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NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 25 Jan, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Strong winds fuel Victorian bushfire Strong northerly wind gusts of up to 90 kilometres per hour are fanning the flames of two bushfires burning in Victoria's east. More » Westerners urged to leave Benghazi over 'imminent threat' Flood-hit central Qld prepares for worst N Korea slams Kim plastic surgery reports Man charged over fatal Sydney shooting Search resumes for plane missing in Antarctica Bushes save toddler after balcony fall WA gets CyberKnife to aid cancer fight Child arthritis rate triples in 10 years Scouts refer sex abuse file to royal commission More Analysis » China must be confronted on cybersecurity On Wednesday, Prime Minister Julia Gillard released a document on Australia's National Security Strategy. Attracting the most attention was the elevation of cybersecurity as a first-order strategic and security priority, and the announcement of a new Cyber Security Centre to enhance Australia's ability to protect the government, private organisations and citizens against cyber attacks. But if the Government wants to take the pervasive and insidious threat of cyber espionage and attacks seriously, it will need to confront its allies in Beijing. More » Nova Peris a breath of fresh air for NT politics Power privatisation would be good for Queensland Changing focus in national security strategies We are many: the futile fight over Australian identity The Mark Latham of Australian tennis Obama opts for the sledgehammer over the chisel A royal distraction: the trouble with Harry Greatest enemy, greatest asset: the Gillard-Abbott paradox All hoax aside, the political year is upon us Just In More Just In » Search resumes for plane missing in Antarctica By New Zealand correspondent Dominique Schwartz Crews have resumed the search for a plane which went missing in Antarctica with three Canadians on board. More » Anonymous hackers jailed for PayPal attack Bushes save toddler after balcony fall US condemns North Korea nuclear test threats Man shot in leg in Sydney reserve Child arthritis rate triples in 10 years WA gets CyberKnife to aid cancer fight Flood-hit central Qld prepares for worst Strong winds fuel Victorian bushfire N Korea slams Kim plastic surgery reports World More World » Search resumes for plane missing in Antarctica By New Zealand correspondent Dominique Schwartz Crews have resumed the search for a plane which went missing in Antarctica with three Canadians on board. More » Anonymous hackers jailed for PayPal attack US condemns North Korea nuclear test threats N Korea slams Kim plastic surgery reports Westerners urged to leave Benghazi over 'imminent threat' Indian political party distributes knives to women Business More Business » Spanish unemployment rate climbs to 26pc Spain's unemployment rate has surged to 26 per cent in the final quarter of 2012 as nearly 6 million people searched for work. More » Record Apple sales disappoint investors Major oil discovery in outback SA China manufacturing continues recovery FMG reports final quarter jump in production Newcrest production near low end of forecasts Politics More Politics » Katter candidates fall over anti-gay remarks A Katter's Australian Party candidate for the federal election has stood down and a Senate nominee has been suspended after they both made anti-gay comments. The candidate for the Victorian seat of Wannon, Tess Corbett, has withdrawn her nomination after causing controversy for comparing gay people with paedophiles. Queensland Senate nominee Bernard Gaynor, meanwhile, has had his party membership suspended and nomination deemed invalid after making other homophobic comments. More » Gillard visits top-secret Defence spy centre Katter urged to dump candidate over gay comments Gove gas deal too little, too late: analyst Clinton denies cover-up over Libya attack Sport More Sport » Stephens plays down Azarenka controversy Sloane Stephens says Victoria Azarenka's lengthy medical time-out was not a factor in her Australian Open semi-final loss. More » Djokovic breezes past Ferrer into final Dutchman wins TDU third stage Yow Yeh return date still uncertain Agent banned over Tippett deal saga As it happened: Australian Open Day 11 Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Ice core drill gives insight into climate future By environment reporter Sarah Clarke Scientists say an ice core taken from almost three kilometres down in the Greenland ice sheet has given them an extraordinary vision of what the planet could look like as it heats up. More » Freeze lifted on bird flu virus research Penguin head-cam captures bird's eye view of hunt Gamma-ray burst 'blasted' Earth in 8th century World's first binding mercury treaty adopted Environment More Environment » Ice core drill gives insight into climate future By environment reporter Sarah Clarke Scientists say an ice core taken from almost three kilometres down in the Greenland ice sheet has given them an extraordinary vision of what the planet could look like as it heats up. More » Greenpeace warns against expanding coal exports Scientists, rangers team up to track ghost nets Fish in hot water as climate changes Global warming to threaten Australian wildlife 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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