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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 11 Jul, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Siddle confident Australia can overtake England total By James Maasdorp Peter Siddle is optimistic Australia can recover from 4 for 75 to overtake England on day two of the first Test. More » Australian police asked to probe prank DJ case Car crashes into gates of US embassy in Canberra Rudd to spruik Labor's economic record in NPC speech Newman returning to confront pay deal storm Tour de France 2013: Mark Cavendish sprayed with urine during stage 11 time trial More Analysis » A chance for O'Brien to borrow his sister's courage Collingwood's Heritier "Harry" O'Brien is the antithesis of the stereotypical footballer: thoughtful and compassionate with a deep sense of right and wrong. Yet what the nation saw on Tuesday was a confused and tormented individual talking of depression, suicide and the aftershocks of witnessing a murder. This extraordinarily talented footballer is living with serious personal demons. But when considering his return to the oval, O'Brien can take inspiration from his sister, as he did during another difficult period of his life. More » Boof thinks we can win - who am I to doubt him? Why Abbott is scared to debate the economy A journalist's second thoughts Sacrificing economic highs to escape the lows Australian economy stuck in the middle FlexiWar: A modest proposal for a governable Australia Labor's faceless men replaced by people power Abbott should welcome a debate on the economy Christian minorities a casualty of the Arab Spring Just In More Just In » Woman dead in North Adelaide townhouse fire A woman is dead and a man is in a critical condition in hospital as a result of a house fire at North Adelaide. Firefighters rescued a 63-year-old man and he was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital suffering from burns and the effects of smoke inhalation. The body of a 57-year-old woman was found when a further search was made of the house. More » Carr announces aid boost for Myanmar's Rakhine state US drone lands on carrier deck in historic first Newman returning to confront pay deal storm Escaped pet blamed for Gold Coast rabbit infestation Accused Boston Marathon bomber pleads not guilty Australian police asked to probe prank DJ case Is Ford's failure a blessing for Geelong? Unemployment rate tipped to rise Siddle confident Australia can overtake England total World More World » US drone lands on carrier deck in historic first A US Navy drone has successfully landed on the deck of an aircraft carrier, in an historic first for robotic flight. More » Accused Boston Marathon bomber pleads not guilty Engineer blamed for Canada train inferno Angry fans throw urine at Cavendish Judge says Apple conspired to raise prices on ebooks Prosecutor orders arrests of Muslim Brotherhood leaders Business More Business » Unemployment rate tipped to rise By finance reporter Justine Parker Today's labour force figures are expected to show the unemployment rate crept higher last month, as Australia's sluggish economy puts the brakes on jobs growth. More » Judge says Apple conspired to raise prices on ebooks Pain predicted as mining boom loses steam Share market closes higher despite Chinese trade figures Experts warn housing recovery easier said than done Politics More Politics » Rudd to spruik Labor's economic record in NPC speech By Eliza Borrello Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will take to the stage at the National Press Club alone today after Opposition Leader Tony Abbott maintained he will not debate him unless the election is called or Parliament resumes.  More » Deal struck on relief for drought-affected farmers Experts warn housing recovery easier said than done Local ALP branches given chance to choose election candidates Independent schools endorse Government's education plan Sport More Sport » Siddle confident Australia can overtake England total By James Maasdorp Peter Siddle is optimistic Australia can recover from 4 for 75 to overtake England on day two of the first Test. More » Angry fans throw urine at Cavendish England come out on top following topsy-turvy opening day Gallen will always be Blues leader: Farah Horwill backing McKenzie to succeed at Test level Warner to get match fitness in Africa Science and Technology More Science and Technology » US drone lands on carrier deck in historic first A US Navy drone has successfully landed on the deck of an aircraft carrier, in an historic first for robotic flight. More » Solar-powered aircraft touches down in New York City NBN rollout targets are being met, says Albanese Father of the mouse dies aged 88 Scientists monitor killer whales after beaching Environment More Environment » Angry Dreyfus rejects Japan's 'offensive' Sea Shepherd claims Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has angrily rejected Japanese claims that the Australian Government has "outsourced" its anti-whaling campaign to controversial activist group Sea Shepherd. Mr Dreyfus was speaking as he wrapped up Australia's legal challenge to the whaling program at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. He was highly critical of Japan's previous assertions to the court about Australia's relationship with anti-whaling activists, saying allegations Australia supported violent extremism were "offensive and untrue". And he told the court Japan's attempts to invoke a scientific justification for its whaling program were "not supported by any proper hypothesis". More » Coalition relaunches Green Army but with less funding Scientists monitor killer whales after beaching Bird enthusiast presents photos of elusive night parrot Rare sight: blue marlin washes up in SA 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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