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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 26 Jun, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Rinehart threatens to sell off Fairfax stake Billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart says she is prepared to sell off her stake in troubled media company Fairfax if she does not get seats on the board. More » Mentally impaired held in NT jails without conviction Celebrities back Assange's asylum bid Stosur powers into Wimbledon second round Police to quiz crew over asylum boat tragedy Pair arrested over Aussie travel agent's murder Jury to retire in Sica triple murder trial Turkey claims Syria fired on second plane Concern as Egypt's new president looks to Iran Port Moresby voters head to the polls More Analysis » Carbon tax: more political porkies to come By Lewis and Woods "There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead" has become the iconic political lie of our times. Never mind that the realities of the supposed falsehood are highly contestable, the Opposition's ruthlessly successful exploitation of it has spawned a political craze. But what if the world doesn't end on Sunday, will people shift their opinion of the carbon tax or, worse still for Abbott, start to wonder whether they have been played for fools? More » Kept behind bars: mentally ill trapped in prison politics Another year, another failed climate summit Global markets are the new battlefields Desperately seeking a survival strategy at Fairfax Taxpayers shouldn't bail out private media G20 unfairly added to the list of Gillard blunders Disability employment: noble cause, failed policy Historical amnesia and psychopathic politics 'Teacher quality' and the myth of educational failure Just In More Just In » SA gets new Chief Justice, Hicks' lawyer new magistrate Chris Kourakis will be SA's new Chief Justice and David Hicks' lawyer David McLeod becomes a SA magistrate. More » Turkey claims Syria fired on second plane Cyprus asks for EU bailout Police to quiz crew over asylum boat tragedy Rinehart threatens to sell off Fairfax stake India arrests suspect in Mumbai attacks Celebrities back Assange's asylum bid Jury to retire in Sica triple murder trial Concern as Egypt's new president looks to Iran Mentally impaired held in NT jails without conviction World More World » Concern as Egypt's new president looks to Iran By Middle East correspondent Anne Barker, wires There is growing concern in Israel about the victory of Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Mursi in Egypt's presidential election. More » Australia ramps up sanctions on Syria Port Moresby voters head to the polls Fukushima fish still hard to stomach Galapagos tortoise Lonesome George dies Business More Business » Rinehart threatens to sell off Fairfax stake Billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart says she is prepared to sell off her stake in troubled media company Fairfax if she does not get seats on the board. More » Cyprus asks for EU bailout Palmer, Abbott butt heads over lobbyists Editors quit The Age, SMH Australian banks top global profit ranking Politics More Politics » SA gets new Chief Justice, Hicks' lawyer new magistrate Chris Kourakis will be SA's new Chief Justice and David Hicks' lawyer David McLeod becomes a SA magistrate. More » Police to quiz crew over asylum boat tragedy Legislation to shore up chaplaincy program Gillard open to asylum policy compromise Asylum seeker accuses Minister of neglect Sport More Sport » Warne returns to big stage Australian cricket fans will get the chance to see Shane Warne playing on home soil this summer for the first time since 2007. More » Williams apologises to Tiger for slur Thorpe bombs out in Beijing Ponting takes aim at 'underdone' Proteas T-Rex charged over high shot Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Apple fined $2m over misleading iPad 4G claim Apple has been fined more than $2 million for misleading consumers by claiming that its latest iPad was compatible with the next generation 4G broadband network. More » Giant marsupials' graveyard unearthed Shark shields failed some tests: researchers Amazon tribe shares culture with armchair explorers China's first female astronaut blasts off Environment More Environment » Palmer seeks permission to pollute reef: Burke Environment Minister Tony Burke says a nickel refinery is seeking approval to pump waste water into the Great Barrier Reef. More » NSW announces end to CSG 'royalty holiday' Gillard defends Rio+20 outcomes Bill passes for hunting in NSW national parks Growth threatens Great Barrier Reef: UN report 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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