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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 10 Jan, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Drug overdoses killed Aussie men in Laos Two Australian men who died in Laos suffered drug overdoses, the ABC understands. More » Bushfire burns near unexploded bomb site Dole increase the lazy option says Fitzgibbon Shooting occurs soon after drowning tragedy Australian dies while swimming in NZ Bishop calls for end to compulsory preferential voting ANZ hoaxer facing jail despite no profit motive Stampede site may be dinosaur river crossing Man throws flare through restaurant window Hewitt through to Kooyong Classic final More Analysis » Will Tony Abbott really get rid of the carbon tax? Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has left no doubt about his commitment to abolish the carbon tax. But getting there will be a painful and scary path which might force him to question whether compromise is not only safer but also a better outcome for a reforming conservative in the long term. There's every chance carbon pricing will stay in place. More » 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? Investment in the time of financial cholera India should think twice about its sex offender register Tomic's time to under-promise and over-deliver Les Mis: a revolution for our times Give ALP branches a purpose Just In More Just In » Journalists defend right to keep source secret By Kirsten Veness Two Fairfax journalists are fighting to keep secret the name of the source for an article relating to bribery allegations involving Reserve Bank subsidiaries. More » Pap smears could help detect ovarian cancer Drug bust at Fremantle port worth $13m First Super dumps News Corp stake Bushfire burns near unexploded bomb site Australian dies while swimming in NZ Hewitt through to Kooyong Classic final Dole increase the lazy option says Fitzgibbon Natural causes blamed for whale deaths China trade data smashes expectations World More World » China trade data smashes expectations China's economic recovery appears to be easily beating economist expectations, with a surge in exports and imports. More » Iran blamed for cyber onslaught on US banks Londoners mark 150 years of minding the gap Tackling South Korea's suicide rate Dozens hurt after ferry slams into NYC pier Bombs seized after terror plots uncovered Business More Business » China trade data smashes expectations China's economic recovery appears to be easily beating economist expectations, with a surge in exports and imports. More » ANZ hoaxer facing jail despite no profit motive First Super dumps News Corp stake Building approvals post modest rise Bank super funds perform best - for their staff Nightmare week for Boeing Dreamliner Politics More Politics » Dole increase the lazy option says Fitzgibbon By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Senior Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon says dole payments should be targeted to those who need them instead of being increased across the board. More » Judge brands mandatory sentence an injustice Bishop calls for end to compulsory preferential voting Truss warns not to underestimate Katter Party Greens back anti-coal activist after media hoax Sport More Sport » Debutants Finch, Hughes to open for Australia Aaron Finch and Phillip Hughes will both open for Australia on their one-day debuts against Sri Lanka tomorrow at the MCG. More » Hewitt through to Kooyong Classic final Schleck waiting to see if Armstrong confesses Tomic in no rush to play Davis Cup Renegades win as Hales storms SCG Swansea stuns Chelsea in fresh League Cup shock 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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