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NewsMail Morning Edition Mon 14 Jan, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Six arrested in new India bus gang-rape case Six men have been arrested in India after another rape of a passenger on a bus. More » Fire threat downgraded in central NSW Australians own as many guns as in 1996 Coastal living 'under threat' from rising seas Man shot in chest and stomach France defends failed Somali raid as toll mounts Egyptian court orders Mubarak retrial Acclaimed Queensland actor Bille Brown dies Desperate farmers turn to donkeys for protection Aussies to summon big guns after Sri Lanka loss More Analysis » Beware the comedown if house prices surge Economist Stephen Koukoulas has caused a stir with his forecast that home prices will jump 10 per cent this year, and there are many reasons why he may be right. Despite the steep local prices, housing affordability is just shy of its highest level in a decade. However, this is illusory affordability caused by low interest rates. Most young Australians cannot prudently afford to buy a home. The likely outcome if prices do surge will be a bigger housing bubble and a more painful crash when it does inevitably burst. More » 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 Will Tony Abbott really get rid of the carbon tax? 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? Just In More Just In » Australians own as many guns as in 1996 A study has found Australians now own as many guns as they did at the time of the Port Arthur shootings in 1996. More » Man shot in chest and stomach Coastal living 'under threat' from rising seas Fire threat downgraded in central NSW France defends failed Somali raid as toll mounts Canadian arrested over $2.5m cocaine import Egyptian court orders Mubarak retrial Acclaimed Queensland actor Bille Brown dies Six injured as car hits crowd in mud race Six arrested in new India bus gang-rape case World More World » France defends failed Somali raid as toll mounts Somali witnesses said at least eight civilians were killed in the disastrous French operation to rescue a kidnapped secret agent but France's defence minister defended the decision to launch the raid. More » Egyptian court orders Mubarak retrial Six arrested in new India bus gang-rape case Beijing choked by dangerous pollution levels Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz dies Police injured in fresh Belfast clashes Business More Business » Howard rejects IMF's 'profligate spender' tag By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen John Howard rejects IMF analysis contending that Australia's most wasteful spending in the past 50 years took place under his government. More » Former PNG leader may be new Ok Tedi chair NAB lowers interest rate forecasts China inflation comes in above forecasts Miners drag share market lower Politics More Politics » Gillard meets with child sex abuse victims Prime Minister Julia Gillard hosts a morning tea for victims of child sexual abuse, a day after announcing the terms of reference for the royal commission into the issue. More » Workers with disabilities win landmark wage fight Ashby seeks leave to appeal Slipper ruling Macklin apologises for dole comments Indigenous youth justice summit call dismissed Sport More Sport » Aussies to summon big guns after Sri Lanka loss Australia will summon its big guns after Brad Haddin added to the hosts' injury woes during the eight-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in Adelaide. More » Liverpool, Arsenal succumb to Manchester clubs Federer hails Hewitt's record run Wanderers dispatch disorganised Phoenix Tomic feeling 'unstoppable' after debut win Hawks' Lake in hot water 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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