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NewsMail Morning Edition Mon 26 Mar, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Newman promises to rule Queensland with dignity Campbell Newman will be sworn in as Queensland's new premier today, in the wake of the LNP's massive victory in Saturday's state election. More » Man shot dead by police in Sydney shopping centre Gillard in South Korea for nuclear summit Suu Kyi cancels campaign travel after falling ill Cameron pledges inquiry on cash for access claim Reef search resumes for missing French tourist Chinese company shut out from NBN tendering Australia to give $1 million to Angkor temples Dick Cheney gets heart transplant Gunman's brother charged over French killing spree More Analysis » Bligh's defeat will not taint 'can do' Gillard 'Holy Mother of God': those were my thoughts when I turned on the Queensland election coverage.  But why? It wasn't the 'NSW disease' that did it for Anna Bligh. Kevin Rudd's quixotic grab for power didn't help. It was the failure to explain privatisations that did the real damage. A state thing... in Queensland as it was in NSW. More » In the race to the bottom, someone comes out on top Devils in the detail of pokie reforms Europe's unfair austerity This one's for the Outcasts Frontline in the Ashgrove gender wars US not furthering their interests in Africa? Don't be naive Universe's magnificence without the narcissistic supernaturalism Keep Safe controversy: Bravehearts should heed parent concerns Superannuation in the news for all the wrong reasons Just In More Just In » Pitt considers bid for Labor leadership By Lauren Day The only surviving Labor MP north of Mackay, Curtis Pitt, is not ruling out a tilt at the party's Queensland leadership after its 'disastrous' election loss. More » Reef search resumes for missing French tourist Gunman's brother charged over French killing spree Australia to give $1 million to Angkor temples Chinese company shut out from NBN tendering Cameron pledges inquiry on cash for access claim Gillard in South Korea for nuclear summit Dick Cheney gets heart transplant Obama chides North Korea ahead of nuclear talks Suu Kyi cancels campaign travel after falling ill World More World » Cameron pledges inquiry on cash for access claim By correspondent Lisa Millar, wires British PM David Cameron has pledged a full inquiry into claims a senior member of his party offered access to him in return for political donations. More » Gillard in South Korea for nuclear summit Gunman's brother charged over French killing spree Compensation paid to massacre victims' families Suu Kyi cancels campaign travel after falling ill Business More Business » Three to vie for top World Bank job The World Bank has announced three candidates to succeed outgoing president Robert Zoellick in the first challenge to the US monopoly over the top job. More » GE chairman praises 'gutsy' carbon tax Qantas seeks compensation over wing cracks Reserve Bank out of touch: Lew Air Australia placed into liquidation Forrest slams Swan over mining tax 'war' Shares fizzle amid China slowdown fears Politics More Politics » Obama chides North Korea ahead of nuclear talks US president Barack Obama says North Korea could face further sanctions if it goes ahead with plans to launch a rocket next month. More » Newman promises to rule Queensland with dignity Governor-General begins Pacific tour Bligh resigns after election wipe-out Bligh must make way for new leader, says Beattie Sport More Sport » Storm set to give Cronk signing deadline Melbourne is considering imposing a contract deadline on star half-back Cooper Cronk. More » Roar young guns bury Gold Coast Evans triumphs in Criterium International Newcastle continues European push Red-hot Storm blow away Roosters Alonso wins Malaysian GP nail-biter Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Travelling gnome answers weighty question Physicists looking at anomalies in Earth's gravity have taken a garden gnome around the world and weighed it at locations as remote as the South Pole. More » Megafauna collapse led to mega vegetation changes Zoo investigates mystery rhino deaths Obama slams Iran's 'electronic curtain' of censorship New entrepreneurs playing games to make living Environment More Environment » Trump sons in trouble over Zimbabwe hunt A Zimbabwean conservation group says it is investigating whether a hunting trip by United States property magnate Donald Trump's sons was legal, after photos of their trophies sparked outrage online. More » In pictures: Paul Lockyer's Lake Eyre book released Amazon wilds opened to armchair explorers Australian PlantBank to safeguard diversity Fencing to help protect outback Lake Eyre 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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