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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 16 Jan, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Scientists hail 'potential cure for AIDS' By Stephanie Smail Scientists from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research say they have made a breakthrough that could lead to a potential cure for AIDS. More » Confession could see cycling out of Olympics Dreamliner makes emergency landing in Japan Bushranger Ned Kelly to be buried Gillard flags crackdown on gun violence Lawyers critical of foetal homicide laws Baby born into immigration limbo $100k reward over dance teacher's murder NSW bushfire victims waiting to return home Seven men wanted over bikie's shooting death More Analysis » Religious freedom beats your rights at work Prime Minister Julia Gillard reportedly has assured religious lobby groups that a new rights bill won't impact on their ability to discriminate against gays, even in hospitals, schools and other institutions that receive government funding. How can this be justified? What message does this legislative loophole send, other than that discrimination against gays and lesbians doesn't matter as much as other forms of bigotry? All around the world, the tide is turning against homophobia. You might have thought that the Gillard Government would prefer to put itself on the right side of history. More » To know or not to know: the conundrum of genetic testing Big data 2013: the eyes are on us Don't give up on the facts Living on Newstart (if you can call it living) Young against old: the real inequality gap We owe it as friends to warn Israel A fair go for our industrial relations system A troubling appetite for confession Tax exiles vote with their feet Just In More Just In » Christian lobby rejects push to remove religious exemptions By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen The Australian Christian Lobby has rejected a push by gay advocates to remove certain religious exemptions from anti-discrimination laws. More » Crown fumbles in Patel prosecution Coolen gives evidence against former club Gillard flags crackdown on gun violence Dreamliner makes emergency landing in Japan Lawyers critical of foetal homicide laws Websites sign on to Gillard's bullying protocol Seven men wanted over bikie's shooting death Baby born into immigration limbo North Korea plans to reopen embassy in Canberra World More World » Dreamliner makes emergency landing in Japan Japan's two biggest airlines, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines, have grounded all their Boeing 787 Dreamliners, after one of the planes was forced to make an emergency landing. More » HMV hopeful of a sale despite changing times Anzac general's neglected grave to be repaired France triples troop deployment to Mali Blasts kill more than 80 at Syrian university Confession could see cycling out of Olympics Business More Business » Boral to cut 700 staff in restructure By online business reporter Michael Janda Building materials company Boral is planning to cut 700 jobs from all levels of the company to reduce costs. More » Vodafone to ditch Crazy John's brand, close stores Consumer confidence edges higher Dreamliner makes emergency landing in Japan Guardian to launch Australian online edition Rio hits record iron ore production Politics More Politics » Websites sign on to Gillard's bullying protocol By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Prime Minister Julia Gillard has struck an agreement with several major websites to help deal with the problem of online bullying, although Twitter is yet to sign up. More » North Korea plans to reopen embassy in Canberra Family relocates in bid to end racial feud Pakistan supreme court orders PM's arrest Relocations an option to resolve racial tensions Sport More Sport » Grandstand Live: Australian Open, Day Three Grandstand's rolling Australian Open coverage brings you the latest scores, updates and interviews from Melbourne Park. More » Red-hot Radwanska charges into third round Armstrong admission could kick sport out of Olympics Healy's tough love steels Wade Rogic off to join Celtic Tomic breezes into second round Science and Technology More Science and Technology » UN group links heatwave to climate change By environment reporter Sarah Clarke The United Nations's (UN) chief climate science body says there is no doubt last week's extreme heat in Australia is part of a global warming trend. More » 2.5m gulls needed to lift James's giant peach Shipwreck tablets shed light on Roman healthcare Qld stargazers to get space station sighting Australian scientists map galactic space geysers Environment More Environment » Human health to feel impact of warmer future By environment reporter Sarah Clarke What effect will climate change have on health in the Pacific? This is the third of a five-part series in which environment reporter Sarah Clarke sets out to provide answers. More » UN group links heatwave to climate change Climate change will force farmers to adapt: CSIRO Beijing choked by dangerous pollution levels Natural causes blamed for whale deaths 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. 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