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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 03 May, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Refugee family torn apart by ASIO assessment By Steve Cannane A five-year-old boy living in western Sydney faces indefinite separation from his father because of a negative security assessment from ASIO. More » Free unions from Fair Work Australia: Jackson Immigration workers claim widespread visa fraud Chinese dissident leaves US embassy Truckers locked out as First Fleet ceases trading Mother killed by school bus but baby survives Gingrich drops out of presidential race OPI calls for review of Milne rape allegations News Corp board has 'full confidence' in Murdoch Spy in bag likely 'unlawfully' killed More Analysis » Never mind the politics, feel the policy Forgive the naivety of the question, but when and why did the pure politics become more important than policy? Political journalism is incapable of holding a thought one moment, obsessed by a narrative of its own imagining the next. What we, the people apparently served by all of this, ought to ask is how long we want the processes of government to be obscured by all this smoke. More » Gonski report's not-so-hidden Fabian agenda Double standards: why we hate Gillard so much Polluted reality a far cry from our fresh air fantasy Tough sell: Swan's unenviable budget quandary Choosing life over money in our old age A question of character or racism? Palmer vs Swan: who best represents Australia? We need to talk about energy, not rates Government game-changer: time for the Hail Mary pass Just In More Just In » Three children in car during 200kph highway chase Police say a car that reached speeds of more than 200 kilometres per hour during a chase in northern New South Wales had three children in the back seat. More » Indonesia slams Bishop over asylum policy 'arrogance' OPI calls for review of Milne rape allegations Truckers locked out as First Fleet ceases trading Libya bans glorification of Gaddafi Fatal stabbing at Sydney bus stop Mission hopes to find fish on Jupiter's moons News Corp board has 'full confidence' in Murdoch Gingrich drops out of presidential race Spy in bag likely 'unlawfully' killed World More World » News Corp board has 'full confidence' in Murdoch The News Corporation board declares its support for Rupert Murdoch a day after British lawmakers branded him unfit to lead the company. More » Chinese dissident leaves US embassy Spy in bag likely 'unlawfully' killed About 20 dead in latest Egyptian election violence Gingrich drops out of presidential race Suu Kyi sworn in to Burmese parliament Business More Business » NAB first to move on interest rates National Australia Bank is the first of the big four banks to announce it will cut its standard variable home loan rate after the Reserve Bank slashed the cash rate yesterday. More » News Corp hits back at 'not fit' attack ANZ mum on rates as it unveils record profit Spending report busts cost-of-living myths Protester ejected from Woodside AGM Shares edge higher as bank stocks stumble Optus to slash 750 jobs in restructure MP questions Gunns trading halt Politics More Politics » Indonesia slams Bishop over asylum policy 'arrogance' By Indonesia correspondent Matt Brown An Indonesian official has accused Australia's Opposition foreign affairs spokeswoman, Julie Bishop, of promoting an arrogant policy on asylum seekers. More » Libya bans glorification of Gaddafi Free unions from Fair Work Australia: Jackson Chinese dissident leaves US embassy New laws to allow challenges to bad credit ratings Sport More Sport » Roar suffer early Asian exit Brisbane's Asian Champions League campaign is over after the A-League champions fell 4-2 to FC Tokyo on Wednesday night. More » OPI calls for review of Milne rape allegations Cisse crackers stun Chelsea Buderus all but out of Origin contention Dockers coy about chasing Cloke Released Lynagh suffering partial blindness Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Mission hopes to find fish on Jupiter's moons The European Space Agency has approved a mission to Jupiter's moons to discover whether fish live under their icy surfaces. More » Harry Potter inspires blood type breakthrough Wind farms linked to temperature increase Space station crew returns to Earth Humans urged to find new planets to live on 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. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2011 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters