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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 07 May, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Fair Work taking HSU officials to court Federal MP Craig Thomson has vowed to strenuously defend himself against any legal proceedings, as Fair Work Australia revealed it was launching court action over the embattled Health Services Union. FWA said it was taking two serving and one former union official to the Federal Court over the alleged misuse of HSU funds. Although the officials were not named, Mr Thomson released a statement maintaining his innocence and denying any wrongdoing. More » Short honeymoon for Hollande after election win Liposuction death case told of rare infection Suncorp won't offer new policies in flood-prone towns US ready to grant visa to Chinese dissident Ecologist warns of Australian 'extinction crisis' Forecaster says $6b needed for budget surplus Double murder accused 'set himself on fire' Dentists reluctant to back fresh dental plan Hockey player dies after being hit by ball More Analysis » Keneally's nihilism and the mother of all backflips If there was any lingering doubt that sections of the ALP had abandoned all sense of purpose, consider the maunderings of Kristina Keneally last week. Keneally, it may be recalled, led NSW Labor to its worst ever defeat. But even the absurdity of such chutzpah pales into insignificance beside her election-winning formula: dump the carbon tax. But though Julia Gillard may be guilty of the odd, or more than odd, misjudgement, she is not suicidal. At least not yet. More » Boris's win brings no joy to a PM in deep trouble Labor's abandonment of equity Removing the grey areas of age discrimination Socialists win for now but beware France's far right Gillard's costly lesson in first impressions People smuggler or the Schindler of Asia? Is Putin the saviour of Syria? Government must step up to attract top teachers Healthy body image in vogue Just In More Just In » Commonwealth Bank axes 100 staff The Commonwealth Bank has confirmed staff at its Melbourne mortgage services operations will be made redundant as a result of changes to the business structure. More » Man on trial for strangling, beating girlfriend Trial of alleged people smugglers opens in Perth Ecologist warns of Australian 'extinction crisis' PNG's Somare rules out re-election bid Short honeymoon for Hollande after election win Liposuction death case told of rare infection Double murder accused 'set himself on fire' US ready to grant visa to Chinese dissident Fair Work taking HSU officials to court World More World » Short honeymoon for Hollande after election win A victorious Francois Hollande faces a short honeymoon after his election as France's first left-wing president in 17 years. More » Greek pro-austerity parties suffer major blow US ready to grant visa to Chinese dissident Fresh plea from Australian hostage in Philippines Hundreds arrested in anti-Putin protest Supermoon pictures around the world Business More Business » Forecaster says $6b needed for budget surplus The Defence Department has already been singled out to take a hit in tomorrow's budget, but a major economic forecaster says more cuts will be needed to fulfil the Government's promise to return to surplus. More » Suncorp won't offer new policies in flood-prone towns ANZ chief questions need for budget surplus Weak US jobs data disappoints markets Thousands march on Labour Day across Qld Politics More Politics » US ready to grant visa to Chinese dissident The United States government will grant Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng a visa as soon as he applies for one, vice-president Joe Biden says. More » SA Premier demands diesel rebate be retained Hundreds arrested in anti-Putin protest Forecaster says $6b needed for budget surplus Fair Work set to reveal HSU findings Sport More Sport » Prior to face judiciary for Thurston hit St George Illawarra's Matt Prior has been referred directly to the judiciary to face a striking charge for his elbow to the head of North Queensland's Johnathan Thurston. More » Blues full-back race hotting up Swans lose Goodes for six Lealiifano sidelined for six months Primus on the edge at Port Stoner goes top with Estoril win Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Supermoon pictures around the world Social media is abuzz with last night's supermoon, a once-a-year phenomenon captured by photographers around the world. More » Dead dolphins, pelicans wash ashore in Peru Electric implant brings hope to blind Climate blamed for Antarctic current changes Mission hopes to find fish on Jupiter's moons Environment More Environment » Ecologist warns of Australian 'extinction crisis' By Tom Nightingale A Queensland ecologist is calling for a rethink of Australia's conservation strategy to combat an "extinction crisis". More » Garbage droppings confirm tiger quoll encounter Dead dolphins, pelicans wash ashore in Peru Carbon compo 'not enough' for poorest households Silent pest devastates rural properties 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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