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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 13 Apr, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Indonesia fails to locate asylum seeker boat By Indonesia correspondent George Roberts, wires There are reports that 14 Afghan asylum seekers have been rescued by fishermen, but there has been no official search for their boat that is believed to have sunk off Indonesia. More » Competitiveness behind project's demise: Costello Ding Dong climbs charts after Thatcher's death Kerry warns North Korea against missile launch Nationals to vote on New England candidate Sydney abuzz with Black Caviar fever 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 » Man attacks police with samurai sword Two NSW police officers have been injured after a man ran at them with a samurai sword. More » Nationals to vote on New England candidate Sydney abuzz with Black Caviar fever Ding Dong climbs charts after Thatcher's death Competitiveness behind project's demise: Costello Indonesia fails to locate asylum seeker boat Under-fire Bombers shock Dockers Chinese court denies mother rape protest payout Ono magic sends Wanderers into grand final Man hit by train while intoxicated awarded $650k World More World » Ding Dong climbs charts after Thatcher's death Thousands of critics of the late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher have successfully pushed the song Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead to number three on the British charts. More » Chinese court denies mother rape protest payout French upper house passes same-sex marriage law Kerry warns North Korea against missile launch Asylum boat reportedly hit rocks off Java US billionaire wins fake wine trial Business More Business » Woodside looking at alternative Browse options Woodside is looking at other options after shelving its $45 billion Browse LNG development near Broome. More » 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 Nasser warns unpatriotic Aussies killing car industry Politics More Politics » Nationals to vote on New England candidate The Nationals vote today on their candidate to take on independent MP Tony Windsor in the federal seat of New England. More » Ding Dong climbs charts after Thatcher's death French upper house passes same-sex marriage law Xenophon to challenge Malaysia ban Hospital hotel in rehab as drunks program tanks Sport More Sport » Ono magic sends Wanderers into grand final By James Maasdorp Shinji Ono's sublime goal helped the Wanderers' beat Brisbane Roar 2-0 and send the expansion club into a maiden A-League grand final. More » Under-fire Bombers shock Dockers Broncos outrun Cowboys in derby Relentless Brumbies dominate Highlanders Breakers down Cats for third straight title Folau in, Cooper out of early Wallabies squad 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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