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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 13 Dec, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Third Ashes Test Day One: live blog Michael Clarke was removed in the second last over before lunch to send Australia to the break 3 for 107. More » Keli Lane loses appeal against murder conviction Government dumps Salvos from offshore processing support role 'Ned' Kelly killer gets 25 years in jail for decapitation murder Police to be charged over student's Taser death Water vapour plumes found on Jupiter's icy moon More Analysis » A weak-Tea Party, anyone? Never before have so many analysts transparently taken positions, publicly attacking those they disagree with. None of this is good for democracy. There is no equivalent in Australia of the Tea Party that has wreaked havoc upon the Republicans in the United States. Not yet anyway. But there is at the margins signs of a "weak-tea party", made up essentially of far right commentators and a small minority in the parliamentary party who want to use high office to settle scores. More » Is the Queen really the unifying symbol of Australia? The only way is Pup The inconvenient truth for the Coalition's NBN 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 Just In More Just In » Father guilty of trying to kill young sons A Tasmanian man has been found guilty of trying to kill his two children in a car fire. Paul Brian Edward Connelly was convicted of two counts of attempted murder at the Supreme Court jury in Burnie. The 50-year-old and his two young sons, then aged five and eight, were inside a car when Connelly lit two gas cylinders causing an explosion. All three received serious burns in the fire. The jury took an hour to reach its unanimous guilty verdict. More » Water vapour plumes found on Jupiter's icy moon Keli Lane loses appeal against murder conviction Steroids smuggling on the rise, Customs says Court allows third appeal over action against policeman in Malu Sara case Government dumps Salvos from offshore processing support role US town struggles to deal with toxic legacy of General Motors pullout Energy deal sellers fined for ignoring 'do not knock' sign Killer gets 25 years in jail for decapitation murder Checks appeal: Burberry defends trademark in China World More World » Water vapour plumes found on Jupiter's icy moon Towering plumes of water vapour have been observed blasting off Jupiter's icy moon Europa, which is believed to hold an underground ocean. More » US town struggles to deal with toxic legacy of General Motors pullout Checks appeal: Burberry defends trademark in China Time to 'die', clock tells British hospital patient Police confirm body of missing Melbourne man found in river in New Zealand More misery for Syrian refugees as heavy snow hits Middle East Business More Business » Help is coming for car industry communities: Abbott By political reporter Anna Henderson, staff Within days the Federal Government will announce an assistance package for communities affected by car industry job losses. More » ANZ raked in millions from fees as customer anger grew: memos Australian dollar drops back below 90 US cents Energy deal sellers fined for ignoring 'do not knock' sign Bitcoin chosen as word of the year Politics More Politics » Mid-year budget update to include $1b 'black hole' in funding for offshore processing By political reporter Anna Henderson The mid-year budget update will be handed down next week, with confirmation of a $1 billion shortfall in funding for offshore processing. More » Chemical weapons used in several locations in Syria: UN report Help is coming for car industry communities: Abbott Home insulation scheme Royal Commission set up Error found in handling of refugee Ranjini's case Sport More Sport » Third Ashes Test Day One: live blog Michael Clarke was removed in the second last over before lunch to send Australia to the break 3 for 107. More » WACA hot and hostile for both teams: Clarke Clarke a pup no more as he prepares for 100th Test Former WADA boss expects Bombers to face charges Court documents back Earl's claim peptide was supplied by Dank Del Piero to stick with Sydney FC Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Water vapour plumes found on Jupiter's icy moon Towering plumes of water vapour have been observed blasting off Jupiter's icy moon Europa, which is believed to hold an underground ocean. More » TPG to pay $2m fine over advertising Tech giants call on US to reform surveillance laws Amazon's drone delivery plan sparks privacy debate in US Chinese students 'driven by competition' 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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