minister Greg Combet says the outcome of international climate talks in Durban proves the Federal Government did the right thing in introducing a carbon tax. More » Climate deal clears major hurdle S Africa urges world to approve climate deal Nuns join campaign against CSG mine Australia accused of siding with big polluters 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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