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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 14 Jan, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Homes destroyed in NSW bushfire The Rural Fire Service says it is lucky no lives have been lost in a fire that has destroyed 33 homes near Coonabarabran, one of many still burning across New South Wales. More » Hugh Jackman takes out Golden Globe Grandstand Live: Australian Open, Day One Ex-principal charged with multi-million-dollar fraud Report suggests still no revenue from mining tax Police call for calm as racial tensions spill over BlueScope cuts more jobs as demand slides Centrelink ordered to apologise for pension card error Public sector cuts not on Newman's 2013 agenda Rudd calls on world to arm Syrian rebels More Analysis » Visionary voting reform ... if it works in your favour If voluntary voting is off the table, what about optional preferential voting? Surely that's a fair and reasonable compromise? This may have appeared outrageous if the Liberals had sprung it out of the blue, but in the context of the previous wild demands, it becomes something like the middle ground. It's not, of course: it is naked self-interest. The irony is that this is precisely the reason the anti-Labor forces introduced compulsory preferential voting back in 1918. More » Online piracy: Dotcom's mini plan for a mega problem Let the facts speak for themselves in 2013 Greece is no longer the black sheep of Europe The generation grammar forgotted Beware the comedown if house prices surge 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 Just In More Just In » Garnaut worried about PNG ban precedent Australian economist, Ross Garnaut, says his ban from PNG could set a dangerous diplomatic precedent while others have criticised Australia for not protesting the ban. More » Hugh Jackman takes out Golden Globe Report suggests still no revenue from mining tax Public sector cuts not on Newman's 2013 agenda Ex-principal charged with multi-million-dollar fraud Housing finance slips on first buyer drop Clarke, Warner recalled for Brisbane, Sydney ODIs Job ads fall again in December Council spends $200k on gum control Cycling Australia review urges extensive testing World More World » NRA predicts gun-law changes will fail By Washington correspondent Lisa Millar and wires America's powerful National Rifle Association says it has enough backing to fight any attempt to ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips. More » Huge turnout in Paris for anti-gay marriage protest Reddit co-founder's death ignites journal access debate France defends failed Somali raid as toll mounts Egyptian court orders Mubarak retrial Six arrested over second India gang rape Business More Business » Garnaut worried about PNG ban precedent Australian economist, Ross Garnaut, says his ban from PNG could set a dangerous diplomatic precedent while others have criticised Australia for not protesting the ban. More » Job ads fall again in December Housing finance slips on first buyer drop Inflation gauge rises in December BlueScope cuts more jobs as demand slides Report suggests still no revenue from mining tax Politics More Politics » Garnaut worried about PNG ban precedent Australian economist, Ross Garnaut, says his ban from PNG could set a dangerous diplomatic precedent while others have criticised Australia for not protesting the ban. More » Centrelink ordered to apologise for pension card error Gillard meets with child sex abuse victims Workers with disabilities win landmark wage fight Ashby seeks leave to appeal Slipper ruling Sport More Sport » Grandstand Live: Australian Open, Day One Grandstand's rolling Australian Open coverage brings you the latest from Melbourne Park, where Sam Stosur has gone through to the second round. More » Shaky Stosur survives first round Clarke, Warner recalled for Brisbane, Sydney ODIs Tomic regains Australian number one ranking Cycling Australia review urges extensive testing Orica-GreenEDGE names strong TDU team 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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