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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 16 Jan, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live blog: Golden Globes 2012 Look back on the hits and misses of the red carpet, award winners, best speeches - and the antics of host Ricky Gervais - at this year's Golden Globes. More » Wilkie in talks to keep pokies reforms alive Survivor, more victims found on sunken liner Court rejects mistress's claim to Pratt's fortune Mortgage rates bounce as new buyers jump in Former art dealer charged with $8m fraud Doctors accused of $2b Medicare rorts Mawson's landing marked in Antarctic ceremony Huntsman to quit US presidential race Journalist Peter Veness dies aged 27 More Analysis » Heroes and villains in the whaling debate What is to be done about Japanese whaling? Realpolitik dictates that no government in its right mind is going to go to war with Japan over whaling, so all that is left is the cumbersome system of international law. Groups like Sea Shepherd can and do claim the moral high ground but that does not give them free reign to cause chaos and carnage on the high seas. More » A year on, flood memories linger It's all a bit on the nose In defence of porn Killing Iranian scientists: when terrorism isn't terrorism I'm outraged by your outrage Worse off under the carbon tax? Hardly... Australian Open: the main event Out of our league: the global auto affair Europe's road to nowhere part 2: roadblocks ahead Just In More Just In » Asbestos found in school science kit Queensland's Education Minister says his department has done all it can to remove science kits containing asbestos from all state schools. More » Former art dealer charged with $8m fraud Gillard defends new forest deal Unemployment to rise as job ads decline Huntsman to quit US presidential race Police probe Sydney woman's death Judge stands down from Tandy appeal Mortgage rates bounce as new buyers jump in Mawson's landing marked in Antarctic ceremony Carnage as bomb hits Shiite procession in Pakistan World More World » Survivor, more victims found on sunken liner The search for survivors of the Italian cruise ship disaster continues as the ship's captain denies reports he abandoned ship before all the passengers were clear. More » Terrorists storm police compound in Iraq Romney under fire for speaking French Pakistani PM scrambles to get military onside Phobos-Grunt probe 'crashes in Pacific' Business More Business » Mortgage rates bounce as new buyers jump in Home loan commitments gathered steam in November as first-home buyers returned to the market after the Reserve Bank cut interest rates for the first time in more than two years. More » Inpex under fire over carbon offset scheme Inflation figures give RBA room to move Thousands cancel Japanese holidays Unemployment to rise as job ads decline Share market dips amid Europe ratings gloom ACT, NSW in joint bid to host G20 summit Politics More Politics » Wilkie in talks to keep pokies reforms alive By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has moved to quell speculation that his pokie reforms have lost the Government's support, saying there is no doubt he and the Prime Minister are working towards historic changes. More » Pakistani PM scrambles to get military onside UN chief renews attack on Assad, amid amnesty Wilkie tight-lipped after pokies meeting Drink-driving LNP candidate stands down Sport More Sport » Del Potro powers through to second round Juan Martin del Potro revived himself after a sleepy first set to mow down Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 2-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 in the first round as heat claimed its first victim on the opening day of the Australian Open. More » Judge stands down from Tandy appeal Azarenka cruises into Open second round O'Grady upset at assault claim Dhoni backs besieged coach Fletcher Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Mawson's landing marked in Antarctic ceremony By Karen Barlow at Mawson's Huts Centenary commemorations for the first ever Australasian Antarctic expedition have been held at Commonwealth Bay in Antarctica. More » Phobos-Grunt probe 'crashes in Pacific' Confusion over where Russian probe will land Hawking too ill to attend 70th birthday party Virus theory for chronic fatigue dismissed Environment More Environment » Gillard defends new forest deal Prime Minister Julia Gillard has urged environmentalists to stick with Tasmania's forest peace deal, despite their concerns about a new conservation agreement. More » Japan hands over Australian whaling activists CSG company failed to report saline spill Elusive Burmese monkey captured on camera Oily disaster puts pressure on abbott's booby 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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