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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 13 Mar, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Children clubbed to death in Homs massacre By foreign affairs editor Peter Cave and wires Syria's main opposition group calls for urgent military intervention after the discovery of dozens of women and children massacred in the city of Homs. Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions. More » Afghanistan demands public trial for rampage soldier Joyce questioned over Rinehart intervention Art sleuths may have found Da Vinci masterpiece Australian mother's murder trial begins in Canada Labor drops but Gillard noses ahead Fugitive Naden gets hands on gun, ammo Cyclone watch declared for parts of Top End Gaza strikes continue for fourth day War reporter Colvin laid to rest in New York More Analysis » End times for the addictive politics of easy money Our economy is changing, and the changes will be permanent. Wayne Swan says so, Treasury secretary Martin Parkinson says so, and we know it must be serious because even Tony Abbott, whose personal articles of association usually include trenchant rejection of anything uttered by the two gentlemen first mentioned, is in agreement. The era of easy money is over, it's now the responsibility of our leaders to make difficult decisions. Grim news. More » Carr is in, Rudd is out, but nothing much has changed The politics of envy and old-fashioned class warfare Carr's challenge on Tibet ALP's condition terminal? A crisis of social democracy Abortion is not the only choice: a response to Lee Rhiannon Confident in China's economic miracle? Read this Good warlords, bad warlords and the #kony2012 campaign Gillard’s rise a triumph of machine politics over feminism Loyal and critical: a response to The Australian Just In More Just In » Bligh, Newman take 'trust' campaign to regions Both Labor and the Liberal National Party (LNP) are highlighting the issue of trust, as Premier Anna Bligh and her opponent Campbell Newman visit regional Queensland again. More » Bullets narrowly miss 9yo in Sydney drive-by Australian mother's murder trial begins in Canada Prize-winning ozone scientist dies War reporter Colvin laid to rest in New York Joyce questioned over Rinehart intervention Labor drops but Gillard noses ahead Afghanistan demands public trial for rampage soldier Art sleuths may have found Da Vinci masterpiece Gaza strikes continue for fourth day World More World » Children clubbed to death in Homs massacre By foreign affairs editor Peter Cave and wires Syria's main opposition group calls for urgent military intervention after the discovery of dozens of women and children massacred in the city of Homs. Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions. More » Afghanistan demands public trial for rampage soldier Gaza strikes continue for fourth day Witch-hunters War reporter Colvin laid to rest in New York Missing money Business More Business » Union urges assistance for oil refiners The Australian Workers' Union is calling on the Federal Government to assist ethanol producers and oil refiners, saying Australia faces a potential energy crisis if more is not done to assist the domestic industry. More » Rinehart children accuse mother of deceit Push to make Australia Asia's food bowl China posts first trade deficit in 22 years Shares dip as China data spooks investors ASIC won't chase bribery probe into RBA firms Oil rig workers feeling compensation frustration ACCC softening on mergers Politics More Politics » WA Energy Minister defends power merger plan Western Australia's Energy Minister Peter Collier has defended a decision to consider merging the state-owned electricity companies Verve and Synergy. More » Bligh, Gillard launch Qld Labor campaign Gillard, Rudd join Queensland Labor campaign trail Latest poll shows Newman set for defeat Slipper staffer allegedly tosses reporter's phone Sport More Sport » Hayne battling to be fit for Eels Jarryd Hayne will be further assessed by Parramatta's medical staff, as they look to get their superstar full-back back on the field as quickly as possible. More » Holman signs with Aston Villa Illness continues to disrupt Indian Wells ARLC, players' association talk down draft Webber given every chance Bulls give Cutting chance of making final Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Prize-winning ozone scientist dies The American chemistry professor who first discovered that the Earth's ozone layer was being dangerously depleted has died. More » Scientists hope to scoop gene prize pool Success for salt-resistant wheat crop Invisible pollutants foul world's cleanest air Australia's telescope bid in doubt: reports Environment More Environment » New rust disease savages east coast trees By Timothy McDonald A newly arrived tree disease is spreading rapidly along Australia's east coast, and advocacy groups say it should serve as a wake-up call for the Government to overhaul its procedures for halting invasive species. More » Invisible pollutants foul world's cleanest air Smoke blankets SA from Victorian burns Economist backs Greenpeace reef campaign Sea Shepherd declares Japan whaling victory 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. 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