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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 24 Apr, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Former Howard adviser denies Slipper cover-up John Howard's former chief of staff Tony Nutt has denied covering up allegations of sexual misconduct made against Speaker Peter Slipper in 2003. More » Newton 'punched out Miami hotel clerk' Kings Cross a war zone, says Turnbull Shillingford puts Windies on top Hunt for gunman after deadly NT hostage drama Supplier problem puts Ford jobs at risk Dutch PM quits after rift with far-right Australian may face death penalty in Bali Huge fire at Sydney industrial estate 'Spy in bag' inquest hears of grim find More Analysis » Gillard derailed yet again by poor judgement Last week Julia Gillard was following a political script which was intended to culminate in a successful budget in early May. First there was the statement about interest rates, and then the aged care announcement. But both issues were blown away by Saturday's allegations about Peter Slipper. Are Gillard's gaffes the work of the real Julia or is she captive to the political judgement of her staff? More » War torture photos reflect disturbing new reality Latex ladies and the delusion of sexbot domination 10 years in Afghanistan - what did we achieve? The nanny debate is a chance to think outside the box A final grand but sad salute to US space supremacy Not letting facts get in the way of entitlement Labor could revive its fortunes, not sure how Five scientific breakthroughs that could disrupt politics Gillard's policy program beaten by Slipper soapy ratings Just In More Just In » Taxi driver stabs cop with screwdriver A taxi driver has been arrested after he allegedly stabbed a policeman with a screwdriver in Sydney's west this morning. More » 10yo pleads for release from asylum detention 'Spy in bag' inquest hears of grim find 'Bikie associates' charged over Sydney shooting Hunt for gunman after deadly NT hostage drama $83m package for Anzac centenary plans Kings Cross a war zone, says Turnbull Newton 'punched out Miami hotel clerk' UK regulator launches Sky News hacking probe Former Howard adviser denies Slipper cover-up World More World » Dutch PM quits after rift with far-right European shares dived to a three-month low overnight after the Dutch prime minister was forced to resign following the collapse of his coalition government. More » Ex-Iceland PM cleared of financial crisis negligence Breivik says sorry to his non-political victims Bahrain deports British journalists after Grand Prix Sarkozy's hopes fade with first-round loss Burma's president refuses to U-turn on oath Business More Business » Non-mining states 'going backwards' By finance reporter David Taylor Figures show the economies of parts of Australia that are unaffected by the mining boom are effectively going backwards. More » Supplier problem puts Ford jobs at risk Coal tipped to stain clean energy future Rate cut firms as wholesale prices drop Qantas boss backs Badgerys for second airport Shares go nowhere as investors eye inflation Chinese manufacturing woes ease: HSBC Monash Uni expands into China Politics More Politics » Former Howard adviser denies Slipper cover-up John Howard's former chief of staff Tony Nutt has denied covering up allegations of sexual misconduct made against Speaker Peter Slipper in 2003. More » Combet foreshadows Asia-Pacific carbon trading pact Abbott says no formal complaint made over Slipper Roxon warns against 'lynch mob' over Slipper claims Councils under pressure to cap landfill emissions Sport More Sport » Shillingford puts Windies on top Local knowledge went a long way as West Indies spinner Shane Shillingford stole the show on day one of Australia's third Test in the Caribbean. More » Wallaby O'Connor out for six weeks Refs boss backs Gillett's penalty call Bombers set to target O'Brien McKenzie Wallaby talk no concern: Deans Magnussen floored by chest infection Science and Technology More Science and Technology » 99 skeletons found at Guatemalan outpost Guatemalan anthropologists have found at least 99 skeletons of Indians massacred during the 1960 to 1996 civil war at an old military outpost. More » Eyes hold clues to life for deadly box jellyfish Doubts over 'world's biggest dino eggs' claim Discovery makes final flight to museum Science fuels push for education rethink Environment More Environment » Councils under pressure to cap landfill emissions By Michael Vincent Local governments around Australia are racing to have their landfill sites comply with the new carbon pricing scheme, which begins on July 1. More » Russian scientists hunt elusive white killer whale Call to open marine reserve to yellow fin tuna fishers Elder loses court fight over outback mining plan Rabbit hunters head to Macquarie Island 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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