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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 24 May, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Greek exit comment spooks EU markets By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown, wires European markets slumped and the euro hit a 22-month low overnight after Greece's former PM hinted that his country is preparing to leave the euro. More » Facebook sued by disgruntled shareholders Thousands of Bowen Basin miners down tools Record-breaking Inglis gives Maroons victory Egyptians vote in first presidential poll Indefinite detention challenged in High Court Sydney worker crushed to death by crane Assange extradition judgement set for next week Doctor jailed for helping CIA find bin Laden Russian bride charged with kicking man to death More Analysis » Moral authority in our parliament? Not seeing it Imagine a parliament that could command the respect of the people who elected it. We don't have a parliament like that of course. The reality is a parliament utterly consumed by political survival without an eye to policy consequence. Neither side acts holding the propriety and the dignity of the institution foremost, for all their blather to the contrary. So, moral authority? No sign of it. More » Our history in Timor is proud - don't stop now West Africa crisis: don't wait till it's too late The curious hodgepodge that is Shakespeare Iranians kept suppressed under the shadow of war We'd better get used to animated gay icons Consumer confidence tells us 'the vibe' - that's about it Wind turbines power mass hysteria Earning billions and getting taxed a pittance We could do with more 'irresponsible pacifism' Just In More Just In » Sydney worker crushed to death by crane A crane has crushed a man to death at a metal factory in Sydney's west. More » Rare Neolithic mask to go under the hammer Greek exit comment spooks EU markets Facebook sued by disgruntled shareholders Russian bride charged with kicking man to death Thousands of Bowen Basin miners down tools Assange extradition judgement set for next week Two-fly limit set for Beijing toilets Indefinite detention challenged in High Court Doctor jailed for helping CIA find bin Laden World More World » Egyptians vote in first presidential poll By Middle East correspondent Anne Barker, wires Tens of millions of Egyptians are voting in the country's first free and democratic presidential election, more than a year after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. More » Doctor jailed for helping CIA find bin Laden Greek exit comment spooks EU markets Protesters deface revealing Zuma portrait Black farmhand guilty of white supremacist murder Business More Business » Facebook sued by disgruntled shareholders Disgruntled investors are suing Facebook and its co-founder Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly hiding information before shares were floated. More » Greek exit comment spooks EU markets Gina Rinehart named world's richest woman Thousands of Bowen Basin miners down tools ACTU raises concerns about new Qantas boss Greens fume over Future Fund's tobacco shares House prices unlikely to decline, expert says Myer issues profit downgrade as sales slip Shares dip as investors eye EU meeting 500 jobs to go in aluminium smelter shutdown Politics More Politics » Council carbon tax double standards 'ridiculous' Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce says it is unfair for some councils to have to pay the carbon tax while others do not. More » OECD names Australia among growth leaders Corby sentence cut in deal over people smugglers: Indonesia Thomson censure motion likely to fail Wilkie to back watered-down pokies laws Sport More Sport » Record-breaking Inglis gives Maroons victory Queensland centre Greg Inglis became State of Origin's top try-scorer when he scored a controversial try to give the Maroons an 18-10 victory in the first game of the series at Docklands in Melbourne. More » State of Origin I: As it happened Jennings ushered away from media Science and Technology More Science and Technology » 900 dolphins 'died of natural causes' Nearly 900 dolphins that washed up along Peru's coast this year died of natural causes, according to a report that has failed to convince environmental activists. More » TV remote control inventor dies at 96 Annular eclipse creates ring of fire Rocket launch aborted at last second CSIRO cleared of link with forestry lobby group Environment More Environment » Plan to unlock sealed Kangaroo Island bay by Kim Robertson Tourists may soon have closer access to Kangaroo Island's sea lion population if a plan to open more of the coastline is approved. The Environment Department is considering offering exclusive tours of breeding grounds in the Seal Bay Conservation Park. The area has been off-limits to the public for 45 years. More » 900 dolphins 'died of natural causes' City dwellers fare better than country cousins Last 50 years were Australia's hottest: study Poison trials raise hopes in feral pests fight About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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