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NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 20 Apr, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Government to unveil aged care overhaul Older Australians will no longer be forced to sell the family home to pay for their aged care, under a major overhaul of the system to be announced by the Federal Government today. More » Sydney homes sprayed with bullets Breivik wanted to 'kill everybody' on Utoya Australia retains Frank Worrell Trophy Police investigate death of Men At Work flautist Assange lawyer questioned at Heathrow Alleged Bali bomber 'planned to kill US troops' Syria, UN sign deal on observer mission 5m shark kills bodyboarder in South Africa Earthquake rattles Canberra residents More Analysis » Henry Lawson's timely account of drought and despair Despair and anxiety are familiar along the hard dusty banks of the Darling in drought, but now they swirl throughout a basin that's green and overflowing. Just about all 23 river valleys in Australia's most important rural landscape are bursting with life. But environmentalists in the city, irrigators in country towns, Aboriginal elders, scientists in universities, and politicians in parliaments are all waiting for the biggest change in the rivers arguably since modern irrigation. More » Ritalin and separation: whose issues are we really medicating? The politics of housing: locking us out of affordable solutions A different inequality Eye popping politics: Hockey 'entitled' to candour Enough is enough: get us out of Afghanistan Experience and exploitation: defining internships Church of hypocrites: Catholics should practice what they preach Don't shoot the messenger, ban the reader instead Tread lightly when easing Burma sanctions Just In More Just In » Minor flood warning as Sydney dam spills The Warragamba Dam has spilled again, prompting the bureau to issue a minor flood warning for the Nepean-Hawkesbury Valley. More » 5m shark kills bodyboarder in South Africa Syria, UN sign deal on observer mission Long-time Band drummer Helm dies Earthquake rattles Canberra residents Murdochs to front Leveson inquiry Sydney homes sprayed with bullets Government to unveil aged care overhaul Australia retains Frank Worrell Trophy Kidman to lead Australian charge at Cannes World More World » Breivik wanted to 'kill everybody' on Utoya The gunman behind Norway's massacres has told a court he meant to "kill everybody" on Utoya island and believed his attack was a suicide mission. "The goal was to kill everybody," the 33-year-old right-wing extremist told the court. He added that he had first planned to capture former prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland and behead her on camera, before posting the video online. More » Syria, UN sign deal on observer mission Taliban vow revenge over Afghan photo scandal At least 38 killed in Iraq attacks India tests missile capable of reaching China Business More Business » Gillard pushes the case to cut rates Julia Gillard says the Federal Government's pursuit of a budget surplus is an economic imperative that will leave the Reserve Bank room to ease interest rates. More » Pay deal reached after 20-month wharf dispute Plain packaging hearing wraps up in High Court BHP distances itself from closed mine job ad Fortescue to launch mining tax challenge Shares extend gains as miners gather steam Telstra jobs could go in move to NBN Politics More Politics » Government to unveil aged care overhaul Older Australians will no longer be forced to sell the family home to pay for their aged care, under a major overhaul of the system to be announced by the Federal Government today. More » General wants glacier demilitarisation after avalanche Calls for troop withdrawal to fund pension increase Gillard to use surplus to sell rate cut Kimber elevated to DPP in SA Sport More Sport » Australia retains Frank Worrell Trophy Rain and bad light saw the second Test between West Indies and Australia end in a draw in Port of Spain. More » Pies make five changes for Port clash Kiwi halves a worry for Kangaroos coach Grief-stricken Djokovic wins in Monte Carlo Blight on the game Pattinson, Siddle returning home Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Doubts over 'world's biggest dino eggs' claim A Chechen university claims to have found an unprecedented stash of giant fossilised dinosaur eggs in a remote mountainous area of the North Caucasus region. More » Discovery makes final flight to museum Science fuels push for education rethink New internet technology out of this world Unique greenhouse could spur outback growth Environment More Environment » Rabbit hunters head to Macquarie Island By Felicity Ogilvie A fresh team of hunters are heading to Macquarie Island to follow up on a mass baiting program designed to kill every last rabbit on the World Heritage listed island. More » Toxic highway inquiry proceeds as all clear given Inquiry launched into Pacific Highway toxic scare Nuclear agency distances itself from toxic scare Carbon neutral next step for organic winery 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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