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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 13 Apr, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Government cuts university funding to pay for Gonski By Samantha Hawley The Government announces a $2 billion cut to the university sector to help pay for its school education reforms as recommended by the Gonski review. More » Joyce wins Nationals preselection Sydney abuzz with Black Caviar fever Indonesia fails to locate asylum seeker boat Australians turn to Thailand for surrogates Japan official sends false N Korean missile alert More Analysis » Labor's NBN technology is superior, but at what cost? It does a massive disservice to the debate about Australia's broadband future that the rollout of the National Broadband Network has been reduced to one dimension: the differing capabilities of two technologies. But broadband policy is not one dimensional. It's a complex trade-off between technological capability, cost, competition policy and consumer needs and demand. Viewed solely through the technology prism, there's no question that FTTH is superior to FTTN. But that superior technology comes at price that no other government would dare foot the bill for. More » Cheap fracked gas killed the Kimberley gas hub A new era of harmony without the messy diversity Australia's Guantanamo isn't offshore: it's in Melbourne Broadband shouldn't be one size fits all The Liberals should just keep Malcolm in the middle The ALP is as good as unlawful in NSW. Here's why. Future generations won't go quietly into that good night Australia should speak up about the nuclear Middle East Political vision will bring the great leap forwards Just In More Just In » Japan official sends false N Korean missile alert A Japanese official mistakenly announces the launch of a North Korean missile instead of sending an alert about a magnitude-6.3 earthquake. More » Indonesia denies prison raid a violation of rights Government cuts university funding to pay for Gonski Magnitude 6.3 earthquake injures 24 in Japan Joyce wins Nationals preselection Beijing confirms first case of H7N9 bird flu Man hit by truck after pay dispute Australians turn to Thailand for surrogates Native American artefacts sold at auction Police hunt for stolen ambulance equipment, drugs World More World » Japan official sends false N Korean missile alert A Japanese official mistakenly announces the launch of a North Korean missile instead of sending an alert about a magnitude-6.3 earthquake. More » Indonesia denies prison raid a violation of rights Magnitude 6.3 earthquake injures 24 in Japan Beijing confirms first case of H7N9 bird flu Native American artefacts sold at auction EU finance ministers approve Cyprus bailout Business More Business » EU finance ministers approve Cyprus bailout By Europe correspondent Barbara Miller, wires Cyprus is one step closer to a multi-billion-euro rescue package designed the save the debt-ridden country from bankruptcy. More » Woodside looking at alternative Browse options Super funds pay $5bn for NSW ports Tax Office withdraws case as Tinkler pays debt IT pricing inquiry fails to impress Thousands of cars recalled from Australian roads Politics More Politics » Joyce wins Nationals preselection Outspoken senator Barnaby Joyce has won the National party preselection for the federal seat of New England and will now take on sitting independent Tony Windsor. More » Crean savages Labor in scathing interview Nationals to vote on New England candidate Ding Dong climbs charts after Thatcher's death French upper house passes same-sex marriage law Sport More Sport » Great Day for Australia at Augusta Jason Day leads the Masters by a shot after a 4-under second round put him ahead of Fred Couples and fellow Australian Marc Leishman. More » Hird declares his innocence after Bombers win Kelly cleared for return against Eels Ono magic sends Wanderers into grand final Day on track for glory at the Masters Crusaders lose McCaw for Super Rugby season Science and Technology More Science and Technology » IT pricing inquiry fails to impress By Rebecca Nash A parliamentary inquiry into IT pricing which heard testimonies from Apple, Microsoft and Adobe has failed to impress Australian experts. More » Coalition expects Telstra to hand over copper network Links found between lead exposure and violent crime Scientists unlocking clues to koala chlamydia Coalition boosts commitment to broadband network Environment More Environment » Howes slams Woodside for 'sacrificing jobs for profits' Unions say Woodside's decision to shelve a $45bn gas plant at James Price Point in the Kimberley is sacrificing thousands of jobs. More » Environmentalists welcome scrapping of LNG project Laser beam uncovers giants of the forest Community groups left out of emergency planning Scientists unlocking clues to koala chlamydia 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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