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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 12 Apr, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » North Korea may launch rocket today By North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy, wires The countdown is on to a North Korea rocket launch which has prompted fresh fears of a nuclear arms race. More » Bikie charged over Sydney strip club shooting Perth woman killed in police pursuit Unemployment rate steadies at 5.2pc Syrian regime promises to honour ceasefire Town fears mass exodus after mine closure Man jumps to death after Perth hotel siege River search for body of Naden's cousin Missing man's bones 'may have been found' Thousands queue for 'hugging saint' More Analysis » Quality teaching neglected in relentless funding focus The Prime Minister's long-awaited school funding reforms outlined in the Gonski Review have been quietly shelved. Julia Gillard now has the opportunity to go back to the drawing board and do what she should have done at the outset: tweak the current funding model and then focus attention on quality teaching. Money is important, but it is not decisive in lifting outcomes and does not explain inequities in our schooling nor falling standards generally. More » Media regulator likelier thanks to its harshest critic Preparation makes the difference in natural disasters Vulnerable families foot bill for payday loan inaction Stockpile your pantyhose: the class war is coming Discrimination isn't always such a bad thing We should demand politicians reconsider 'war on drugs' Disaster recovery: slow and steady beats quick and easy Ian Kiernan misinformed on fish Without God there can be no good Just In More Just In » Dance floor killer given life sentence A Brisbane court has handed a 21-year-old man a life sentence over a dance floor murder committed three years ago. More » Report claims ASIO spying on coal protesters Super fund inquiry sees performance targeted Killer Manson refused parole for 12th time Bikie charged over Sydney strip club shooting Perth woman killed in police pursuit Father of three wins major art prize Town fears mass exodus after mine closure $300+ power price pain to hit NSW customers Council threatens to confiscate pet sheep World More World » North Korea may launch rocket today By North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy, wires The countdown is on to a North Korea rocket launch which has prompted fresh fears of a nuclear arms race. More » Shooter charged over death of US teen Syrian regime promises to honour ceasefire People return home as tsunami threat ends Killer Manson refused parole for 12th time Business More Business » Unemployment rate steadies at 5.2pc Australia's unemployment rate steadied at 5.2 per cent in March as thousands of full-time and part-time jobs were created and more job seekers looked for work. More » Budget surplus 'threatens credit rating' Super fund inquiry sees performance targeted Town fears mass exodus after mine closure Weak advertising sees Ten profits slide US sues Apple, publishers over e-book pricing UNICEF urges Australia not to break aid promise World shares rebound after string of losses Politics More Politics » Former MP Duncan Kerr appointed as federal judge The Federal Government has appointed former Labor frontbencher Duncan Kerr as a Federal Court judge and president of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. More » Chief warns against cutting troops after Afghan war Chinese group 'didn't understand' asylum detention ADF monitors US jet crash probe UNICEF urges Australia not to break aid promise Sport More Sport » Jamison back for Blues Carlton coach Brett Ratten has declared defender Michael Jamison a certain starter for Friday night's clash against Collingwood. More » Aussies scramble to improbable win NBL grand final preview: Breakers v Wildcats Roar play down Berisha's absence Brumbies make six changes for Rebels Wallace to miss Raiders clash Science and Technology More Science and Technology » North Korea may launch rocket today By North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy, wires The countdown is on to a North Korea rocket launch which has prompted fresh fears of a nuclear arms race. More » Swine flu drug may be 'no better than aspirin' Scientists tinker with mango season Anonymous launches hacking attack on China Future looks good for bionic eye prototype Environment More Environment » Wine region push for sustainable production By Tom Nightingale Wine grape growers just south of Adelaide are keen to brand an entire region as environmentally sustainable and socially responsible. More » Murray campaigners hope for water compromise Rising power prices prompt calls for overhaul Coastguard sinks tsunami ghost ship Report puts value on Murray-Darling draft 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