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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 02 May, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Bikies unite to oppose 'draconian' crackdown Watch exclusive 7.30 video of a rare meeting where the heads of rival bikie gangs vowed to fight new laws designed to halt the wave of gang-related violence sweeping the country. More » Murdoch 'not fit' to run News Corp Obama in Afghanistan a year after bin Laden's death Olympic swimmer found dead in shower Government pounces on Pyne over Ashby link Keneally says revoke the carbon tax Swan takes credit for interest rate cut Hunt goes on for clues into Brisbane woman's death Ex-Army chief fears gutting of Defence budget Man's arm partially severed in chainsaw attack More Analysis » Better a nanny state than the alternative By Peter Lewis and Jackie Woods It is one of the most constant refrains of our political discourse: whenever government intervenes to limit activities deemed dangerous or immoral, it is instantly dismissed as promoting the 'nanny state'. But while we might like to gripe about red tape and big government, when an activity is causing harm, we expect government to do something about it. Maybe it's the realisation that even self-inflicted tragedies rarely have a single individual victim. More » Convergence Review is clever, subtle ... and worrying Obama deserves a second go Destroying the myths of child beauty pageants What if a cost-benefit analysis favoured the NBN? Gillard's speaker fiasco threatens to end in farce Trivial politics matters more than you think Palmer puts a face to Greenhouse Mafia's agenda Soundtrack to a Washington life Some comic relief from the dispiriting tug-of-war Just In More Just In » Bomber kills MPs at Somalia peace conference By Africa correspondent Ginny Stein At least six people, including two Somali politicians, have been killed in a suicide attack in central Somalia. More » Five arrested in US plot to blow up bridge Sam Ibrahim headed to jail MI6 kept evidence related to dead spy Far-right's Le Pen refuses to endorse Sarkozy Hunt goes on for clues into Brisbane woman's death Olympic swimmer found dead in shower Keneally says revoke the carbon tax Four charged after sex assault 'posted online' Obama in Afghanistan a year after bin Laden's death World More World » Obama in Afghanistan a year after bin Laden's death By North America correspondent Craig McMurtrie, staff US president Barack Obama has flown into Afghanistan in the dead of night on a surprise visit which saw him sign a new partnership deal with Afghan president Hamid Karzai. More » Murdoch 'not fit' to run News Corp Far-right's Le Pen refuses to endorse Sarkozy Five arrested in US plot to blow up bridge MI6 kept evidence related to dead spy Business More Business » Relief for borrowers as RBA slashes rates The Reserve Bank has handed borrowers and the struggling non-mining sector some relief, slicing interest rates by 50 basis points in a surprise move. More » Business, industry urge banks to move on rates Former PM Howard says world mesmerised by China Qantas to cut 400 jobs in Melbourne: report Hospitality groups urge end to penalty rates Shares jump, dollar dives after rate cut Japan firm buys $2bn stake in Browse project Elder seeks judicial review of mining approval Politics More Politics » Keneally says revoke the carbon tax Former NSW premier Kristina Keneally calls on Julia Gillard to revoke or repeal the carbon tax amid renewed disquiet in Labor ranks. More » Ex-Army chief fears gutting of Defence budget ACTU in damage control after report alleges HSU rorts Opposition hits 10-year high in Newspoll Funding questions remain over NDIS Sport More Sport » Olympic swimmer found dead in shower Inspirational Norwegian swimmer Alexander Dale Oen has died of a suspected heart attack in Arizona at the age of 26. More » Mariners claim maiden Asian triumph Tinkler, FFA agree to keep Jets flying England puts faith in much-travelled Hodgson Montagna striking charge dropped by AFL O'Connor must wait for Test clearance Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Harry Potter inspires blood type breakthrough By Science Online's Anna Salleh A scene from a Harry Potter film has inspired a new user-friendly device that literally spells out what blood type you are. More » Wind farms linked to temperature increase Space station crew returns to Earth Humans urged to find new planets to live on Blocking protein acts as brake on MS Environment More Environment » Thousands rally against NSW land use policy By Sally Block, staff Thousands of people from farms and environmental groups have gathered in Sydney for a mass rally against the NSW Government's land use policy. More » Radioactive waste to be stored at Lucas Heights Farm-green alliance fights NSW land use policy Wind farms linked to temperature increase Bottle deposit scheme back in the spotlight 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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