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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 13 Dec, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Hey Dad! star arrives to face sexual assault claims Former Hey Dad! star Robert Hughes arrives back in Australia to face child sexual assault allegations. More » Abbott makes surprise Afghan visit Flooded Collie given storm reprieve Push to ban stickers covering cigarette warnings Assange confirms bid for Senate seat N Korea defiant in face of rocket launch outrage Labor targets Coalition over links to Slipper case Leveson calls for laws to reflect changing media Rural fire teams baffled by rare burning lake Srebrenica commander jailed for genocide 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 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 Oil may have peaked - but don't panic Just In More Just In » Shot fired into western Sydney home Police are interviewing two housemates over a shooting in Sydney's west overnight. More » Hey Dad! star arrives to face sexual assault claims Abbott makes surprise Afghan visit Push to ban stickers covering cigarette warnings Asylum seekers intercepted on Java beach Flooded Collie given storm reprieve Samoa on alert as Cyclone Evan approaches Srebrenica commander jailed for genocide Assange confirms bid for Senate seat No vote yet on forest peace deal World More World » Samoa on alert as Cyclone Evan approaches Storm, hurricane and flood warnings have been issued for Samoa as Tropical Cyclone Evan moves closer to the island group. More » Srebrenica commander jailed for genocide Hospitalised Mandela 'making progress' Pope blesses followers with first tweet Would-be plane bombers sentenced to death Sitar master Ravi Shankar dead at 92 Business More Business » Stevens warns central banks risk being 'captured' By economics correspondent Stephen Long The head of the Reserve Bank has warned the world's most powerful central banks risk losing their independence after taking large-scale steps to stimulate their economies. More » Jobs, economy woes hit consumer confidence BHP to sell its stake in Browse gas projects US casino boss takes Star's reins at Echo Miners help share market to strong close Politics More Politics » Abbott makes surprise Afghan visit Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has paid a surprise visit to Australian soldiers in Afghanistan. More » Push to ban stickers covering cigarette warnings Assange confirms bid for Senate seat Labor targets Coalition over links to Slipper case 'Tiberius' Carr accused of plotting against Gillard Sport More Sport » Malinga sets record as Perth hit all time low Lasith Malinga took 6 for 7, domestic Twenty20's best ever figures, as the Stars crushed the Scorchers in Perth. More » NRL, players close to salary cap deal Cricket Tasmania defends Hobart pitch Thorpe 'happy' at Armstrong's downfall I can do more from number four: Watson Tippett looks forward to Swans challenge Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Apple Maps strands motorists looking for Mildura Victorian police warn Apple's glitch-filled Maps app could get someone killed after motorists looking for Mildura are left stranded. More » Company targets Moon return by 2020 Moon's fractured crust may crack Mars mystery China planning vegetable gardens on Mars Google and Twitter intervene in Syrian blackout Environment More Environment » Physicists make push for fusion reactor funding By Michael Vincent Physicists meeting in Sydney today will push the Federal Government to support an international project to create fusion power. More » Climate change conforming to UN predictions: scientists NSW 'losing $100m' as businesses dump waste in Qld CSG worries hinge on timing of climate change Troubled UN climate talks spill over 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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