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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 02 Oct, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Wilkie to complain over Ch 9 pokie comments Independent MP Andrew Wilkie and Senator Nick Xenophon will lodge a complaint over on-air comments made by Channel Nine rugby league commentators on proposed poker machine laws. More » Full house expected for NRL showpiece Hundreds arrested in Wall Street protest Geelong fans celebrates Cats' victory Search suspended after deadly boat capsize Evacuation warning as Queensland fires worsen Stink bomb empties Collingwood pub Gaddafi mouthpiece denies capture rumours Denmark introduces food fat tax Aussie spearheads new Afghan music festival More Analysis » Trading the world away ... the rot at the core of markets This week's viral video sensation was Alessio Rastani's simultaneously hilarious and troubling BBC interview. It was a snippet that revealed a deeper truth about the breadth of speculation in our society. The problem of amoral day traders and rootless hot money sloshing around the globe is not about the moral failures of individuals. It's structural. And it's a problem for us all. More » Help, help, I'm being repressed Shop 'til you gasp, but don't expect civility AFL's day of legend and legacy Gender wars: cultural barriers and Western taboos Ricketson on Manne in the Australian. Anyone notice that? Neo-Ottoman Erdogan and the plight of the Kurds Faceless man invisible in sport's big stoush Poker machine reforms won't work? Don't bet on it Bolt's columns did not deserve to see the light of day. End of story Just In More Just In » Full house expected for NRL showpiece Crowds of Kiwis are gathering in Sydney as the Warriors prepare to take on Manly in the first trans-Tasman NRL premiership clash in nine years. More » S African police shed light on trade in body parts Warne and Hurley engaged: reports Turner, Hodgson to join Wallabies Hundreds arrested in Wall Street protest Thousands attend funeral of executed US convict Clocks wound forward for daylight saving Geelong fans celebrates Cats' victory Wilkie to complain over Ch 9 pokie comments Driver caught drunk three days in a row World More World » Hundreds arrested in Wall Street protest More than 700 anti-Wall Street protesters have been arrested after blocking traffic lanes on the Brooklyn Bridge and attempting an unauthorised march across the span. More » Plutonium found near Japan nuke plant Aussie spearheads new Afghan music festival Second typhoon smashes Philippines Gaddafi mouthpiece denies capture rumours No survivors in Indonesia plane crash Death sentence for killer of Pakistan governor Obama under fire over targeted killing of cleric Key Taliban ally captured in Afghanistan 19 die as Syrian forces battle protesters Business More Business » Hundreds arrested in Wall Street protest More than 700 anti-Wall Street protesters have been arrested after blocking traffic lanes on the Brooklyn Bridge and attempting an unauthorised march across the span, police and witnesses said. On the second week of protests by the Occupy Wall Street movement, a large group of marchers broke off from others on the bridge's pedestrian walkway and headed across the Brooklyn-bound lanes. More » Global stocks record worst quarter in three years Landholders told to know their rights on CSG Eftpos customers face new debit card fees Surplus hinges on China strength, economist warns Housing market remains stagnant Choppy session sees market end flat Minimum shifts in limbo after latest appeal Politics More Politics » Hundreds arrested in Wall Street protest More than 700 anti-Wall Street protesters have been arrested after blocking traffic lanes on the Brooklyn Bridge and attempting an unauthorised march across the span, police and witnesses said. On the second week of protests by the Occupy Wall Street movement, a large group of marchers broke off from others on the bridge's pedestrian walkway and headed across the Brooklyn-bound lanes. More » Federal MPs in line for pay boost Obama under fire over targeted killing of cleric Sartor says Labor chose Rees over 'wogs' Australia should know better on asylum seekers: Amnesty chief Sport More Sport » Full house expected for NRL showpiece Crowds of Kiwis are gathering in Sydney as the Warriors prepare to take on Manly in the first trans-Tasman NRL premiership clash in nine years. More » Big finishes will serve Warriors well: Cleary Medallist Bartel puts Geelong first Future bright for Magpies: Malthouse Carter out of World Cup with groin injury Science and Technology More Science and Technology » NASA revises down giant asteroid threat NASA says there are fewer giant asteroids in space than once thought and most of the biggest near-Earth asteroids have been found, leaving little threat of one smashing into the planet. More » Aussie researchers among IgNobel winners China launches experimental space station Milky Way hangs by a cosmic thread Koala eats leaves and grunts - like a cow Environment More Environment » Burma halts dam project after rare outcry South East Asia correspondent Zoe Daniel Burma's government has suspended construction of a multi-billion dollar Chinese dam after a series of rare protests. More » Ship owners will plead guilty to oil spill Japan's whale hunt to resume: reports Tassie devils face mining hole death traps More protests over Bolivian road plan About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. 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