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NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 01 Feb, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » LNP's 'catastrophic' Queensland rout leaves Abbott terminally wounded, MPs say By political editor Chris Uhlmann The rout of the Liberal National Party in the Queensland election is being described as "catastrophic" by federal Coalition MPs, with some claiming the Prime Minister is now terminally wounded. More » Labor set for stunning victory in Qld election Reports second Japanese hostage killed by IS Retail prices expected to rise as Australian dollar falls Socceroos claim Asian Cup with extra-time winner Man dies after being hit by lightning on Gold Coast Young boy found wandering alone in inner-Brisbane carpark Serena Williams wins sixth Australian Open title WA bushfire out of control and threatening homes in Manjimup Merkel rules out debt reduction for Greece More Analysis » Another step towards authoritarian rule The High Court has handed victory to the Government in the case of the 157 Sri Lankan asylum seekers. In doing so, it's trashed any lingering hope we might have had that asylum seekers have human rights in the eyes of Australian law, and left some disturbing implications for the future. It's a shame the Court didn't take the opportunity to assert a more robust judicial authority to hold the executive arm of government to account. More » Abbott needs backing, not the boot A missed chance to send Saudi Arabia a message We must overcome our leadership change addiction Will the IR inquiry address the gender pay gap? Grong Grong: home of the real Australian? Tony Abbott doesn't want advice - that's the issue Higher wages, fewer jobs? It's not that simple We've allowed the 'ridicule' rot to set in Who ya gonna call? Female actors! Just In More Just In » Reports second Japanese hostage killed by IS Japan's government is trying to authenticate a video on the internet purporting to show Islamic State hostage Kenji Goto is dead. More » Williams and Gallen win bouts in Sydney Retail prices expected to rise as Australian dollar falls Veteran politician Sergio Mattarella elected Italian president Spanish anti-austerity Podemos party supporters hold massive march WA bushfire out of control and threatening homes in Manjimup Prime Minister Tony Abbott's leadership under discussion: Prentice Labor set for stunning victory in Qld election LNP's 'catastrophic' Queensland rout leaves Abbott terminally wounded, MPs say Postecoglou lauds Socceroos' mental strength to win Asian Cup World More World » Reports second Japanese hostage killed by IS Japan's government is trying to authenticate a video on the internet purporting to show Islamic State hostage Kenji Goto is dead. More » Veteran politician Sergio Mattarella elected Italian president Spanish anti-austerity Podemos party supporters hold massive march IS militants seize oil facility in northern Iraq, 15 workers missing Hundreds of child slaves rescued by Indian police in workshop raids Teen who stormed Dutch TV station with fake gun acted alone: police Business More Business » Retail prices expected to rise as Australian dollar falls By finance reporter Alicia Barry Consumers are facing higher prices for fashion and electronics as the falling Australian dollar pushes up the costs of imports and forces a shift in strategy for the embattled Australian retail industry. More » Australian dollar plunges as rate cut bets rise, commodity prices sink Fuel price falls better than an interest rate cut: Fitch Housing investors lead strongest credit growth since early 2009 James Packer's Crown pulls plug on Sri Lanka casino plan BC Iron ramps up production despite price slump Politics More Politics » Veteran politician Sergio Mattarella elected Italian president Italian lawmakers elect Sergio Mattarella, a constitutional court judge and veteran centre-left politician, as president, handing a welcome political victory to prime minister Matteo Renzi. More » Spanish anti-austerity Podemos party supporters hold massive march Labor set for stunning victory in Qld election SA Liberals win Davenport by-election Campbell Newman concedes Ashgrove to Kate Jones Sport More Sport » Postecoglou lauds Socceroos' mental strength to win Asian Cup Ange Postecoglou has praised the Socceroos' mental strength to overcome South Korea in extra-time to win the Asian Cup. More » Australia wins Asian Cup thanks to Troisi's extra-time finish Australian Open: Serena Williams defeats Sharapova to win sixth title Williams and Gallen win bouts in Sydney Australian Open: Downbeat Djokovic wants improvement in final Raiders upset Warriors at Auckland Nines Science and Technology More Science and Technology » US to sequence 1 million genomes for 'personalised' medicines The United States proposes to analyse the genetic information of more than 1 million American volunteers as part of a new initiative to understand human disease and develop personalised medicines. More » Faraway planet J1407b is lord of the rings Mountain-sized asteroid's near-Earth flyby Malaysia Airlines website 'compromised' by Lizard Squad hackers Doomsday Clock moved two minutes closer to midnight Environment More Environment » Australian sport 'needs to lift game on climate issues' By Lisa Tucker and Pip Quinn A new report from the Climate Institute says policies for dealing with extreme heat in sport are variable, often inadequate and should be urgently reviewed to prevent athletes dying. More » Inquiry to shine spotlight on solar power complaints Fears job cuts will affect world heritage development plans Government issues ban on dredge spoil dumping on Great Barrier Reef EPA rules 'no breach' over AGL coal seam gas wastewater discharge About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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