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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 09 Jan, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Cool weather offers respite in fire efforts Firefighters across south-east Australia are trying to bring bushfires under control ahead of the expected return of hot conditions later this week. More » Parents kept in dark on child rapist Rare whale washes up on Queensland beach Australia's heatwave forecast in one animated map Dad of fake collar bomb victim named ARU chief Labor MP sorry for Abbott 'stunt' tweet Colleague urges Abbott to detail IR policy Sydney Airport rapidly running out of space Judge lowers possible sentence for WikiLeaks suspect US gun control group 'to balance NRA influence' More Analysis » Will big data change the 2013 election? With a federal election due this year, many are speculating about the potential role of 'big data' campaign techniques. In the US, data mining allowed Barack Obama's campaign to create sophisticated profiles of individual voters, helping him to maximise his vote and return to office. But don't start worrying about your privacy just yet. There are at least three compelling reasons why we shouldn't expect to see Australian parties go all the way down the data rabbit hole. More » Investment in the time of financial cholera Tomic's time to under-promise and over-deliver Les Mis: a revolution for our times Give ALP branches a purpose Don't make people vote: make them want to Sorry Keating, you were the lesser reformer Hot Australia takes a toll on mental health Credlin interview personally brave but politically foolish Contract killers: insecurity is pushing our teachers away Just In More Just In » Sydney Airport rapidly running out of space By online business reporter Michael Janda Infrastructure analysts at the Commonwealth Bank warn that Sydney Airport may hit capacity 20 years earlier than it expects. More » Judge lowers possible sentence for WikiLeaks suspect Make arsonists euthanise injured animals: O'Farrell Grass fire threatens homes in Wallan Australia's heatwave forecast in one animated map Labor MP sorry for Abbott 'stunt' tweet Queensland swelters in marathon heatwave Camps evacuated as fire conditions worsen Premier warns NSW bushfire emergency is not over Rare whale washes up on Queensland beach World More World » Judge lowers possible sentence for WikiLeaks suspect By North America correspondent Jane Cowan, wires A US judge has reduced the scale of the likely sentence for a soldier accused of passing reams of secret government files to the WikiLeaks website. More » Armstrong to address doping scandal on Oprah Rape victim could face public flogging Venezuela postpones Chavez inauguration US gun control group 'to balance NRA influence' Belfast 'held to ransom' by loyalist rioters Business More Business » November retail sales disappoint with a fall By online business reporter Michael Janda Retail sales have surprised analysts by falling in November, with hardware, furniture and footwear leading the decline. More » ASIC raids Whitehaven hoaxer's campsite Colleague urges Abbott to detail IR policy Sydney Airport rapidly running out of space Shares rise as US reporting season starts well Alcoa profit a positive start to reporting season Politics More Politics » Colleague urges Abbott to detail IR policy By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Tony Abbott is coming under internal pressure to outline a new industrial relations (IR) policy, including a crackdown on union power and changes to unfair dismissal laws. More » Slipper to be charged over Cabcharge winery tour Abbott reaffirms IVF stance Thai TV drama axed over political fears Carr urges Indonesia to act after methanol death Sport More Sport » Evergreen Hewitt defeats Raonic Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt fought hard to win his first-round match of the Kooyong Classic against world number 15 Milos Raonic. More » Dad of fake collar bomb victim named ARU chief Armstrong to address doping scandal on Oprah Young Docker Morabito injured again Rogic set for Celtic trial Gajdosova finding form at right time 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 » Rare whale washes up on Queensland beach by Paul Robinson Conservationists say they are deeply concerned about the death of two whales off the central Queensland coast. More » Whitehaven Coal shares plunge after media hoax Two Vic beaches remain closed after sewage spills Australia launches whale photo database Japanese whaling fleet leaves port 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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