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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 18 Sep, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Texts, extremist connections inflamed Muslim protests By Hayden Cooper and staff 7.30 reveals how the violence at Saturday's Islamic protest in Sydney may have been fuelled by a trail of text messages and the influence of known extremists, some with terrorist connections. More » Taliban tweets photo of soldiers' alleged killer Clashes in Jakarta as film rage spreads Italian mag publishes topless Middleton special Iran claims sabotage at nuclear plants Kids racking up huge bills on mobile games Super trawler bill set to sail through the Senate Nauru not good enough for women, children: Salvos Passer-by rescues toddler from burning house 'Hate preacher' hits back at Tony Abbott More Analysis » Newspoll results a warning for Abbott The latest Newspoll published in The Australian shows dramatic improvements in voter support for Labor and Julia Gillard. Is it really case that the voters are actually thinking more kindly of the Prime Minister and her party, or is it simply a matter of default - that disillusionment, distrust and even a touch of detestation for the Opposition and its leader are starting to set in? To Gillard, for the moment at least, it probably doesn't matter, but for Tony Abbott it could be the start of a serious crisis. More » Labor must pursue a Greens alliance The Circumcision Wars Playing games with classification A brief history of trolls Blasphemy laws: politics far from God's intentions Protests undermine the true message of Islam Religious insults alone don't explain the violence Bristling trends and the hirsute pursuit Speaking ill of the dead: the power of the eulogy Just In More Just In » Top Chinese cop on trial amid political scandal By China correspondent Stephen McDonell A former police chief at the centre of one of China's biggest political scandals has gone on trial. More » Irrigators plot High Court water fight Seventh man charged over Sydney protest Arrests mark Occupy anniversary Hopes fade for missing fishermen Iran claims sabotage at nuclear plants Hezbollah leader makes rare appearance at Beirut rally Oakeshott wants congestion tax in cities Thai commission rules 2010 crackdown 'deplorable' Nauru not good enough for women, children: Salvos World More World » Italian mag publishes topless Middleton special An Italian gossip magazine splashes topless shots of Kate Middleton across a 38-page special edition, as an incensed royal family takes criminal action against the photographer. More » Clashes in Jakarta as film rage spreads Pope calls for end to 'grim trail of death' Political prisoners freed from Burmese jails US, Libya at odds over Benghazi attack Business More Business » Council report slams cost of mining in Australia By finance reporter Elysse Morgan A Minerals Council of Australia report says the costs of mining in the country are among the highest in the world. More » Storm Financial compensation claim stalls Fortescue could be forced to sell Pilbara assets Rip Curl considers potential sale Crunch time for SA apple exports Politics More Politics » Political prisoners freed from Burmese jails By Zoe Daniel, Jane Cowan, wires Burma's government has announced the release of more than 500 prisoners from the country's jails. More » Concerns over corporate watchdog's workload Software glitch exposes MPs' diaries, emails Defence head given ambassador role Queenslanders speak out about LNP job cuts Sport More Sport » Sam, Pav miss out on All-Australian team Matthew Pavlich and Sam Mitchell led the most surprising omissions in this year's All-Australian team. More » Sharks deal for Ryan denied Ba double gives Newcastle controversial draw F1 drivers too aggressive: Webber Australia goes down to England in T20 tune-up Return control to men in the middle Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Armstrong's ashes scattered at sea The cremated remains of legendary American astronaut Neil Armstrong have been scattered at sea, during a final tribute to the first man to set foot on the moon. More » Neil Armstrong to be buried at sea NASA probe heads for dwarf planet Ceres Vital spineless creatures facing extinction: report Eureka moment for Fox in the henhouse Environment More Environment » Irrigators plot High Court water fight A group representing SA and Victorian irrigators says it will try to have the Murray-Darling Basin plan declared unconstitutional. More » Japan to phase out nuclear power by 2040 Laws to stop super trawler pass Lower House Japan cuts down miracle pine to preserve it Dutch issue 'please explain' over trawler ban 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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