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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 14 Apr, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Gillard reveals details of Gonski school funding Prime Minister Julia Gillard has unveiled the Government's long-awaited plan to overhaul school funding, promising to contribute 65 per cent of the total cost. More » Man dies during bucks party celebrations Son's plea for help to locate asylum seeker father Firefighter injured during koala rescue Newtown mum makes plea on US gun laws Passenger plane crashes into sea at Bali 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 » Maduro 'violating rules' ahead of Venezuela poll Hours before voting begins in Venezuela's presidential elections, the opposition candidate, Henrique Capriles, has accused the acting president Nicolas Maduro, of abusing his power. More » Firefighter injured during koala rescue Strong 6.6-magnitude quake shakes PNG Two teenagers arrested after stolen car chase Man dies during bucks party celebrations Man in critical condition after assault Nepalese presenter sets record for longest talk show Gillard reveals details of Gonski school funding Gitmo guards fire non-lethal rounds to quell unrest Insurance companies criticised over flood premiums World More World » Maduro 'violating rules' ahead of Venezuela poll Hours before voting begins in Venezuela's presidential elections, the opposition candidate, Henrique Capriles, has accused the acting president Nicolas Maduro, of abusing his power. More » Strong 6.6-magnitude quake shakes PNG Nepalese presenter sets record for longest talk show Gitmo guards fire non-lethal rounds to quell unrest Newtown mum makes plea on US gun laws Palestinian PM resigns after row with president Business More Business » Insurance companies criticised over flood premiums Insurance companies are under fire for failing to reduce premiums for property owners who make changes to mitigate their flood risk. More » Inquiry into worker's death at construction site EU finance ministers approve Cyprus bailout Competitiveness behind project's demise: Costello Super funds pay $5bn for NSW ports Tax Office withdraws case as Tinkler pays debt Politics More Politics » Joyce wins Nationals pre-selection 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 » Tigers savage Bulldogs at Docklands Richmond buried the Bulldogs by 11 goals in an all-around dominant showing at Docklands to remain undefeated. More » Sea Eagles too strong for Sharks Aussies in strong position at Augusta Rabbitohs must be more clinical: Maguire Blow for Giants as Patton misses season Teary Bright wins in Auckland 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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