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NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 21 Dec, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Customs corruption extends to waterfront By ABC's 7.30 and Fairfax Corruption within the Customs service extends to Australia's waterfront, where underworld figures are using corrupt dock workers to import drugs and possibly even guns. More » Hockey won't commit to budget surplus promise Apocalypse haven mayor tells people to stay away Paul Kennedy's top five sporting moments of 2012 Queen to broadcast Christmas message in 3-D Police charge 27yo over double murder Indian women attacked in Melbourne Huge brawl at pub south of Brisbane Man jailed for reporter's handbag theft death Syrian conflict becoming 'overtly sectarian': UN More Analysis » 2012 in review: Sport What a year for sport this has been. When the history of sport is written, 2012 will definitely go down as one of the years in which sport happened. From the dizzying highs to the terrifying lows, to some things which are sort of in between those two things, sport in 2012 had it all. So what better way to end the year by looking at some of our key sporting moments. More » Well, we were wrong: the apocalypse is here Trivial pursuit: when The Australian gets personal The great Australian nightmare Prizes for politics: the best of 2012 Have yourself a politically correct Christmas Back to the future: casual contracts now the new 'normal' 2012: The year in political outrage Finding transformative power from grief A future powered by solar is more than hot air Just In More Just In » Hockey won't commit to budget surplus promise Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey says he cannot promise that the Coalition will go to the next election with a promise to bring the budget back to surplus. More » Indian women attacked in Melbourne Hollande admits Algerian colonisation 'brutal' Apocalypse haven mayor tells people to stay away Huge brawl at pub south of Brisbane Lucky escape after car rolls in outback Queen to broadcast Christmas message in 3-D Customs corruption extends to waterfront Firefighters extinguish blaze at party supplies factory Police fire rubber bullets at South African mine protest World More World » Hollande admits Algerian colonisation 'brutal' France's president Francois Hollande has acknowledged that the colonisation of Algeria was "brutal and unfair" during the first state visit by a French head of state to the North African state since 2007. More » Apocalypse haven mayor tells people to stay away Queen to broadcast Christmas message in 3-D Police fire rubber bullets at South African mine protest Syrian conflict becoming 'overtly sectarian': UN More Chinese doomsday arrests Business More Business » Swan dumps budget surplus pledge By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen The Government has all but dumped its promise to deliver a budget surplus this financial year, arguing the move will help protect the economy and jobs in the face of falling tax revenue. More » Economists praise decision to ditch surplus Federal Court ruling saves Nine debt deal Draft approval granted for Qantas-Emirates tie-up Market unmoved by surplus pledge U-turn Politics More Politics » Hockey won't commit to budget surplus promise Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey says he cannot promise that the Coalition will go to the next election with a promise to bring the budget back to surplus. More » Economists agree scrapping surplus better late than never Swan dumps budget surplus pledge Budget bottom line takes another hit More public sector jobs to go in SA Sport More Sport » Test pressure more than expected: Wade Matthew Wade knows he has to lift his game in the Boxing Day Test after some errant glovework for Australia. More » Adelaide makes strong defence against the Thunder Paul Kennedy's top five sporting moments of 2012 Real vs United the pick of UCL draw Prize money increase for Australian Open Trainer charged over Oliver betting involvement Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Toddler incubates nest of deadly snakes By Stephanie Capper A toddler in Townsville in north Queensland has incubated a nest of one of the world's most deadly species of snake - in his bedroom closet. More » University students and staff being given free iPads Astronomers detect nearest Earth-like neighbour Scientists solve 3,000-year-old pharaonic whodunit 'No signal' coming from North Korean satellite Environment More Environment » Soaring coal demand stokes emissions concerns By Stephanie Smail A new report highlighting the world's huge demand for coal has cast doubt on the future of low-carbon economies. More » Bug-eyed Aussie scientists join global study Indigenous survey sounds alarm for NT mammals Microscopic pollution killing thousands in China New name adopted for outback Lake Eyre 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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