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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 13 Jan, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » NSW firefighters shift focus to north Firefighters are moving resources to northern New South Wales after cooler conditions helped crews establish containment lines around major blazes in the south. More » Scorching heat stops outback trains Grandstand Live: January 13 Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz dies Tasmanians, tourists return to fire-ravaged towns Jetstar denies stranding passengers on hot tarmac Beijing choked by dangerous pollution levels Man drowns trying to rescue children Quake hits Tasmania's north-west Mixed emotions as Brisbane remembers floods 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 » Teenager hit with bottle by party gatecrashers Police are investigating a fight at a gatecrashed party in Sydney's west that left a man in hospital - the second such incident in as many days. More » Beijing choked by dangerous pollution levels Fugitive pigs shot by Darwin police Scorching heat stops outback trains Jetstar denies stranding passengers on hot tarmac Quake hits Tasmania's north-west Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz dies Teen crashes car into Sydney shop Senator suggests using rum to catch fugitive pigs Police injured in fresh Belfast clashes World More World » Beijing choked by dangerous pollution levels Beijing residents are being warned to stay indoors as pollution hit hazardous levels for a second day, blanketing the city in a dense shroud of smog. More » Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz dies Police injured in fresh Belfast clashes Suffering Haitians remember devastating quake Survivors mark anniversary of Italy cruise disaster France tightens security after deadly Mali strikes 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 » Former PNG leader may be new Ok Tedi chair NAB lowers interest rate forecasts China inflation comes in above forecasts Miners drag share market lower 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 13 Grandstand's rolling blog coverage brings you one-day international cricket and A-League updates. More » Federer hails Hewitt's record run Chelsea cruise at Stoke after Walters nightmare Tomic feeling 'unstoppable' after debut win Heat set up date with Renegades Grand Prix circuit planned for Paralympic athletes 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 » Beijing choked by dangerous pollution levels Beijing residents are being warned to stay indoors as pollution hit hazardous levels for a second day, blanketing the city in a dense shroud of smog. More » Natural causes blamed for whale deaths Rare whale washes up on Queensland beach Whitehaven Coal shares plunge after media hoax Two Vic beaches remain closed after sewage spills 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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