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NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 18 Mar, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Jones loses crown but books history Leisel Jones will put her hand up to carry the Australian flag in London after qualifying for a record fourth Olympics. More » Poll shows LNP set for landslide win Blasts bring death to heart of Damascus Julian Assange to run for Senate Cyclone hammers small WA community Survivors reject Queensland flood inquiry Uganda scathing of Kony 2012 video Gaddafi spymaster arrested in Mauritania Student guilty in gay cyber-bullying case Einstein vindicated as neutrinos obey speed limit More Analysis » Then take away the tax cut you first thought of... Okay here goes... On the very remote off-chance that there is anyone out there who has found this week's back-and-forth about company tax utterly bewildering, I thought it might be useful to conclude the week with a brisk, no-nonsense recap of what's what, and who's up whom, company tax-wise. Here's how it works... More » The Coalition must up the anti Remote at the top: strange days in our universities Big name cynicism The unedifying spectacle of the Future Fund stoush Waiting for God: an ultimate power Democracy is on the verge of unravelling Ideology of the marketplace underpins school "reforms" 'Others': the vote that dare not speak a name Future Fund not for Costello Just In More Just In » Poll shows LNP set for landslide win A new opinion poll shows the LNP is still heading for a landslide win in next weekend's Queensland election, with the Labor party failing to make up any ground since the start of its election campaign. More » Uganda scathing of Kony 2012 video Cyclone hammers small WA community Egypt's Coptic Pope dies Gaddafi spymaster arrested in Mauritania Student guilty in gay cyber-bullying case Nazi death camp guard Demjanjuk dead at 91 Cape York tropical low could turn into cyclone Crows come good in preseason final Jones loses crown but books history World More World » Baby's death shines spotlight on human trafficking By Monique Ross The death of a battered two-year-old girl in India has thrust human trafficking in the country into the spotlight. More » Gaddafi spymaster arrested in Mauritania Blasts bring death to heart of Damascus Nazi death camp guard Demjanjuk dead at 91 Polls close in East Timor presidential election Business More Business » Unions, business renew wage claim battle By Simon Santow and staff Unions are urging Fair Work Australia to close the gap between low-income earners and the rest of the workforce but businesses have called for caution in the annual wage review. More » Global stocks gain as rally holds Rio Tinto concerned by mine restrictions Report finds 118,000 retail jobs to go Minchin backs Gonski over Future Fund 'shemozzle' Newspapers' demise sparks media monopoly fears IMF approves Greek bailout loan Global payment system to block Iranian banks Politics More Politics » Margaret Whitlam remembered as trailblazer first lady Margaret Whitlam has been remembered for revolutionising the role of Australia's 'first lady' and holding forth as an activist for women's rights, the arts and the environment. More » Margaret Whitlam dies Minchin backs Gonski over Future Fund 'shemozzle' Adults only, after SA Minister took daughter abroad PNG sanctions threat a 'gross overreaction' Sport More Sport » Reds lose unbeaten record Defending Super Rugby champions Queensland suffered key injuries and its first loss of the season as the Sharks hit back to win 27-22 in Durban. More » FA Cup game abandoned after Muamba collapses Wales sweep to grand slam with win over France Jones loses crown but books history Force stun lacklustre Waratahs Crows come good in preseason final Fighting Bulls helped by the elements Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Sex-starved flies hit the bottle Frustrated male fruit flies whose sexual advances are rejected by females turn to alcohol to drown their sorrows, scientists say. More » Scientists fear climate confusion after wet summer Atmospheric CO2 levels hit 800,000-year high: CSIRO Study finds eye problems common for astronauts Prize-winning ozone scientist dies Environment More Environment » Native American tribe allowed to kill bald eagles The US Fish and Wildlife Service has approved a first-time permit allowing a Native American tribe in Wyoming to kill two bald eagles in a centuries-old religious ceremony once outlawed by the federal bureau of Indian affairs. More » Floodwaters filling remote Lake Eyre again Scientists fear climate confusion after wet summer Storms let oil sludge reach wetlands Toxic sludge risk after Adelaide oil blaze 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. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2011 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters