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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 02 Nov, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Flemington fairytale as Polanski wins Victoria Derby Cut-price colt Polanski has won the Victoria Derby at Flemington, beating Complacent and Thunder Fantasy. More » Abbott 'doesn't have the courage' to call double-dissolution election Piracy charges against activists 'not withdrawn' Shooter kills 1, wounds several at LA airport as flights are grounded Pakistani Taliban chief killed in drone strike BBC radio presenter arrested in sex abuse inquiry Pilot attempts 140 takeoffs to raise money for second East Timor plane More Analysis » School reforms come not a moment too soon Opportunities for young people in the workplace are dwindling further and further; meanwhile, the poorest schools are increasingly struggling to lift up the most disadvantaged students. The Gonski reforms - in those states lucky enough to have signed up - may start to do some of the rebalancing required. A start would be fully-funded transition officers in the neediest schools to actively help disadvantaged kids go from school to work or vocational training. Otherwise, as Sally James who runs the Brotherhood of St Laurence Youth Transition program says, we risk creating a lost generation. More » Why not spy on the Germans? The job isn't done yet in Afghanistan Bill Shorten's climate change dilemma This Spring, it's all about the horses Does this dog deserve to die if it can't do its job? Will Australia fall further behind on climate action? Nearly free speech in China Memories, tragedy in the house by the railway line Age of prosperity no longer a path to democracy Just In More Just In » Instagram begins displaying ads to users Ads may soon turn up in your Instagram feed, with the photo-sharing service today launching its first sponsored posts in the US. More » Flemington fairytale as Polanski wins Victoria Derby Boy or girl? Germany allows babies to be neither Measles breaks out at Brisbane prison Champion woodchopper hopes for new generation of lumberjacks Scientists look to Arctic Ocean as Greenland Sea heats up Derby Day: Your pics Cassidy takes out 100th Group One on Zoustar BBC radio presenter arrested in sex abuse inquiry Piracy charges against activists 'not withdrawn' World More World » Instagram begins displaying ads to users Ads may soon turn up in your Instagram feed, with the photo-sharing service today launching its first sponsored posts in the US. More » Boy or girl? Germany allows babies to be neither Scientists look to Arctic Ocean as Greenland Sea heats up BBC radio presenter arrested in sex abuse inquiry Five people treated after contact with rabid kitten in France Vatican surveys Church on family issues, including gay marriage Business More Business » Australian house prices climb by 1.3 per cent in October By Michael Janda and Pat McGrath RP Data-Rismark index shows house prices climbed by 1.3 per cent in October, are 12.6 per cent higher than a year ago. More » David Jones sales increase by 2.1 per cent to $424 million in first quarter Rio Tinto is confident issues at its Mongolian Oyu Tolgoi mine can be resolved Clean Energy Finance Corporation defies Government call to stop lending Australia has shaken off its 'stuffy elitism': Murdoch Politics More Politics » Abbott 'doesn't have the courage' to call double-dissolution election By Naomi Woodley Greens leader Christine Milne says she does not think Prime Minister Tony Abbott will take the risk of calling a double-dissolution election in order to scrap the carbon tax before next July. Labor yesterday said it would support the repeal legislation if the Coalition accepted amendments that would see the introduction of an emissions-trading scheme. However, the Government has a long-held policy of replacing the carbon tax with a direct-action policy and there is no sign the it will agree to Labor's proposal. Ms Milne says the Greens will not support the Government's repeal legislation, even with Labor's proposed amendments. "Labor isn't even clear itself on what its amendments may or may not be. It hasn't said what the target it would want in the bill to be either," she said. More » WA Senate results expected today despite missing votes Israel vows to deny Hezbollah weapons as details of Syria raid emerge UN holds malnutrition fears for children in Syria Australian unionists arrive home after being held in Sri Lanka Sport More Sport » Flemington fairytale as Polanski wins Victoria Derby Cut-price colt Polanski has won the Victoria Derby at Flemington, beating Complacent and Thunder Fantasy. More » Cassidy takes out 100th Group One on Zoustar Wanderers go top after 2-1 win over Reds Warner needs to buy into Australian team culture: Hayden Johnson stars as New Zealand destroys France at RLWC Stosur through to WTA Tournament of Champions semis Science and Technology More Science and Technology » US aviation authority ends ban on use of electronic devices during flight By North America correspondent Jane Cowan, wires The US Federal Aviation Administration has ended a long-standing ban on using portable electronic devices on planes. More » Winning photos give stunning window into microscopic world 'Digital divide' looming because of NBN fibre delays Chile observatory finds the coldest spot in space New dolphin species found off northern Australian coast Environment More Environment » Scientists look to Arctic Ocean as Greenland Sea heats up By Phoebe McDonald Scientists will examine temperature changes in the Arctic Ocean after research revealed the Greenland Sea is warming 10 times faster than the global ocean. More » Russia, China blamed for failure of plan to create Antarctic marine reserves Murray River's 'threatened' listing may be overturned Labor wants carbon tax replaced by ETS Experts plug away to improve outback water 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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