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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 19 Feb, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Labor has reneged on our agreement: Milne By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Greens leader Christine Milne says her party's agreement with Labor is effectively over, citing a string of Government policies including its refusal to redesign the mining tax. More » Swim coach 'not aware' of Olympic problems Perth teen dies after fall from resort balcony Police taunted bashed man's mother, inquiry told Nestle recalls beef meals after finding horse meat Demons fined, Bailey and Connolly banned More Analysis » Stepping up to the national sport emergency By Lewis and Woods If half the hype around the Australian Crime Commission investigation into drugs is true, sports-mad Australia will face an existential crisis later this year. The question for political junkies like us is how the sporting scandal will impact on the political contest. When things go off the rails, in disasters natural or man-made, people expect government to fix things up. Let the clean-up begin. More » Protectionism, symbolism and Gillard's jobs plan Oscar Pistorius and an unfathomable crime Berlusconi returns to Italy's political showbiz Gillard's departure is a matter of timing What's with our Islamophobe-ophobia? Julia Gillard, the great appeaser Energy policy like 'profiting from slavery' Silence over Zygier echoes attitudes of Stalinism Consumers can push for a fair go for farmers Just In More Just In » NZ follows Australia's lead on tobacco packaging By Dominique Schwartz, wires New Zealand confirms it will follow Australia's lead on enacting plain packaging laws for tobacco products. More » BrisConnections driven into receivership by low traffic Outback crash survivor found after scrawling SOS in mud Nugent not aware of behaviour problems Police taunted bashed man's mother, inquiry told Demons fined, Bailey and Connolly banned Labor has reneged on our agreement: Milne Cold case murder accused gets bail Coca-Cola container deposit challenge begins Lander to head ICAC in SA World More World » NZ follows Australia's lead on tobacco packaging By Dominique Schwartz, wires New Zealand confirms it will follow Australia's lead on enacting plain packaging laws for tobacco products. More » Nestle recalls beef meals after finding horse meat Pakistan Shiites refuse to bury bomb blast victims Pistorius to seek bail ahead of Steenkamp farewell EU opens way for 'non-lethal' aid for Syrian rebels Veteran British actor Richard Briers dies aged 79 Business More Business » BrisConnections driven into receivership by low traffic By online business reporter Michael Janda The operator of Brisbane's AirportlinkM7, BrisConnections, has entered receivership after failing to reach agreement with its lenders on a restructure plan. More » APN board resigns over capital dispute Southern Cross counts cost of royal prank Arrium expansion advances despite $447m loss Greens want Senate inquiry into mining tax Reserve signals dollar frustration Politics More Politics » NZ follows Australia's lead on tobacco packaging By Dominique Schwartz, wires New Zealand confirms it will follow Australia's lead on enacting plain packaging laws for tobacco products. More » Labor has reneged on our agreement: Milne Coca-Cola container deposit challenge begins Lander to head ICAC in SA Greens want Senate inquiry into mining tax Sport More Sport » Demons fined, Bailey and Connolly banned Melbourne has been fined $500,000 and Dean Bailey and Chris Connolly were banned for their conduct during the 2009 season. More » Nugent not aware of behaviour problems Focus on Warner for first Test Pistorius to seek bail ahead of Steenkamp farewell Sandilands out with hamstring injury Black Caviar to miss Newmarket Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Russia halts search for meteorite in stricken region Russian authorities have halted their search for remains of the meteorite that spectacularly struck the Urals last week, leaving about 1,200 people injured. More » Russia cleans up after meteor blast Asteroid whizzes safely past Earth Zombie apocalypse hoax exposes flaws in system Distinctive song sets Lombok owl apart Environment More Environment » Game Council's links to shooters lobby questioned Questions have been raised about the close links between the New South Wales Game Council and the shooting lobby ahead of a plan to allow hunters into national parks. More » Water buyback boost for woodlands Government 'needs to uphold' anti-whaling laws Minke whale 'harpooned in Australian waters' Insurers served order to shift ghost lifeboat 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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