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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 23 Jan, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Rapist jailed for violent home invasion A DNA discovery leads to a convicted rapist being jailed for 16 years, nearly two decades after carrying out a brutal home invasion in Victoria's north-east. More » Gillard defends tearing up pokies deal 10yo impaled on scooter after car collision Rinehart fortune to soar on Korea deal Australian homes still among least affordable Megaupload founder fighting for bail Burka case woman loses court costs bid Paedophile tells court of accused man's confession Tired new dads a safety risk: study Newton-John backs gay marriage More Analysis » Smart talk and foolish actions on pokies reform On the door of King Charles II's bedchamber, the Earl of Rochester, a notable wit, once pinned a note: "Here lies our sovereign lord, the King, Whose word no man relies on; He never says a foolish thing, Nor ever does a wise one." Unfortunately the noble earl expired in 1680, or we could ask him to pen a similar missive for Julia Gillard. Like the merry monarch, she can tell a good story, but the implementation of it is frankly lamentable. More » Constitutional reform: choosing the path of hope Volunteering students should remain just that Political education: is ignorance really bliss? Labor's future: a second Rudd government? Poker machine doublespeak Collateral damage in the copyright wars Uncertain times for the economy and your super Slacking off on climate is just not cricket Greens are the least ideological party in Australian politics Just In More Just In » Jobs project for disabled treads new ground By Barbara Miller and staff As the momentum for a national disability insurance scheme slowly builds, one young woman not content to wait is embarking on a bold venture to give Australians with disabilities a better chance at employment. More » Australian homes still among least affordable Police defend chase policy after fatal crashes Dept 'failed to care for teenage refugee' Megaupload founder fighting for bail Rinehart fortune to soar on Korea deal 90 whales stranded on New Zealand beach Ballarat man jailed for sex abuse Paedophile tells court of accused man's confession Rapist jailed for violent home invasion World More World » Gingrich charges to Florida as Romney reels By North America correspondent Craig McMurtrie, staff The Republican presidential nomination race is moving to Florida, where a brutal two-man contest is predicted after Newt Gingrich's stunning upset in the South Carolina primary. More » Arab League announces Syrian peace plan President vows vengeance after Nigeria attacks Rushdie says Indian police invented death threat Croatia votes to join EU Yemen president heads to US for treatment Business More Business » Australian homes still among least affordable By business reporter Michael Janda You do not need to tell first home buyers that Australian housing is expensive, but the eighth annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey confirms it. More » Rinehart fortune to soar on Korea deal Access report warns of 'Eurogeddon' Australia running on 3-speed economy Origin seals LNG deal with Chinese oil giant Toyota expected to announce job cuts Share market adrift in early trade Politics More Politics » Access report warns of 'Eurogeddon' By Lexi Metherell and staff The latest outlook from Deloitte Access Economics warns that 2012 could easily bring a deep recession in Europe, pouring cold water on the Treasurer's plans for a budget surplus. More » Gillard accused of tearing up PM contract Broken pokies deal: what's next for Labor? Opposition defends Abbott's asylum comments Wilkie withdraws support over broken pokies deal Sport More Sport » Starc left out of Australian Test team Mitchell Starc has been left out of Australia's team in favour of Nathan Lyon for the Adelaide Test against India after taking four wickets in Perth. More » Murray progresses after Kukushkin withdraws Kvitova advances with Ivanovic scalp Robertson wins snooker Masters Sixers prevail as Hurricanes run out of puff Super Mario sinks Spurs, United downs Arsenal Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Ailing Hawking misses another birthday party British scientist Stephen Hawking was forced to miss a second celebration of his 70th birthday due to illness, organisers said late on Thursday (local time). More » Hacktivists hit back at FBI, Justice Dept World split on ditching leap seconds Darwin's fossils rediscovered in cabinet Mawson's landing marked in Antarctic ceremony Environment More Environment » Activists caught in violent clash with whalers Rotten butter, paint and tear gas have been exchanged in the latest violent confrontation between Japanese whalers and anti-whaling activists in the Antarctic Ocean. More » NSW environment boss quits Rare snow leopard cubs caught on camera Scientists want 'manipulated' Basin plan scrapped Freed activists stand by costly whaling protest 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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