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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 02 Jan, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Pressure on Lower House to agree to fiscal deal The US House of Representatives is debating a bill to avert the so-called fiscal cliff after the Senate overwhelmingly voted in favour of a deal. More » More arrests in probe into Rye brawl death Macklin says she could live on dole Scores dead in stampede after New Year fireworks Hewitt opens Brisbane account Police officers injured in brawl with family Mayor calls for rethink after car smash horror Teen charged with murder after street shooting Indian rape victim's ashes scattered in Ganges English cricket journalist Martin-Jenkins dies More Analysis » Facts are sacred, but subject to interpretation In a speech at the Woodford Folk Festival, Malcolm Turnbull criticised the rapidly intensifying media cycle for failing to scrutinise politicians telling fibs. He called on Australian entrepreneurs to establish an online fact-checking service, similar to US examples like Politifact or FactCheck.org. 'It has never been easier to get away with the glib one-liner,' he told festival-goers. Some of what Turnbull had to say at Woodford was bang-on. But some of it was clearly exaggerated. More » Drum Wrap: 2013 the year of confidence New Year's resolutions: game on in 2013 Critical corrections in the climate change debate From Predators to tacocopters: welcome to the future Brothers in arms: Why the Afghan National Army will fail Friends and enemies colour BDS ideology We are guardians of the future Where are the feminists to defend Indian women? The impoverished politics of narcissism Just In More Just In » Pestering people 'could provoke dolphin to kill' A wildlife rescue organisation has warned that a friendly dolphin on the New South Wales south coast could turn into a killer if it is continually provoked. More » Call to ban youths from driving high-performance cars Indian rape victim's ashes scattered in Ganges Police officers injured in brawl with family Victoria expecting extreme fire danger on Friday Pressure on Lower House to agree to fiscal deal Scores dead in stampede after New Year fireworks Pakistan aid workers killed in bus attack Bomb found near home of Delhi rape suspect More arrests in probe into Rye brawl death World More World » Indian rape victim's ashes scattered in Ganges The ashes of an Indian student who died after being gang-raped have been scattered in the river Ganges as reports of more attacks stoked a growing national debate on violence against women in the country. More » Pressure on Lower House to agree to fiscal deal Scores dead in stampede after New Year fireworks Pakistan aid workers killed in bus attack Bomb found near home of Delhi rape suspect Measures to restrict cannabis tourism take effect Business More Business » US Senate passes deal to avoid fiscal cliff The US Senate has passed a bipartisan deal to try to avoid a fiscal cliff budget crisis, although the agreement was likely to face stiff challenges in the House of Representatives. More » Wall Street climbs on hopes of cliff deal Malaysia convoy protests Lynas rare earths plant Politics More Politics » Pressure on Lower House to agree to fiscal deal The US House of Representatives is debating a bill to avert the so-called fiscal cliff after the Senate overwhelmingly voted in favour of a deal. More » US Senate passes deal to avoid fiscal cliff Archives reveal more about US missile test plans Fiji anger over constitution confiscation Your picks for biggest news of 2012 Sport More Sport » Hewitt opens Brisbane account Lleyton Hewitt began his 2013 campaign in fighting style with a three-set victory in the first round of the Brisbane International. More » Paine leads Hurricanes to victory United destroys Wigan to keep City at bay Roar take the points against Phoenix Sharapova out of Brisbane International On-fire Ono wins it for Wanderers Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Researchers uncover breast cancer protein by Lexi Metherell Australian researchers have discovered a key factor explaining the lack of effectiveness of some breast cancer treatments. More » Ice sheet warming faster than thought: study Great Firewall upgrade hits China's web users Toddler incubates nest of deadly snakes University students and staff being given free iPads Environment More Environment » Japanese whaling fleet leaves port Japanese whaling vessels have reportedly departed for the Southern Ocean on their annual hunt. More » Government urged to act on electronic waste Activist spends second Christmas up tree Soaring coal demand stokes emissions concerns Bug-eyed Aussie scientists join global study 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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