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NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 03 Feb, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Towns evacuate as floods reach peak Residents in northern New South Wales and Queensland's southern inland are preparing for record floods as thousands are forced to evacuate their homes. More » Rinehart loses suppression order bid Bad weather frustrates PNG ferry rescue 'Conquistador' Prince William sent to the Falklands Heads roll over Egypt soccer carnage Bikie to face bedside hearing of drug charges Dam engineer accused of fabricating flood report Clive Palmer considers turning media mogul Assange awaits Supreme Court verdict Shallow 6.9 quake hits off Vanuatu More Analysis » Uninspired parties stick to the status quo Only twice since the Menzies era have the same two leaders of the major parties gone head-to-head at consecutive Australian federal elections. Re-runs are very much the exception rather than the rule. So how is it that right now the major parties are on track to put up the same two candidates that failed to flatter in the 2010 election, failed to win a majority in their own right, and have been returning abysmal personal ratings ever since? More » Sacrifices in vain on the Afghanistan war path Gambling industry are no dopes Depression is an illness, not a life choice Monkton's push for an Australia Fox News Have the dark arts of spin outflanked the fourth estate? Judging Australia's worst prime minister The Assange case means we are all suspects now The Ultimate Fighter, priest-style: piety and religious vice Will the elephant in the room please come to the table? Just In More Just In » Police identify suspect in missing teen cold case Melbourne detectives have made a breakthrough in solving the murder of a 13-year-old girl who has been missing since 1992. Police have now confirmed they have a suspect. More » Bikie to face bedside hearing of drug charges Assange awaits Supreme Court verdict Pakistan PM to face contempt charges Bad weather frustrates PNG ferry rescue 'Conquistador' Prince William sent to the Falklands Towns evacuate as floods reach peak Clive Palmer considers turning media mogul Breakthrough discovery in deadly pregnancy condition Shallow 6.9 quake hits off Vanuatu World More World » Bad weather frustrates PNG ferry rescue PNG correspondent Liam Fox and staff Scores of people are still missing after a ferry sank off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea yesterday. More » Heads roll over Egypt soccer carnage 'Conquistador' Prince William sent to the Falklands Assange awaits Supreme Court verdict Fight to end Japan's dolphin slaughter ritual Business More Business » Hundreds of jobs to go at Westpac By Sue Lannin and staff The Finance Sector Union claims that 560 jobs are set to go at Westpac Bank, with 150 of those roles going offshore. More » Qantas announces carbon tax surcharge Facebook to go public in billion-dollar float Food prices to keep falling: Coles Government urged to ditch surplus to protect jobs Shares jump on global manufacturing growth Holden announces Adelaide job cuts Fraser rejects 'baseless' Palmer claims Politics More Politics » Pakistan PM to face contempt charges By Richard Lindell, wires Pakistan's Supreme Court has confirmed it will charge the country's prime minister with contempt of court, in a move that could bring down the government. More » Dam engineer accused of fabricating flood report PNG leader suspends chief justice US signals 2013 end to Afghan mission Bligh hails 'gutsy' north Qld on Yasi anniversary Sport More Sport » Haddin not feeling the pressure Under-siege wicketkeeper Brad Haddin denies he has got a point to prove when he captains the PM's XI against Sri Lanka in Canberra. More » South Koreans on top at Ladies Masters Hussey backs Warner's switch-hit Buckley backs Krakouer's preseason Run feast continues for Bushranger Quiney Breakers go top with Wildcats win Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Elephants could prevent bushfires: expert By Science Online's Anna Salleh, and staff Australia could introduce large herbivores such as elephants as part of a radical biological solution to the problem of bushfires and invasive species, says one expert. More » Facebook update to unearth old posts Gingrich promises to shoot for the Moon Biggest solar storm since 2005 pummels Earth Ailing Hawking misses another birthday party Environment More Environment » Concerns over cost-cutting at new ABC HQ Environmental consultants employed on the ABC's new Queensland headquarters in Brisbane temporarily resigned over concerns that key environmental health measures had been dumped in order to save money, leaked documents have revealed. 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