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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 18 Jan, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Coast guards ordered captain back to sinking ship By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown, wires Dramatic audio has been released of frenzied exchanges between the Italian coast guard and the captain of the stricken cruise ship which sunk off the coast of Tuscany. More » Clubs confident of watered down pokies pact Wikipedia to go dark in piracy protest Hewitt to face Roddick after Open fight WA Opposition Leader set to quit Indonesian soldiers linked to people smugglers Tourist dies on reef snorkelling trip Mubarak's defence challenges death penalty call 'Drug-resistant TB' found in Mumbai slums Relative of cruise ship passenger 'survived Titanic' More Analysis » Tea Party is losing its steam CNBC's Rick Santelli's one act of broadcast petulance sparked a viral grass roots movement that captivated parts of the Republican right and swept through those febrile, anxiety tinged, partisan corners of cable TV and the internet faster than Sarah Palin can drop a moose. But three years on it seems the steam is starting to come off the party. Ironically, an Obama victory might be the one thing that would bring back the steam and keep the Tea Party alive. More » Phelps v Court: a shameless exercise in moral panic Indefinite detention backflip encapsulates Obama's first term The narcissism of modern sport The Promise: controversy rages, understanding lost Car makers cling to subsidies of old Romney on a roll Stuck in reverse: Labor and the auto industry Real Australians rule the Lucky Country myth Filtering public debate in Australia Just In More Just In » Greece to rent out ancient sites In a move bound to leave many Greeks and scholars aghast, Greece will open up some of the debt-stricken country's most-cherished archaeological sites to advertising firms and other ventures. More » Abattoir accused of pig cruelty wants to reopen More Chinese in cities than countryside Orica reports mercury leak from Sydney site Relative of cruise ship passenger 'survived Titanic' Rubble-filled truck kills 26 in Haiti 'Drug-resistant TB' found in Mumbai slums Volunteer organisations warn of OHS burden Clubs confident of watered down pokies pact Coast guards ordered captain back to sinking ship World More World » Coast guards ordered captain back to sinking ship By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown, wires Dramatic audio has been released of frenzied exchanges between the Italian coast guard and the captain of the stricken cruise ship which sunk off the coast of Tuscany. More » Indonesian soldiers linked to people smugglers Romney largely unscathed from debate attacks Mubarak's defence challenges death penalty call UK condemns West Bank settlements as 'vandalism' Business More Business » Iron ore heavyweights post record results By Alicia Barry Solid economic growth and strong demand in China helped mining heavyweights post record iron ore production results last quarter. More » Chinese GDP growth beats expectations Buyers defy downgrade at French bond sale Local shares jump on China growth figures Growth in lending hits 'abrupt halt' Gillard concerned by mining lockout claims Thousands of bank jobs to be scrapped: UBS Politics More Politics » Clubs confident of watered down pokies pact By Lexi Metherell Clubs are increasingly confident the pokies reform deal between Andrew Wilkie and the Government will be watered down. More » UK condemns West Bank settlements as 'vandalism' Wilkie woos Crook on pokies Court again asked to decide PNG deadlock Wilkie in talks to keep pokies reforms alive Sport More Sport » Hewitt to face Roddick after Open fight Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt has set up a second round showdown with Andy Roddick after starting his record 16th consecutive Australian Open with a typically gutsy win. More » Stosur shattered by early Open demise Rusty Serena returns victorious Welcome to the big league Starc preparing to be unlucky quick Heat keep alive Big Bash hopes Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Greece to rent out ancient sites In a move bound to leave many Greeks and scholars aghast, Greece will open up some of the debt-stricken country's most-cherished archaeological sites to advertising firms and other ventures. More » Darwin's fossils rediscovered in cabinet Mawson's landing marked in Antarctic ceremony Phobos-Grunt probe 'crashes in Pacific' Confusion over where Russian probe will land Environment More Environment » Freed activists stand by costly whaling protest Two protesters who boarded a Japanese whaling ship tell triple j's Hack program that they do not think the cost of their rescue is too much for taxpayers. More » Seal death mystery could stay unsolved Gillard defends new forest deal Japan hands over Australian whaling activists CSG company failed to report saline spill 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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