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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 21 Aug, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » League scores $1 billion TV deal The ARLC has announced a new television rights deal with the Nine and Fox Sports worth more than $1 billion over five years. More » Telstra axes more than 650 jobs Man jailed over Facebook sex ratings page Gallop to take over as boss of FFA Wife of accused murderer breaks down in court Don't dream it's over: Reserve upbeat on economy Wivenhoe engineers cleared of criminal misconduct Apple takes bite out of record books Solicitor-General Gageler appointed to High Court Coalition accused of muckraking over Gillard's past More Analysis » Winners and losers in education's zero-sum game Schools funding is a complex topic. But if the formulas are complex, the debate has been simple. Seemingly terrified by the power of the private schools, Julia Gillard has constantly stressed that no private school will get a cent less under Labor's school funding reforms. Labor seems to think that saying every school will be better off will remove any opposition to its plans. But that's not credible, because education is in many ways a zero-sum game. More » The legacy and abuse of Ayn Rand Pussy Riot and the Militant Godless South Africa's struggle: no gold at the end of the rainbow Time to take on industrial relations Abbott's art of illusion Australia is punching below its weight on climate change Koalas deserve full protection Australian Government MIA in Assange case Victory against an evil market Just In More Just In » Ethiopian PM dies from 'sudden infection' Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi has died from a sudden infection while recovering from an undisclosed illness at a hospital abroad. More » Gallop to take over as boss of FFA Telstra axes more than 650 jobs Two hospitalised in aged care gastro outbreak Jim Stynes' memoirs a 'bittersweet' tale Wife of accused murderer breaks down in court Welfare agencies report national food shortage Solicitor-General Gageler appointed to High Court Doctor concedes errors ahead of man's suicide Don't dream it's over: Reserve upbeat on economy World More World » Republican under pressure over rape comments By Washington correspondent Lisa Millar, wires A United States Republican candidate is under pressure to drop his bid for the Senate after saying women who are 'legitimately raped' rarely become pregnant. More » Body of missing Philippines minister found Japanese reporter killed in Syria NASA wants to measure 'marsquakes' Pakistan orders report on girl's blasphemy charge Business More Business » Don't dream it's over: Reserve upbeat on economy By business editor Peter Ryan The Reserve Bank has forecast that the resources boom will continue for the next few years, countering suggestions that it has already peaked. More » Telstra axes more than 650 jobs Apple takes bite out of record books Nine and Fox retain NRL rights Consolidated Media profits fall with Austar purchase James Hardie directors appeal five-year ban Politics More Politics » Solicitor-General Gageler appointed to High Court The Federal Government has appointed Commonwealth Solicitor-General Stephen Gageler to the High Court. More » Body of missing Philippines minister found US denies Assange's 'wild' extradition claims Coalition accused of muckraking over Gillard's past Action on climate change speeding up: Commission Sport More Sport » Gallop to take over as boss of FFA David Gallop will take over from Ben Buckley as the chief executive of Football Federation Australia. More » League scores $1 billion TV deal Daley takes over as Blues coach Minson challenges misconduct charge Warriors part ways with McClennan A-League players cop heavy bans for brawl Science and Technology More Science and Technology » DNA checks done on family trees By Paul Klaric Some people who have traced their family trees are using DNA checks to see whether historical data is accurate. More » Researchers stumble upon male pill breakthrough Tropical fish turning up off Tasmania Dinosaur dig uncovers bones bonanza Obama asks NASA for alien update Environment More Environment » Action on climate change speeding up: Commission By environment reporter Conor Duffy and staff Climate change commissioner Tim Flannery says he is surprised how fast the world is moving to tackle climate change - and hits back at criticism of some of his predictions. More » Koala numbers dive on east coast Development blamed for surge in koala deaths Giant kelp forests granted endangered status Tropical fish turning up off Tasmania 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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