ABC NewsMail - Morning Edition

NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 07 May, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Tomic's dad says headbutt was self-defence Bernard Tomic's father has told a Spanish court that he acted in self-defence when he allegedly inflicted these injuries on his son's training partner Thomas Drouet. More » Government jettisons family benefit pledge Horrific footage of Egyptian cattle cruelty revealed Bloodied man's death 'not suspicious' Alleged neo-Nazi ringleader on trial in Germany Sky boss says Froome is their Tour leader More Analysis » Economic comparisons are useless without context Drawing a simple comparison between the economic performance of the current Labor Government and that of the Howard government is like making direct comparisons between Libby Trickett's 100m freestyle time with that of Sally Pearson in the 100m hurdles. Assessing sporting scores, like debts and deficits, need context. Peter Costello gloats about his debt-defying years as treasurer, but within the space of four years, the effects of the financial crisis, a sharp fall in global commodity prices and the high Australian dollar have created very different circumstances. More » When Abbott goes it alone, policy falls victim When is a political victory not a political victory? Voter disengagement just makes their grievances worse Cash-for-cans: more complex than it seems Cultural blindness in church abuse investigations A change of tone on China Premium wines market a winning formula Labor lets Coalition call the shots on NDIS Economic experiments: Abenomics versus Euro-austerity Just In More Just In » Ex-union boss to face coal corruption probe By court reporter Jamelle Wells Former CFMEU national president John Maitland will today face a corruption inquiry into a coal mine licence he was given by former minister Ian Macdonald. More » Government jettisons family benefit pledge 93yo alleged Auschwitz guard arrested in Germany Anwar wants protests over 'stolen' election Taliban bomb kills 18 at Pakistan election rally Nobel-winning cancer researcher ends his own life Alleged neo-Nazi ringleader on trial in Germany Australian people smuggler faces sentencing Turn surplus cattle into stew for pensioners: Katter Bloodied man's death 'not suspicious' World More World » 93yo alleged Auschwitz guard arrested in Germany German police have arrested a 93-year-old alleged former guard at the Nazi death camp Auschwitz on charges of complicity in the mass murder of prisoners. More » Anwar wants protests over 'stolen' election Taliban bomb kills 18 at Pakistan election rally Nobel-winning cancer researcher ends his own life Alleged neo-Nazi ringleader on trial in Germany Australian people smuggler faces sentencing Business More Business » Dollar falls, market retreats on economic data By Elysse Morgan The dollar dropped and the share market gave up some earlier gains as investors reacted to a range of economic data out today. More » Job ad fall shows labour market weakness Benign inflation leaves room for low rates Business survey points to tough conditions Liberals air doubts on paid parental leave scheme Politics More Politics » Government jettisons family benefit pledge The Federal Government has dumped a promised family benefit payment which would have gone to 1.5 million families. More » Anwar wants protests over 'stolen' election Labor fails to make gains despite NDIS support: Newspoll Cuba challenges Australia over tobacco packaging Horrific footage of Egyptian cattle cruelty revealed Sport More Sport » Tomic's dad says headbutt was self-defence Bernard Tomic's father has told a Spanish court that he acted in self-defence when he allegedly inflicted these injuries on his son's training partner Thomas Drouet. More » Morris injury compounds Dragons' defeat Waterhouse lets fly at 'disgrace' Singleton Paolini in pink as Cadel finishes second No Blues for Daley as Gallen cleared Sky boss says Froome is their Tour leader Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Nobel-winning cancer researcher ends his own life Belgian scientist and winner of the Nobel prize for Medicine, Christian de Duve, died Saturday aged 95 after committing euthanasia, which is legal in Belgium, his family said. More » Turnbull resists call for broadband speed guarantee Consumers 'being misled' over cruelty free cosmetics Western Sydney connects to NBN What is 3D printing? Environment More Environment » Hundreds of Chinese protest against chemical plant Hundreds of people protested against a proposed chemical plant in southwest China on Saturday, state media said, while residents in another city accused authorities of preventing a similar protest. More » Drought tightens its grip across Australia Outback hot-rocks test site powers up Community's fears as shale oil production begins EU to ban pesticides linked to bee deaths 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. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2013 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters