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NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 11 Aug, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Economy set to dominate first election debate Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is determined to use tonight's election debate to pressure the Opposition Leader to reveal the programs he would cut to make budget savings. The debate comes a day after Labor's campaign lost two candidates, after a Queensland candidate quit and Mr Rudd was forced to dump the candidate for a safe Victorian seat. The economy is set to dominate tonight's debate and set the tone for week two of the election campaign, with the Treasury's pre-election economic and fiscal outlook due on Tuesday. The Coalition insists it will release its savings in good time before the election, but not until after its politics are revealed. More » Election live: Leaders prepare for first debate as day 7 of campaigning begins Ashes 2013: Chris Rogers's maiden Test century pushes Australia towards England's total Burst water main floods Ultimo in inner Sydney Top honours for Jessica Mauboy at National Indigenous Music Awards Volcano eruption in Indonesia kills six More Analysis » Beattie the unlikely face of Labor's New Way The endorsement of Peter Beattie for the Queensland seat of Forde is yet another example of how Labor's New Way is a paradox wrapped around a contradiction. Labor pinning its Sunshine State hopes on the unquantifiable star power of a 60-year-old former premier of Ruddland, who thinks little of his esteemed leader, is ballsy. The success of the strategy will depend on whether voters buy this audacious move as a plank of the New Way, or a Back to the Future re-run they would rather not watch again. More » Will slow and steady win the race? We all have a role in bringing justice for Tracy If Murdoch gets his way, it's not because of him Italy does not turn back the boats Stop the dope: leadership and simplistic slogans Labor strategy looks like Beattie-Newman showdown Can Beattie-mania get Labor over the line? Labor's odds aren't so bad as the bookies suggest "Why's the rubbish there, Dad?" Go ask Coca Cola Just In More Just In » Emotional day for Chris Rogers as century leaves Australia well-placed It was an emotional day for Chris Rogers, whose maiden century leaves Australia well placed in the fourth Test. More » Baby kidnapped after grandmother assaulted in SA Bushwalkers winched to safety from national park south of Sydney Economy set to dominate first election debate Top honours for Jessica Mauboy at National Indigenous Music Awards Election live: Leaders prepare for first debate as day 7 of campaigning begins Dozens killed in Eid al-Fitr explosions in Baghdad Burst water main floods Ultimo in inner Sydney Ton-up Rogers revives Australia after Broad burst Dozens of police injured in fresh Belfast clashes World More World » Emotional day for Chris Rogers as century leaves Australia well-placed It was an emotional day for Chris Rogers, whose maiden century leaves Australia well placed in the fourth Test. More » Dozens killed in Eid al-Fitr explosions in Baghdad Dozens of police injured in fresh Belfast clashes Chinese human trafficking ring busted in Spain, France Volcano eruption in Indonesia kills six Some Samsung imports banned in patent case Business More Business » Some Samsung imports banned in patent case The US International Trade Commission has blocked imports of some older model Samsung mobile devices following complaints by Apple that the South Korean company had violated its patents. The ruling by the US-based trade body was the latest in a long-running and bitter global battle over alleged patent infringement between the two smartphone and tablet computer giants. The ITC ruled that Samsung had infringed two Apple patents - numbers 949 and 501, dealing with touch-screen actions and headphone jack plug-ins - but cleared the South Korean company of charges that it had violated four more. Apple welcomed the ITC ruling while Samsung expressed its disappointment. More » News Corp Australia CEO Kim Williams steps down Reserve Bank downgrades economic growth forecast Tom Waterhouse sells online betting business Qld Government approves thermal coal mine near Alpha Politics More Politics » Economy set to dominate first election debate Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is determined to use tonight's election debate to pressure the Opposition Leader to reveal the programs he would cut to make budget savings. The debate comes a day after Labor's campaign lost two candidates, after a Queensland candidate quit and Mr Rudd was forced to dump the candidate for a safe Victorian seat. The economy is set to dominate tonight's debate and set the tone for week two of the election campaign, with the Treasury's pre-election economic and fiscal outlook due on Tuesday. The Coalition insists it will release its savings in good time before the election, but not until after its politics are revealed. More » Election live: Leaders prepare for first debate as day 7 of campaigning begins Rudd forced to dump candidate, another quits Abbott unveils plans for Indigenous advisory council One Nation candidate withdraws after Islam gaffe Sport More Sport » Ton-up Rogers revives Australia after Broad burst Chris Rogers scored a maiden Test century as Australia reached 5 for 222 on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test. More » Mo Farah motors to 10km gold at world championships Emotional day for Chris Rogers as century leaves Australia well-placed Magpies upset the Swans in Sydney Knights score thrilling win over the Sharks in Buderus's 250th game Roosters take NRL lead with 28-22 win over Raiders Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Obama pledges to restore surveillance trust US president Barack Obama has announced plans to limit sweeping government surveillance programs that have come under criticism since leaks by former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden. Mr Obama said he was unveiling specific steps to improve oversight of surveillance, including refining the Patriot Act and increasing the scrutiny of secret courts, in a bit to restore public trust in government spying. "Given the history of abuse by governments, it's right to ask questions about surveillance, particularly as technology is reshaping every aspect of our lives," Mr Obama told reporters at the White House. Despite the announcement Mr Obama said Snowden, who has taken asylum in Russia and is facing US espionage charges, was not "a patriot". More » Green turtles ingesting more plastic than ever Email service thought used by Snowden shuts down Study finds weather changes fuel violent behaviour Earth's oldest animal ecosystem held in fossils in SA outback Environment More Environment » Green turtles ingesting more plastic than ever Endangered green turtles are ingesting more man-made debris, including potentially lethal plastic products, than ever before, a new study has found. More » Climate report warns of more extreme weather Radioactive water leaking into Pacific in new Fukushima 'emergency' Study finds weather changes fuel violent behaviour Urban dwellers fight back to restore natural habitat 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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