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NewsMail Morning Edition Mon 30 Jan, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Top bikie's son dead after double shooting A top Comanchero bikie's son is dead and his father is fighting for life after a shooting in Adelaide's north last night. More » Warrior Djokovic hails greatest win War of words over protest fiasco Syrian forces fight for control of Damascus suburbs NSW flooding threat moves inland Man falls from detention centre fence WA fire threatening homes downgraded Eerie scenes inside Costa Concordia Israel plans Med-to-Red Sea rail link Space team finds 11 new planetary systems More Analysis » Aussie Day 'riot': perspective and balance hard to find The Australia Day protests as reported by the media and reacted to by many commentators is a lurid parody of what actually happened. Perspective and balance are hard to find. One would wish the media and politicians would be more capable of monitoring and managing their own gut reactions. We are foolish to tolerate such immaturity, in our so-called leaders and in ourselves. Here is a good lesson in the need for Australians, all of us, to grow up, and to face up to some hard truths, and some hard choices. More » The Great Southern Province of China: Part I Unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions The tale of the redhead and the rug salesman Legal deception Friends in high places The Royal Women's Hospital's apology is long over due The world war on democracy Embracing those golden moments of understanding A day for celebration, not a day to dwell Just In More Just In » Qantas plane makes emergency landing By Lisa Kingsberry and Chrissy Arthur A Qantas jet has made an emergency landing in Mount Isa in north-west Queensland with more than 160 passengers on board. More » Police silent on brawl link to AFL's Scotland Afghanistan seeks direct talks with Taliban Drenched Queensland braces for more rain Man falls from detention centre fence Suu Kyi welcomed on campaign trail Somare supporters 'still have firepower' WA fire threatening homes downgraded Warrior Djokovic hails greatest win Israel plans Med-to-Red Sea rail link World More World » Syrian forces fight for control of Damascus suburbs Peter Cave and wires Scores of people died as the Syrian army engaged in heavy fighting with rebel forces in the suburbs of the capital Damascus and elsewhere across the country, rights groups said. More » Cain endorses Gingrich for US president PNG police charge man behind mutiny Police arrest Sun tabloid staff, police officer At least 26 killed in Peru drug rehab fire Business More Business » Australian miner's permit revoked over protests Indonesia has revoked a gold mining exploration permit granted to an Australian miner following a series of violent protests against the project left two dead last month. The decision came after thousands of people demonstrated on Thursday on Sumbawa Island, near the popular tourist destination of Bali. More » Germany wants EU control of Greek budget Spain jobless rate soars to 17-year high Fitch cuts ratings of five eurozone countries Woodside denies Browse LNG equity fire sale Politics More Politics » Windsor welcomes mining committee Independent MP Tony Windsor has described the interim appointments to a scientific committee that will advise on new mining and coal seam gas projects as a good "first step". More » Syrian violence soars as UN mulls action More staff changes in Baillieu office Thomson Fair Work probe nears conclusion Somare silent on failed PNG mutiny Sport More Sport » Warrior Djokovic hails greatest win Novak Djokovic savoured the greatest win of his career, despite being left with "outrageous" pain in his record Australian Open final victory. More » Nadal 'happy' with Open defeat Thorpe makes progress on comeback trail Gunners trump Villa Woods fails to win in Abu Dhabi Glory crush disappointing Reds Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Gingrich promises to shoot for the Moon US presidential contender Newt Gingrich has called for a base on the Moon, as the Republican nomination race prepares for a vote in Florida next week. More » Biggest solar storm since 2005 pummels Earth Ailing Hawking misses another birthday party Hacktivists hit back at FBI, Justice Dept World split on ditching leap seconds Environment More Environment » Australian miner's permit revoked over protests Indonesia has revoked a gold mining exploration permit granted to an Australian miner following a series of violent protests against the project left two dead last month. The decision came after thousands of people demonstrated on Thursday on Sumbawa Island, near the popular tourist destination of Bali. More » Abbott stirs pot with coal seam gas comments Chinese medicine threatens Ningaloo manta rays Beached whales head back to sea 22 stranded whales die on NZ beach About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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