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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 27 Sep, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Women cleared to serve in combat Jeremy Thompson Women will be allowed to serve in frontline combat roles within five years under changes announced today by Defence Minister Stephen Smith. More » Rape-in-marriage case taken to High Court Armed woman holding teacher captive Jury considers verdict in Williams murder trial Rudd blames jet lag for PM gaffe Local shares stage big rally Airport delays as Customs staff strike European debt inaction scaring the world: Obama Penicillin rationed amid global shortage Treasure ship packed with silver found in Atlantic More Analysis » Making sense of the Palestinian statehood bid Following his UN statehood bid, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas returned to occupied Ramallah on the weekend as "an Arab leader of significant standing". But is he really advocating the best outcome for the Palestinian people? The statehood bid is only the beginning of a much longer struggle for recognising the rights of the Palestinian people in their entirety, a future to be secured through BDS and campaigns of action. More » Script's ready. Would you like fish oil with that? Just a shot in the dark, but train travel can't be that dangerous Asylum seeker policy: from stalemate to hope? Media inquiry: the Burke and Wills adventure of our time It's Cash-Strapped Clubs versus Wilkie's Wowsers Gillard's going, like Hewson's, will be a bloody mess A comedy in search of a situation Google+: What's in a name? A Rudd comeback? Tell 'em, sadly, they're dreaming Just In More Just In » Blast hits Egyptian gas pipeline to Israel Unknown assailants have blown up an Egyptian pipeline in Sinai that supplies Israel and Jordan with gas, security sources and witnesses said. More » Unaccompanied asylum seeker teens arrive in Leonora Road train driver jailed over highway horror crash Gillard warns of lower super returns Jury considers verdict in Williams murder trial European debt inaction scaring the world: Obama Rape-in-marriage case taken to High Court Armed woman holding teacher captive Top cop fires up over 'fly-in, fly-out' boss claim Johnson given until grand final eve World More World » Libyan fighters push into Gaddafi's hometown Libyan forces fought their way into Moamar Gaddafi's hometown as civilians poured out of the besieged city. More » UN Security Council meets on Palestinian bid Markets seize on eurozone rescue rumours Gorbachev warns of 'lost years' under Putin Determined to stay Business More Business » Local shares stage big rally Australian stocks continue to rally on hopes that European officials are close to finding a way out of the continent's spiralling debt problems. About 12.30pm (AEST) the All Ordinaries was 2.8 per cent higher at 4,039, while the benchmark ASX 200 index was matching that gain, up 116 points to 3,980. More » European debt inaction scaring the world: Obama Ballarat is back in the gold business Boeing delivers first 787 to Japanese buyers Westpac cuts interest rates Politics More Politics » Top cop fires up over 'fly-in, fly-out' boss claim Emma Masters Northern Territory Police Commissioner John McRoberts says it is bizarre that he has been labelled a "fly-in fly-out" executive by the Country Liberals' Dave Tollner. More » Women cleared to serve in combat Rudd blames jet lag for PM gaffe Researchers want action on sex disease 'epidemic' Coalition leads Labor in all mainland states: poll Sport More Sport » Johnson given until grand final eve Geelong forward Steve Johnson will need to prove at Friday's training session that he is virtually at full fitness if he is to play in Saturday's AFL grand final against Collingwood. More » Palu's World Cup campaign over Swan to stay focused on grand final Australia installs caretaker Cooley Osieck leaves out Kewell, Emerton Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Radical measures mooted as climate 'insurance' Brigid Andersen Experts say potentially dangerous geo-engineering techniques need to be back-ups for tackling climate change. More » NASA working to confirm space junk touchdown Satellite to hit Earth today Particles travel faster than light, say scientists Touchscreen tech helping people with disabilities Environment More Environment » Radical measures mooted as climate 'insurance' Brigid Andersen Experts say potentially dangerous geo-engineering techniques need to be back-ups for tackling climate change. 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