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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 13 Dec, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Coalition backs Brough amid Slipper fallout By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Senior Coalition figures are standing by Mal Brough despite calls for him to be disendorsed because of links to the failed case against Peter Slipper. More » ATO pushes to wind up Knights, Jets Mitcham hospitalised after diving accident Hey Dad! star Hughes charged Australia joins US in $83m solar research plan Former TV entertainer sentenced for sex offences 'Dead' father preventing Afghan family's reunion Gangnam Style tops Australia's Google list British MP blasts station over suicide response Zoo cancels contract over cruelty concerns More Analysis » The politics of mutually assured destruction Our protagonists have little need to stray beyond the much-laboured and often asinine tropes that have come to dominate our politics. The 2013 electoral battlelines are all but guaranteed: a guerrilla war over character as the woman we can't stand attempts to slap down the guy we hate. The politics of mutually assured destruction have been rewarded and will endure. We are watching a triumph of the purely political over any finer thought. More » Skyfall as a parable of reactionary generationalism There's more to bees than honey Memo to parents: please don't play Santa this year Factions work when the people have a say Drum wrap: Slipper case dismissed The myth of closure Australia's economic double-whammy The end of the world - really? Austerity has been tried and found wanting Just In More Just In » Australia considers buying more Super Hornets Delays in delivery of the new Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) have forced the Federal Government to consider buying more Super Hornets to plug defence capability gaps. More » Navy captain fined for allowance fraud Afghan aides to be offered new life in Australia Australia joins US in $83m solar research plan Protesters scale power plant cooling tower Mitcham hospitalised after diving accident Bid to lift Rocco Leo assets freeze Trams in, cars out in Sydney CBD transport plan Man's sexual abuse 'kept in the family' Ravi Shankar to receive posthumous Grammy World More World » Ravi Shankar to receive posthumous Grammy Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar is to receive a posthumous lifetime achievement Grammy award, organizers of the music industry's top prize show have announced. More » Federal Reserve to boost US stimulus Divided Egypt heads towards referendum McAfee avoids Belize, gets deported to US British government colluded in Belfast lawyer's murder Tropical Cyclone Evan hits Samoa Business More Business » ATO pushes to wind up Knights, Jets Nathan Tinkler's sporting empire is in the sights of the tax office, with proceedings launched to wind up Newcastle's NRL and A-League clubs. More » Federal Reserve to boost US stimulus Christmas spending expected to pick up Leveson calls for laws to reflect changing media Politics More Politics » 'Dead' father preventing Afghan family's reunion An Afghan teenager has lost his High Court bid to bring his family to Australia. More » Coalition backs Brough amid Slipper fallout Federal Reserve to boost US stimulus Divided Egypt heads towards referendum British government colluded in Belfast lawyer's murder Sport More Sport » ATO pushes to wind up Knights, Jets Nathan Tinkler's sporting empire is in the sights of the tax office, with proceedings launched to wind up Newcastle's NRL and A-League clubs. More » Johnson to carry drinks in Hobart Mitcham hospitalised after diving accident Jayawardene to hand over reins Sick Norman pulls out of Championship Del Piero a chance for derby Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Australia joins US in $83m solar research plan The Federal Government has announced an $83 million solar research program in partnership with the United States. More » Apple Maps strands motorists looking for Mildura Company targets Moon return by 2020 Moon's fractured crust may crack Mars mystery China planning vegetable gardens on Mars Environment More Environment » Australia joins US in $83m solar research plan The Federal Government has announced an $83 million solar research program in partnership with the United States. More » Physicists make push for fusion reactor funding Climate change conforming to UN predictions: scientists NSW 'losing $100m' as businesses dump waste in Qld CSG worries hinge on timing of climate change 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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