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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 12 Jan, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Firefighters' battle continues as temperatures soar Forecast winds are starting to become gusty in NSW as firefighters across southern Australia concentrate on building containment lines amid hot and dry conditions. More » Gillard meets with child sex abuse victims Grandstand's live coverage of Saturday's sport Volatile Cyclone Narelle starts to weaken Heatwave exacerbated by climate change: Climate Commission First royal portrait of Catherine unveiled More Analysis » Beware the comedown if house prices surge Economist Stephen Koukoulas has caused a stir with his forecast that home prices will jump 10 per cent this year, and there are many reasons why he may be right. Despite the steep local prices, housing affordability is just shy of its highest level in a decade. However, this is illusory affordability caused by low interest rates. Most young Australians cannot prudently afford to buy a home. The likely outcome if prices do surge will be a bigger housing bubble and a more painful crash when it does inevitably burst. More » No doubt: Coalition government will scrap carbon tax Controlled burns are better than the alternative Phantom deferrals stoke unfounded fears What fire science tells us and why we need more Will Tony Abbott really get rid of the carbon tax? The case for optional preferential voting The dangers of casual sext? Troubles brewing as violence resumes in Belfast Will big data change the 2013 election? Just In More Just In » Hewitt wins Kooyong Classic Lleyton Hewitt has beaten Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets in the Kooyong Classic final. More » Investigation continues into severed head at Rottnest Advocacy group criticises limits on Royal Commission Gillard meets with child sex abuse victims First royal portrait of Catherine unveiled Volatile Cyclone Narelle starts to weaken Bank robber uses gopher as getaway vehicle Qld fire service puts out urgent call for volunteers Heatwave exacerbated by climate change: Climate Commission Obama, Karzai agree to speed up Afghan handover World More World » First royal portrait of Catherine unveiled The first official portrait of Prince William's wife Catherine has been unveiled at a London gallery, where it was hailed by its subject as "amazing" but slammed by some critics. More » Obama, Karzai agree to speed up Afghan handover Swiss lab denies helping Armstrong evade detection Saudi king makes historic female appointments US authorities to review Boeing Dreamliner safety French forces aid Mali strike against Islamists Business More Business » Howard rejects IMF's 'profligate spender' tag By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen John Howard rejects IMF analysis contending that Australia's most wasteful spending in the past 50 years took place under his government. More » NAB lowers interest rate forecasts China inflation comes in above forecasts Japan launches new stimulus program Miners drag share market lower White House chief of staff to head Treasury Politics More Politics » Gillard meets with child sex abuse victims Prime Minister Julia Gillard hosts a morning tea for victims of child sexual abuse, a day after announcing the terms of reference for the royal commission into the issue. More » Workers with disabilities win landmark wage fight Ashby seeks leave to appeal Slipper ruling Macklin apologises for dole comments Indigenous youth justice summit call dismissed Sport More Sport » Grandstand Live: January 12 Grandstand's rolling blog coverage brings you tennis, A-League and Big Bash updates. More » Hewitt wins Kooyong Classic Starc pulled from one-day squad Swiss lab denies helping Armstrong evade detection Four Aussies accept Masters invite Favourite out of Magic Millions Science and Technology More Science and Technology » 2.5m gulls needed to lift James's giant peach Physicists have thrown cold water on a key scene from Roald Dahl's classic children's book, James and the Giant Peach, in which a flock of seagulls fly an oversized piece of fruit and its occupants across the Atlantic. More » Shipwreck tablets shed light on Roman healthcare Qld stargazers to get space station sighting Australian scientists map galactic space geysers Researchers uncover breast cancer protein Environment More Environment » Natural causes blamed for whale deaths Queensland's National Parks Service says two whales washed up on the state's central coast in recent days appear to have died from natural causes More » Rare whale washes up on Queensland beach Whitehaven Coal shares plunge after media hoax Two Vic beaches remain closed after sewage spills Australia launches whale photo database 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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