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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 25 Jul, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Australia, Malaysia sign refugee deal Jeremy Thompson Malaysia will have the right to veto any asylum seekers Australia wishes to relocate there under the terms of the refugee agreement signed in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon. The long-awaited swap deal, first announced by Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Immigration Minister Chris Bowen nearly three months ago, means Australia will send 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia and accept 4,000 verified refugees in return.More » Former AFL player cleared of rape charges Triumphant Cadel lost for words Greens to fight Tasmanian forest deal Australia boosts Africa drought aid Suspect to face court over Norway attacks Premier Retail group closing up to 50 stores Winehouse family 'bereft' as police probe death Research challenges wind farm illness link Man suffers burns in portaloo explosion More Analysis » Islamophobia manifested in Oslo Back in 2009, I wrote a piece on the rise of the Islamophobic right in Europe and the US, in which I noted the mainstreaming of a violent, apocalyptic anti-Muslim discourse. The people writing the stuff were not, I suggested, themselves necessarily given to violence. But, as I said, "you can't warn against looming race wars over the future of civilisation, and not expect the boots-and-braces crowd to launch a preemptive strike". It's increasingly clear that's what's happened in Oslo.More » The great privacy debate Four ways to think about the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet Poll-driven knee-jerk reactions: the latest political craze This is not a crazed loner, this is a terrorist Trouble for Gillard as retail goes Dutch CPRS, to direct action, to tax: Gillard's carbon journey Let's give sharia another flogging Legacy in the age of manipulation Malcolm Turnbull and reframing the climate change debate Just In More Just In » Victim brings paedophile to justice 15 years on Ben Cheshire and Jennifer Feller After Sascha Chandler's first child was born, he decided to do all he could to bring a paedophile who had abused him more than 15 years earlier to justice.More » Man suffers burns in portaloo explosion Australian Agricultural sees profit fall amid cattle ban Australia, Malaysia sign refugee deal Craig falls on sword Rare war medal up for auction Former AFL player cleared of rape charges Former AFL player cleared of rape charges PNG rattled by 6.3 quake Aboriginal suicide in spotlight as summit opens World More World » Suspect to face court over Norway attacks The self-confessed gunman behind the massacre in Norway is set to appear before a judge for the first time later today.More » Norway massacre survivors ask 'why us?' New York celebrates first same-sex marriage British police face fresh claims in hacking scandal Lightning sparks fatal train crash in China Six dead after Texas skating rink shootings Nurse charged over British hospital deaths Business More Business » Premier Retail group closing up to 50 stores Premier Retail group says it is closing up to 50 loss-making stores and will reduce staff as part of a review to return the company to profits.More » US default could end greenback's reign Greece solvency issues need 'fundamental' solution Producer price rise heightens inflation concern Gillard argued for bipartisan climate deal: report PM signs historic forest peace deal Australian Agricultural sees profit fall amid cattle ban Property industry congress seeks an edge Building activity slumps in Queensland: survey Alliance Resources reacts to wilderness mine ban Politics More Politics » Australia, Malaysia sign refugee deal Jeremy Thompson Malaysia will have the right to veto any asylum seekers Australia wishes to relocate there under the terms of the refugee agreement signed in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon. The long-awaited swap deal, first announced by Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Immigration Minister Chris Bowen nearly three months ago, means Australia will send 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia and accept 4,000 verified refugees in return.More » Gillard argued for bipartisan climate deal: report MP keen for early polls by petition Voters warming to carbon tax: poll US debt default not going to happen: Geithner Sport More Sport » Triumphant Cadel lost for words An emotional Cadel Evans fulfilled a lifetime dream by winning the Tour de France in Paris overnight, saying he hoped his victory brought "a great deal of joy" to Australian fans. More » Evans seals historic Tour win Cav wins green after Champs Elysees treble Craig falls on sword Beale set to play All Blacks Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Mysterious illness killing off sea turtles Natalie Poyhonen Scientists are trying to work out why dead and dying sea turtles keep washing ashore in north Queensland. More » Scientists create carbon sponge FBI arrests suspected Anonymous hackers Shuttle bids farewell to space station Glitch leaks private data from DNA company Environment More Environment » Research challenges wind farm illness link Activists who claim that noise from the turbines on wind farms makes people sick are being challenged by new research done in Australia.More » Gillard argued for bipartisan climate deal: report Voters warming to carbon tax: poll Turnbull denies climate science dig at Abbott Arkaroola wilderness mining ban welcomed 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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