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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 12 Dec, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » High Court throws out ACT's gay marriage laws By Elizabeth Byrne, staff Same-sex couples who wed in the ACT will have their marriages annulled after the High Court ruled against the laws. A total of 27 couples, including some from interstate, used the law to tie the knot after it came into effect last weekend. But today, the High Court in Canberra ruled that the laws were inconsistent with the Federal Marriage Act and therefore unconstitutional. The ruling is a victory for the Commonwealth, which had launched the appeal against the laws. The ACT had argued that its laws could sit beside the federal legislation because it had defined a different type of marriage between same-sex couples. More » Cairns man Klaus Andres, who admitted to dissolving wife's body in acid, guilty of murder Premiers to demand federal funding during Holden talks with Abbott Job losses 'likely' after review finds Coalition's NBN plan to cost billions more Cattle cruelty footage sparks Opposition concern over live exports Abbott says 'gentle smack' can be good for children Nelson Mandela memorial fake sign language controversy in GIFs More Analysis » The inconvenient truth for the Coalition's NBN Not even Malcolm Turnbull's Strategic Review can change the reality of the NBN: changing the direction of Australia's largest-ever infrastructure project involves massive change and unknown risks. Indeed, NBN Co had already identified 12 major issues that the Coalition Government would have to remedy within the next 18 months or so if it wanted to have any hope of meeting its objectives. The Coalition may have chosen to ignore this advice, but it now faces an uphill struggle to deliver a functionally limited NBN that will already be outdated by the time it's complete. More » The problem with defining disease Holden and the spread of Australian disease Holden first in era of tough decisions The fast food worker's revolution The industrialisation of the Great Barrier Reef Proof still required that shark culling works Pay cuts hurt, don't they Prime Minister? Ukrainian protesters are waving EU flags - huh? Indigenous health isn't all bad news Just In More Just In » Charges dropped against NZ mine boss over deadly blast Charges against the head of a New Zealand mine where 29 men died in a 2010 gas explosion were dropped in a move that angered grieving relatives. More » NSW public transport to cost more from next month Nelson Mandela memorial fake sign language controversy in GIFs Man admits killing mate but denies murder Abuse victim reduced to tears during inquiry Soldier seeks to change indecent assaults plea Cairns man who dissolved wife's body in acid found guilty of murder Premiers to demand federal funding during Holden talks with Abbott French banker's lover 'eternally' regrets his killing during S&M session Job losses 'likely' after review finds Coalition's NBN plan to cost billions more World More World » Charges dropped against NZ mine boss over deadly blast Charges against the head of a New Zealand mine where 29 men died in a 2010 gas explosion were dropped in a move that angered grieving relatives. More » Nelson Mandela memorial fake sign language controversy in GIFs French banker's lover 'eternally' regrets his killing during S&M session Fiji among world's worst for violence against women Cate Blanchett gets SAG best actress nod for Blue Jasmine Brooks exchanged hacking 'banter' with rival editor, court told Business More Business » Job losses 'likely' after review finds Coalition's NBN plan to cost billions more By science and technology reporter Jake Sturmer and Anna Henderson Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull says job losses are "likely" at the NBN Co after a review of the Government's broadband plan found it will be billions of dollars more expensive than the Coalition had promised. More » Tony Abbott to meet with premiers of SA, Victoria over Holden closure Unemployment rate rises to 5.8 per cent TPG to pay $2m fine over advertising Gorgon gas project costs blowout again Politics More Politics » Nelson Mandela memorial fake sign language controversy in GIFs How did the fake Mandela memorial signer's performance stack up? Dismally, say experts. More » Premiers to demand federal funding during Holden talks with Abbott Job losses 'likely' after review finds Coalition's NBN plan to cost billions more Unemployment rate rises to 5.8 per cent Rio Tinto pressed for details of refinery closure Sport More Sport » AFL suspends payments to Bombers The AFL has suspended payments to Essendon until the club clarifies whether or not it is paying coach James Hird. More » Aussies need more than raw pace: Clarke Aussies to wait on Ryan Harris' fitness NRL boss leaves Sharks ace to face media WACA Ashes Tests quiz Ferguson's NRL career in tatters after conviction Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Tech giants call on US to reform surveillance laws Eight leading US-based technology companies have called on the US government to overhaul surveillance laws following the revelations of online eavesdropping from fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden. More » Amazon's drone delivery plan sparks privacy debate in US Chinese students 'driven by competition' SpaceX puts satellite into orbit Australian students slipping behind in maths, reading: OECD report Environment More Environment » Forestry industry urges Abbott Government to honour peace deal By Michael Atkin The Abbott Government is under pressure from the Tasmanian forestry industry to reverse its election promise to scrap a peace deal. Two of the biggest and most influential players have told 7.30 it has allowed them to expand and create jobs for the first time in years. The deal, known as the Tasmanian Forests Agreement, was signed in late 2012 and is an attempt to end decades of division and conflict between loggers and environmentalists that crippled the industry. More » Japanese whaling fleet preparing to leave Japan: Sea Shepherd Abbott hits YouTube to ramp up pressure on Labor over carbon tax Somerset koalas give scientists hope Clean Energy Finance Corp warns shutdown will hit budget 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. 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