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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 28 Feb, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Arbib's colleagues say he didn't need to quit Some of Mark Arbib's senior colleagues are disputing that he needed to quit after Labor's leadership row. More » Labor vows to heal the rifts Report warns $10b needed to fix dental health system Cruise ship adrift in ocean after fire Struggling WOW chain seeks new buyer Sydney thieves snatch $1m worth of designer jeans Myths hurting fight against cancer Syrians 'approve new constitution' amid bloodshed Court orders Bashir to serve 15 years Asexual worms could hold key to immortality More Analysis » Labor has one more promise to break By Lewis and Woods As Labor attempts to re-unite after its very public spat there is one more piece of dirty linen that needs to be aired â€" the self-imposed strait-jacket that is the pledge to bring the budget into surplus by 2012. Of course, walking away from the surplus guarantee would inflict more pain on a Government whose leader already suffers credibility deficit issues. But it might just be worth it. More » The NT intervention: undermining equality Messianic expectations of leadership Globe reserved on Greek haircut hopes Gillard and her caucus: sink or swim together Gillard wins over the party room; you are next No-one can smash the ALP Winners and losers of a political history rewritten Labor's feud with the People's Princess Labor in existential peril? Just In More Just In » Arbib's colleagues say he didn't need to quit Some of Mark Arbib's senior colleagues are disputing that he needed to quit after Labor's leadership row. More » Bligh aims to turn campaign focus back on Qld Four on run from youth detention Argentina blocks two British cruise ships Myths hurting fight against cancer Sydney thieves snatch $1m worth of designer jeans Asexual worms could hold key to immortality Struggling WOW chain seeks new buyer Cruise ship adrift in ocean after fire German MPs vote for Greek bailout World More World » Court orders Bashir to serve 15 years Indonesia's top court upheld a 15-year jail term against Islamist militant Abu Bakar Bashir for terrorist acts, reversing an earlier decision to slash the sentence. More » Cruise ship adrift in ocean after fire Syrians 'approve new constitution' amid bloodshed Putin 'assassination plot' foiled by officials Bradley Manning nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Business More Business » Most online sales 'made on domestic sites' By Amy Simmons and staff Just a quarter of online sales were made through international websites last year, a new survey finds, despite some claims that overseas websites are threatening retail in Australia. More » Premier pleased with new Sydney casino plans G20 pressures eurozone on financial firewall Casual work blamed for skills crisis Shares lose ground as miners weigh on market Business urges renewed engagement with PM Rising oil prices see Caltex post $714m loss Gunns blames logging move for $173m loss Politics More Politics » Arbib's colleagues say he didn't need to quit Some of Mark Arbib's senior colleagues are disputing that he needed to quit after Labor's leadership row. More » Mark Arbib resigns from Parliament The drama is over: Gillard Rudd pledges loyalty to Gillard after ballot defeat Rudd camp admits chances are slim Sport More Sport » Clarke wins third Allan Border Medal Australian skipper Michael Clarke has been awarded cricket's top honour, the Allan Border Medal, at a gala night in Melbourne. More » Bennett effect still on show at Dragons Tendulkar trying to avoid Hobart farewell Ricciardo needs a big year England take Twenty20 series Hurrell to make debut for Warriors Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Asexual worms could hold key to immortality Who wants to live forever? Some flatworms do, even if it means no sex. More » Scientists identify steamy 'waterworld' planet Ice age flowers brought back to life We're not naturally nasty, says scientist City of light marks historic space flight Environment More Environment » Research offers glimmer of hope for coral By Amy Simmons Grim forecasts for the world’s dying coral reefs have just become a little brighter with the release of new research from the United States. More » Study to bring Great Barrier Reef into living rooms Greens to seek Murray-Darling inquiry Whalers lose case against Sea Shepherd Government 'stalling' on endangered koalas decision 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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