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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 30 Oct, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Hurricane Sandy to make landfall this morning More than 50 million people are warned to brace for widespread destruction with Hurricane Sandy barrelling towards the US east coast and expected to make landfall in a few hours. More » Election campaign sidelined as storm bears down Breaking the silence over genital mutilation horror Hundreds of Tinkler horses to go under the hammer Soldiers reprimanded over anti-Muslim posts Questions over white paper implementation Clive Palmer lukewarm on Abbott leadership 'Heaviest' air raids shake Damascus after truce flop NZ laws linked to workplace accidents Cowan prepared for Proteas onslaught More Analysis » Australia's decisive leap into the Asian Century For a Prime Minister who once admitted that she felt more at home in the classroom than on the international stage, Julia Gillard has come a long way in a short time. John Howard famously insisted that Australia did not have to make a choice between our history and our geography, but Gillard has made that choice and made it in spades: geography rules. Her commitment to the Asian century is a watershed in Australian foreign policy, ranking alongside the post-war trade pact with Japan or even John Curtin's 1942 declaration that tied Australia's future to the United States. More » My two-year battle to beat oxycodone addiction Liquid love laid bare Carbon capture a step closer to absurdity Early thoughts and gripes with Windows 8 The power of proximity in the Asian Century Misrepresenting migrant violence Campaign diary: the view from here The new normal in nature Editorial responsibility: the buck stops where? Just In More Just In » Farrell to step aside for Wong Labor Senator Don Farrell is to vacate the number one position on the SA Senate ticket to let Penny Wong to be restored to that spot. More » Election campaign sidelined as storm bears down Hundreds of Tinkler horses to go under the hammer NZ laws linked to workplace accidents Hurricane Sandy to make landfall this morning 'Heaviest' air raids shake Damascus after truce flop Clive Palmer lukewarm on Abbott leadership Hurricane Sandy strengthens off US coast Breaking the silence over genital mutilation horror Questions over white paper implementation World More World » Hurricane Sandy strengthens off US coast Hurricane Sandy has strengthened as it closes in on more than 50 million Americans living on the United States' east coast. More » Hurricane Sandy blows US election off course 'Heaviest' air raids shake Damascus after truce flop Pop star Glitter arrested in Savile sex abuse probe 8 killed in Nigerian church bombing Business More Business » US markets to close for storm US share markets will be closed tonight, and quite possibly tomorrow, as Hurricane Sandy sweeps through New York. More » Vodafone slashes staff to offset network spend Mobiles fuelling user frustration: report Thousands sue over investment company collapse Business, charities unite in power price fight Competitive economy key to white paper goals Politics More Politics » Farrell to step aside for Wong Labor Senator Don Farrell is to vacate the number one position on the SA Senate ticket to let Penny Wong to be restored to that spot. More » Questions over white paper implementation Passport levy could meet rising consular costs Rudd wants truth over McKew book claims Former ALP minister Gordon Bilney dies Sport More Sport » Cowan prepared for Proteas onslaught Ed Cowan says he's prepared for his first taste of South Africa's fearsome pace attack. More » Huegill hangs up the goggles for good Americain at centre of big Cup plunge North quits as WA captain Giants sweep Tigers to win World Series FA to investigate Clattenburg allegations Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Melting runway puts Antarctic flights on ice January flights to Antarctica have been scrapped because Australia's airstrip there is melting, causing havoc with our transport to the frozen continent. More » Scientists in shock at 'outlandish' earthquake ruling Organised cyber baddies following the money trail Nobel winner slams research grants freeze New planet discovered in Earth's backyard Environment More Environment » Massive coal mine approval not set in stone Federal Independent MP Tony Windsor says the massive mine approved for north-western NSW not a done deal yet. 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