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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 20 Aug, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Memorial honours ABC chopper crash victims A service in the South Australian town of William Creek has remembered the lives of three ABC newsmen who died in a helicopter crash. Journalist Paul Lockyer, cameraman John Bean and pilot Gary Ticehurst died when their chopper crashed near Lake Eyre in South Australia on Thursday evening.More » Somalia crisis deepens despite aid Coral Sea a hotspot for marine life Yunupingu scoops Indigenous music awards Teen killed after car plunges into river Opposition demands Manus Island details Relatives visit Norway massacre site Detective arrested over UK hacking leaks Kewell agrees Victory deal More Analysis » The modern budget's billions are holier than thou The budgetary black hole. Once upon a time it was a rare phrase, but these days it's always with us, a feature of the permanent campaign. And for that reason, black holes seem neither so black, nor so holey, as they used to do. Perhaps it's all these extra zeroes romping round the place post-GFC that makes us so blasé. Think about it.More » The best of the best: their legacy will live on Convoys aim to truck off Government Sodom and Australia Conversations: myths and realities of forensic science A day in their shoes highlights need for NDIS OECD concerns on education revolution Ownership and exclusion: a lesson from the UK riots Let heroes be heroes Tributes flow for ABC newsmen Just In More Just In » Malaysians expose Chinese people smuggling ring Police in Malaysia have busted a Chinese people smuggling ring which tried to claim UN refugee status for its victims.More » Call for uniform dog laws Man hurt in Sydney drive-by shooting Egypt recalls Israeli ambassador Syrian city of Homs under fire Rare brain amoeba claims three lives Opposition demands Manus Island details Somalia crisis deepens despite aid Bring on September, says Clarkson Kewell agrees Victory deal World More World » Relatives visit Norway massacre site Europe correspondent Rachael Brown, wires Relatives of the victims of Norway's shooting massacre visit the island where 69 people were shot dead last month.More » Somalia crisis deepens despite aid Libyan rebels push closer to Tripoli Detective arrested over UK hacking leaks Bomb kills 43 in Pakistan mosque Protesters killed as pressure on Assad builds Suu Kyi meets Burmese president Suicide blasts target British Council in Kabul Ivory Coast's Gbagbo charged Business More Business » Global stocks slip amid investor fears Global stocks slip amid lingering fears about Europe's debt crisis and a possible slide by major economies into recession.More » ANZ 'confident' sitting on Asia's doorstep Fortescue profit surges, shares slip Economy 'grinding to a halt' on slow sales Billabong dumped by wave of consumer caution QBE shares fall on profit margin warning Santos profit surges, laments 'misinformation' in CSG debate Qantas engineers launch 4-month campaign Politics More Politics » Opposition demands Manus Island details The Federal Opposition is demanding to see costings and timelines for the Government's Manus Island asylum seeker deal.More » Leaders agree to disagree on carbon tax Abbott ramps up attack on Thomson LNP candidate expelled over JFK email Manus Island has detention centre wishlist Sport More Sport » Kewell agrees Victory deal Socceroos star Harry Kewell has agreed to join Melbourne Victory. More » Bring on September, says Clarkson Cowboys livid over Luke's 'chin tap' Two points aren't everything: Bennett Bell and Pietersen torment India 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 » Coral Sea a hotspot for marine life Environment reporter Sarah Clarke A report on the state of the Coral Sea off north Queensland has found that it is one of the last places on earth where large marine animals can still be found in solid numbers.More » Government pushes ahead with power station cuts Spring heralds return of mouse plague Australia urged to stake claim in Antarctica Japan considers canning whaling program About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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