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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 26 Jan, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Top Australians awarded highest accolades Cricketer Ricky Ponting, Wallabies Stirling Morlock and George Smith, and sailor Jessica Watson are some of the highest-profile recipients this year's Australia Day honours. More » Rush to shine arts light on social issues Navy SEALS free hostages in pirate base raid Tragic twist to family's highway deaths Drenched NSW bracing for more rain Melbourne teen killed in Laos tubing accident Tanning salon shot up by Sydney gunman Severe storms forecast to lash Queensland Rain hinders PNG landslide rescue effort Djokovic into Open semis More Analysis » Australians once were worriers but there's blue sky ahead As Australia Day approaches, the great Aussie annual introspection starts. We ask questions about who we are as a nation, how does our history stack up, where are we heading and what our values are. We even have debates about whether we should have Australia Day at all. But as healthy as questioning is, it is important to have a good amount of evidence on side to really get a handle on things. More » Feminism: a shadow of its former self Where to now for pokie reform? No hope for good policy in the ugly year ahead Putting his body on the pipeline The endless, futile war on digital dealing Windschuttle an authority on constitutional law? The dramatic collapse of trust in government The reality of teaching 'in the trenches' Community is dead, now we can get on living Just In More Just In » Rush to shine arts light on social issues Australian of the Year Geoffrey Rush says he will "put an arts perspective" on important social issues such as climate change, asylum seekers, and gay marriage. More » Cruise line owner questioned over fatal wreck Tahrir Square chants still ring, one year on Tanning salon shot up by Sydney gunman Indigenous tent embassy turns 40 Drenched NSW bracing for more rain Melbourne teen killed in Laos tubing accident Severe storms forecast to lash Queensland Top Australians awarded highest accolades Djokovic into Open semis World More World » Navy SEALS free hostages in pirate base raid US Navy SEALS have carried out a daring raid to rescue two aid workers held hostage in Somalia. More » Rain hinders PNG landslide rescue effort 9 dead as bus driver goes on rampage Obama urges tax reform in state of the union Marine escapes jail time over Haditha killings Business More Business » Steady inflation leaves scope for rate cut Consumer prices were unchanged in the December quarter, official inflation figures show, leaving room for the Reserve Bank to ease interest rates at its first meeting of the year. More » Abbott stirs pot with coal seam gas comments Japan posts first trade deficit in 31 years IMF slashes outlook amid recession fears Inflation figures boost share market Australia to follow EU ban on Iranian oil Apple shares soar on record profits Strong dollar takes toll on manufacturing Politics More Politics » Indigenous tent embassy turns 40 By Anna Morozow Indigenous Australians will today mark 40 years since four men sat under a beach umbrella on the lawns of Parliament House and declared it an embassy. More » ASIO seeks to recruit Muslim spies Abbott stirs pot with coal seam gas comments Bank glitch hits Qld Health pay packets Bowen reveals Nauru's $1.7b price tag Sport More Sport » Aussie leaders put India in the shade Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting scored more runs, Australia declared and India's top order failed again in the shadows of stumps. More » As it happened: Fourth Test Day Two Interview: Michael Clarke Djokovic into Open semis Jets, Reds share the spoils in Bathurst Top Australians awarded highest accolades Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Biggest solar storm since 2005 pummels Earth US space weather monitors say a potent solar flare has unleashed the biggest radiation storm since 2005 and could disrupt some satellite communications in the polar regions. More » Ailing Hawking misses another birthday party Hacktivists hit back at FBI, Justice Dept World split on ditching leap seconds Darwin's fossils rediscovered in cabinet Environment More Environment » Abbott stirs pot with coal seam gas comments By Emma Griffiths and George Roberts Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has stirred debate within Opposition ranks, saying a future Coalition government would support coal seam gas extraction "under the right circumstances". More » Chinese medicine threatens Ningaloo manta rays Beached whales head back to sea 22 stranded whales die on NZ beach Activists caught in violent clash with whalers 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. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2011 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters