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NewsMail Morning Edition Mon 13 Feb, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Greek protesters, police clash as MPs debate austerity plan Chaos reigned on the streets of Athens this morning, with buildings on fire after thousands of protesters battled riot police as MPs debated savage spending cuts aimed at staving off national bankruptcy. More » Music world stunned at Whitney Houston's death Abbott preferred as economic manager: poll Australian pair die in Namibia road crash Syrian observer chief quits as Arab ministers meet Dhoni leads India to victory Gabe Watson's US trial to start today Two gay marriage bills to enter Parliament Gun crimes spark nationwide crackdown L-plater charged over Sydney boy's death More Analysis » Taking the indolent for a ride There has been talk about raising the dole. As someone living off Newstart Allowance this would benefit me personally. The dole trumps minimum wage. But lowering it will hurt those that are not abusing it. We agree that we don't want "dole bludgers". But we also agree that someone who recently lost their job needs some subsistence while they look for work. We seem to have no choice, but to take the indolent for a ride. More » Syria: where medicine is used as a weapon of persecution All gore: an inconvenient truth A time to be bold The (bow)ties that bind: Slipper's $2.4b payback Atheism and growing up Islam should not be tarnished by honour killings Australia's faraway focus on foreign affairs Disappearing jobs at Sydney University Slow to warm up to a woman in the Lodge Just In More Just In » Family devastated by Whitney Houston's death Whitney Houston's family say they are devastated by the "unimaginable tragedy" of the singer's death at the age of 48. More » Man accused over Bali bombing to face court Murdoch flying into Sun storm in Britain New laws loaded to tackle NSW gun crime Liverpool fumes despite Suarez apology Combet to meet Alcoa workers Abbott preferred as economic manager: poll Two gay marriage bills to enter Parliament Gabe Watson's US trial to start today Greek protesters, police clash as MPs debate austerity plan World More World » Greek protesters, police clash as MPs debate austerity plan Chaos reigned on the streets of Athens this morning, with buildings on fire after thousands of protesters battled riot police as MPs debated savage spending cuts aimed at staving off national bankruptcy. More » Murdoch flying into Sun storm in Britain Man accused over Bali bombing to face court Syrian observer chief quits as Arab ministers meet Australian journalist arrested in Egypt Business More Business » Orica faces long PR recovery from chemical leak By Brendan King for Background Briefing Orica faces an uphill battle to get the community back onside, six months after a chemical leak at its Newcastle ammonia plant. More » Greek PM gives final warning ahead of vote Rio Tinto loses appeal on worker agreements Greg Combet joins Insiders Banks tipped to follow ANZ on rates hike Politics More Politics » Abbott preferred as economic manager: poll Julia Gillard's plan to fight the Opposition on economic policy suffers a blow as the latest Newspoll shows Tony Abbott overtaking her on economic credibility. More » Two gay marriage bills to enter Parliament Syrian observer chief quits as Arab ministers meet Union boss receives Australia Day hate mail Orica faces long PR recovery from chemical leak Sport More Sport » Clarke to have scans on leg injury Australian captain Michael Clarke will have scans on an injured hamstring on Monday which could force selectors to return to Ricky Ponting as captain. More » Heat retain ABL title Liverpool fumes despite Suarez apology Bennett delighted with Buderus' return Korda wins women's Australian Open Kerber upstages Bartoli in Paris 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 » Hundreds of dead dolphins wash ashore At least 264 dead bottlenose dolphins have washed ashore over the past three days on Peru's northern coast, officials said, as they seek to discover what killed the marine animals. More » US approves first nuclear plant in decades Rabbit numbers soar to pre-calicivirus levels Academic sets sights on eco-label loopholes Sea lion death triggers shark fishery closure 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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