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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 07 Feb, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Macklin intervenes in NT alcohol stoush Jenny Macklin requests an assessment of two Alice Springs hotels as the Commonwealth clashes with the Northern Territory over alcohol management plans. More » Crews battle fires on high danger day Fair Work launches crackdown on unpaid work At least six dead after South Pacific quake Royal Bank of Scotland fined $600m for fixing rates Australia takes series as Watson returns in style More Analysis » Memo to conservatives: gay marriage is a vote winner David Cameron's support for marriage equality and his decision to offer a conscience vote been vindicated by a thumping majority for his reform in Britain's House of Commons. Apart from recognising gay marriage as family friendly, more and more conservatives around the world realise there's also votes to be won. A growing number of Coalition members have no problem reconciling a marriage equality conscience vote with centre-right values. The question is, will Tony Abbott be pragmatic and magnanimous enough to agree. More » China's burning bed Million-dollar madness: Labor's budget dilemma Easy solutions and complex realities This year's top (economic) model If it looks and smells like a campaign, then it’s a campaign After the boom: a cautionary tale from Nauru Gillard's not-so-merry band of has-beens and hacks Inside the camera-shy world of ivory smuggling In the Kimberley you can't see the voters for the gas Just In More Just In » ACC may probe drugs in sport: report The Australian Crime Commission could announce a wide-ranging investigation into drugs in sport as soon as Thursday, according to a media report. More » Mayor seeks more say on alcohol management Crews battle fires on high danger day Fair Work launches crackdown on unpaid work Macklin intervenes in NT alcohol stoush Royal Bank of Scotland fined $600m for fixing rates Tunisia to form unity government after assassination Australia takes series as Watson returns in style Kakadu to expand after ranger turns back on riches Qantas to introduce Dreamliners despite safety issues World More World » Royal Bank of Scotland fined $600m for fixing rates By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown, wires The Royal Bank of Scotland will pay $US615 million in fines to settle allegations it manipulated global benchmark interest rates. More » Tunisia to form unity government after assassination At least six dead after South Pacific quake Solomons quake triggers tsunami, destroys villages Richard III's face revealed for first time in 500 years Standard & Poor's hit by US govt lawsuit Business More Business » Royal Bank of Scotland fined $600m for fixing rates By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown, wires The Royal Bank of Scotland will pay $US615 million in fines to settle allegations it manipulated global benchmark interest rates. More » Qantas to introduce Dreamliners despite safety issues Retail sales shrank in lead-up to Christmas Google beats regulator in legal battle over advertising Standard & Poor's hit by US govt lawsuit Market makes solid gains but dollar slides Politics More Politics » Macklin intervenes in NT alcohol stoush Jenny Macklin requests an assessment of two Alice Springs hotels as the Commonwealth clashes with the Northern Territory over alcohol management plans. More » Kakadu to expand after ranger turns back on riches Coalition demands Swan 'apologise' for surplus leaflets BHP Billiton slashes jobs at Olympic Dam mine Senate orders Tax Office to reveal mining tax revenue Sport More Sport » Australia takes series as Watson returns in style Shane Watson's century on his international return led Australia to a 39-run victory over the West Indies in Canberra, which sees the host side take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the one-day international series. More » ACC may probe drugs in sport: report Ex-Bomber McVeigh slams drug allegations US agents actively investigating Armstrong: report Inexperienced Cooper out of his depth: Dunnett Lions reveal Dank link Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Bush internet users promised fast fixed wireless By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Internet users in remote areas are being promised download speeds faster than those currently available to city users of the copper wire network. More » More TV means less sperm, says study Study uses mobile phones to measure rainfall Ahmadinejad wants to be first Iranian in space Richard III's skeleton found under English car park Environment More Environment » Kakadu to expand after ranger turns back on riches By James Glenday and staff Northern Territory park ranger Jeffrey Lee is celebrating as the Federal Government moves to protect his land from uranium mining. More » Doubts over paper giant's rainforest pledge Choking Chinese smog cloud drifts over Japan Japanese whalers ordered out of Australian waters Fraser Island cleans up after wild weather 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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