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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 16 Aug, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » 'Darkest day' as Qantas plans Asian move Unions hit the roof as Qantas announces plans to slash hundreds of Australian jobs and move key operations into Asia.More » US arrest over collar-bomb hoax Abbott cheered on at anti-carbon tax rally TV shortens life by 22 minutes per hour Man jailed over tourist's bashing death Refugee's High Court challenge withdrawn Afghan girl injured in Aussie raid Inside the world's biggest refugee camp 'Moral collapse' to blame for UK riots Coco Chanel 'spied for Nazis' More Analysis » What to make of the latest GOP pageant The rising popularity of Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is definitely a sign of what's driving the energy within party - its conservative base. The Tea Party and its demands for tighter budgets and smaller government is wielding enormous power. But with the first presidential primary elections still five months away, the Republican field is far from settled.More » Malaysian solution: old repackaged as new Greed is God Trial by social media a threat to justice Riot of the apes Unions emboldened by WA's over-regulated IR system It's the economy, innit? The war against social media Is housing less affordable? Public schools funding: the gap is widening Just In More Just In » 'Darkest day' as Qantas plans Asian move Unions hit the roof as Qantas announces plans to slash hundreds of Australian jobs and move key operations into Asia.More » Abbott cheered on at anti-carbon tax rally Refugee's High Court challenge withdrawn Afghan girl injured in Aussie raid 'Prudent' Reserve vindicated by market turmoil TV shortens life by 22 minutes per hour Man arrested over Goldfields death Man jailed over tourist's bashing death Eagles bench McGinnity over mum slur Coco Chanel 'spied for Nazis' World More World » Inside the world's biggest refugee camp Greg Wilesmith Driving from Kenya's bustling capital, Nairobi, north-east to the world's biggest refugee camp at Dadaab near the Somali border takes more than eight hours. The total travel time depends on Nairobi's traffic jams and, later, the carved ruts of the seemingly endless sandy track that stretches through flat, dry, ochre-coloured country - not unlike parts of the Australian outback.More » Mystery over Libya minister's Egypt trip Dozens dead in Iraq's bloodiest day this year Hackney locals come together after riots Palestinian refugees flee Syrian bombardment Rotting body parts stuffed into tins in Japan Business More Business » 'Darkest day' as Qantas plans Asian move Unions hit the roof as Qantas announces plans to slash hundreds of Australian jobs and move key operations into Asia.More » Stagnating Westpac likely to lay-off staff 'Prudent' Reserve vindicated by market turmoil Google to buy Motorola Mobility James Hardie profits slide Oz Minerals profits slide on legal settlement Union strikes collective agreement with Rio Tinto Mount Gibson signs major deal to sell ore Furnace closure 'unlikely': OneSteel Tabcorp profits rise Politics More Politics » Abbott to address Canberra rally Jeremy Thompson Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is expected to address another anti-carbon tax rally in Canberra today, despite controversially speaking in front of offensive placards during the last protest in March.More » MPs return to rallies, protests Greens, Coalition unite for asylum seeker inquiry Australia 'should be able to say no to miners' Chronically ill patients living in tents Sport More Sport » Eagles bench McGinnity over mum slur West Coast defender Patrick McGinnity will miss the Eagles' key clash with Essendon after he was suspended for allegedly vilifying Demons forward Ricky Petterd's mother. More » Cowboy Tupou hops codes to Force Mooney takes one-week ban Cups contender drops dead Dragons still hungry: Nightingale Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Most Australians duped by science fiction Darren Osborne for Science Online More than three-quarters of Australians believe microscopic life has been found on other planets and almost half believe humans can be frozen and thawed back to life, despite neither being true.More » Bird bones could be one million years old US loses prototype hypersonic bomber Pre-historic eagle and wallaby discovered NSW opens way for R18+ games Environment More Environment » Spring heralds return of mouse plague New South Wales farmers are being warned the mouse plague which has already caused millions of dollars in crop losses could be more devastating come Spring.More » Australia urged to stake claim in Antarctica Japan considers canning whaling program Japan PM vows nuclear-free future Fukushima stokes fear on Hiroshima anniversary About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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