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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 09 Feb, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Russia reaches ancient Antarctic lake Russian scientists in Antarctica drill through nearly 4km of ice to reach a vast freshwater lake that has lain untouched for at least 14 million years. More » Australian SAS 'integral' to secret Iraqi prisons Murderer laughs at 20-year sentence Hospital staff blamed for killer's escape Queensland flood clean-up gathers pace Union vows 'fight to the death' to save Alcoa jobs Govt defends billion-dollar detention contract Women attack camera crew filming at Todd River Prince Harry is top gun in Apache course Court asked to reverse $1,000 sale of home More Analysis » Slipper plays the part in a tough parliamentary theatre Peter Slipper's term as Speaker is already shaping up as one of the most genuinely diverting cameos in Australia's parliamentary history. Without a friend and without a future in parliament beyond the next election, Mr Speaker looks determined to be noticed during his limited tenure. In the first active days in his post he has revived traditions not seen for decades and seems hell bent on positioning the Canberra version of the Westminster system somewhere between Charles I and Louis XIV. More » Seeing the Wood for the Rineharts: that's diversity Should protection of journalists' sources be sacred? The precariat is you and me Erase cheats from winning records We'll huff, we'll puff, we'll blow the budget into surplus Curses, Camelot and that fickle notion of consent The rise of cloud computing: adapt or fail Treasury: the T-Rex in the Australian public service tar pit RBA's solid case for leaving rates on hold Just In More Just In » Russia reaches ancient Antarctic lake Russian scientists in Antarctica drill through nearly 4km of ice to reach a vast freshwater lake that has lain untouched for at least 14 million years. More » Reward offered to solve 1970s murder mystery Court asked to reverse $1,000 sale of home Women attack camera crew filming at Todd River Hospital staff blamed for killer's escape Euro ministers to meet as Greece nears deal Former Liberal leader won't rule out challenge Smith outlines complaints by Afghan detainees Man acquitted of molesting stepdaughter Prince Harry is top gun in Apache course World More World » Video gallery: Life and death in Homs View a collection of 12 videos that provide a glimpse into the situation in the Syrian city of Homs, where scores of people have died in am ongoing five-day assault by regime forces. More » Death and terror as Syrian army batters Homs Violence in Maldives after president forced out Prince Harry is top gun in Apache course Australian SAS 'integral' to secret Iraqi prisons Business More Business » Union vows 'fight to the death' to save Alcoa jobs The fate of hundreds of jobs hangs in the balance today amid fears that the high dollar is throttling Australia's manufacturing industry. More » Euro ministers to meet as Greece nears deal Telstra profits jump, shares fall News Corp quarterly profits surge Researchers start Australian software database Shares subdued as investors eye profits, Greece Backlash claims set off Gunns investment row World shares steady with Greek deal imminent Politics More Politics » Former Liberal leader won't rule out challenge Former South Australian Liberal leader Martin Hamilton-Smith is not ruling out a challenge for the leadership. More » Govt defends billion-dollar detention contract St George flood evacuees wait anxiously in Dalby Dam operator drops dirty tricks complaint Court maps out path to PNG solution Sport More Sport » Hooker facing crisis of confidence Reigning Olympic pole vault champion Steve Hooker says he has lost his confidence six months out from the London Games. More » Capello quits as England manager Hewitt to open China tie Kemp and Lewis share the lead at Royal Melbourne Roar owners open Indonesian academy Crows keep van Berlo, promote young guns Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Russia reaches ancient Antarctic lake Russian scientists in Antarctica drill through nearly 4km of ice to reach a vast freshwater lake that has lain untouched for at least 14 million years. More » Lovelorn Jurassic cricket chirps again Elephants could prevent bushfires: expert Facebook update to unearth old posts Gingrich promises to shoot for the Moon Environment More Environment » Academic sets sights on eco-label loopholes There are calls for Australia to toughen up its regulation of environmental labelling to ensure consumers are getting clear information about the products they buy. More » Sea lion death triggers shark fishery closure Toolangi logging threatens rare possum, court told Critically endangered parrot on brink of extinction Concerns over cost-cutting at new ABC HQ 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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