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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 14 May, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Spaceman Hadfield touches down after ISS mission Tweeting spaceman Chris Hadfield returns to Earth with two other astronauts after a half-year mission onboard the ISS. More » Windsor calls time on Swan ahead of budget Indigenous adoption push prompts Stolen Generation fears Angelina Jolie reveals she had double mastectomy Wage claims threaten large scale projects: Gray Wee Waa ready for party despite Daft Punk release More Analysis » A clear winner is what the voters want For a moment back in 2010 there was the tantalising prospect that minority government would deliver a refreshing new political paradigm, where working together would be valued over point scoring. Admittedly, it was a brief moment. The lack of a majority has fed into a sense of instability. At the upcoming election, voters would like a winner. More » Lavish parental leave has nothing to do with need We cannot afford to break our aid promise The rise of China in the South Pacific Broadband must reach beyond today's TV technology Welcome to the IR dark years Abbott borrows Rudd's 'me too!' strategy The economics of John and Jane We shouldn't ask the dying to keep living Echoes of Curtin in Abbott's no-confidence motion Just In More Just In » Missing whale skull heading home A rare whale skull removed from a southern Tasmanian beach at the weekend has been recovered from a nearby paddock. The skull from a Bryde's whale carcass was removed despite it being marked as museum property. The museum says it will not pursue charges. More » Asbestos scare at Adelaide school Angelina Jolie reveals she had double mastectomy Palmer warns of scam fundraising email Minnesota joins US states in approving gay marriage Police arrest man over body found at beach Wee Waa ready for party despite Daft Punk release Alarm after primary school students used needles Indonesia opens gates to more live cattle imports Spaceman Hadfield touches down after ISS mission World More World » Angelina Jolie reveals she had double mastectomy Angelina Jolie has revealed in a New York Times opinion piece her decision to have a preventative double mastectomy. More » Minnesota joins US states in approving gay marriage Spaceman Hadfield touches down after ISS mission Obama denies covering up Benghazi attack US, Britain increase pressure on Russia over Syria Global stocks flatline as investors cash in Business More Business » Business groups on the attack ahead of budget By business editor Peter Ryan Even though much of tonight's budget has already been leaked, Australia's business lobby groups seem convinced Wayne Swan's cupboard will be bare. More » Windsor calls time on Swan ahead of budget Global stocks flatline as investors cash in Business confidence at four-year low: survey Housing figures show RBA rate cuts helping Politics More Politics » Asbestos scare at Adelaide school Dozens of students and their teachers may have been exposed to asbestos at an Adelaide school, four years ago. More » Wage claims threaten large-scale projects: Gray Windsor calls time on Swan ahead of budget Business groups on the attack ahead of budget Farmers dump grain outside WA Premier's office Sport More Sport » Roosters' Waerea-Hargreaves faces lengthy ban Sydney's Jared Waerea-Hargreaves could face up to seven weeks on the sidelines after being sent off against Manly. More » Rebels unsure if Beale will be back Sea Eagle King to go under knife Watters praises Steven for 'hell of a game' Heat, Grizzlies on brink of series wins Man City sacks Mancini after FA Cup loss Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Spaceman Hadfield touches down after ISS mission Tweeting spaceman Chris Hadfield returns to Earth with two other astronauts after a half-year mission onboard the ISS. More » Samsung announces 5G mobile data breakthrough Qld scientists develop test for new bird flu strain Ammonia coolant leaking from International Space Station Stephen Hawking to boycott Israel conference Environment More Environment » Carbon pollution hits highest point in 3 million years By environment reporter Sarah Clarke Global greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached an ominous milestone that is unprecedented in human history. More » Greenpeace blames Coke for Channel 9 'choke' Images of suffering 'show need to shoot horses' 'Red List' introduced to protect at risk ecosystems Hundreds of Chinese protest against chemical plant 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. 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