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NewsMail Morning Edition Mon 04 Jun, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Around 150 dead in Nigerian plane crash Officials in Nigeria say an estimated 150 people on board a passenger jet died when it slammed into a building in a residential area of the country's largest city Lagos. More » Huge Thames armada marks Queen's long reign Assad breaks silence to warn of 'foreign plot' Stosur reaches French Open quarters Egyptian police acquittal to be appealed: state TV Abbott slips in Nielsen poll but Coalition still leading Police investigate bikie links in overnight shootings Native Title changes flagged on Mabo anniversary Wild weather causes havoc in Queensland US drone kills 10 in strike on 'hideout' More Analysis » Is working harder and longer really worth it? If you are working harder, making more money, but enjoying life less, are you better off? More productive? For one way of using these words, reflecting a market-driven society, the answer is 'yes' to both questions. But an economics textbook will answer 'no'. There is no reason to think Australians need to work harder and longer. Instead, we ought take some of the benefits of higher productivity in the form of leisure and better working conditions. More » Gambling reforms in the theatre of the absurd More ships means more risks The monarchy keeps democracy safe from tyranny Politics has become an unrivalled blood sport Aboriginal diggers: their sacrifice for our gain Unemployed sidelined in debate over guest workers How hipsters can save the newspaper industry Bizarre scenes and shifting mood in Parliament 20 years since Mabo: we have a long way to go Just In More Just In » Contented seal heads up the Murray A new zealand fur seal has found an unusual resting spot at Currency Creek, upstream from the mouth of the Murray. More » Police investigate bikie links in overnight shootings US drone kills 10 in strike on 'hideout' Stosur reaches French Open quarters Aum cult suspect turns herself in: reports Hogan's Heroes star Richard Dawson dies Abbott slips in Nielsen poll but Coalition still leading Around 150 dead in Nigerian plane crash Huge Thames armada marks Queen's long reign Wild weather causes havoc in Queensland World More World » Around 150 dead in Nigerian plane crash Officials in Nigeria say an estimated 150 people on board a passenger jet died when it slammed into a building in a residential area of the country's largest city Lagos. More » Huge Thames armada marks Queen's long reign Angry Egyptians rally after Mubarak verdict UN rules out amnesty for Syria's Assad Special forces free aid workers in Afghanistan Business More Business » US jobless rate rises, growth stumbles By Brendan Trembath in Washington and wires The unemployment rate has gone up in the United States for the first time in almost a year. More » Fortescue boss questions tax revenue projections Fair Work announces minimum wage rise Rate cut fails to boost property prices Rates cut on the cards, but will banks move? Politics More Politics » Deputy Speaker decries feral politics Deputy Speaker Anna Burke says parliamentary standards are probably the lowest they have been in her 14 years in politics. More » Syrian rebel commander pushes for all-out war Israel hands over Palestinian militants' remains Fels targets Cabcharge in taxi inquiry Ratings downgrade as SA budget makes deep cuts Sport More Sport » Stosur reaches French Open quarters Australia's US Open champion Samantha Stosur has progressed to the quarter-finals of the French Open with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over American teenager Sloane Stephens in Paris. More » Blues call up Panther Grant Pendles injury scare in Pies' big win Five new Wallabies caps for Scotland Test Broncos find winning form Swans flatten the Bulldogs at SCG Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Paralysed rats on 'incredible' road to recovery By medical reporter Sophie Scott, staff Researchers say they have been able to make paralysed rats walk again, in a breakthrough which has implications for humans. More » Dragon capsule splashes down in Pacific Harvard scientists create DNA smileys SpaceX capsule has 'new car' smell Astronauts snare SpaceX Dragon capsule Environment More Environment » Sofia Loren urged to stop 'monster of the sea' Italian environmentalists appeal to actress Sophia Loren to stop a cruise ship named in her honour from ever entering the Venice lagoon. More » UN report scathing of Barrier Reef plan Treasurer lands punch on SA public sector NZ says woeful green report card misleading Revised Murray-Darling plan sticks to cuts target 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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