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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 26 Jan, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live coverage: SE Qld on flood alert Central and south-east Queensland are on flood alert as torrential rain from ex-tropical cyclone Oswald buckets down, with a tidal surge posing a threat to homes north of Brisbane. More » Eminent Australians awarded top honours Ita Buttrose named Australian of the Year Murray books final date with Djokovic Overland king hit in random assault Australian priest ordered to leave Fiji Violence flares in Egypt on uprising anniversary At least 36 dead in Mozambique floods Russia backs law banning homosexual 'propaganda' Man charged with assaulting four officers More Analysis » Cameron's EU referendum a dangerous game David Cameron has taken Britain's flirtation with leaving the European Union to a whole new level, pledging to hold an in/out referendum on the issue should his government be re-elected. Is the prime minister merely riding a wave of populist Eurosceptism that emerged from the Tory backbenches and from far-right political parties such as the UK Independence Party? Risking trade and diplomatic relations as well as British votes is a very big gamble. Whatever Cameron's game is, it appears the odds are currently not in his favour. More » The dawn of the Asian century of tennis SA's black gold: big potential, long horizons A major step forward on cybersecurity China must be confronted on cybersecurity A million little lies Racism outrage as Australian as Vegemite Environmentalists fight dirty Nova Peris a breath of fresh air for NT politics Power privatisation would be good for Queensland Just In More Just In » Shots fired into Sydney business Police are investigating after a number of shots were fired into a business at Ingleburn, in Sydney's south-west, on Friday afternoon. More » Russia backs law banning homosexual 'propaganda' At least 36 dead in Mozambique floods Man charged with assaulting four officers Overland king hit in random assault Live coverage: SE Qld on flood alert Tina Turner to become Swiss citizen: reports Eminent Australians awarded top honours Murray books final date with Djokovic Woman's death prompts warning over heroin batch World More World » Russia backs law banning homosexual 'propaganda' By Moscow correspondent Norman Hermant, wires Russia's lower house of parliament has given initial approval to a draft law banning homosexuality being promoted among children. More » At least 36 dead in Mozambique floods Tina Turner to become Swiss citizen: reports Violence flares in Egypt on uprising anniversary N Korea threatens war with South over sanctions Dung beetles use Milky Way to roll muck Business More Business » Shares surge as Specialty Fashion trebles profit By online business reporter Michael Janda Clothing retailer Specialty Fashion has surged 40 per cent after saying its first-half profit will treble. More » Australian share market hits 21-month high Penrice leaders survive two-strikes ballot Up to 450 jobs under threat at trucking firm Chinese-led consortium takes over Cubbie Dreamliner investigators concerned by findings Politics More Politics » Wayne Swan reignites republic debate By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Wayne Swan has moved to reinvigorate the debate around whether Australia should become a republic. More » Banned Katter candidate may yet be preselected Katter candidates fall over anti-gay remarks Gillard visits top-secret Defence spy centre Katter urged to dump candidate over gay comments Sport More Sport » Murray books final date with Djokovic Andy Murray outlasted Roger Federer in five sets on Friday to set up an Australian Open final against Novak Djokovic. More » As it happened: Australian Open Day 12 Aussie pair fall in women's doubles final Lucky 13 for Greipel breaks Tour record Super-sub shoots Mariners past Reds Bailey concedes Aussie T20 underachievement 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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