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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 26 May, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Australia, South Africa to share super telescope A small sheep station in Western Australia will play host to part of the world's most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array. More » Corby eligible for parole: prison governor Unions brand foreign mine worker deal 'lunacy' Astronauts snare SpaceX Dragon capsule Pope's butler arrested for spilling holy secrets Government may hit rough waters on sea claim AFP considers investigating Thomson death threats Heavy rain and wind lashes Melbourne Advocates hail first aged-care facilities for gays Johnson helps Cats claw past Dogs More Analysis » Organ donation: learning from Brooke's story Brooke Amy Jones was born in 1987. She had a virulent form of enzyme deficiency and needed a liver transplant to survive. She turned into a beautiful young woman. She lived life to the full; studied, travelled, broke hearts and in turn had hers, if not broken, then bruised. In 2012, after 107 unassisted gentle breaths, Brooke Amy Jones died in her mother's arms. Don't let any more like her die. More » Julia Gillard's game changer politics Lessons from Zimbabwe's great healer Culture clash: the gay politics of Eurovision The alarm bells ring, but precious few heed them Abbot Point: No means yes when it comes to big coal How Christian are Christian lobbyists? The real reason why the music industry collapsed Victory against the odds in the Regatta of Death Green growth is the sum of many parts Just In More Just In » Anger intensifies over foreign worker import plan The Government is facing an angry backlash from unions and within its own ranks over its decision to allow billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart to import more than 1,700 foreign workers to a mining project in Western Australia. More » Government may hit rough waters on sea claim Pope's butler arrested for spilling holy secrets Women unhurt in Sydney drive-by Astronauts snare SpaceX Dragon capsule Johnson helps Cats claw past Dogs Australia, South Africa to share super telescope Heavy rain and wind lashes Melbourne Corby eligible for parole: prison governor Scotland launches independence campaign World More World » State of emergency declared in PNG provinces By PNG correspondent Liam Fox and staff The PNG government has declared a state of emergency in three provinces, giving police greater powers to ensure law and order. A motion passed in parliament covers the national capital district, the southern highlands, and Hela - also in the highlands. More » Captain jailed over NZ shipwreck disaster Man confesses to infamous cold case murder Egypt election: In their words Quake hits east of Christchurch Scotland launches independence campaign Business More Business » Waterfront corruption no surprise, says expert By business editor Peter Ryan The depth of organised crime on Australia's waterfront should come as no surprise, according to the global anti-corruption watchdog. More » Unions brand foreign mine worker deal 'lunacy' Government to create new visas for millionaires Euro debt fears weigh on local market Aussie meat exports found with E. coli, faeces Politics More Politics » Quit for your own good, Abbott tells Thomson Tony Abbott says Craig Thomson should quit Parliament for his own good amid growing concerns about his mental health. More » Government to tackle waterfront corruption 'cancer' Jailed CIA informant in poor health Rhiannon sorry for attack on own party Suu Kyi prepares for historic overseas trip Sport More Sport » Johnson helps Cats claw past Dogs Steve Johnson played a crucial role as Geelong notched up a crucial 20-point win over the wasteful Bulldogs. More » Storm blitz Origin-weakened Broncos Bunnies kick away from Raiders Djokovic finds Federer in way of history Cooper can play way into Wallabies squad Chiefs come back to bounce Bulls Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Astronauts snare SpaceX Dragon capsule SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship has docked with the International Space Station, the first privately owned vehicle to reach the orbital outpost. More » Australia, South Africa to share super telescope Piers Morgan showed me how to hack: BBC presenter 900 dolphins 'died of natural causes' TV remote control inventor dies at 96 Environment More Environment » Basin Authority prepares revised draft plan The Murray Darling Basin Authority is finalising a revised draft plan after receiving more than 12,000 submissions since November. The Authority's board will meet today before releasing the altered version of the plan next week. More » Plan to unlock sealed Kangaroo Island bay 900 dolphins 'died of natural causes' City dwellers fare better than country cousins Last 50 years were Australia's hottest: study 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. 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