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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 08 Aug, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Pearson storms to hurdles gold Australia's Sally Pearson has streaked to the gold medal in the women's 100 metres hurdles at the London Olympics. More » Golden Meares crashes Queen Victoria's swansong Prosecutor demands three years jail for Pussy Riot London Live blog: Day 11 Anger mounts over Gillard's power ultimatum Teenager bashed, tied to tree in Sydney park Police shoot teen driver in alleged stolen car Gabrielle Giffords shooter pleads guilty British bank 'laundered money for Iran' Jodrell Bank founder Bernard Lovell dies More Analysis » Finger-pointing over power ignores crucial facts Unlike the ongoing kerfuffle over the exact measurements of temperature in the global warming debate, pretty much everyone agrees that electricity prices have been rising far too rapidly in recent years. The Prime Minister is now blaming state-owned corporations, hoping to distract attention from the effects of the carbon tax - the prime culprit from the Coalition's perspective. However, lost in the political finger-pointing are some less palatable facts. More » Disability Standards for Education ignores inclusive education Silver lining to gold drought Palestinian children's rights need more than just lip service Media regulation: Abbott speaks sense and nonsense Marrying the great faiths of sport and art Tributes to Robert Hughes Critics' silence adds to Walsh's cabinet of curiosities Fair Work Act review has little value What the experts recommend on asylum seekers Just In More Just In » Police arrest armed man at Batman screening United States authorities have arrested a man at a screening of the latest Batman movie with a bag full of weapons in a case that evoked a recent rampage in Colorado that claimed a dozen lives. More » British bank 'laundered money for Iran' Gabrielle Giffords shooter pleads guilty Makhloufi overcomes controversy to win 1500m Prosecutor demands three years jail for Pussy Riot Teenager bashed, tied to tree in Sydney park Gunmen massacre Nigerian churchgoers Pearson storms to hurdles gold Jodrell Bank founder Bernard Lovell dies Pearson quickest into hurdles final World More World » Prosecutor demands three years jail for Pussy Riot A state prosecutor demands a three-year jail term for three members of Russian female punk band Pussy Riot. More » Torrential rain kills 15 in Philippines On the ground with Syria's rebels Scientists monitoring NZ volcano after eruption Sikh temple leader died trying to stop gunman Looted treasures returned to Afghanistan Business More Business » 'Turn for the worse' needed for more rate cuts By online business reporter Michael Janda The Reserve Bank has left official interest rates on hold at 3.5 per cent for the second month in a row. More » Standard Chartered accused of illegal Iran deals Construction sector posts steeper fall Leighton profit slumps on falling revenue Cochlear profit hit by recall costs Mergers anticipated across mining sector Politics More Politics » Prosecutor demands three years jail for Pussy Riot A state prosecutor demands a three-year jail term for three members of Russian female punk band Pussy Riot. More » Asylum debate heats up ahead of panel report Labor's primary vote up in Newspoll Discrimination commissioner rebukes Abbott PNG announces caretaker cabinet Sport More Sport » Pies suspend Swan for drinking Collingwood has suspended midfielder Dane Swan for two matches for breaching club protocol on consuming alcohol before matches. More » Manly calls for obstruction clarification Brazil downs Koreans to reach final Manly lose Lussick, Rabbitoh Burgess escapes Fremantle's McPharlin to contest ban Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Jodrell Bank founder Bernard Lovell dies The British pioneer of radio astronomy, Bernard Lovell, has died aged 98. More » Curiosity to take scientists on alien road trip As it happened: Curiosity's Mars landing Countdown on for NASA's Mars landing Astronomers detect cries of a dying star Environment More Environment » Thieves target acclaimed wildlife photographer One of Australia's best-known wildlife photographers has had most of his camera equipment stolen. More » Battle heats up over Tarkine heritage listing New Murray-Darling plan criticised Goblin spider named after David Attenborough Founders cut ties with 'lost' Planet Ark About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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