Morning Mail: Queensland election, Auschwitz anniversary, Coalition trails marginal seats

Guardian Australia's Morning Mail                                                      Wednesday 28 January 2014 g
Queensland election
Four days before voters head to the ballot box,premier Campbell Newman has released the LNP's costings, confirming he's pinned his hopes on a $37bn privatisation (99-year lease) plan for government assets to fund new infrastructure spending. These are the six key issues of the Queensland election on Saturday: privatisation, transparency, mining, the reef, health and bikie laws. Study up on where each party stands.
Australian news and politics
Exclusive: Strong voter opposition to the Medicare copayment and university deregulation seesCoalition MPs trail in eight out of 11 marginal seats, as backbench unease grows. Tony Abbott has attracted widespread derision andcondemnation from backbenchers for his decision to award Prince Philip a knighthood, but finance minister Mathias Cormann says the PM has strong support in the party room.Like "his strange personal fascination with the British royals", Tony Abbott is “living in the 18th century” on climate change as well, says Labor climate changes spokesman Mark Butler. Australian teen Nick Kyrgios bowed out of the Australian Open last night, losing to Andy Murray in the quarter-final, while the Socceroos saw off the United Arab Emirates in a convincing 2-0 win to book their place in the Asian Cup final.
Around the world
70 years after the liberation of Auschwitz 300 survivors, and an audience of 3,000, gathered at the imposing entrance gate of the Nazi extermination camp to pay homage to the 1.5 million Jews and other prisoners slaughtered in the "bottomless pit of hell".Greece’s prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has lined up a formidable cabinet of academics, human rights advocates, mavericks and visionaries to participate in Europe’s first anti-austerity government, afterappointing a 'radical economist' to the post of economic minister. As much as 75cm of snow hammered New England as US blizzard hit the east coast, causing flooding and power outages. Jordan may be willing to free a convicted suicide bomber in return for the release of a Japanese journalist and a Jordanian pilot being held by Isis.
One last thing
Scientists have found a way to ‘unboil’ eggs. It may not sound like the most useful of scientific endeavours, but it could be a life-saver. Have an excellent day – and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter @earleyedition.