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NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 27 Jan, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live: Wild weather batters SE Qld Queensland is enduring tornado activity, torrential rainfall, severe thunderstorms and major flooding as ex-tropical cyclone Oswald makes its way south. The Weather Bureau has issued severe weather warnings that stretch from central Queensland to the NSW border. Hundreds of people living in Gladstone and Bundaberg have been evacuated as floodwaters threaten to inundate homes. Destructive tornadoes have hit in the Hervey Bay and Bundaberg regions, and more are expected in the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane. Follow our live coverage for updates as they happen. More » Azarenka defends Australian Open title Clashes in Egypt as 21 sentenced over soccer riot Police investigate $1.5m cigarette heist 7yo girl critical after three-storey fall Cassar-Daley sweeps Country Music Awards 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 » 7yo girl critical after three-storey fall A seven-year-old girl is in a critical condition after falling out of a window in Sydney's west last night. More » Disabled man mugged, thrown from wheelchair Cassar-Daley sweeps Country Music Awards Clashes in Egypt as 21 sentenced over soccer riot Police investigate $1.5m cigarette heist Live: Wild weather batters SE Qld Azarenka defends Australian Open title Two badly injured in Warrego Highway crash Wreckage of missing plane found in Antarctica Nuclear test is 'people's demand': North Korea World More World » Wreckage of missing plane found in Antarctica By New Zealand correspondent Dominique Schwartz, wires Rescuers have found the wreckage of an aircraft that went missing in Antarctica, with officials describing the crash on the steep mountainside as "not survivable". More » Nuclear test is 'people's demand': North Korea Dozens killed in Venezuela prison riot Deadline set for Armstrong to tell 'full truth' Euro hits 11-month high as confidence perks up Aid cut for displaced Indonesian Shiites Business More Business » Euro hits 11-month high as confidence perks up The euro rose against the US dollar to its highest level in 11 months thanks to unexpectedly strong ECB loan repayments and an upbeat confidence report on Germany. More » Shares surge as Specialty Fashion trebles profit 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 » Nuclear test is 'people's demand': North Korea North Korea has renewed its threat to carry out a third nuclear test in its latest warning sparked by a tightening of UN sanctions, saying it is the "demand of the people." More » Thousands of new Australians take citizenship pledge Wayne Swan reignites republic debate Banned Katter candidate may yet be preselected Katter candidates fall over anti-gay remarks Sport More Sport » Azarenka defends Australian Open title Victoria Azarenka made it back-to-back Australian Open titles with a three-set defeat of China's Li Na. More » As it happened: Australian Open Day 13 Sri Lanka prevails in opening T20 Luton, MK Dons grab Cup glory Ono goal saves 10-man Wanderers Henriques out of Windies ODI opener 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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