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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 31 Jan, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Costings pressure mounts after Gillard sets election date Australia is set for its longest federal election campaign on record after Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the election date nearly eight months ahead of time. More » Troops lend muscle to Queensland's flood recovery Israeli jets attack Syrian research centre: Syrian army Former minister Eddie Obeid to front corruption inquiry Geale dominates Mundine to win re-match Gabrielle Giffords makes gun control plea Japan apologises over judoka abuse Prince Charles takes first Tube ride since 1986 Sapphires sweep AACTA awards More Analysis » Why wait for mainstream media to catch up? So much of the discussion of what ails modern journalism seeks a response from the mainstream, argues that the leopard should change its spots. It needn't come to that. The big change to the flow of public information in the past decade has been to liberate it from journalistic mediation. Mainstream media can change or not as it sees fit. The rest of us have already moved on. More » Japan's 'beginning of the economic end' Gillard brings the waiting game to an end In an escalating political arms race, Gillard blinks first Drum Wrap: The (Hillary) Clinton legacy Video has not killed the bookworm Grab some popcorn, we're doing fine Big picture lost in debate over anti-discrimination laws Students aren't alone in their first day fears The Orwell cult is way out of hand Just In More Just In » Prince Charles takes first Tube ride since 1986 Prince Charles has taken a trip on a London Tube train for the first time since 1986. More » Costings pressure mounts after Gillard sets election date Japan apologises over judoka abuse Gabrielle Giffords makes gun control plea Israeli jets attack Syrian research centre: Syrian army Toyota recalls 900,000 cars over airbag fault US Navy to dismantle stranded minesweeper Troops lend muscle to Queensland's flood recovery Geale dominates Mundine to win re-match Shot Pakistani schoolgirl to have skull reconstructed World More World » Prince Charles takes first Tube ride since 1986 Prince Charles has taken a trip on a London Tube train for the first time since 1986. More » Japan apologises over judoka abuse Gabrielle Giffords makes gun control plea Israeli jets attack Syrian research centre: Syrian army Toyota recalls 900,000 cars over airbag fault US Navy to dismantle stranded minesweeper Business More Business » Jobs on the line as Nine flags cost cuts Nine Entertainment looks set to be the latest media company to cut jobs, after its chief executive told staff the company must slash costs and become more efficient. More » Coles nears $10b in quarterly sales Share market continues to gain ground Woolworths ready to restock flood isolated stores Your say: Ipswich mayor attacks insurance industry Politics More Politics » Costings pressure mounts after Gillard sets election date Australia is set for its longest federal election campaign on record after Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the election date nearly eight months ahead of time. More » NSW Labor subpoenaed ahead of Thomson case Julia Gillard calls September 14 federal election Abbott sidesteps questions on GST reform Gillard to outline spending cuts promise Sport More Sport » Geale dominates Mundine to win re-match Daniel Geale successfully defended his IBF Middleweight title with a dominating points victory over Anthony Mundine. More » Warne calls for Arthur's axing Frank Schleck banned, will miss 2013 Tour AFL sticking with three-strike stance Warner sidelined with thumb injury Buderus to miss start of season Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Iran 'sends monkey into space' Iran's defence minister says the country has successfully sent a monkey into space, paving the way for a manned space flight. More » Union website transfers media to sex line Ice core drill gives insight into climate future Freeze lifted on bird flu virus research Penguin head-cam captures bird's eye view of hunt Environment More Environment » Sea Shepherd intercepts Japanese whaling fleet Anti-whaling activists Sea Shepherd say they have made their first contact with Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean this season. More » Residents want testing, not review of Orica plant Ice core drill gives insight into climate future Greenpeace warns against expanding coal exports Scientists, rangers team up to track ghost nets 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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