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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 30 Jul, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Talks resume as Senate kills off debt bill The Democrat-led US Senate has voted to set aside a House-passed Republican bill to avert a potentially ruinous debt default, setting the stage for weekend talks on forging a compromise plan.More » Delays after power outage at Sydney Airport Call for inquiry into school paedophile ring Child beauty pageant sparks Melbourne protests Police believe ute belongs to missing man Boys find woman's body while fishing Government overhauls disability pension Latest boat arrivals mark end to Australian processing First funerals held for Norway attack victims Phone hacking investigator denies acting alone More Analysis » What's with Parliament's anti-mirth protections? Parliamentary debates are, or should be, the most uncontrovertibly publicly-owned intellectual property in Australia. But footage of parliamentary proceedings is a closely-regulated commodity. Broadcasters are only allowed to use it if they adhere to a number of rules. And the silliest, most old-fashioned rule of all is the provision against the use of footage for satirical purposes.More » Hoping for civility, hearing words of hate Tarin Kowt and the battle for minds The end of the Norwegian fairytale Hacking scandal coverage goes under the microscope The growing power of Egypt's Islamists Privacy breaches closer to home He may not be Gandhi, but Cadel is still some kind of hero 'Stagflation' looms for Australia's economy Khazaal trial: another question mark over terrorism laws Just In More Just In » Child beauty pageant sparks Melbourne protests Mary Gearin and staff Protesters have gathered in Melbourne's CBD to rally against a child beauty pageant being held at Northcote, in the city's north today, in which babies as young as two months old have been enrolled.More » Boys find woman's body while fishing Human remains found in burnt-out fruit market Latest boat arrivals mark end to Australian processing China denies destroying fatal rail crash evidence World-first tsunami warning system for WA Call for inquiry into school paedophile ring Delays after power outage at Sydney Airport Police believe ute belongs to missing man Golden Watt breaks Aussie long jump record World More World » Norway pays tribute to massacre victims Norway has buried the first victims of the twin attacks that killed 77 people a week ago.More » Talks resume as Senate kills off debt bill Phone hacking investigator denies acting alone Turkish military command resigns en masse Pilot errors blamed for deadly Poland crash Wild weather kills 50 in S Korea Rebel general 'shot dead' in Libya Business More Business » Talks resume as Senate kills off debt bill The Democrat-led US Senate has voted to set aside a House-passed Republican bill to avert a potentially ruinous debt default, setting the stage for weekend talks on forging a compromise plan.More » Debt fears help push market to 11-month low Home prices keep falling Home, business and personal lending stall Pilot reportedly stood down in overtime stoush ABC Learning director to stand trial Murdoch remains BSkyB chairman as profits surge Shareholder sues Clive Palmer for $500m Invitations sent out for tax summit Draft carbon legislation released Politics More Politics » Governments throw $12m at hendra research A senior Brisbane veterinarian says $12 million in government funding will go a long way toward solving the mystery of the hendra virus.More » Live cattle exports given green light General warns of Australian cluster bomb stockpile Detainee self-harm 'worse than figures reveal' PM to honour promise to launch Nixon's book Sport More Sport » Golden Watt breaks Aussie long jump record Mitchell Watt has broken the long-standing national long jump record with a winning leap of 8.54m at the Stockholm Diamond League meet. More » North can still make top eight: Scott Marshall magic gets Tigers home Seebohm withdrawal forces change of plan Cartwright hospitalised before Titans clash Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Farmer sues neighbour over GM contamination Jane Norman A Western Australian farmer is launching legal action against his neighbour for allegedly contaminating his organic property with genetically modified (GM) crops.More » Watery grave awaits space station Mysterious illness killing off sea turtles Scientists create carbon sponge FBI arrests suspected Anonymous hackers Environment More Environment » Call to overhaul Wivenhoe rule book Annie Guest The Queensland Government and its Wivenhoe Dam managers are likely to face big changes to the way they control Brisbane's main dam.More » Rare rock wallabies returned to outback Germans get on their e-bikes Farmers raise food concerns over carbon scheme Heed the science, urges SA on Murray's future About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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