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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 17 Apr, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Gillard to bring troops home early Prime Minister Julia Gillard is expected to announce today that Australian troops will be coming home from Afghanistan a year earlier than planned. More » Breivik defiant as Norway massacre trial opens Qld minister quits over alleged car licence bungle Spate of overnight shootings across Sydney Plain packaging challenge heads to High Court Union slams Toyota sacking 'humiliation' Whistleblower lifts lid on Star Casino culture Stripper nuns danced for Berlusconi, trial told UN tightens N Korea sanctions over rocket launch Doctors fight to save life of six-legged baby More Analysis » Get ready for a taxing, not axing, budget This year's budget will be more about politics than economics. That is not my prediction. It is what the PM's office has been privately saying for weeks. To reach a surplus Wayne Swan will need to cut spending and increase revenue - tricky accounting dodges will not be enough this year. But despite my expectation that there will be some cuts in programs like foreign aid, my prediction is that a key part of the budget will be increased taxes. More » Milne's ascension is good for electricity consumers Interns toil for free, but they shouldn't toil in vain Canberra bashing as tired as NZ sheep jokes Newman the latest convert to parochial populism Pokies largesse is more propaganda than reality Abbott's gay sister used to excuse his prejudice Atheism and religion should stop fighting and start talking Collingwood a shadow of its former self The RBA has been left unscrutinised for too long Just In More Just In » Taur Matan Ruak set to win Timor election By Sara Everingham in Dili Provisional results in East Timor's presidential election show former military chief Taur Matan Ruak is almost certain to win. More » Israel army officer struck peace activist in face Former premier on path to Anglican ministry Cardboard cathedral to be built in Christchurch Spate of overnight shootings across Sydney Fierce clashes as observers begin work in Syria World Bank picks Jim Yong Kim as president Karzai accuses NATO of failure over attacks Doctors fight to save life of six-legged baby Australia on top in second Test World More World » Breivik defiant as Norway massacre trial opens Anders Behring Breivik - on trial for killing 77 people in twin attacks in Norway last year - cried as the court viewed a film he released on the day of the attacks. More » Karzai accuses NATO of failure over attacks Stripper nuns danced for Berlusconi, trial told Fierce clashes as observers begin work in Syria UN tightens N Korea sanctions over rocket launch Taur Matan Ruak set to win Timor election Business More Business » Greens will not budge on tax cuts: Milne By Sabra Lane and staff New Greens leader Christine Milne has put the Federal Government on notice that her party will not support corporate tax cuts for big business. More » Union slams Toyota sacking 'humiliation' Holden to develop cars for China Apple, ACCC lock horns over iPad name Union tells BHP to 'use or lose' mothballed mine China loosens grip on its currency Shares waver as China growth fears weigh Vodafone to offer fixed-line services Google fined for blocking data probe Politics More Politics » Former premier on path to Anglican ministry Former South Australian premier Lynn Arnold may soon become a minister in the Anglican Church. More » Gillard to bring troops home early Plain packaging challenge heads to High Court Newman delays Qld budget by three months SA Premier demands 71 Murray plan improvements Sport More Sport » Australia on top in second Test Australia's bowlers took three quick wickets late on day two, after Mike Hussey helped the side exceed 300 runs in its first innings against the West Indies in Trinidad. More » Wigan upsets Arsenal in EPL Evans out of Ardennes classics Graham to leave Force for Reds Lussick, Harrison facing bans Goodes, Grimes, Lake in line for bans Science and Technology More Science and Technology » New internet technology out of this world By Matt Wordsworth An Australian-based scientist is hoping a trip into space will help him unlock the secret to creating the next generation of glass fibre for transferring data at up to 1,000 times current rates. More » Unique greenhouse could spur outback growth DNA may weed out toxic Chinese medicine Rampant weeds giving wombats liver disease North Korean rocket crashes into ocean Environment More Environment » SA Premier demands 71 Murray plan improvements A response issued by the SA Premier to the Murray-Darling Basin draft plan makes 71 recommendations for improvement. More » Unique greenhouse could spur outback growth Hungry birds devouring outback town Murray flood flow peaks in SA Himalayan region bucks glacier melt trend: study 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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