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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 20 Dec, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Customs officers suspected in airport smuggling ring By ABC's 7.30 and Fairfax A cell of suspected corrupt Customs officers with links to organised crime has allegedly helped smuggle drugs through Australia's biggest airport. More » Time magazine names Obama Person of the Year Biden to lead action on US gun policy Brutal gang rape sparks anger in India Subpoenas 'produce no evidence' against Thomson Pack of tiger sharks off WA beach Toddler drowns in WA waterway Call leads police to suspected double murder BBC Savile review finds knowledge of 'darker side' Former leader's daughter wins South Korean election More Analysis » 2012: The year in political outrage The nation got offended an awful lot in 2012. Ours was such a year of outrage that all these little episodes seem to have blurred into one. Showy moralising anger is a new weapon in the political arsenal. It's no coincidence that episodes of outrage have dominated during the greatest contraction in the mainstream press in Australian history. More » Finding transformative power from grief A future powered by solar is more than hot air Australia will be a casualty of the currency wars We all bear blame for foreign aid deferment Good cop, bad cop: the Clintons take sides on America's drug war Putting Christmas back together, piece by piece Top science stories for 2012 Farewell to the year of little faith 2012 in review: the Twitterverse Just In More Just In » Treasurer says Qld still headed for surplus By Francis Tapim Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls says the State is on track to achieve a surplus by 2014-15, despite softening prices and falling demand for coal in Asia. More » Suspicious fire threatens Adelaide homes US soldier could face death over Afghan rampage Brutal gang rape sparks anger in India Toddler drowns in WA waterway Call leads police to suspected double murder Former leader's daughter wins South Korean election Time magazine names Obama Person of the Year Customs officers suspected in airport smuggling ring Nepalese elephant on cross-border killing rampage World More World » US soldier could face death over Afghan rampage The US Army says the American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghans and injuring six others could face the death penalty if found guilty of murder. More » Brutal gang rape sparks anger in India Former leader's daughter wins South Korean election Time magazine names Obama Person of the Year Nepalese elephant on cross-border killing rampage BBC Savile review finds knowledge of 'darker side' Business More Business » Billabong shares slammed on downgrade, despite offer By online business reporter Michael Janda Billabong shares have slumped around 10 per cent on a profit downgrade, despite confirmation of a $527 million takeover offer. More » UBS to pay $1.5b in Libor rigging settlement Nine debt deal jeopardised by lender dispute Pepe's Ducks falls fowl of 'open range' claims Retailers see rise in Christmas sales Sigma shareholders get $57.5m settlement Local shares hit 17-month high on US optimism Politics More Politics » Palmer decides against forming own party Queensland billionaire Clive Palmer has backed away from forming a new political party. More » Labor MPs speak out over aid diversion NRA breaks silence on Newtown shooting Abbott hasn't read Ashby ruling but backs Brough SA power customers get 9.1pc price cut Sport More Sport » Australia to go into 'quarantine' before Boxing Day Australia coach Mickey Arthur says selectors have put the squad into quarantine ahead of the Boxing Day Test to avoid more injuries. More » New police inquiry into Hillsborough disaster Renegades rip through Hurricanes at Docklands Demons to respond to AFL tanking claims Roar say Rado not sacked McLachlan named as AFL deputy CEO Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Astronomers detect nearest Earth-like neighbour By Science Online's Stuart Gary and wires Scientists have been surprised by the unexpected discovery of a nearby planetary system using a new experimental technique. More » Scientists solve 3,000-year-old pharaonic whodunit 'No signal' coming from North Korean satellite Giraffe robot aids dementia sufferers IPCC draft climate report leaked by sceptics Environment More Environment » Microscopic pollution killing thousands in China The air in China's infamously polluted big cities has killed upwards of 8,000 people this year and scientists lay the blame on a collection of tiny microparticles. More » New name adopted for outback Lake Eyre Indonesia climate efforts surpass Australia 'Clean coal' capture plant opened in Queensland RM Williams wants cattle back on carbon farm 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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