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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 15 Dec, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Third Ashes Test, day three: live blog England was dismissed for 251 as Australia's bowlers took quick wickets before the lunch break on day three in Perth. More » Mandela's remains arrive in Qunu for state funeral Qantas pilot writes to PM over potential employee bid AFP disputes claim it seized goods from relatives of East Timor ministers Morrison 'monitoring' resettlement program after reports Afghan interpreter killed MCG warns fans not to spread ashes of loved ones on turf 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 » MCG warns fans not to spread ashes of loved ones on turf Cricket and AFL fans have been warned not to scatter the ashes of loved ones on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. More » Firefighters control blaze east of Perth Morrison 'monitoring' resettlement program after reports Afghan interpreter killed Queensland allows punters to use larger notes in pokies Third Ashes Test, day three: live blog Qantas pilot writes to PM over potential employee bid Yemen says air strike that killed civilians 'targeted Al Qaeda' Australia producing strong team effort in push for The Ashes Syrian rebel commander freezes to death in Mideast cold snap AFP disputes claim it seized goods from relatives of East Timor ministers World More World » Yemen says air strike that killed civilians 'targeted Al Qaeda' Yemen says an air strike that killed 15 people on their way to a wedding in al-Bayda province was targeting senior Al Qaeda militants. More » Syrian rebel commander freezes to death in Mideast cold snap Four dead in Kenyan bus explosion Holy Land hit by heaviest snowfall in decades Worker dies in Brazil World Cup stadium fall Iran claims second monkey sent to space and back Business More Business » Qantas pilot writes to PM over potential employee bid A Qantas pilot has written to Prime Minister Tony Abbott over a potential employee bid for a share of the airline, but says talks are in very early stages. More » Government to abandon Labor's tax and superannuation measures No more money for Toyota: Abbott ACCC takes action over alleged car parts cartel ANZ raked in millions from fees as customer anger grew: memos Politics More Politics » Morrison 'monitoring' resettlement program after reports Afghan interpreter killed Immigration Minister Scott Morrison insists he is closely monitoring an Afghan resettlement program after reports an interpreter waiting to come to Australia has been killed by the Taliban. More » Thai protesters outline reform agenda to military chiefs Government to abandon Labor's tax and superannuation measures Deadly clashes erupt in Bangladesh after execution HMAS Perth grave stripped by salvagers Sport More Sport » Third Ashes Test, day three: live blog England was dismissed for 251 as Australia's bowlers took quick wickets before the lunch break on day three in Perth. More » Fanning wins third world title Australia producing strong team effort in push for The Ashes Man City beats Arsenal but Chelsea goes second SBW stripped of New Zealand heavyweight titles Wanderers halt winless streak Science and Technology More Science and Technology » China lands rover on moon China has landed a space module carrying a lunar rover on the moon, marking a major step for the country's ambitious space program. More » White House says no plans to split NSA, Cyber Command Australian Nobel Prize winner John Cornforth dies Water vapour plumes found on Jupiter's icy moon TPG to pay $2m fine over advertising Environment More Environment » Bailed Greenpeace activists not able to leave Russia Russia has indicated that foreign activists facing trial for an Arctic oil drilling protest cannot leave the country, despite being granted bail. More » Environment approval 'one-stop shops' given go-ahead by COAG Forestry industry urges Abbott Government to honour peace deal Japanese whaling fleet preparing to leave Japan: Sea Shepherd Abbott hits YouTube to ramp up pressure on Labor over carbon tax 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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