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NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 02 Sep, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Clinton urges Australia to maintain Afghan resolve In the wake of the deaths of five diggers in Afghanistan, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has urged Australia not to lose sight of the progress made in the country. More » More Paralympic gold for Australia Mother of thalidomide victim slams 'insulting' apology Lyricist Hal David dies aged 91 Two boys missing from NSW Central Coast Police investigate suspected bikie violence Homeless fathers missing out on support: report Defence names diggers killed by Afghan soldier Syrian jets 'attacking civilian food queues' 10,000 Yosemite tourists could face deadly virus More Analysis » Pollies try to score big with backflips John Howard was fond of saying that in politics, there's nothing wrong with a backflip - as long as you land where the public wants you to be. For Julia Gillard's sake, he had better be right, because the Prime Minister this month, on asylum seekers and the carbon tax, has performed a couple of classics. The Coalition, on the other hand, is surely mightily tempted to execute its own backflip on industrial relations. More » Attacks won't stop but neither should our resolve Whitlam dismissal a decision of the highest order To be a technophile or technophobe - or both RU486: a win for women and choice If Carr wanted to help Assange, he could Bullying and complicity in a social media world Cyber bullying is the real world writ large Going bush in the Northern Territory election Asylum seeker plan: spending so much, achieving so little Just In More Just In » Lyricist Hal David dies aged 91 American lyricist Hal David, who worked with Burt Bacharach to write some of the biggest hits of the 1960s and 70s, has died aged 91. More » Homeless fathers missing out on support: report New law bans discount fuel price signs Two boys missing from NSW Central Coast Man stabbed in road rage attack British entertainer Max Bygraves dies aged 89 Police investigate suspected bikie violence Suspected militants killed in shoot-out Dozens feared dead in Guinea boat capsize Syrian jets 'attacking civilian food queues' World More World » Crews gain upper hand on Spanish fires Hundreds of firefighters and members of the military have tamed a blaze that had threatened the wealthy Spanish resort of Marbella. More » Clinton urges Australia to maintain Afghan resolve 10,000 Yosemite tourists could face deadly virus Filipinos return home after tsunami scare New Orleans recovers as farmers welcome Isaac Business More Business » Foreign bid for Cubbie Station raises concerns By Lindy Kerin, staff Concerns have been raised over the Government's approval of a foreign bid for Australia's largest cotton farm, with Nationals senator Barnaby Joyce labelling it "a disgrace". More » Bernanke hints at action to revive US economy Vale expects iron ore rebound, analysts not sure Gunns announces massive $900m loss Online sales keep soaring Grocon to sue union for damages Politics More Politics » US pledges more aid for strategic south Pacific By Stephen Dziedzic, wires US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has announced an expansion of aid in the south Pacific and declared the US is in the region "for the long haul". More » Minister questions murder charges for miners Assange expects year-long wait in embassy Funding confirmed for new-look Australia Network Grocon to sue union for damages Sport More Sport » Bulldogs claim minor premiership Des Hasler will meet his former charges Manly in the first week of the finals after Canterbury clinched the minor premiership with a 42-10 defeat of Sydney Roosters. More » Cloke fires Pies to top-four finish Storm dump Tigers to claim second Dockers don't hold back against Demons More Paralympic gold for Australia City win, Spurs jeered off after draw Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Vital spineless creatures facing extinction: report One-fifth of the "spineless creatures that rule the world" may be at risk of extinction, according to a new study. More » Eureka moment for Fox in the henhouse NASA beams 'interplanetary voicemail' from Mars Your tributes: Neil Armstrong Mars rover Curiosity aces first test drive Environment More Environment » Super trawler steams into sea of controversy By Matthew Carney and staff The Margiris super trawler is due to arrive in South Australia today, amid claims the ship's fishing quota "isn't worth the paper it's written on". More » Burke blasts Newman as project feud heats up Government imposes fracking moratorium Arctic ice cap on course for record melt Carbon tax pledge dominates Question Time 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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