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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 08 Feb, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » St George facing sewage crisis The weary residents of St George in Queensland's southern inland face a new threat this morning, with a damaged weir and contaminated water keeping them from returning to their homes. More » Assad meets with Russians as Syrian slaughter continues Swan v Hockey on economy Venice freezes over Maldives president resigns after police mutiny Bodies of fisherman, teen found off NSW coast NZ-born billionaire eyes large Gunns stake Sports bosses lobby Govt on TV rights Paraglider stuck in tree for 7 hours Sea lion death triggers shark fishery closure More Analysis » Rates, jobs and speedboats: the economy explained The announcement of an interest rate decision by the Reserve Bank always brings with it a moment of wonder: how is it going to affect people in the real world ... because interest rates on their own don't tell us much about the economy. And how are things in the economy? Well, since you asked ... More » Farmers feeling the squeeze of marketplace realities Printing a 3D world: bigger than the internet Australia: owned and operated by the USA and China Our banks: too big to fail, too few to be competitive Two-term president Obama might just be Protecting our children: positive discipline, not smacking Politics without policy: the age of unbelief Media failure Labor, not the media, responsible for party woes Just In More Just In » California gay marriage ban 'unconstitutional' A US appeals court has found California's gay marriage ban unconstitutional, in a case that is likely to lead to a showdown on the issue in the US Supreme Court. More » Devastated Mitchell residents continue flood clean-up Bodies of fisherman, teen found off NSW coast Sea lion death triggers shark fishery closure Greeks burn German flag in austerity protest Wolves scavenge as Italians take shelter from biting cold Paraglider stuck in tree for 7 hours Contador maintains innocence, considers appeal Tigers attack tourist bus in China Swan v Hockey on economy World More World » Venice freezes over Venice's lagoon and canals have frozen over during an early February cold snap which has claimed hundreds of lives and caused travel chaos across Europe. More » Assad meets with Russians as Syrian slaughter continues Maldives president resigns after police mutiny Search for survivors after Philippines quake PNG court to map out political solution Business More Business » Reserve Bank leaves rates on hold The Reserve Bank has left interest rates unchanged to keep the official cash rate at 4.25 per cent, defying most economists' expectations. More » Xstrata, Glencore agree on $90bn merger NAB posts profit, vows lowest interest rate Swan seizes on Robb surplus comments Greens warn off Gunns investors Politics More Politics » PNG court to map out political solution By PNG correspondent Liam Fox Papua New Guinea's supreme court will announce on Wednesday how it will proceed with the cases stemming from the country's political turmoil. More » Date set for former premier Burke's new trial Gillard returns fire to Abbott's Dirty Harry jibe Swan seizes on Robb surplus comments Locals begin clean-up in flood-ravaged Mitchell Sport More Sport » Contador maintains innocence, considers appeal Alberto Contador is considering appealing against the two-year ban he was handed for failing a dope test during his victorious 2010 Tour de France campaign. More » Sports bosses lobby Govt on TV rights Rafter impressed by Hewitt's form Rugby league commission finally ready Cooper guides Redbacks to victory No money for McKay, say Roar Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Lovelorn Jurassic cricket chirps again The call of a Jurassic-era cricket was simple, pure and capable of travelling long distances in the night, said scientists who reconstructed the creature's love song from a 165 million-year-old fossil. More » Elephants could prevent bushfires: expert Facebook update to unearth old posts Gingrich promises to shoot for the Moon Biggest solar storm since 2005 pummels Earth Environment More Environment » Sea lion death triggers shark fishery closure By Tim Jeanes A shark fishery off South Australia has become the first area to be closed under new rules aimed at protecting australian sea lions. The rules force closures once a trigger point is reached - in this case, only one death was needed to close Zone A, west of Fowlers Bay. More » Toolangi logging threatens rare possum, court told Critically endangered parrot on brink of extinction Concerns over cost-cutting at new ABC HQ US Navy plans 'Great Green' biofuels fleet 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. 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