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NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 03 Feb, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Ministry locked in for election, says Gillard Barring unforseen circumstances, the Prime Minister says her new ministry will remain unchanged going into the September election. More » North Bundaberg residents face 'impossible task' Russia remembers Battle of Stalingrad Government set to dump school laptops scheme Affectionate welcome as France's Hollande visits Mali Alabama stand-off continues with boy held in bunker More Analysis » Certainty makes a rare and fleeting appearance The Prime Minister moved this week to try to put some certainty into federal politics. Nice try, but clearly certainty is going to be in short supply in 2013. Even her unusual attempt to call an election 227 days ahead of time is not assured. It seemed so for 24 hours, but then came the dramatic arrest of Craig Thomson, an untimely reminder of how brittle is the bedrock underpinning the Government. It's going to be quite a year. More » Time to stamp out inefficient duties New Abbott opens with a straight bat Tasmanian Aborigines land a blow for justice Costings battle part of the politics Fair trial in doubt for Thomson Election date undermines hard-fought diplomacy How much would it cost to connect NBN fibre to rural Australia? Real media revolution gives the people the power Don't mention the M-word Just In More Just In » Obama fires back at shooting sceptics US president Barack Obama has released a photo of himself blasting away at clay targets with a rifle in an effort to put to rest questions after he claimed he went skeet shooting "all the time." More » Affectionate welcome as France's Hollande visits Mali Russia remembers Battle of Stalingrad Truck crashes increasing in mining states: report Strong magnitude 6.9 quake rattles Japan Alabama stand-off continues with boy held in bunker North Bundaberg residents face 'impossible task' French gay marriage law clears first hurdle Accused Indian gang rapists plead not guilty Ministry locked in for election, says Gillard World More World » Obama fires back at shooting sceptics US president Barack Obama has released a photo of himself blasting away at clay targets with a rifle in an effort to put to rest questions after he claimed he went skeet shooting "all the time." More » Affectionate welcome as France's Hollande visits Mali Russia remembers Battle of Stalingrad Strong magnitude 6.9 quake rattles Japan Alabama stand-off continues with boy held in bunker French gay marriage law clears first hurdle Business More Business » Home prices surge in January By online business reporter Michael Janda A widely watched home value index shows prices surged in most capital cities in the first month this year. More » Westpac will not guarantee rate cut pass through China sends mixed manufacturing signals Manufacturing starts year in steeper slide Low producer prices hint at tame inflation Banks, miners drive market higher Politics More Politics » Government set to dump school laptops scheme By Rebecca Barrett The Federal Government says states should pay their fair share of a school laptop program. More » PM announces reshuffle after Evans, Roxon quit Clinton farewelled, Kerry becomes US secretary of state As it happened: Roxon, Evans quit Gillard's Cabinet North Bundaberg residents return home Sport More Sport » Victory take the points in Melbourne derby Goals from Archie Thompson and Mark Milligan have given Melbourne Victory a 2-1 derby win over Melbourne Heart at Docklands. More » Grandstand Live: February 2 Kenya produces Sevens shock to beat New Zealand Griffiths leaves it late for Jets Folau doubles in Waratahs debut Warriors roll Bulls for bonus-point win 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 » Japanese whalers ordered out of Australian waters By Samantha Donovan and staff The Federal Government has ordered a Japanese whaling vessel to get out of Australia's exclusive economic zone. More » Fraser Island cleans up after wild weather Sea Shepherd intercepts Japanese whaling fleet Residents want testing, not review of Orica plant Ice core drill gives insight into climate future 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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