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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 02 Mar, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Police in stand-off with armed sex offender Victorian Police say a violent sex offender at the centre of a tense siege in Melbourne's north has told negotiators he is armed. More » Police charged with murder over taxi driver's dragging Treasurer urges Abbott to get on side with Gonski Super trawler's operator surrenders registration Prisoners paraded on Chinese TV before execution US faces start of steep budget cuts More Analysis » Gillard ready to wrestle for western Sydney Memories of eight years living and working in western Sydney came flooding back this week with the announcement that the Prime Minister will spend five days there. The visit is a fine idea. The western suburbs are home to 1 in 11 Australians and the daily stresses on the residents of western Sydney are more acute than in other parts of the country. But when good ideas are poorly executed the final result can be ugly. And there are a couple of things about this trip that jar. More » Senator Madigan's stealth war on women's health Loyalty of Australian-Israelis shouldn't be doubted Going out west where the wind blows tall ACT Liberals prepare for political rematch Heavy tax burdens drag down economic performance Rearranging the deckchairs on the RMS Fairfax Is damage for a cause acceptable? Jokes at victims' expense are no laughing matter The thing about taxes is you get what you pay for Just In More Just In » More bad weather in store for central Qld Communities recovering from recent floods in central and southern Queensland are being warned to prepare for more heavy rainfall this weekend. More » Woman allegedly blows seven times over the limit Police charged with murder over taxi driver's dragging NSW police seek help to locate missing woman Prisoners paraded on Chinese TV before execution US faces start of steep budget cuts Treasurer urges Abbott to get on side with Gonski Concern for whales after seismic testing approved Police in stand-off with armed sex offender Super trawler's operator surrenders registration World More World » Police charged with murder over taxi driver's dragging By Africa correspondent Ginny Stein, wires Eight South African policemen have been charged with the murder of a taxi driver who was bashed, tied up and dragged behind their van. More » Prisoners paraded on Chinese TV before execution US faces start of steep budget cuts Court rules against Dotcom in extradition fight Venezuela's Chavez 'battling' for his life Pentagon to resume F-35 flights Business More Business » Iconic brand Rosella closes down The food maker Rosella will close down after nearly 120 years in business, with the company's 70 remaining Sydney-based workers to lose their jobs in the next few weeks. More » Lower rates help boost house prices Manufacturing sees green shoots of recovery Share market ends week with a whimper Ousted Groupon boss jokes about sacking Australian wine researchers move on screwy idea Politics More Politics » Treasurer urges Abbott to get on side with Gonski By Jane Norman, staff Wayne Swan accuses Tony Abbott of inciting Liberal states to undermine the Gonski school funding reform. More » Venezuela's Chavez 'battling' for his life Immigration refutes Abbott's bridging visa claims Costello audit advises asset sales HSU declares it's ready to rejoin union fold Sport More Sport » Reds hang on to survive Hurricanes Queensland beat the Hurricanes 18-12 for the first time since 2007 in an ugly Lang Park affair on Friday night. More » Wade to play despite fracturing cheekbone Five-star Franklin trumped by brave Bulldogs Waratahs run down Rebels Hamstrung Pearson out of Sydney meet Evergreen Giggs plays on with new United deal Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Mini pill may increase chlamydia risk By ABC Science Online's Dani Cooper The progesterone-only mini pill may increase a woman's chances of contracting chlamydia, Australian researchers say. More » Drones set for large-scale commercial take-off ABC hacked in protest at Wilders interview Study finds BPA may harm developing brains Lost continent found on floor of Indian ocean Environment More Environment » Super trawler's operator surrenders registration Seafish Tasmania, the operator of a super trawler that has been banned from fishing in Australian waters, has surrendered the ship's Australian registration. More » Australia breaks hottest summer record Shot shark had jaws removed Beijing hit by air pollution, sand storms Game Council review delays hunting in NSW parks 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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