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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 11 Aug, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Bowen confirms no plans to deport 96yo The Immigration Minister has moved to allay concerns that his department was considering deporting a 96-year-old woman. British national Gladys Jefferson wants to stay in Tasmania with her only surviving family members, but has been refused a permanent migrant visa because of her ailing health. Her family fears she faces deportation, but in a statement this afternoon the Minister, Chris Bowen, says the Government "is not deporting, nor even considering deporting Mrs Jefferson".More » Unemployment rises to 5.1 per cent Junk food craving may cost pilot $100,000 'Swift justice' as first rioters jailed in Britain Fast and feast for Ramadan in Australia Volatile market swings between gains and losses Malaysian solution still on despite PNG offer Top cop Standen guilty on drugs charges Christchurch CBD to shrink under rebuild plan Higginbotham, Sharpe named for Wallabies More Analysis » Death of the welfare state: our own period drama We're now living through the midst of a Downton Abbey moment in history. Set in the waning days of Edwardian England, viewers of the BBC TV series can sense the clock ticking down to a society-rupturing crisis. In our case, the life-changing experience will not come from the outbreak of war, but from the death of the welfare state and an enduring global financial crisis.More » Why riot? The billy tea party: deregulation danger We must own Somalia Drum-round up: the price of the London riots Rupert delivers the profits, analysts dodge the hard issues Indigenous welfare ideology: time for a change This is not poverty ... this is the cult of victimhood Never waste a good crisis Combet and Gillard, not for turning? Just In More Just In » Christchurch CBD to shrink under rebuild plan New Zealand correspondent Dominique Schwartz The redeveloped heart of Christchurch is likely to be a quarter of its pre-quake size under a draft plan adopted by the city council.More » Malaysian solution still on despite PNG offer Reduced bail relief for accused bikie chief Bowen confirms no plans to deport 96yo Orangutan, pig skulls seized in Sydney raid Australian killed in PNG chopper crash Taskforce to investigate real estate scam Accused Bali bomb-maker to stand trial Moustache blamed for Japan rugby ban Police hunt woman over triple stabbing World More World » 'Swift justice' as first rioters jailed in Britain The first two criminals convicted over the looting and violence sweeping England have been jailed, with police hailing the effect of "swift justice".More » Father too late to save dying son in UK riots Air strike 'kills Taliban behind helicopter crash' Christchurch CBD to shrink under rebuild plan Syrian tanks pull out of rebel city Police make new phone hacking arrest Junk food craving may cost pilot $100,000 Moustache blamed for Japan rugby ban Business More Business » Unemployment rises to 5.1 per cent Online business reporter Michael Janda Unemployment has risen to 5.1 per cent after the loss of 22,200 full-time jobs in July.More » Volatile market swings between gains and losses Investors welcome Telstra result despite profit fall David Jones expects sales slump to continue Newscorp profits take a hit Officials confident Tiger will resume Avalon flights ABC Learning bosses to face trial Clive Peeters, Rick Hart stores to close CBA boosts profits 13pc Politics More Politics » Deportation flight 'could kill bed-ridden 96yo' A northern Tasmanian family is worried their 96-year old relative could die on the flight to the United Kingdom if she is deported.More » Software glitch linked to NT medical problems Manus Islanders back detention centre plan Live cattle trade to Indonesia resumes PNG agrees to reopen Manus Island Sport More Sport » Higginbotham, Sharpe named for Wallabies Reds back rower Scott Higginbotham will make his Wallabies starting debut against the Springboks in Durban this weekend. More » Tonga becomes an Eel Cahill eyes Socceroos scoring record Johnson, Watson fire Australia to victory Cadel back home for victory parade Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Wallaby skull entombed in Nullarbor cave Palaeontologists believe they may have discovered evidence of a previously unknown species of prehistoric wallaby under Western Australia's Nullarbor Plain.More » NSW opens way for R18+ games NASA's Juno probe sets sail for Jupiter Telescope detects oxygen in space NBN heading for six new towns Environment More Environment » Japan PM vows nuclear-free future Japan's prime minister Naoto Kan renewed his pledge to help make Japan nuclear-free as Hiroshima marked the 66th anniversary of the US atomic bombing amid the Fukushima crisis.More » Fukushima stokes fear on Hiroshima anniversary Turnbull decries war on climate science Murray water reform delay under fire Greens demand action on Sumatra logging claims About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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