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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 18 Aug, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Aussie climber scales Afghanistan's highest peak A Queensland man believed to be the first Australian to conquer Afghanistan's highest peak says parts of the war-torn country are ready for a tourism revival.More » Dog pulled girl from mother's legs Man killed in Melbourne shooting Abbott refuses to condemn embattled Labor MP Morcombe search moves to nearby creek Beef export bills defeated as new vision surfaces Hendra claims three more NSW horses Long Tan remembered 45 years on Two die in ultralight crash 'Grotesque' film banned day before release date More Analysis » Four Corners: raising a ruckus for 50 years ABC TV's Four Corners program has earned its longevity. For 50 years, its stories have disturbed the status quo, changed attitudes, outraged the mighty and scandalised the multitude. But change is now upon us. When we all get our video content down a fibre-optic tube, from anywhere in the world, at any time of the day or night, will Four Corners survive? Will the ABC? Will television? Nobody knows.More » I stand for freedom The skilful manoeuvres of an embattled president Facebook and free will: an invitation to riot ASIO's overseas powers dramatically expanded Broome LNG project a source of opportunity Media regulation and the tennis paradox Rape a weapon in the world of war Turnbull's curious high-bandwidth blind spot The political consequences of Australia's resources boom Just In More Just In » Man killed in Melbourne shooting One man is dead and another is fighting for his life after a double shooting in Brunswick in Melbourne's inner north.More » Two die in ultralight crash Kanimbla scrap date brought forward Beef export bills defeated as new vision surfaces Morcombe search moves to nearby creek 'Grotesque' film banned day before release date Forest peace hangs on Gunns settlement Dog pulled girl from mother's legs Aussie climber scales Afghanistan's highest peak Hendra claims three more NSW horses World More World » Libya rebels push to strangle Tripoli Libyan strongman Moamar Gaddafi seems isolated as rebels push to strangle two supply lines to his capital Tripoli.More » British PM defends tough justice for rioters Florida police 'foil school massacre plot' Russia unveils new stealth fighter Beaches closed after shark kills honeymooner Protests continue in support of Indian activist Syrian troops hold hundreds in sports stadium Former top cops cleared over hacking scandal Thousands homeless after Pakistan floods Business More Business » Wesfarmers posts profit surge on coal, retail Online business reporter Michael Janda An increase in revenue and reduced finance costs have driven a 22.8 per cent surge in annual profit for Wesfarmers.More » Foster's urges shareholders to reject SABMiller bid AMP profit falls on volatile markets ASX profits from volatility but faces competition Australian shares fall despite profit boost Politicians turn up heat on Qantas plans MYOB up for sale for $1.3 billion Brambles to shed Recall Woodside's Coleman discusses solid results Boral shares drop on investment concerns Politics More Politics » Beef export bills defeated as new vision surfaces Animals Australia has stepped up its campaign for a ban on live animal exports by producing new footage of animals being slaughtered in Turkey.More » Abbott refuses to condemn embattled Labor MP Protests continue in support of Indian activist Scandal-plagued developer guilty of lying Coalition ups pressure on Thomson over card use Sport More Sport » Horwill replaces Elsom as Wallabies captain The Wallabies have named their 30-man squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand with James Horwill replacing Rocky Elsom as captain. More » Eade decides not to coach last three games Lockyer's farewell clash sold out Pritchard told to stay aggressive ODIs can set tone for Tests: Bollinger 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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