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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 23 May, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Corby sentence cut in deal over people smugglers: Indonesia By Indonesia correspondent Matt Brown and staff Bob Carr has denied claims that a deal has been struck to bring Schapelle Corby home early in return for freeing young Indonesian people smugglers held in Australian jails. More » Binse arrested as siege ends Protesters deface revealing Zuma portrait Gallen tells Blues to seize the moment Rare white echidna found in western Qld Man allegedly shoots at Sydney bus Thomson censure motion likely to fail Artist anger as Spotify launches in Australia Facebook shares continue to plummet Black farmhand guilty of white supremacist murder More Analysis » Consumer confidence tells us 'the vibe' - that's about it The problem with consumer confidence indices is that they essentially are an attempt to marry psychology and economics. It has become almost axiomatic that consumer confidence is vital for the economy, yet when you examine its changes with actual measures in the economy, finding a correlation is a hell of a lot trickier. We have more than enough measures of actual economic activity â€" employment, investment, wages, sales â€" without needing to give overt weight to a measure of the vibe. More » We could do with more 'irresponsible pacifism' Indigenous youth parliament opens door to next generation Newman's great and onerous power Locking people away forever because ASIO reckons Uranium flashpoint in the wild West Howes' destructive 'dig it up' philosophy Bosses' flexibility arguments a bit of a stretch Timor-Leste: a decade of bravery and resilience Unions are dying because they're irrelevant Just In More Just In » Upper house short circuit for NSW power sell-off The New South Wales Government's plans to sell the state's electricity generators have come unstuck in the Upper House. More » Facebook shares continue to plummet Student banned from uni over racist tweets BMA miners set to strike over stalled enterprise talks Man allegedly shoots at Sydney bus Egyptian policemen jailed for killing protesters Bomb sparks raids in Damascus OECD issues stark eurozone warning 10 jailed over Russian train bombing Gallen tells Blues to take their chance World More World » Protesters deface revealing Zuma portrait By Africa correspondent Ginny Stein, wires Two men have vandalised a portrait of South African president Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed, intensifying the row over the picture that enraged the ANC. More » Black farmhand guilty of white supremacist murder Private rocket blasts off for space station Murder city 10 jailed over Russian train bombing Business More Business » Facebook shares continue to plummet Facebook shares sank further on their second full day of trade, wiping more than $US15 billion from the company. More » OECD issues stark eurozone warning Qantas to split in management shake-up Howes cautions against 'one-trick' economy Australia signs free-trade deal with Malaysia Youth unemployment stuck at GFC levels Union to begin negotiations with BHP in Pilbara Shares rally as investors snap up bargains Singapore green lights $2.5bn F1 float Politics More Politics » OECD issues stark eurozone warning By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says the crisis in the eurozone poses the biggest single risk to the global economy. More » Corby sentence cut in deal over people smugglers: Indonesia Thomson censure motion likely to fail Wilkie to back watered-down pokies laws Thomson will never get brothel tapes, expert says Sport More Sport » Gallen tells Blues to take their chance New South Wales skipper Paul Gallen has implored his new-look Blues side to make the most of their opportunity in tonight's opening State of Origin clash in Melbourne. More » Smith good to go for Queensland Drogba confirms Chelsea departure Tribunal finds Jetta guilty Women's eight win 'regatta of death' Izagirre takes Giro stage with lone attack Science and Technology More Science and Technology » TV remote control inventor dies at 96 Eugene Polley, the man who invented the first wireless remote control for television in 1955, has died at the age of 96. More » Annular eclipse creates ring of fire Rocket launch aborted at last second CSIRO cleared of link with forestry lobby group Last 50 years were Australia's hottest: study Environment More Environment » City dwellers fare better than country cousins A report has found people who live in the city fare better in terms of health, education, employment and wealth than their rural counterparts. More » Last 50 years were Australia's hottest: study Poison trials raise hopes in feral pests fight Australia seventh-worst polluter on Earth: report Australian to embark on tsunami debris mission 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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